Fluor (NYSE: FLR) has secured a spot on the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule that allows the company to compete for task orders in two categories under the 20-year governmentwide indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company said Wednesday it is now eligible to provide facilities support and professiona...
Al Ford and Brian Carnell of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) said government agencies looking to adopt and rapidly field artificial intelligence tools to support missions and operations should shift from creating data lakes to using the federated learning approach. “Federated learning allows agencies to set up containers with AI algorithms at the e...
The State Department has approved a potential $233 million foreign military sale of aircraft engine maintenance services and associated equipment to Greece. The government of Greece is in need of depot-level services to repair and maintain F100-PW-229 engines equipped on F-16 Block 52+/52+ jets, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday...
Hollis Cash, who has two decades of experience in business development and information technology services, has joined Client Solution Architects as vice president of capture and innovative solutions. In his role, Cash oversees the development and implementation of CSA’s overall capture strategy and manages technical offerings that align with its ...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, has joined the board of directors of GEOST, a Tucson, Arizona-based provider of sensors for national security space missions. She will advise GEOST’s management team and provide insights to help the company expand its research and development initiative...
Private equity firm TELEO Capital Management acquired Flatirons Solutions, a technical content management platforms provider for defense and aerospace industries, from Presse Participations. Investment bank KippsDeSanto & Co. advised Flatirons on the transaction and said Monday the deal highlights trends in the aerospace and enterprise technolog...
Two new Deltek reports say that information technology modernization, data proliferation and the current national security threat landscape are among the factors that will drive IT investments within defense and intelligence community agencies. The company said it expects the DOD contractor addressable IT market to grow at a compound annual rate of ...
As the U.S. Space Force enters its third year of operation, its leaders are prioritizing acquisition reform among the key transformational shifts the organization is expected to undergo in its pursuit of innovative technologies, advanced capabilities and more interoperable systems. Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff for the Space Force, cited ...
Boom has received a $60 million Strategic Funding Increase contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue research and development of a supersonic aircraft platform. The additional funds will support work on the Overture airliner envisioned to carry 65 to 88 passengers, travel at twice the speed of current commercial planes and use sustainable aviatio...
Melissa Hathaway, a thought leader in the fields of digital risk management and cybersecurity, has been added to the list of featured speakers for an upcoming virtual event, hosted by Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club, that will explore the national security aspect of cryptocurrency. She will serve on a panel during POC’s “Digit...
