Coming out of his undergraduate work in chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee, Kent Wilcher considered three industries: oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and defense. After some brief deliberation, his answer was fairly easy. He decided to serve the defense industry because of his belief in its mission—he wanted something highly technica...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has booked a one-year, $50.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to carry out post-delivery work on a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine that entered service in June. General Dynamics Electric Boat will provide support services to USS Montana (SSN 794) under the cost-plus-fixed-fee award, the D...
Six companies will compete for task orders on a $200 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE received 11 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via the internet and expects work to be complete by June 11, 2028, the Department of Defense said Monday. The awardees are:...
M1 Support Services, a Denton, Texas-based aerospace and defense company, has received a $535.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for the continued delivery of aviation maintenance services to the military branch. The Department of Defense said Monday the service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned business will conduct work at Fort R...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 92 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to come up with innovative approaches to advance the development of multidomain systems. The Air Force Life Cycle Management at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the contracting activity and received 94 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/i...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) a five-year, $349.5 million contract to engineer the branch’s afloat and ashore tactical networks. SAIC will carry out in-service engineering work to help the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific sustain the operational effectiveness and peak capacity of TACNET...
As a collective entity united under the mission of achieving Joint All Domain Command Control, the U.S. military has intensified its spending on developing various technologies to benefit intelligence-gathering. Artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as various data-sharing and cybersecurity tools have undergone a renewed focus and in...
Carahsoft Technology will offer asset management and cybersecurity products from 10 vendors to the Department of Defense and the intelligence community under a new DOD Enterprise Software Initiative blanket purchase agreement. The BPA covers software products and maintenance support, information technology services and training for IT asset manageme...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business will perform logistics support work for domestic and international customers of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program under a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $2.22 billion. The Department of Defense said Thursday the company will conduct ground maintenance, operate an automa...
CACI International‘s (NYSE: CACI) federal arm and Peraton‘s risk decision group have each won a potential $2.25 billion contract to help the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency run background checks on U.S. government applicants and contractor personnel. The two companies will carry out background investigation fieldwork work...
