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John Sherman assumed the role of chief information officer at the Defense Department after serving as the acting DOD CIO for the past 11 months. Sherman was sworn into his office Dec. 17 and oversees the Pentagon’s information enterprise functions that include cybersecurity, data systems and communications. He is also responsible for advising ...
Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $211.2 million contract modification to obtain ancillary mission equipment for lots 15 and 16 of the F-35 aircraft. The award expands the scope of F-35 equipping support for the U.S. Air Force, non-Department of Defense entities and foreign military sales customers, DOD said Wednesd...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $250 million award that increases the potential value of its contract with the U.S. Air Force to incorporate baseline engineering changes into the StormBreaker glide bomb system baseline. The sole-source contract calls for Raytheon Missiles and Defense to design, develop, integrate, test and engineer ...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $578.3 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers address production requirements for the Standard Missile-2. The Navy accounts for 6 percent, or approximately $36.7 million, of the procurement funds for SM-2 all up rounds, spare parts, engineering service...
Jeff Dalton, vice chair of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body’s board of directors, has been elected to assume the chairman position in 2022. He will succeed outgoing Chairman Karlton Johnson, who did not seek a second term after holding the post since the start of 2021, CMMC-AB said Monday. Dalton will lead the...
Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit organization CNA has received a potential 10-year, $1.22 billion contract to run a federally funded research and development center that will focus on conducting key issues that affect the Department of the Navy and other defense agencies. CNA will support operates at the Navy Studies and Analysis FFRDC under the ...
On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its Air Force IT Modernization and Digital Transformation Forum, which gathered notable leaders from the U.S. Air Force and industry who spoke on leveraging public-private partnerships to accelerate infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity and other digital transformation initiatives during an era ...
Optum‘s federal business will continue to provide a range of medical services to U.S. military personnel under the $172.4 million contract modification from the Defense Health Agency. DHA extended its sole-source bridge contract with OptumServe Health Services for work at military component designated sites in U.S. states and territories, the ...
Significant leaders from the U.S. Air Force and its industry partners will discuss the information technology modernization initiatives currently driving the Air Force’s digital transformation strategy during a Dec. 15 panel discussion hosted by the Potomac Officers Club. Jim Huso, enterprise architect for CACI International, will moderate the exp...
ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has closed its $350 million cash acquisition of Washington, D.C.-based digital and systems engineering company Gryphon Technologies. The deal was first announced in November and ManTech said Friday the transaction brings in new programs, customers and skilled professionals for the company’s defense business...
