In recent years, there has been a steadily increasing push to optimize and embolden systems for sharing information in the U.S. military. This is most clearly seen in the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control initiative, which entails an interlocking network of communications for warfighters. World events such as Russia’s ...
Kathleen Creighton, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, has been named to the board of directors of ManTech. She will bring to the board decades of experience in cybersecurity, information warfare, network operations, information technology and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ManTech said Wed...
Mark Kavanaugh, former vice president of the defense systems engineering group at KBR’s (NYSE: KBR) Government Solutions business, has been promoted to senior VP, according to his LinkedIn post published Wednesday. The SVP will lead a group of 3,500 specialists in efforts to deliver scientific, engineering and technical services to the D...
The U.S. Space Force is the newest and the smallest military service in the Department of Defense — and it is responsible for the largest domain. The Space Force was established in 2019, and throughout its three years of service thus far, its leadership has made modernization an integral part of its DNA. Lisa Costa,...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office have reached a $30 billion agreement for the company to manufacture and deliver up to 398 fighter jets for the U.S. military and international customers. The deal covers the production of 145 lot 15 F-35s and 127 lot 16 jets and includes...
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of September 2023, ABC News reported Friday. The Biden administration prevented a government shutdown with the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes $858 billion for defense spending and $773 b...
Atlantic Diving Supply will provide the U.S. Air Force with airfield damage repair equipment under a five-year, $150 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The procurement is aimed at modernizing the service branch’s capabilities supporting rapid repair of damaged airfield pavements, the Department of Defen...
The U.S. Transportation Command has raised the value of the Global Heavyweight Service program with the award of $67.2 million in contract modification to 22 cargo service providers. Contractors will handle domestic and international shipments of heavyweight items in support of defense and other government agencies as well as their industry partners...
Gilbane‘s federal business has won a $118.4 million contract to build the structural foundation of a new U.S. Air Force radar station to be installed in the Republic of Palau. Under the firm-fixed-price contract, Gilbane Federal will establish reinforced concrete pads and other foundational elements needed to set up the Tactical Mobile Over-th...
Five companies won positions on a potential five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to repair, maintain and modernize existing and new versions of the Landing Craft Air Cushion fleet of the U.S. Navy. The $41.25 million amphibious landing craft project was awarded to Epsilon Systems Solutions, Gulf Copper and Manufacturing, Tecni...
