Six companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $985M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide emergency and fire equipment to U.S. service branches. DLA received 13 offers for the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive acquisition, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Work will t...
McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the remarks of Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, at a Defense Innovation Board meeting. Lord, a 2019 Wash100 recipient, discussed the need to bifurcate software development from hardware development and cited the Department of Defense’s...
Government Scientific Source has won a five-year, $475M from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide laboratory supplies to U.S. service branches and federal civilian agencies. DLA received four bids for the fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process, the Dep...
James Lee, a 15-year veteran of Aramark Uniform Services, will become general counsel at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) on April 1. Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Maxar, said in a statement released Thursday that Lee brings “a wealth of public company and capital raising experience” as the company aims to carry out its growth strategy. Lee...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) won a potential eight-year, $131.7M contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a proximity sensor technology that will offer a “height of burst” feature for general purpose warheads. The company will replace the military branch’s current DSU-33D/B sensors in an effort to address obsolescence, performanc...
Quadrint has won three task orders under the potential five-year, $600M MOJAVE contract vehicle to provide expertise for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to increase organizational performance and reduce operational risks. The company said Thursday it will help NGA’s Office of Strategic Operations coordinate with stakeholders to for...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2019 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unveiled plans to apply a four-tiered strategy in support of the company’s effort to build a competitive edge in the hypersonic defense market, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Defense News reported Tuesday that Northrop is moving to pursue opportunities in hypersonic defens...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2019 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) formed an alliance with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington in an effort to advance multisector research on quantum information science, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Monday the Northwest Quantum N...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will eliminate the chief operating officer role starting April 1 as part of a new organizational structure following the election of COO Nazzic Keene to succeed Tony Moraco as CEO of SAIC. SAIC said Wednesday solutions and technology and customer groups as well as corporate functions wi...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a potential three-year, $4.04B contract modification to provide 78 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets with Block III configuration to the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the contract will fund the full-rate production of 61 F/A-18Es and 17 F/A-18Fs for fiscal year 2018 through fiscal 2021. DoD noted the ...
