General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) land systems business has received a potential five-year, $145.5 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide spare parts for several combat vehicles. The spare parts are intended for the U.S. Army’s Abrams main battle tanks, Stryker family of vehicles, Buffalo, Cougar, RG-31 and family of light armo...
Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Cyber Command, is scheduled to headline a July 12 virtual forum to discuss how the service branch is working to advance its capabilities in the strategic digital environment. Barrett became the fifth top uniformed officer over ARCYBER in May and leads the Army organization responsible for...
Software investor Insight Partners has named seven public sector leaders to its newly created government advisory board to advise the private equity firm on investment strategy and programs meant to further build up its portfolio companies that are supporting government clients. “Our inaugural GAB members come with different experiences across the...
Perkins Technical Services will provide power supplies to the U.S. Army under a potential five-year, $90.1 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency’s land and maritime organization. The sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract has a base performance period of three years and a pair of one-year options, the Department of Defense said Th...
The U.S. Air Force has started seeking proposals for the third iteration of a non-personal services contract vehicle to support mission requirements for range operations, vehicle launches, port operations and the Space Launch Delta 45 mission. The Cape Launch Operations and Infrastructure Support III contract will be a total small business set-aside...
Craig Faller, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has joined the board of advisers of Sigma Defense Systems. Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones said in a statement published Thursday that Faller brings to the advisory board his vision for integrating capabilities, operational concepts and technology and provide strategic guidance on the company’s platforms and...
In today’s U.S. health care market, speed is a top-ranking priority. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care organizations are looking at ways to get technologies, systems and capabilities to market faster than ever before. But as advancements in technology continue to accelerate, the industry can’t afford to lag behind. “The unfortu...
Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has formed an advisory council to provide public sector organizations with insights in support of their cybersecurity efforts, and appointed Gary Locke, former secretary of the Department of Commerce, as its chairperson. The Public Sector Advisory Council will help local governments and other public institutions address cyber...
Rear Adm. Lorin Selby asserts that the U.S. Navy is positioned at a unique moment in history, a crucial turning point where technology is moving at a “breakneck pace” and many sectors, including the military, have arrived at a decisive fulcrum between the analog and the digital. “This is a win or lose decade. If we...
The federal government gives away hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts each year. In fact, government spending on contracts amounted to $682 billion in 2020, which is the highest one recorded in the last five years. However, spending data is hard to find, and it isn’t easy to get an accurate picture of where...
