Jerry Dotson, vice president of public sector at Avaya, wrote in a commentary published Thursday on Defense Systems that Department of Defense leaders should invest in the modernization of unified communications platforms to facilitate collaboration among remote employees, address voice and video challenges and maintain military readiness....
A By Light Professional IT Services subsidiary will continue to support technical refresh work on Department of Defense networks under a potential $83.7M bridge contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency....
The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Dave McKeown to serve as next chief information security officer (CISO), effective in late Nov. 2020, FedScoop reported Tuesday. He will succeed former CISO Jack Wilmer, who left the role in July 2020 to lead a private security company. Mark Hakun has served as acting CISO since Wilmer’s resignation....
GlobalFoundries will continue to provide the Department of Defense access to microelectronic products and trusted processes under a potential $400M contract modification....
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential 10-year, $9.8B contract from the U.S. Air Force to modernize and sustain Saudi Arabia's F-15 aircraft fleet. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the company will build hardware, software and interface, manufacture subsystems and structural components, update weapon systems and install modifications a...
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks has published his latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday. Brooks discussed the development and procurement of emerging technologies as they influence every sector of the federal marketplace, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Christopher Miller, acting secretary of the Department of Defense, has designated senior adviser Anthony Tata as the new senior official performing the duties of DoD undersecretary for policy....
Battelle has won a potential seven-year, $46.3 million contract to help the Department of Defense (DoD) manufacture thermal protection materials that withstand extreme hypersonic environments. The Manufacturing of Carbon/Carbon Composites for Hypersonic Applications (MOC3HA) initiative will mature and integrate manufacturing to expedite the producti...
Keith Nakasone, deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition in the General Services Administration's Office of IT Category, has clarified in a video interview that GSA will apply the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification requirements into new governmentwide acquisition contract vehicles at the order level....
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 10, 2020 — KBR has secured a five-year, $88M task order, which is under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract, to help the U.S. Air Force’s Life Cycle Management Center sustain the F-16 Fighting Falcon multirole jets by providing testing and analytical platforms and determin...
