The Army Contracting Command has obligated nearly $2 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds to procure COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from three domestic suppliers. Twenty bids were submitted for the firm-fixed-price contracts through an online-based solicitation process, the Department of Defense said Friday. The total funding allocation breaks do...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Wire Events on Thursday hosted the Department of Defense: Digital Modernization Forum, which gathered leading government agency and private sector officials for an exclusive discussion surrounding the most imperative modernization initiatives and urgent infrastructural needs that are influencing defense agencies’ s...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, has joined the board of directors of GEOST, a Tucson, Arizona-based provider of sensors for national security space missions. She will advise GEOST’s management team and provide insights to help the company expand its research and development initiative...
Larry Egbert, formerly executive vice president and manager of the air-sea forces sector at DCS, has elevated to the roles of president and chief operating officer. The U.S. Navy veteran succeeded Randy Washington, who retired after a nearly 35-year career with the professional services firm, DCS said Tuesday. Prior to DCS, Egbert worked at Science...
As the U.S. Space Force enters its third year of operation, its leaders are prioritizing acquisition reform among the key transformational shifts the organization is expected to undergo in its pursuit of innovative technologies, advanced capabilities and more interoperable systems. Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff for the Space Force, cited ...
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has selected 10 small businesses to compete for design-build construction projects within the NAVFAC’s Marianas, Guam, area of operations under an eight-year, $400 million contract. NAVFAC received 22 proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will provide a $25,000 minim...
President Joe Biden has nominated Navy Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of intelligence, J-2, Joint Staff, to serve as head of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Whitworth would retain the rank of vice admiral if confirmed for the NGA director position, the Department of Defense said Monday. He previously served as commander of the Join...
Ryan McCarthy, former secretary of the U.S. Army and 2020 Wash100 inductee, has joined the board of directors at command and control technology provider Tomahawk Robotics. The Army veteran brings defense acquisition and technology experience as Tomahawk Robotics aims to help military customers deploy its C2 software to unmanned systems, the company ...
Vortex Optics has received a potential $2.7 billion follow-on other transaction agreement from the U.S. Army to produce fire controls for next-generation weapons systems. The company will also provide spare parts, repairs, accessories, engineering, contractor support and other services to other Department of Defense components and foreign military s...
BAE Systems has secured a three-year, $97.3 million contract modification to produce additional M109A7 self-propelled howitzers for the U.S. Army. The company will also continue to supply the service branch with M992A3 carrier, ammunition, tracked vehicles, the Department of Defense said Friday. BAE’s howitzer platform is designed to provide i...
