EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers. The combined entity will be based in Englewood, Col...
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate has begun seeking proposals for a potential $300 million contract to procure software, hardware and reports for virtualization and remote access. The Engineering for Virtualized Enterprise and Remote Access Technology program covers software research and development, integration, deplo...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security intends to launch a competition for the second iteration of a contract to provide information technology architecture and engineering support services. USCIS expects the Architecture Engineering Services 2 contract to have a ceiling value of over $100 million an...
Kristin Estok, formerly executive director of proposal operations at Axient, has been appointed vice president of business development operations at the Huntsville, Alabama-headquartered defense and aerospace contractor. She announced her new post Tuesday on LinkedIn and assumed the role after overseeing Axient’s proposal activities for variou...
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has issued a request for proposals for a potential eight-year, $1 billion contract to provide construction support services for design-build or design-bid-build infrastructure projects across various locations within the state of Hawaii and Wake Island. The proposed multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/ind...
The State Department has approved NATO’s request to purchase contractor logistics support services to help alliance members maintain and sustain their C-17 military transport aircraft fleet under a potential $150 million foreign military sale agreement. Boeing (NYSE: BA) will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed FMS deal that cove...
The State Department approved a proposed $780 million sale of FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles to NATO. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and RTX (NYSE: RTX) will be the lead contractors for the deal, which will support countries such as Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. NATO’s Support and...
The U.S. Air Force is seeking proposals from small business, architect-engineering firms capable of providing Title I and Title II services for facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization and military construction planning efforts at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and/or Naval Base Guam. According to a sources sought notice posted on SAM....
Joe Ferrara, a more than 25-year defense and aerospace industry executive, has taken on a new role as vice president of C6ISR strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), he announced in a LinkedIn post. He brings to the position his engineering and technical background and decades of experience capturing domestic and internatio...
Mr. Jay Dryer is the closing keynote for the 10th Annual Defense Research and Defense Summit on January 31, 2024. Register for the annual summit, organized by the Potomac Officers Club, to learn about the SCO’s development of cutting-edge technologies to strengthen the defense landscape. Catch Jay Dryer’s Keynote for the 10th Annu...
