The U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a request for proposals on a potential five-year, $20 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for software programming support services. The command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Thursday it plans to make up to four contract awards to provide technical analysis...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 14, 2016 ” Sotera Defense Solutions will provide technical, engineering and management services to the Army Communications-Electronics Command‘s Software Engineering Center under a $16 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the award includes logistic...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2016 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will provide systems engineering, technical assessment and subject matter support for the Defense Department‘s intelligence operations under a $33 million task order, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the task order was awarded under t...
Peter Kane, formerly a vice president at McLean, Virginia-based technology services contractor Altamira Technologies, has been appointed to the role of chief operating office and will handle all of the company’s contract and program-related functions. Altamira said Wednesday Kane holds at least three decades of experience in pro...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” A business unit of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) will provide maintenance and technical support for the F-16 Aircrew Training System of Poland’s air force, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Thursday L-3 Link Simulation & Training will also supply spare and repair parts for the tra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2016 ” Siemens has partnered with Airbus on the development of a hybrid electric propulsion system for passenger aircraft that could drive efforts to reduce noise and fuel consumption, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Airbus said Thursday a joint team of 200 employees will work on the project in pre...
Jay Schnitzer, formerly director of biomedical sciences at Mitre, has been appointed vice president and chief technology officer at the nonprofit technology and research organization. “[Schnitzer™s] technical and life sciences expertise offers an invaluable perspective as we look for new and innovative ways to solve complex challenges, pa...
The State Department has cleared a potential $386 million foreign military sale of GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 weapons and related equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the sale includes up to 2, 950 GBU-39/B bombs,  50 guided test vehicles equipped with inert fuze,...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a $275 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to study and engineer ground-based space systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will also transition the resulting technology to support the Air Force’s operations. Boeing will perform research, engineering, program management and technica...
Washington-based engineering services contractor Allegheny Science and Technology Corp. has appointed Doug Kaempf as vice president of Energy Futures, a strategic business unit of the company. Kaempf will lead the company’s contract with the Energy Department for mission-oriented technical support to DOE’s Energy Efficiency and...
