Barry Leffew, senior vice president and general manager of national security software at SAP National Security Services, has said agencies should leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to counter cyber threats. Leffew wrote that the use of AI and machine learning could provide agencies an edge against state-sponsored threat actors by ...
The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries™ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $97M firm-fixed-price contract to procure materials for the 11th National Security Cutter. HII said Monday it will purchase long-lead items such as main propulsion systems, steel, generators, electrical switchboards and ma...
The General Services Administration has awarded contracts to 12 companies to support the Department of Agriculture™s information technology modernization efforts under the second phase of the Centers of Excellence program. USDA serves as the first “lighthouse” agency for the CoE program and the Phase II awards came two months after ...
AM General has tapped financial services firm Macquarie Group to seek out buyers for the South Bend, Ind.-based military ground vehicle manufacturer, Reuters reported Tuesday. Reuters estimates AM General is worth more than $2B based on the company’s recent contract wins and its limited liability corporation structure, which could offer a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 1, 2018 ” Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been named a finalist for a Greater Washington Government Contractor Award as the “Contractor of the Year” in the category for companies with $25M to $75M in annual revenue, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 20. ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said in ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 1, 2018 ” A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit will work with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to update the smart card-based fare payment technology serving the San Francisco Bay Area under a $394M contract from the region’s transportation agency, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Cubic Transportation Systems said Thursd...
Aerospace Corp. has received a one-year, $1.05B contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to support engineering and integration of national security space systems via a federally funded research and development center. Work covers planning, systems definition and technical specification operations, as well as user needs assessment, design alter...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 28, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has expanded its composite structures manufacturing center in Beavercreek, Ohio, with a new operational area for additional work on aerospace programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday Ohio state and local officials attended the ceremony to open...
Nine small businesses have won spots on a potential five-year, $500M contract vehicle for communication, evaluation and social marketing services to the National Institutes of Health and other agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services. NIH announced the winning vendors for the Public Information and Communication Services ...
BWX Technologies‘ (NYSE: BWXT) Nuclear Fuel Services subsidiary has received a $505M contract to convert 20.2 metric tons of highly enriched uranium into a low enriched form that can be used in national defense efforts or as fuel for commercial nuclear reactors. The HEU downblending project is scheduled to commence in early 2019 and ...
