Marlan Macklin is a two-decade Department of Defense civilian official with vast technological and international experience. As deputy principal director for FutureG, he travels the globe advocating and educating about how terrestrial networks like 5G and its successors are an essential glue that holds modernized communications together for the U.S....
The promises of the second Trump administration — namely, reductions in bureaucratic redundancy and spending — have the government contracting industry sufficiently apprehensive about the prospects for funding in the year ahead, according to reporting by financial services company Raymond James. The organization has issued its monthly ...
Space operations provider Auria has appointed technology leader Dave Hansen as chief technology officer. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, Enlightenment Capital-backed Auria said Hansen and his team will drive growth by pooling resources and pursuing the development of new technologies and capabilities for customers. According to the company, the...
5G connectivity has the potential to mitigate latency and enable large amounts of data to pass through communications systems, a bonus for the military. But so too do non-terrestrial networks — which are facilitated not by cellular towers but rather arrays of satellites — as long as they are situated in low Earth orbit rather than...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Rolls-Royce a $167.3 million contract to produce 40 MT7 turboshaft engines, ancillary parts, installation kits and a portable test tool inspection to support the Ship to Shore Connector Program, Landing Craft Air Cushion 100-class landing craft. Contract Specifics The Department of Defense said Friday that if the included o...
The U.S. Army has awarded Bowhead Science and Technology a potential three-year, $103.6 million recompete contract to provide turnkey classroom sustainment and technology services for the service branch in support of the Enterprise Classroom Program. According to an award notice published Friday, ECP is a single-award, indefinite-delivery/inde...
Mark McMullan has been elevated to the role of chief solutions architect at EXPANSIA. The company said Wednesday McMullan will be responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide services aligned with the company’s long-term vision. He has extensive knowledge of emerging technologies, coupled with a proven track record in turn...
The U.S. Navy has awarded risk management services provider Risk Mitigation Consulting a $95 million contract to provide mission assurance, or MA, assessments of installation infrastructure and facility-related control systems, or FRCS, globally. RMC said Tuesday the five-year contract has a base period of one year and four one-year options. T...
Amentum reported $3.4 billion in first-quarter revenues for fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 2.3 percent increase on a pro forma basis driven by growth in the company’s digital and global engineering solutions segments. Q1 Fiscal 2025 Results In an earnings release published Tuesday, Amentum said its generally accepted accounting principles, or ...
Leidos has secured a $148.8 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to serve as the managed service provider for Project Night Owl. Support Services for Project Night Owl The Department of Defense said Monday the contract covers managed services support for Project Night Owl, handled by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center. As...
