SkyWater Technology (Nasdaq: SKYT) has secured $99 million in additional funds from the Department of Defense to productize and qualify a process for manufacturing 90-nanometer electronics designed to withstand harsh radiation environments. The award follows a $170 million DOD investment announced three years ago to add a radiation-hardened semicond...
Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering OUSD(R&E) at the Department of Defense (DoD), recently accepted her 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest annual honor bestowed to the highest members of the government contracting (GovCon) community, during a visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Executive Mosaic is thrilled to recog...
The Department of Defense continues to issue accelerated payments meant to help defense contractors withstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even after the White House declared the health crisis over, Bloomberg reported Monday. In March 2020, DOD issued a memo that increases the progress payment rates for large businesses from 80 percent to 90...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, to discuss the Department of Defense and industry being “inextricably linked” and the company’s partnership with DOD for over four decades now. The Q&A also focused on Microsoft’s recent growth initiati...
ExecutiveBiz featured Greg Taylor, senior director of DOD Sales for Comcast Business, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s work to support the Defense Information Systems Agency’s commercial ethernet gateway initiative. The Q&A also tackled Comcast’s recent wins, capabilities ...
The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced $1.2 billion in biomanufacturing investments days after President Joe Biden signed an executive order to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing innovation in the U.S. “The Department recognizes biotechnology as a Critical Technology Area that will change the way the DoD develops new capabilities...
The Department of Defense has released a memorandum to provide updated guidance on approaches that contracting officers can consider to manage cost increases as a result of inflation under existing firm-fixed-price contracts. The memo states that contracting officials could consider taking schedule relief or amending contract requirements in circums...
The U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron has indicated its intent to award a $20 billion modification to a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle that supports research and development initiatives across the Department of Defense. In a special notice posted Thursday, AFICC ESS said the possible ceili...
Christopher Worley, vice president of DoD Earth Intelligence Programs for Maxar, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Friday. He talked about the company’s recent award from the National Reconnaissance Office and other growth initiatives related to working with the U.S. defense and intelligence communities. The Q&am...
As space continues its transformation from a peaceful domain to one defined by satellite proliferation, rising tensions and technological advancements, U.S. space leaders are learning how to navigate classification barriers and balance risk with reward while exploring how to best leverage commercial innovations in a constantly evolving environment. ...
