NASA’s Johnson Space Center has started soliciting proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to acquire services to perform analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements. The agency plans to conduct a full and open competition for Cargo Mission Contract 4, which will include engineering, maintenance and oper...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential nine-year, $700 million contract to deliver an integrated cloud and sensor platform to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The company said Wednesday it will use model-based systems engineering to consolidate DIA’s technical capabilities and apply digital engineering to enable operational effic...
Harry Coker, a former senior executive at the CIA and the National Security Agency, has received confirmation from the Senate to serve as the nation’s second permanent national cyber director. He will lead the Office of the National Cyber Director and advise the president on developing policies and strategies for strengthening the U.S. cyberse...
Open source software is code that is available for anyone to inspect, modify, enhance and share, and its accessibility and flexibility offers a wide array of options for users looking to meet specific needs. For the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, open source has inspired a mindset of “building once and reusing many,” opening new...
The military healthcare system is a microcosm for the broader general healthcare challenges and setbacks the U.S. is facing: a lack of unification and standardization, resources spread too thin and deficiencies in technical modernization. All of these challenges, in addition to the added urgency and geographical expansiveness of the mission, makes d...
Language and intelligence service provider Acclaim Technical Services has purchased network engineering and data management company Alder Technology. ATS said Monday the move is part of its strategy to expand and strengthen its mission-critical technology business. The Reston, Virginia-based company has been acquiring mission IT enterprises since 20...
Jennifer Doherty was elevated to the roles of vice president, chief security officer and chief information officer at Draper, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based nonprofit research and development organization, according to her LinkedIn post. She has been with Draper for over six years, taking on various positions of increasing responsibilities. The ex...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received a $701.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue providing services in support of F-35 propulsion systems fielded by domestic and international military customers. The contractor will perform recurring sustainment, program management, propulsion integration, engineer...
ManTech has secured a five-year, $261 million contract to provide mission information technology, intelligent systems engineering and cyber support services to the U.S. Air Force. The contract covers weapon systems engineering and integration, mission support center services, specialized software testing and support, electronic warfare software prog...
The U.S. Army has awarded nine companies positions on a potential five-year, $245 million contract for environmental remediation services. The Army Corps of Engineers conducted an online solicitation and received 10 offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The service will obligate funds and determine wo...
