Global supply chain issues have significantly impacted the government contracting ecosystem in recent years, calling attention to the need for speed in federal acquisition, procurement and manufacturing processes. Kicking off GovCon Wire’s 3rd Annual Defense Digital Acquisition and Innovation Forum, Lt. Gen. David Bassett illustrated the...
It is fairly common knowledge that the defense industry has historically lagged behind the technological progress of the private sector. This is largely due to the intentional stance of allowing citizens to be the first adopters of new technologies while those in the defense sphere take a “wait and see” approach. This strategy ensures that...
Frank Lamm, a U.S. Air Force veteran with nearly two decades of technology industry experience, has joined antivirus software vendor PC Matic as vice president of federal sales. He will lead a team of sales professionals and implement the security company’s business development strategy for the federal sector, PC Matic said Tuesday. Prior to j...
The space business of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will produce submarine-launched fleet ballistic missiles and support deployed systems for both the U.S. and U.K. navies under a potential $1.2 billion contract modification. This award for Trident II D5 support services has a face value of $581.2 million, with the U.S. Navy obligating $147.1 million ...
Five companies have landed spots on a five-year, $95 million contract for architect-engineering services to support multidiscipline projects at the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic received six offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via the internet, the Department of Defense ...
Throughout its many agencies and departments, the U.S. government is currently in the midst of a push toward evolving its systems and tools. Many federal entities are overhauling legacy — or established, often physical storage-based — architectures to make way for cloud-derived systems that are seen as functionally efficient and economically pru...
William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a summit hosted by Potomac Officers Club (POC). Executive Mosaic recog...
The global supply chain has come under heightened scrutiny and concern in the past few years, largely due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. As U.S. leaders turn their focus toward building and maintaining a secure, resilient supply chain, federal agencies are taking a closer look at the vendors they partner with in national security missions....
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a one-year, $87.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support sustainment efforts for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System. The company will engineer and sustain systems, train flight and mission crews and manage certification of weapon system interoperability as part of the ind...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics segment will develop a common reprogramming tool for the F-35 program under a $111.1 million contract modification awarded by the U.S. Navy. The business will establish network connections to create the CRT and select a service-oriented architecture to modernize software and hardware for use by aircraf...
