A By Light subsidiary has secured a three-year, $500 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce a virtual platform for military aviation and ground units to conduct combined training activity. The service branch tapped Cole Engineering Services Inc. to build the Reconfigurable Virtual Collective Trainer system under the firm-fixed-pric...
Seven companies were given spots on a five-year, $145 million contract to support training, education strategy development and research projects of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The contractors will compete for task orders to assist Army CAC in the creation of training and education strategies for current and future warfighters, the Depa...
Xator, a subsidiary of Parsons (NYSE: PSN), will provide logistics support services to the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance mission under a $750 million contract from the State Department. The three-year, single-award contract includes medical, transportation and identity-related work for aid delivery operations, Parsons said Wednesda...
The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $402 million contract to TRX Systems to produce second-generation devices that work to deliver assured positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to dismounted users. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded under the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program includes...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division will provide personnel recovery and casualty evacuation support services to U.S. Africa Command under the potential seven-year $1.3 billion ASTRO task order awarded by the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center. HII said Tuesday it will support USAFRICOM...
Shifting global dynamics have underscored the importance of homeland security for the United States in recent years, and some of the country’s top security leaders are taking a closer look at how emerging technologies are shaping the competitive landscape. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate serves as the res...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel Computer chips are everywhere today, from the tiniest industrial sensors and medical devices to the most advanced smart buildings. Cars offer a good example: remove the silicon, and a modern car’s engine (or electric motor), suspension, steering, braking and virtually...
The State Department has approved a pair of foreign military sale deals worth potentially $774.2 million combined for the government of Morocco to procure High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and Joint Standoff Weapon systems from the U.S. Morocco asked to buy 18 M142 HIMARS launchers along with 350 pieces of related equipment and support...
In a government contracting ecosystem often defined by bureaucratic processes and long timelines, the Space Development Agency has built a refreshing reputation of speed, agility and innovation. As the race for space superiority intensifies, more and more GovCon companies and federal agencies are noticing SDA’s success and looking to adopt the age...
Kyle McKendrick, senior enterprise account executive at ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), and Daniel Gruber, specialist managing director at KPMG, said government agencies looking to drive business transformation on a modern platform should partner with a multifaceted industry team that takes a holistic approach to modernization. In a joint article published ...
