Federal acquisition processes must be on the cutting edge of technology to stay relevant and efficient. Federal leaders have worked to modernize their acquisition systems so as to increase the adoption rate of innovative solutions, including information technology (IT), cloud and other emerging technologies. Agencies must continue to implement new a...
Five companies have won spots on a five-year, $25 million contract to help the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command connect with external organizations to develop a science, technology, engineering and math talent pipeline. Contractors will support CCDC in networking pursuits in the government, commercial and academic sectors to...
Mac Curtis, chairman and CEO of Perspecta, has received a Wash100 Award, the most significant award of consequence to the government contracting (GovCon) sector, for the seventh consecutive year. Curtis has been recognized every year since 2015 for his leadership, reliability and innovative contributions to the federal landscape and GovCon sector. â...
The U.S. Army is looking for potential industry partners to build a ground-based mobile platform for intercepting cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems, according to a solicitation notice posted on SAM .gov. The military service said Wednesday it intends to use other transaction authority for the development of Indirect Fire Protection ...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will perform modeling and simulation work for U.S. military branches and program offices under a potential five-year, $800 million engineering and professional support services contract from Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. The company said Wednesday it will model and simulate a syst...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a pair of three-year base contracts worth $112.8 million combined to provide electronic components to U.S. and foreign military sales customers. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts include one three-year option period and an additional option to extend work by four yea...
Jim Bridenstine, who led NASA from April 2018 to January 2021 and is a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, has been appointed chairman of Voyager Space Holdings’ advisory board. He will work with a group of aerospace and defense sector veterans to guide the Denver-based company on its mission to become known as a...
The U.S. Air Force has selected a Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business to replace the wheel and brake system of 77 B-52 Stratofortress bombers as part of the branch’s fleet retrofit program. Collins said Wednesday it will use the Duracarb carbon disk technology to produce a new aircraft braking system for the bra...
Stockholders of Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD) and Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX) have approved proposals for AMD to buy Xilinx in an all-stock transaction worth approximately $35 billion. The proposed combination will bring together portfolios of products, including field programmable gate arrays, central processing units, adaptive SoCs and grap...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for the fourth time in the eight-year history of the Wash100 Award, the industry standard for excellence in the government contracting (GovCon) sector. This marks Shotwell’s fourth Wash100 win in the l...
