Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors has been awarded a $624.6 million contract to design and manufacture two ships for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s research mission. The award resulted from a solicitation process from June to October last year and project funding will partly come from Inflation Reduction Act appropriations, ...
The U.S. Space Force has released a draft request for proposals to solicit information on potential industry sources that could meet the requirements of a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion contract to provide advisory and assistance services to help build and sustain weapons systems for Space Systems Command. USSF intends to compete the Hemisphere pro...
The U.S. government is expected to receive an approximately $3 billion purchase request from Israel for 25 F-35 aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, approved a proposal to expand the air force fleet to 75 stealth fighter jets by acquiring a third squadron of the “Adir” F-35 air...
Kevin Toner, former managing director of treasury, economics and commerce at Mitre, has been elevated to the role of vice president of the organization’s Center for Government Effectiveness and Modernization. He will lead the team that supports work programs and emerging technologies under the federally funded Center for Enterprise Modernizati...
Executive Mosaic CEO and Wash100 Founder Jim Garrettson formally handed a Wash100 plaque of recognition to 2023 inductee David McKeown, senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the Department of Defense. McKeown is a first-time awardee of the Wash100, an annual selection of public and private sect...
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...
The United States’ semiconductor chip manufacturing output has been steadily slipping over the last few decades, jeopardizing the country’s power in an increasingly critical industry on the global stage. But one key piece of legislation, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, aims to rewrite this narrative and place the U.S. back on top. The CH...
The U.S. government estimates that a foreign military sale of 31 MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles and associated equipment to India would cost $3.07 billion. The Indian defense ministry on Sunday disclosed the estimated cost, saying the agency plans to compare the amount with the “best price” manufacturer General Atomics offered to other foreign b...
SecuriGence will continue to provide multi-network support services to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s information technology directorate under a $93.8 million task order modification. This award brings the cumulative face value of the MNSS task order from $177.5 million to $271.2 million and extends the company’s work pe...
The General Services Administration is set to exercise the five-year option term for the Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract to provide federal buyers continued access to information technology platforms and services from industry. Agencies will continue to gain access to cybersecurity capabilities and other services from a pool of vetted ...
