The State Department has cleared a potential $386 million foreign military sale of GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 weapons and related equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the sale includes up to 2, 950 GBU-39/B bombs,  50 guided test vehicles equipped with inert fuze,...
The State Department has cleared a potential $3.2 billion foreign military sales agreement for the U.K. to procure Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) P-8A maritime surveillance planes and related equipment and support services from the U.S. The U.K. ordered nine Poseidons in an effort to supplement patrol and reconnaissance missions of the British mi...
Seven companies have been awarded spots on a potential five-year, multibillion-dollar contract to help protect State Department facilities and personnel based in high-threat areas globally. A FedBizOpps notice posted Feb. 12 listed the awardees for the State Department’s Worldwide Protective Services 2 program that covers static...
The State Department has approved Iraq’s request to buy $350 million in sustainment services for the country’s fleet of Beechcraft-built King Air 350 turboprop aircraft from the U.S. government through a foreign military sales agreement. Iraq requested a five-year sustainment package for one KA-350 transport plane and five...
The State Department has cleared a potential $225 million foreign military sale of Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure systems and logistics support for the United Arab Emirates’ C-17 military transport planes. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will act as principal contractors for the&nbs...
The State Department has given Pakistan the go-ahead to buy eight F-16 Block 52 planes, related equipment and logistics support from the U.S. government under a potential $699.04 million foreign military sales agreement. Pakistan will use the additional fighter jets to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations, the Defense Secur...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 11, 2016 ” Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) has received a three-year contract to provide engineering, technical and professional services to the Georgia Department of Transportation, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday it will help design and manage the state’s transportation sys...
The State Department has approved Iraq™s request to buy munitions, weapons, related equipment and logistics support services for F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. government under a potential $1.95 billion foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday that Iraq will use the weapons systems...
The State Department has cleared Iraq’s request to purchase major defense equipment such as Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Hellfire missiles and Captive Air Training Missiles under a potential $800 million foreign military sale contract. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the order includes 5, 000 AG...
Today, during Potomac Officers Club’s The Future of Data Management = The Death of Data Silos, notable executives across the industry and government will examine current cutting edge data methodologies and look to prepare government agencies for the future of data management. The virtual event will feature Garrett Berntsen, deputy chief data offic...
