Rocket propulsion developer Ursa Major has named Will Roper, former assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force, to the company’s board of directors. He joins the venture-backed startup company as he aims to help the industry bridge an innovation gap between commercial and national security missions, Urs...
A judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims turned down motions by the Department of Defense and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to dismiss Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) lawsuit challenging the award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith’s decision me...
President Joe Biden has nominated Heidi Shyu, who was the U.S. Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology from 2012 to 2016, to become the undersecretary of the Department of Defense for research and engineering. Shyu serves on the boards of multiple technology and investment companies, such as Auterion Government Sol...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) missiles and fire control business has secured a $214.7 million contract modification to continue modernization of the U.S. Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System. The service branch used fiscal 2021 missile procurement funds on this award covering M270A2 MLRS work, the Department of Defense said Tuesday....
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $107 million contract modification to help the U.S. Air Force deploy telemetry and termination platforms for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system. The company will support implementation work to meet the launch schedule of the USAF’s Flight Test Telemetry Termination Rapid Fielding progra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2021 — LMI will continue to help the Department of Defense manage technology acquisition partnership efforts with U.S. allies in the areas of electronic warfare, weapons and airborne systems, ExecutiveBiz reported April 13. “International partnerships are key to realizing the National Defense Strategy,” said Ro...
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, Brooks discussed the details in understanding cybersecurity in our sector, its massive capa...
The Department of Defense has issued a request for prototype proposals for the Operational Spectrum Comprehension, Analytics and Response project under a potential five-year, $2.5 billion other transaction agreement with the National Spectrum Consortium. The OSCAR requirement seeks to develop a software application with automated workflows, sensor n...
Serco Group’s North American division has completed its acquisition of Reston, Virginia-based management consultancy Whitney, Bradley & Brown from global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital for $295 million. Robert Olsen, chief executive of WBB, said in a statement published Monday the company, under Serco Inc., will continue to support the Dep...
A team of Bechtel, Sierra Lobo and GP Strategies will continue to help the U.S. Air Force operate testing facilities for military aircraft, missile and space systems under a $185.6 million contract modification. USAF exercised option year five of the original cost-plus-award-fee contract with National Aerospace Solutions for support services at Arno...
