The National Security Agency has decided to re-award a potential 10-year, $10 billion cloud computing contract to Amazon Web Services after a reevaluation of bid submissions based on the best value sourcing method, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. AWS originally won the single-award “WildandStormy” contract in July 2021 following a two...
Sarcos Technology and Robotics (Nasdaq: STRC) has completed its $100 million acquisition of Pittsburgh-based autonomous robot builder RE2. Sarcos said Monday it expects to add work through RE2’s government contracts and developmental partnership with Oshkosh’s (NYSE: OSK) JLG Industries subsidiary. The transaction, which was first announ...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded positions to five companies on a seven-year, $500 million contract vehicle for mission critical operations support services. NGA named the participants in the agency’s GEOINT Enterprise Operations Service and Solutions Program with Industry in a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. The GEO-SPI...
Michael Polmar, a business development executive with over three decades of experience, has joined B&A as chief growth officer responsible for leading the information technology systems integrator’s strategic growth initiatives. B&A said Tuesday Polmar previously worked at the former Vencore company, ManTech International (Nasdaq:...
Craig Martell, former head of machine learning at Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT), has been named chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense. He will oversee efforts to advance the adoption of data, AI, analytics and digital platforms to provide warfighters decision advantage on the battlefield, DOD said Monday. “With Craig...
Small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has changed the name of its U.S.-incorporated subsidiary Vox Space to Virgin Orbit National Systems to highlight the company’s presence in the national security space market. The rebranded subsidiary also welcomed Craig Cooning, a former executive at Boeing (NYSE: BA) and a 2015 Wash100 inductee, as ...
The Defense Logistics Agency has asked industry for information on weapons systems and other commercial capabilities as the Pentagon works to meet Ukraine’s requests for security assistance amid Russian invasion. The Department of Defense is looking at options to build up additional capacity and speed up the production of weapons systems and other...
The Department of Defense has created two deputy assistant secretaries as part of the reorganization of its industrial policy office to improve oversight of the defense industrial base amid supply chain challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense One reported Thursday. Jessica Maxwell, a spokesperson for DOD, said one of the new deputies will f...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $74 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to produce the U.S. government’s eighth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery. The company said Thursday it expects MDA to deploy the additional weapon system by 2025 to help defend against ballistic missile threats. The U.S. Army first activat...
Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, was presented his fourth Wash100 Award, the most acclaimed annual award that seeks to acknowledge the significant leaders across the government contracting (GovCon) sector for the impending year, during a recent visit to the HII’ headq...
