President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the secretary of defense to submit within 60 days a plan to reform the Department of Defense’s acquisition process as part of efforts to drive innovation in the defense industrial base and strengthen the country’s military edge. Acquisition Reform Plan In a fact sheet publish...
Richard Forsht, an experienced IT and telecommunications leader, has joined 22nd Century Technologies as vice president of federal services. Forsht confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. “It’s an honor to be part of such a talented and mission-driven team,” he wrote in his LinkedIn profile. “I...
SAIC has appointed Kathleen McCarthy, a strategic global human resources executive, as executive vice president and chief HR officer, effective May 12. The company said Wednesday McCarthy will report directly to SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley as she leads all HR initiatives, talent acquisition operations and employee engagement strategies. Evolving SA...
Trace Systems has received a $352 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide advanced, mission-critical communication technologies. Project Manager Tactical Network VSAT IV Contract Scope The tactical communications and integrated satellite infrastructure services provider said Tuesday the Project Manager Tactical Network, or PM TN, Very Sm...
The State Department has approved Australia’s foreign military sales request worth about $1.04 billion for AIM-120C and AIM-120D advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAM, and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday RTX will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, ...
NASA has begun soliciting feedback on a draft request for proposals for the second iteration of a potential five-year contract to provide scientific research services for a Goddard Space Flight Center subdivision focused on hydrosphere, biosphere and geophysics. According to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday, comments on the draft RFP are d...
Davidson has secured a position on a Department of Defense contract vehicle worth $249 million that seeks to facilitate the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science professionals to support national security missions. Advancing Algorithmic Warfare The company said Tuesday its selection for the DOD’s five-y...
The U.S. Army has named 15 companies that will compete for task orders under a $7 billion hybrid contract for the design and construction of military facilities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston, Texas, serves as the contracting activity, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The Army solicited bids online and received 35...
Kurt Bender, a seasoned executive experienced in digital transformation and service delivery, revealed on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has been promoted to vice president of global applications, IT quality & continuous improvement at BWX Technologies. In his new role, Bender will spearhead BWXT’s enterprise applications strategy and ...
Exiger has won a position on a potential 10-year, $919 million blanket purchase agreement awarded by the General Services Administration to facilitate the acquisition of supply chain risk illumination tools and analytic support services. In late March, GSA selected Exiger and eight other vendors for the Supply Chain Risk Illumination Professional To...
