Federal agencies are embracing modern technology such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence to transform information technology systems in the digital age. When Jerry Ma assumed the directorship of emerging technologies in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, he vowed to streamline the processes in deploying and procuring advanced technol...
The State Department has approved a request from the South Korean government to purchase Boeing (NYSE: BA)-made munition guidance kits and related equipment and support services through a potential $258 million foreign military sales transaction. The possible sale includes over 7,100 units of three different Joint Direct Attack Munition Guidance Kit...
ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) has secured a five-year, $86 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to architect and engineer information technology systems for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The company said Wednesday it will also provide analytic services to USCIS and help the agency expand applications from the Support f...
The State Department has named Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) as principal contractor on a potential $350 million foreign military sale of defense services to Australia, in preparation for future orders of company-built Standard Missile systems and associated equipment. Raytheon would develop, engineer, integrate and test SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Bl...
The U.S. Army has issued a solicitation for a potential five-year, $1.49 billion contract to procure remote weapon systems mounted on mobile and stationary platforms. The RWS program will enable to service to continue to acquire spare parts, engineering, sustainment and product integration support to meet existing and future requirements of the Comm...
Two Six Technologies has purchased Trusted Concepts for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its talent base, software offerings and capabilities and broaden relationships with intelligence community clients. Herndon, Virginia-based Trusted Concepts operates with over 130 employees and has been providing software engineering, analytics, c...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has opened a new facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where its teams will work to deliver missile defense capabilities and strategic deterrent systems to government and military customers. The company said Monday the new building has advanced engineering, research laboratories and software development factories, and ...
Deborah Dunie, former executive vice president and chief technology officer at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has joined the board of directors of Perry, Georgia-based Sigma Defense Systems. Sigma Defense CEO John Wilcox said in a statement published Monday Dunie brings to the company over 30 years of experience serving in the Department of Defens...
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has selected eight companies to compete for large construction projects within NAVFAC’s mid-Atlantic area of operations through a five-year, $950 million contract vehicle. The contractors can offer design-build and design-bid-build services to demolish, repair or modify facilities, the Department of...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 23, 2021 — BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary developed an open architecture system-of-systems testbed to help military customers assess technologies and data management processes, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 6. The company said Aug. 5 its virtual SoS testbed functions as a system integration and engineering tool designed t...
