The federal government allocates substantial financial services amounting to millions and even billions of dollars to procure a diverse range of services encompassing defense, weaponry, healthcare, cybersecurity, space missions, and more. Federal agencies enter into contracts with private companies that offer these specialized services to accomplish...
Eleven companies will continue providing the U.S. Transportation Command with logistics services under a Multimodal Transportation Program contract modification. The award has a combined option value of $178.5 million and a 24-month additional period that could bring the potential contract value to $457.2 million if exercised, the Defense Department...
The U.S. Department of Defense’s high-level technology incubation arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was formed in early 1958 in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of the first artificial Earth satellite: Sputnik 1. Now, DARPA officials are seeing the viability of the Soviet Union’s space program nearly seven decades ago re...
The Department of the Navy has recognized the need for modernization and is working tirelessly to ensure that its forces are properly equipped for today’s constantly evolving battlespace. Informed by both Department of Defense-wide and internal strategies, the DON is taking major steps toward a future-ready fleet. For Rear Adm. Fred...
A new Deltek analysis shows that agencies under the Department of Defense spent $239 million on other transaction agreements for cybersecurity-related activities between fiscal year 2020 and fiscal 2022. After a spending growth of nearly 21 percent from FY 2020 to FY 2021, DOD components’ spending on cybersecurity efforts using OTAs rose by 59...
In an age of rapidly intensifying global competition, the U.S. Department of the Navy (DON) is investing heavily in numerous initiatives guided by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s three enduring priorities: strengthening maritime dominance, empowering the DON’s people and strengthening partnerships. Since the release of these priorities in ...
NavalX, the innovation cell serving the Department of the Navy, is emerging from a five-year “culture campaign” during which top leaders took a hard look at how to foster an environment for rapid, meaningful innovation to support the nation’s sailors and Marines. Now, it’s moving into a new era: NavalX 2.0. “In 2018, Secretary Geurts...
Digital assets are becoming an increasingly valuable and influential aspect of the U.S. Department of Defense’s mission. Whether it’s cybersecurity fortification, electronic warfare or cloud migration, digital transformation efforts are widespread and come with a host of reforms, new programs and reinventions of preexisting systems. Here is a gu...
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), will provide F-135 propulsion system spare parts and associated equipment to U.S. and international defense customers under an $888 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command. This award covers the procurement of parts; modules; packaging, handling, shipping an...
GE Aerospace will provide the Defense Logistics Agency supplies related to an engine product series that powers military fighter and bomber aircraft under a $422.8 million contract. The sole-source acquisition contract for F101, F110 and F118 engines has a firm-fixed-price, requirements-type structure, the Defense Department said Friday. Defense app...
