U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a potential $6.18 billion contract to a KBR-led (NYSE: KBR) joint venture to help the Department of Defense’s military and civilian personnel move household goods at various locations across the globe. HomeSafe Alliance will assemble a network of services providers within the commercial moving industry t...
The costs associated with artificial intelligence development, training and implementation will be the focal point of discussions for the next event in the Potomac Officers Club’s Data-Driven 2021 Series. Timothy Grayson, director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s Strategic Technology Office, will kick off the “The ...
Google plans to compete for a three-year contract that replaces the Department of Defense’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing program and will be split across multiple cloud vendors, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The publication cited sources that say Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian met with DOD officials to talk ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have signed a partnership agreement to develop 5G technology platforms intended for U.S. military use across all battlefield domains. Under a strategic deal, the two companies aim to produce an integrated 5G.MIL network that can support the Department of Defense’s communications infrastructure...
As the rapid development of emerging technologies continues to have transformative impacts on today’s battlespace, U.S. defense agencies have recently shifted their priorities to reflect an exponentially increasing demand for modernization, optimization and cybersecurity. The Department of Defense created a new acquisition framework in January...
VersAbility Resources has secured a potential $126.1 million contract to help o help the Naval Supply Systems Command manage shipboard maintenance parts for afloat U.S. Navy vessels. The Hampton, Virginia-based nonprofit organization will support the military branch’s offloading and backloading operations within the continental U.S., Guam, Haw...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $298.2 million contract modification to repair common unmanned aircraft system components for the U.S. Air Force. USAF tasked the company to service sensor suites, launch and recovery equipment and mission controls of both the MQ-4C Triton and RQ-4B Global Hawk platforms, the Department of Defense said Thu...
Anthony Robbins, vice president of the federal business at NVIDIA, was presented his fourth Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a 4×24 membership dinner on Tuesday evening. “Those that know Anthony Robbins recognize that he is a larger than life magnetic per...
The U.S. Navy has awarded three shipbuilders a $114.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for repair, maintenance and modernization of two ship classes homeported in Mayport, Florida. Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Epsilon Systems Solutions and St. Johns Boat will compete for work on the Navy’s surface combatant...
Former Department of Defense officials Jack Gumtow, Scott Howell and Patricia Stokes have joined the board of advisers of artificial intelligence software provider Babel Street. They will advise the leadership team on approaches to help customers implement the company’s analytics software platform, Babel Street said Wednesday. Gumtow, a three-...
