The State Department has approved Romania’s request to purchase AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday it has notified Congress of the possible $592 million foreign military sale, under which RTX (NYSE: RTX) will serve as the principal contractor.&nbs...
The Intelligence Community is in the midst of a significant push to foster a collaborative spirit across its many components. Breaking down barriers between IC agencies and with other federal organizations is a top priority for the community, and many of its guiding strategies highlight partnerships as a means to achieve modernization goals. Along w...
When the Space Development Agency was stood up in 2019, it was mired in skepticism from across the Department of Defense. Instead of using the traditional paths for acquisition of new satellite technologies, which tended toward large systems that were difficult and time-consuming to field and build, SDA took a different tack: buy small commerci...
Jennifer Sample, former managing director at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal business, has been appointed as chief technology officer of Empower AI. The artificial intelligence services provider said Tuesday Sample will be responsible for driving Empower AI’s technology vision, strategy and execution in support of federal gover...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will help the Department of Defense transform its cyber capabilities under an approximately $199 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The company said Tuesday it will support the Technical Director’s Office within the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services over...
Red River has appointed James Matney, a 35-year military and federal government contracting industry executive, as senior vice president of solutions and chief technology officer of its government technology services business unit. The company said Tuesday Matney will oversee innovation efforts and develop new products to help expand the GTS unit’...
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting industry input for innovative new technology and capabilities to support warfighters. According to a request for information posted on SAM.gov, the Expansion and Prototype Initiative for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Cyber program, or EPIC, aims to develop, demonstrate a...
The State Department has cleared Italy’s $738 million foreign military sales request to buy the Block 5 variant of the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, related equipment and services from the U.S. government. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday General Atomics will serve as the principal contractor in the proposed sale,...
A Fluor (NYSE: FLR) business has received a $1.4 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for continued support work at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory. The Department of Defense said Monday Fluor Marine Propulsion was awarded fiscal 2025 options for naval nuclear propulsion work in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Schenectady, New York; and Idaho Fal...
The State Department has approved South Korea’s request to purchase up to 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters from the U.S. government. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the proposed foreign military sale is valued at around $3.5 billion and includes 76 T700-GE-701D engines, 36 AN/ASQ-170 modernized target acquisition and designation si...
