RTX has secured an $8.41 billion ceiling increase to a previously awarded Missile Defense Agency contract to support the Standard Missile-3, or SM-3, program. According to a Department of War announcement released March 18, the modification raises the total contract value from approximately $3.33 billion to $11.74 billion. What Work Will RTX Perform...
RTX subsidiary Raytheon has secured a $2.01 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to continue work on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency, or AEHF, terminal system. The contract highlights continued investment in critical air and space capabilities across the defense landscape. These priorities are part of the broader conversations...
Jonathan Elliott, Department of War director of the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell in the Chief Digital and AI Office, wants to evolve GenAI to give warfighters a decisive advantage in combat The DOW CDAO and Defense Innovation Unit had $100 million in appropriations spread out over FYs 2024 and 2025 to accelerate GenAI integration with...
eSimplicity announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that Richard Smith has been appointed vice president and general manager of defense and national security. What Are Smith’s Responsibilities at eSimplicity? According to eSimplicity, Smith is responsible for leading operations, shaping strategy and driving growth across the company’s de...
The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
“Federal technology firm Alpha Omega has appointed Brittney Chappell, a federal acquisition executive, as vice president of capture and Srinivas “Sri” Kothuri, a cloud and digital transformation leader, as VP of IT and solutions. As companies like Alpha Omega strengthen leadership teams to support national security missions, indust...
CACI International has finalized its acquisition of ARKA Group in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $2.6 billion as part of a push to strengthen its market position and expand its space-based sensing and geospatial intelligence capabilities in support of national security customers. As companies like CACI expand their space-based sensing capa...
Naval Supply Systems Command has awarded 24 companies positions on the $55 billion follow-on Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract Territorial Integrity of the U.S., or WEXMAC TITUS 2.2, vehicle. As NAVSUP moves forward with major contracting efforts such as the WEXMAC TITUS 2.2 vehicle, government and industry stakeholders continue to tra...
Tetra Tech has acquired Halvik, a federal IT services and advisory consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to expand its data analytics, artificial intelligence and enterprise technology services for U.S. defense and civilian agencies. Pasadena, California-based Tetra Tech said Thursday Halvik will become part of the company’...
PsiQuantum has appointed foreign policy and national security leaders Stephen Biegun, Ellen Lord and Chris Miller to its government advisory board. The company said Thursday the three new members will join Bob Sharp, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, on the board and leverage their decades of experience to help PsiQuantum forge partnerships across t...
