Rolls-Royce‘s North American subsidiary has received an $854.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Naval Air Systems Command to fix engines of tactical aircraft flown by the U.S. Marine Corps and Kuwait’s military. Under the five-year contract, Rolls-Royce will perform depot-level services to repair and maintain...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 1, 2022 — Michael Conlin, chief technology officer of Definitive Logic, was appointed chair of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform Task Force, a team formed by the American Society of Military Comptrollers to promote the Department of Defense’s PPBE reform awareness, ExecutiveBiz reported. Conlin...
The Department of the Air Force has undoubtedly led the U.S. military’s modernization push in the last few years — DAF leaders have long been champions of transformational changes like IT improvements, digital transformation efforts and data advancements. But officials argue that financial management, or FM, needs a bigger seat at the table in t...
Cyber and information technology objectives are so implicit in the U.S. Air Force’s current trajectory that some officials have been prompted to double check that these issues are still at the front of mind for the service branch’s highest ranking officials. Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, ass...
As the U.S. Air Force continues its aggressive pursuit of modernization and prepares for the future fight, the head of the service wants to put words into action and get meaningful military capabilities into the hands of warfighters faster than ever before. “I’m not very interested in experimentations or demos. I’m prepared to accept r...
The State Department has approved the request of the Japanese government to acquire advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment under a potential $293 million foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missile systems business will serve as the principal contractor for the possible FMS covering 150...
The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase F-15 munitions, follow-on training and sustainment support and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $630 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday that no principal contractor is involved in the possi...
The State Department has approved the Dutch government’s request to buy from the U.S. government Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical ballistic missiles through a potential $1.22 billion foreign military sales agreement. Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will serve as the prime contractor in the proposed transaction that covers tool...
The U.S. Air Force has embarked on a major digital transformation and IT modernization journey in the last few years. Among the service’s top priorities in this area is cloud migration, and the Air Force’s Chief Information Officer, Lauren Knausenberger, isn’t waiting for someone to provide them with cloud capabilities — she’s leading...
Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, was recently presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a visit to the Air Force’s office within the Pentagon in Washington D.C. “A two-time winner of the Wash100, Lauren’s popularity is no surprise to those who have eithe...
