By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is more than a compliance checklist. It is, in my view, a strategic transformation designed to strengthen the entire defense industrial base against today’s and tomorrow’s cyber adversaries. What...
L3Harris Technologies has received a potential $292 million contract to continue the production of solid rocket motors for the Javelin weapon system. The company said Monday the five-year extension is the largest propulsion contract ever awarded for the Javelin program. L3Harris is the sole producer of the solid rocket motors, while the J...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies a $525.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for sustainment and support under the Cyber Support Services 3 program. Work will be performed primarily at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, and at multiple base locations worldwide, with completion expected by Sept. 11, 2030, th...
The Missile Defense Agency has issued a request for proposals for its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle valued at up to $151 billion. Through SHIELD, the MDA aims to develop continuous, layered protection against air, missiles, space, cyber and hybrid threats,...
Christine Palmer shared on LinkedIn Tuesday that she was named chief technology officer of citizen security & public services at Peraton. Who Is Christine Palmer? The new Peraton CTO is a strategic executive with extensive experience designing and implementing advanced capabilities to address evolving challenges across organizations. P...
The Pentagon has issued the final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or DFARS, rule implementing the contractual requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, program. The Department of War said Tuesday the final DFARS rule, or 48 CFR, seeks to ensure that contractors properly safeguard federal contract inf...
SAIC has announced that Chief Technology Officer Bob Ritchie has also taken on the chief growth officer role, adding the responsibility to lead the company’s business development organization to his leadership portfolio. According to SAIC, the expanded role unifies technology and growth strategies under one executive to strengthen its position...
Boeing has secured a U.S. Army contract modification worth $343.9 million to exercise options for remanufactured aircraft and related support services. The Department of War said Friday the modification brings the contract’s total cumulative face value to approximately $3.43 billion. Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity and wil...
The U.S. Navy has named Parsons Government Services, Cherokee Nation Government Solutions and 57 other companies that secured spots in the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract, or WEXMAC, Territorial Integrity of the United States, shortened to TITUS, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle valued at up to $20 billion. According t...
The Department of Homeland Security plans to launch a competition for a follow-on requirement for advisory and assistance services in support of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s Operations Support Directorate, or OSD, and Information Analysis Directorate, or IAD. Hear government and industry leaders discuss the latest te...
