“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in orbit. Astrion said Wednesday Axient and 11 other awardees will compete for task orders under the 10-year, $237 million STEP 2.0 contr...
BWX Technologies has appointed Nate Foote, who has been with BWXT for more than a decade, as vice president of contracts and procurement in government operations. Foote announced his new position at the manufacturing and engineering services contractor in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Nate Foote’s Career Background According to his Linked...
Defense technology company Raft has acquired N3bula Systems for an undisclosed sum to advance mission-critical defense modernization to support the next generation of unified joint force operations. Raft said Tuesday the acquisition establishes a unified artificial intelligence and data backbone designed to transform fragmented military systems into...
OpenAI has received a potential $200 million other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, to build frontier AI prototypes designed to address critical national security challenges in warfighting and enterprise areas. DOD said Monday work on the prototype OTA will primar...
Archer Aviation has sold $850 million worth of shares to bring in additional funding for the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, Integration Pilot Program. The Santa Clara, California-based company said Thursday it sold 85 million shares of its Class A common stock at $10 each in support of President Donald Trump’s ...
Micron Technology has announced plans to invest approximately $200 billion in semiconductor manufacturing and research and development efforts in the U.S. as part of a push to improve domestic memory supply and drive U.S. innovation and technology leadership. The company said Thursday the investment includes $30 billion in additional funding to buil...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection will recompete the Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge, or BEAGLE, IT contract. The agency plans to purchase the required services via the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule, according to a pre-solicitation notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. A blanket ...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has named Aaron Weis, a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief information officer. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Weis announced departing Google Public Sector, where he was a managing director for technology, to take on the CIO role at Boeing. “This is an amazing opportunity, and I’m incredib...
The Potomac Officers Club is thrilled to announce Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, as a keynote speaker for the 2025 Air and Space Summit. The July 31 event is an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights from a leader who is redefining how the...
NOBLE has won a position on a potential $500 million U.S. Army contract to provide commercial-off-the-shelf items and equipment for the service branch’s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, or JPEO CBRND. JPEO CBRND Commercial Solutions Contract Scope The company said Tuesday JPEO CBRND Com...
