The U.S. Army has selected six contractors for a potential five-year, $180.6 million contract for applicant management services in support of military entrance processing stations. The Department of Defense said Monday the initial award is worth $82 million for meals, lodging and transportation services, with work locations and funding to be determi...
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing, a provider of autonomous flight systems for aviation and defense applications. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and Joby Aviation said Tuesday the acquired business has expertise in perception technolog...
The cyber landscape is in a constant state of flux as new threats, vulnerabilities, opportunities and technologies continue to emerge. Keeping up-to-date on these changes and fluctuations is a daunting task, but it’s necessary in order to stay ahead of the technological curve and maintain the United States’ competitive advantage. On Thursd...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $1.93 billion contract modification to produce and deliver high mobility artillery rocket system launchers to the U.S. Army. Army Contracting Command-Redstone is the contracting activity and will determine work locations and funding upon the issuance of individual contract orders, the Department of Defense s...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a potential 10-year, $438.6 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide workload augmentation and offload support for F-110 engine module supplies to help meet the U.S. Air Force’s requirements. The Department of Defense said Friday the sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract has a base...
In its 2022 Zero Trust Strategy, the Department of Defense set a goal to achieve full zero trust implementation by 2027, a target David McKeown, deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security officer for the DOD, described in February as “super aggressive.” The Pentagon has remained on schedule as it works to...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected eight contractors out of the 29 vendors that submitted their bids online to offer architecture and engineering general design support. AECOM‘s (NYSE: ACM) technical services business, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, CEMS Engineering, EXP Federal, HDR Engineering, Merrick-RS&H joint v...
Kongsberg Gruppen‘s defense and aerospace business has secured a $141 million award from the U.S. Air Force for the Joint Strike Missile Lot 1 production. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is obligating $69.2 million from fiscal 2024 procurement missile funding to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace at the time of the award of the...
President Joe Biden has appointed three new members to an independent board that advises the White House on the effectiveness of the nation’s intelligence community and its plans for the future. Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, former justice of the Supreme Court of California; Ronald Moultrie, former undersecretary of defense for intelligence and ...
The federal government, with its multitude of resources, sensitive data and valuable assets, is an obvious target for cybercriminals. But surveys show that even small businesses are being inconvenienced and compromised by breaches and attacks — nearly 50 percent of those surveyed by payroll technology company Sage reported victimhood to cyber...
