AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has purchased Planck Aerosystems for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to drive the development of autonomy capabilities for its unmanned aircraft platforms. San Diego-based Planck is a small technology firm founded in 2014 and has worked with clients from the Department of Defense, allied governments and security ag...
James Gordon, CEO of DRT Strategies, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Arlington, VA. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recognize Gordon as a first-time recipient of the Wash100 Award for his w...
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun to solicit information on potential industry sources that could meet the requirements of the second iteration of the Enterprise Programs, Infrastructure and Communications Services contract. The EPICS II contract will provide services in support of the FAA’s Communications, Infrastructure and Network P...
Information technology provider 2 Twelve Solutions has received a $93.5 million other transaction agreement to develop and implement a cloud-native platform for the U.S. Navy‘s enterprise network modernization project. The OTA award comes follows a prototyping effort that sought to demonstrate the use of 2 Twelve’s commercial technology ...
Bechtel Corporation is an American procurement, project, and construction management firm founded in San Francisco, California, in 1898. The Bechtel group headquarters are in Reston, Virginia, after it relocated to the Washington D.C. area in 2018. It is the largest construction company in the U.S. and offers primary services, including finance, tun...
Zero trust has quickly gained a foothold in the U.S. federal government as the latest and greatest cybersecurity measure. At the start of 2022, the Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum that mandated a federal zero trust architecture strategy and required agencies to meet cybersecurity standards by fiscal year 2024’s close. Now, as...
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded eight companies positions on a potential $400 million blanket purchase agreement for technical, engineering and programmatic services. DOE named the contractors on the NNSA TEPS III BPA through an award notice published Saturday on the SAM.gov website. The awardees are...
William “Billy” Morrison, former president and CEO of Veolia Nuclear Solutions’ federal services arm, will serve as chief operating officer of waste management, federal services and commercial development and strategy at EnergySolutions. Morrison’s appointment marks his upcoming return to the Utah-headquartered nuclear services company, havi...
Lunar lander maker Astrobotic Technology has agreed to make a stalking-horse offer for “substantially all” of the assets of Masten Space Systems, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. Astrobotic’s $4.2 million bid for Masten’s assets includes a SpaceX launch credit valued at approximately $14 million and the agreement does not preclude Masten from sol...
Client Solution Architects has added GovCon industry veterans Tim Spadafore and Ronald “Fog” Hahn to its executive leadership team as chief operating officer and chief growth officer, respectively. Tim Spadafore, Chief Operating Officer of Client Solution Architects CSA said Tuesday it made the appointments as the Pennsylvania-based technology a...
