Six technology trade associations have asked the Department of Defense to consider their recommendations and respond to their queries with regard to the implementation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The trade groups presented their suggestions in a Thursday letter addressed to Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquis...
BAE Systems' San Diego Ship Repair business has won a potential $207.5M contract to modernize, repair and maintain a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship for the U.S. Navy. The company will perform these services as part of USS Boxer docking and selected restricted availability efforts, the Department of Defense said Friday....
The Department of Defense and a nonprofit corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to move the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program forward, Nextgov reported Thursday. Katie Arrington, chief information security officer in DoD's acquisition office and a 2020 Wash100 awardee, confirmed the MOU between the Pentago...
A joint venture between Caddell Construction and Hawaii-based Nan has won a potential $110.4M contract from the U.S. Navy to build bachelor-enlisted quarters at Naval Base Guam. The JV will design and construct a building complex with multiple floors on Joint Region Marianas site to house unaccompanied U.S. Marines, the Department of Defense said...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has renewed its anti-virus software license agreement with McAfee to allow Department of Defense employees working at home to protect their personal computers from viruses, spyware and other cyber threats....
The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2T emergency funding package to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Politico reported. The package would authorize $10.5B in emergency funds for the Department of Defense and another $19.6B for the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a Military Times report. ...
Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business, has presented his key takeaways from a presentation by Katie Arrington, chief information security officer at the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, about DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certificat...
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has landed a potential five-year, $900M contract to continue managing a contracting program that allows commercial and academic organizations to develop sustainment tools and processes for the Department of Defense. It marks the fourth cooperative agreement NCMS received to serve as DoD's managin...
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has asked the court to deny the Department of Defense’s request to reassess its decision to award the potential 10-year, $10B Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), GeekWire reported Tuesday. Amazon requests the court to direct DoD to review the proposals with respect...
BAE Systems' land and armaments business has secured a $339.1M contract modification to provide additional self-propelled howitzers and accompanying carrier ammunition tracked vehicles to the U.S. Army. The branch ordered 48 vehicle sets and associated support through the modification, the Department of Defense said Monday....
