Modernization and digital transformation are linchpins of today’s GovCon landscape. As new technologies emerge, existing ones evolve and missions shift, the public sector is looking to industry more and more to help bring the U.S. government into the modern era and poise our military forces for technological dominance. Firms like Client Solut...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three small businesses a $500 million contract modification to repair and maintain military and government facilities within the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. DLA exercised the first of two option periods specified in a potential five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contra...
5G technology is helping the U.S. government to modernize its communications and network capabilities, especially in military applications. But because so many government and military operations, weapons systems and communications rely on network connectivity today, 5G is no longer just an option, but a necessity, experts argue. “From my perspecti...
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command has selected six small businesses to compete for environmental remedial action work throughout its Pacific area of responsibility under a $120 million contract. Contractors will help the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to carry out cleanup projects as required under ...
David Clark, who previously served as vice president of operations at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Bath Iron Works subsidiary, before he left the company in 2014, will return to the role effective Sept. 26., Spectrum News reported Tuesday. He will lead a department that focuses on the construction of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ships for the...
Inmarsat‘s U.S. government subsidiary has won a potential 10-year, $979.8 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide a managed satellite communications service to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Information Technology Organization received two proposals for the follow-on Commercial Broadband Satellite Program Satellite ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $503.7 million firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver naval helicopters to the Australian government. The order involves the supply of a dozen Seahawk MH-60 “Romeo” aircraft units, manufactured by Lockheed’s Sikorsky business, to fulfill a foreign military sales...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded three companies positions on a potential 10-year, $533.5 million contract for sourcing military ground and aircraft support equipment. ATAP, Boneal and F3 Logistics were chosen to participate in the small business set-aside procurement vehicle, the Defense Department said Friday. The contract, which is expected to be f...
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has received a potential 10-year, $10.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to perform research, development, test and evaluation work for the Department of Defense. The award has a five-year base value of $4.4 billion and will reach its potential value if all options are exercised, DOD said Monda...
BAE Systems‘ ship repair business in Norfolk, Virginia, will help the U.S. Navy carry out extended dry-docking selected restricted availability activities for an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer under a potential $123.9 million contract. The project covers modernization, repair and maintenance work on the USS Ross (DDG 71) vessel f...
