Modernization and digital transformation are linchpins of today’s GovCon landscape. As new technologies emerge, existing ones evolve and missions shift, the public sector is looking to industry more and more to help bring the U.S. government into the modern era and poise our military forces for technological dominance. Firms like Client Solut...
ECS Federal has won a potential $429.5 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to help the U.S. Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command secure endpoint devices. The firm-fixed-price award was issued under the General Services Administration’s Alliant II governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle, the Departme...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary will provide military services, non-Department of Defense organizations and foreign military customers with spare parts for the F-135 aircraft propulsion system under a potential $769.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy. DOD said Friday the vendor will also supply mod...
A team of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has won a five-year, $985.3 million contract to build and demonstrate an air-launched, scramjet-powered weapon system designed to operate at a speed greater than Mach 5. The service branch is obligating $100 million for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile procurement effor...
The Government Accountability Office has urged the Department of Defense to come up with a systematic approach to monitor other transaction agreement award dollars each consortium receives. GAO found that the lack of such an approach keeps DOD from collecting data on OTA obligations each consortium has secured, according to a report published Tuesda...
The Department of the Air Force has selected five companies to be part of an industry consortium that will define future requirements and develop the digital infrastructure for the Advanced Battle Management System. L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and Science App...
5G technology is helping the U.S. government to modernize its communications and network capabilities, especially in military applications. But because so many government and military operations, weapons systems and communications rely on network connectivity today, 5G is no longer just an option, but a necessity, experts argue. “From my perspecti...
Carahsoft Technology will provide the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency with ServiceNow licenses, learning credits and support services as part of a $138.1 million hybrid firm-fixed-price/labor hour call order. The recent award was made under the company’s blanket purchase agreement with the Department of Defense for the Enterpri...
James F.X. Payne has spent his career making efforts to enhance homeland security. With stints at companies such as Bechtel and Dun & Bradstreet, the Washington, D.C.-based executive has worked consistently with U.S. Intelligence Community clients to develop strategies to prevent incursions on intellectual property and infrastructure. He additio...
The Department of Defense has stepped up efforts to encourage defense contractors to start decoupling their supply chains from China and begun using artificial intelligence to quickly determine whether raw materials, electronics and aircraft components come from China and other potential competitors, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The U.S....
