The Aerospace Corp. has secured a one-year, $1.15 billion contract modification from the U.S. Space Force to engineer and integrate systems that support the national space enterprise. The modification exercises the third option year of a previously awarded contract and covers services for fiscal year 2022, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. D...
A joint venture between General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will help the U.S. Space Force maintain launch and test range systems under a three-year, $125.1 million contract modification awarded by Space Systems Command. Range Generation Next will continue to provide testing equipment ...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its Cybersecurity in National Security Summit on Tuesday to provide a platform for the members of the federal government, industry and the government contracting (GovCon) community to discuss the major initiatives bolstering the DOD’s cybersecurity as well as the opportunities for private industry to support the federal g...
Eight companies have won spots on a potential $700 million multiple-award contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide multiple items of common support equipment for military aircraft and ground platforms. The AF Lifecycle Management Center received nine offers for the CSE and incidental services acquisition program and is obligating $24,400 at the t...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Fall 2021 5G Summit this past Thursday to bring the members of the government contracting (GovCon) community together with executives and personnel from across the federal government, military branches and intelligence community to explore the impact 5G integration has on the private and public sectors, as well...
Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a previous Wash100 Award winner, took her oath of office as the new chair of the Defense Business Board during a ceremony held Tuesday at the Pentagon. Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, swore in...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Fall 2021 5G Summit to bring together some of the most influential executives from the federal government and industry to explore the impact that 5G integration has on the private and public sectors, as well as future programs, plans and priorities as the nation aligns with emerging technology. Jay...
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers for a planned broad agency announcement that will focus on geospatial intelligence processing and exploitation efforts in support of the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov said ARFL is seeking submissions for research a...
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals for novel platforms that could help improve mission effectiveness of service members and address national security challenges through the Commercial Solutions Opening process. DIU plans to award other transaction agreements to traditional and nontraditional defense contractors to develop prototypes of...
Patrick Shanahan, former deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and senior vice president at Boeing (NYSE: BA), has joined the board of directors of Zanite Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ZNTEU) as an independent Class III director. The special purpose acquisition company said Wednesday Shanahan, a previous Wash100 awardee, will become a member of...
