Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business has secured an $866.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to manufacture updated ship-based ballistic missile interceptors for the U.S. government and the Japanese defense ministry. The sole-source award covers the production of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA systems, whic...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting proposals for a potential five-year, $650 million contract vehicle intended to augment technology design, development and testing efforts within the Veterans Health Administration. A solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov states that the Accelerating VA Innovation and Learning program calls for subject...
Independent proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services recommended in their respective reports that shareholders of Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) vote in favor of all proposals related to the planned combination with Vertex during a special meeting to be held on June 15. Chuck Prow, CEO of Vectrus and an eight-time Wash1...
The U.S. Air Force is increasingly focused on surmounting big data issues as the service pursues enterprise modernization and data-driven decision making capabilities. Problems like lack of ownership over telemetry data, an inability to easily develop software using data and widespread compartmentalization are inhibiting the Air Force from being abl...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has issued a request for proposals for a potential 10-year, $4 billion contract to research, develop, test and evaluate scientific and technological platforms meant to help the Department of Defense counter and deter weapons of mass destruction. The Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction program is a multiple-award...
One year after the White House released its executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, federal agencies have gained critical insight into their cybersecurity postures and are using that information to refine their strategies. The Department of Energy, for example, is moving away from a compliance-driven cybersecurity approach and...
Michael Mestrovich, former chief information security officer of the CIA, has been named CISO at cloud data management software provider Rubrik. Mestrovich, who has more than two decades of information technology and security experience, will be responsible for overseeing Rubrik’s internal data security initiatives and policy, the company said Wed...
A joint venture composed of Amentum, Jacobs (NYSE: J) and Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has begun cleanup operations at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee. United Cleanup Oak Ridge will start remedial work at the East Tennessee Technology Park following the completion of transition activities under a potential 10-year, $...
In today’s era of rapid space democratization, the biggest challenge the United States faces is being able to leverage industry partnerships at a quick enough rate to outpace its strategic competitors, according to federal space leaders. Historically, the U.S. has enjoyed a healthy lead over other countries in space; in the Apollo era, the country...
John Galer, formerly an assistant vice president at the Aerospace Industries Association, has joined Aerospace Corp. as chief of government relations, replacing John Plumb, who moved to the Department of Defense to serve as assistant secretary for space policy. The company said Monday Galer will drive engagements with state and local governments, Co...
