As the role of information technology (IT) grows throughout the federal government, the U.S. Air Force wants to streamline and optimize its acquisition process through digital transformation. The service branch is currently working to incorporate digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures to achieve its acquisition...
Navarro Research and Engineering has received a potential $100 million contract from the Department of Energy to provide technical assistance services for DOE’s Carlsbad Field Office in New Mexico. DOE announced the contract award in a notice posted Thursday on the SAM website. CBFO manages and supports the National Transuranic Waste Program and t...
The U.S. Air Force is enacting major digital transformation initiatives in an attempt to streamline and optimize its acquisition process. Such as incorporating digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures that will provide better access to emerging technology, reduce acquisition timelines. During Potomac Officers Clu...
Mike Elias, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, has joined CAES as senior vice president and general manager of space systems division. He will manage the company’s portfolio of space products including applications-specific integrated circuits, radiation hardened microelectronics, advanced packaging platforms, positioning and motion contro...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has announced the appointment of Brian West, a finance and business leader, as executive vice president and chief financial officer and the election of Stayce Harris, a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant general, to the company’s board of directors. West will officially assume the EVP and CFO roles on Aug. 27...
David Streett, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Valkyrie Enterprises, has been promoted to the roles of president and COO at the Virginia Beach, Virginia-based military support contractor. Valkyrie credited Streett with helping integrate four acquired businesses into the company and grow its workforce to more than 700 employee...
The State Department has approved the Philippines’ request to buy 14 Boeing-made (NYSE: BA) Harpoon Block II missiles from the U.S. under a potential $120 million foreign military sales agreement. The Philippines asked to procure 12 AGM-84L-1 air-launched missiles, two ATM-84L-1 exercise missiles, containers, parts and training equipment as th...
An ASRC Federal subsidiary has secured a $67 million contract to engineer space and ground systems that support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s environmental operational satellites. ASRC Federal Space and Defense will conduct satellite data collection, management and deployment efforts as part of NOAA’s Engineering ...
RQ Construction will conduct design and construction work as part of a potential $225.6 million task order awarded under a U.S. Navy contract that provides for services in support of the Michelson Laboratory building at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The contractor will build an industrial shop and environmental and chemistry la...
The U.S. Air Force has selected KBR for a $58.1 million follow-on sustaining engineering task order to help the service branch identify new approaches to maintain air traffic control and landing systems. Under the five-year award, KBR will research and analyze maintenance issues that may occur during the system life cycle such as corrosion, degradat...
