Iron Bow Technologies has received a potential $1.39 billion contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide integrated platforms and services in support of VA’s connected care technologies. VA announced the contract award in a SAM.gov notice published Tuesday. The Connected Care Integrated Network program is a single-award, indefi...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a proposed $1 billion military training contract extension with the government of Saudi Arabia. The move was announced Friday following the State Department’s approval of the foreign military sale, which will require deploying 339 U.S. government or third-party personnel to Saudi...
The National Institutes of Health has awarded five companies positions on a potential $500 million contract vehicle to provide professional support services for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. Amentum, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), ECS Federal, Noblis and Strategic Analysis are the awardees on the Strategic Technical ARPA-H Tale...
Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin and private equity firm Cerberus have made bids for United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Some people familiar with the matter said ULA has also drawn interest from aerospace and defense contractor Textron (NY...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. a pair of cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth $889 million in total for naval nuclear propulsion components. The first contract is worth $706 million while the second is valued at $183 million, with both having an expected completion date of September 2033, the Department of Defense said Thursda...
Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal, said federal agencies should learn how to navigate the repository of artificial intelligence use cases as they work on strategies to incorporate AI into their workflows and align such strategies with their specific requirements. In an opinion piece published Thursday in Federal Tim...
AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) will acquire Triumph Product Support from Triumph Group (NYSE: TGI) for $725 million in cash in an effort to scale its repair capabilities and expand its customer base and global footprint. Wood Dale, Illinois-based aerospace and defense aftermarket provider said Thursday Triumph Product Support services critical aircraft compo...
Raul Fernandez, a board member at DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) since 2020, has assumed the role of interim president and CEO of the Ashburn, Virginia-based technology services company. He succeeds Mike Salvino, who will also step down as chairman of the board and serve in an advisory role through the end of March to facilitate...
Jim Patterson was elevated to the role of chief technology officer at CIS Secure and will be responsible for leading the technology team at the secure communication and defense services company. CIS Secure said Patterson previously served as vice president of technology solutions at Intrepid Solutions and Services, which the company acquired in Augu...
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...
