General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems division and IMT Defense have secured a contract modification worth $654.5 million to produce and supply artillery assemblies for the U.S. Army. The vendors will compete for each order of the fixed-price contract that covers the provision of 155-millimeter M1128 artillery metal parts t...
Supercomputing provider PsiQuantum created its first-ever government advisory board to keep abreast of the latest quantum technologies and developments applicable to the sector. The new board includes Wash100 awardees Robert Sharp, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense ...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity looks to award a potential $576 million contract to IBM (NYSE: IBM) to secure the production of semiconductor products for military applications. A notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov states that the sole-source contract covers the microelectronics manufacturing security component of the Trusted Foundry Access III...
The Bureau of Indian Affairs intends to issue a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for information technology support services with a maximum total value of $500 million. A request for proposals will be released sometime between Jan. 30 and March 1, 2024, for the IDIQ, which will feature a period of performance of 10 yea...
Ursa Major raised $138 million at the close of its Series D and D-1 funding rounds. Explorer 1 Fund and Eclipse led the investor group that includes RTX‘s (NYSE: RTX) investment arm, BlackRock-managed funds and accounts, Exor Ventures, Mack & Co. and other institutional shareholders. With the fresh funds, the independent rocket propulsion ...
Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company Arcfield has finalized its purchase of Orion Space Solutions as part of efforts to expand its space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities in support of intelligence community and Department of Defense agency customers. Established in 2005, Colorado-based Orion is focuse...
ManTech has secured a five-year, $261 million contract to provide mission information technology, intelligent systems engineering and cyber support services to the U.S. Air Force. The contract covers weapon systems engineering and integration, mission support center services, specialized software testing and support, electronic warfare software prog...
The U.S. Army has awarded nine companies positions on a potential five-year, $245 million contract for environmental remediation services. The Army Corps of Engineers conducted an online solicitation and received 10 offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The service will obligate funds and determine wo...
Jason Galindo, a more than two-decade U.S. Army veteran, has been promoted to vice president of the aviation systems business unit at Axient‘s defense systems segment. He will oversee Axient’s aviation contract portfolio that covers customers including the Army PEO Aviation and the Air Force Special Operations Force Fixed and Rotary Wing...
Cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant purchased Conquest Cyber, a company specializing in software-as-a-service, to expand its product and service portfolio. The consolidation of the two companies is expected to address a shortfall in products for comprehensive information technology risk assessment, validation and mitigation, BlueVoyant CEO James Rosenthal...
