Esri and Figure Eight Technologies have secured a contract to help the Department of Defense-run Joint Artificial Intelligence Center develop technology prototypes for consequence assessments in the wake of natural or manmade disasters....
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has created a set of best practices for smaller companies and government agencies to defend against cyber threats. "CISA is committed to raising the bar in cybersecurity across all companies and government, regardless of their size,” said Christopher Krebs, director of CISA and a 2019 ...
FedTech has received a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to host workshops and online training sessions intended to help some VA employees to innovate and be creative....
The Department of Energy will award $128M in funds through its office of energy efficiency and renewable energy to support 75 research projects that seek to advance the development of solar technologies....
Cadence Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Southwick, Mass.-based defense and aerospace engine components manufacturer B&E from MPE Partners for an undisclosed sum....
Penelope Prett, a senior managing director of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been promoted to chief information officer in a move that takes effect Dec. 1. She will succeed Andrew Wilson, who will continue to work with Accenture through January 2020, the company said Wednesday....
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded BFBC a one-year, $260.5M contract for barrier wall system contruction services at the U.S. Air Force’s Barry M. Goldwater bombing range in Arizona....
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a four-year, $184.6M contract modification to set up a capability for repairing systems of lot 11 F-35 low-rate initial production units for U.S. military and non-Department of Defense entities....
Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, said the Reston, Va.-based defense contractor expects to start building the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine by the end of 2020, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday....
ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has received a five-year, $132M task order from the U.S. Army to create, integrate and engineer software for the service branch's Distributed Common Ground System....
