President Joe Biden has appointed three new members to an independent board that advises the White House on the effectiveness of the nation’s intelligence community and its plans for the future. Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, former justice of the Supreme Court of California; Ronald Moultrie, former undersecretary of defense for intelligence and ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense business segment a potential $7.48 billion contract for Joint Direct Attack Munitions, JDAM tail kits, spares, repair and technical support services. The Department of Defense said Friday Boeing Defense, Space and Security will also supply Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition sensor kits und...
Physical and cyber threats are evolving and escalating. Aging infrastructure must be modernized. And tightening regulations and new mandates are pressing government leaders to improve transparency, productivity and sustainability. As a result, there is a critical need for federal agencies to advance their digital transformation. Siemens Government T...
Valkyrie Enterprises has acquired Ship to Shore in a transaction that expands its corrosion-inhibiting products and remediation support services for the Department of Defense and other national security customers and industrial sectors. Virginia-based Valkyrie said Wednesday the corrosion-inhibiting products and related capabilities of S2S will be p...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a $756 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce additional battery equipment for a ground-based hypersonic strike weapon system. The contract also covers the provision of logistics and systems and software engineering services in support of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system, the defense contractor ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide diminishing manufacturing sources parts for the F-35 aircraft production and sustainment under a $79 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the procurement will support fighter jets of the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, foreign military sales customer...
Former military service members Roy Kitchener and David Gaedecke have been appointed senior executive advisers at Booz Allen Hamilton‘s (NYSE: BAH) global defense business. Both veterans bring decades of military experience and will provide advice to Booz Allen’s leadership team on the development and delivery of new capabilities for glo...
HII (NYSE: HII) has received a $120.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to create a special incentive program to improve the quality of life for sailors stationed at the company’s facility in Newport News, Virginia. The modification was made under a previously awarded contract for the design and construction of the future USS...
Van Gurley’s successful career in government contracting might appear largely happenstance. “I typically said yes and would walk through that door even when I wasn’t sure what was on the other side of it,” Gurley told us about opportunities he encountered that proved invaluable later in his career. He began his working life as a...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Read part one here What is the difference between NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC? Aspect NIST SP 800-171 CMMC 2.0 Certification process Self-assessment only Self-assessments combined with mandatory third-party certification for most Level 2 contractors and all Level 3 contractors Requirements Narrowly...
