EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) subsidiary Hughes Network Systems will continue to deploy Open Radio Access Network-based private 5G networks at military installations in Hawaii and Washington State through 2025 under a contract extension awarded by the Department of Defense. The contract extension awarded by DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary for Researc...
Entering the complex world of government contracting can be difficult for new providers. Small businesses face a unique set of challenges when competing against long established, multi-billion dollar enterprises, but the U.S. government has recognized the capabilities these companies have to offer, and agencies are ramping up their efforts to connec...
The European Commission has approved Cisco Systems‘ (NYSE: CSCO) proposed $28 billion acquisition of San Francisco, California-based cybersecurity firm Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) following the completion of a merger review procedure. The EU said Thursday the potential transaction would not hamper competition in the information technology software s...
The General Services Administration has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $194.5 million contract for the procurement of next-generation identity proofing capabilities for Login.gov to provide the public access to digital services offered by federal, state, local and tribal agencies. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service launch...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recorded its first weekly loss in eight weeks after sliding 0.19% to $4,880.45. Decliners also outnumbered gainers on Friday. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, lost 1.17% overall week-on-week. Wall Street was swamped with economic reports, mostly inflation-related re...
Steven Williams, formerly vice president of business development at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), has been named VP of growth at Anduril Industries, according to his LinkedIn post. The three-decade industry veteran will support the development of the growth teams at the Irvine, California-headquartered defense technology contractor. Prior to jo...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has released a solicitation to seek additional launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period that will run through October 2...
Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s ambitious plan to increase connectivity across all battle scenarios, remote outposts and amongst all DOD components and international allies. Over the last five years, the DOD has worked — and struggled — to achieve its goals for the initiative, and o...
Telos (Nasdaq: TLS) recorded $41.1 million in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2023 and logged full-year revenue of $145.4 million. The Ashburn, Virginia-based information technology and cybersecurity company said Friday Q4 cash flow from operations was $5 million and its free cash flow in the previous quarter hit $1.8 million. “I am pleas...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded seven small businesses positions on a potential $7 billion contract to provide fire and emergency equipment and related logistics support for U.S. military services. The Department of Defense said Thursday DLA launched a competitive acquisition process and received 14 offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefi...
