U.S. Transportation Command has awarded a potential $6.18 billion contract to a KBR-led (NYSE: KBR) joint venture to help the Department of Defense’s military and civilian personnel move household goods at various locations across the globe. HomeSafe Alliance will assemble a network of services providers within the commercial moving industry t...
NASA will resume contract work with SpaceX on the development of a human landing system that would bring two astronauts to the surface of the moon after the U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a bid protest by Blue Origin. The court’s decision upholds the space agency’s move to award a potential $2.89 billion contract...
As the rapid development of emerging technologies continues to have transformative impacts on today’s battlespace, U.S. defense agencies have recently shifted their priorities to reflect an exponentially increasing demand for modernization, optimization and cybersecurity. The Department of Defense created a new acquisition framework in January...
GovCon Wire Events hosted Thursday its AI: Innovation in Homeland Security Forum, which brought together government and industry leaders to examine how national security agencies can leverage AI technology to combat foreign and domestic adversaries and threats. Following a keynote address from DHS official John Cohen, GovCon Wire Events proceeded ...
Eleven associations have called on House and Senate Appropriations Committees to extend an authority that authorizes federal agencies to reimburse contractors for paid leave as they draft a continuing resolution. The Section 3610 authority of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which is set to expire on Sept. 30, allows agencies t...
Amazon Web Services has won a potential $10 billion cloud computing contract from the National Security Agency, Nextgov reported Tuesday. According to the report, the contract awarded to Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud subsidiary appears to be part of the NSA’s effort to update its GovCloud platform, the intelligence community’s classified data ...
A new McAleese & Associates report says U.S. Air Force officials addressed questions raised by lawmakers over the F-35 program during the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2022 fixed-wing aircraft programs Tuesday. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winn...
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, Brooks discussed the details in understanding cybersecurity in our sector, its massive capa...
Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos’ Defense Group, received his 2021 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to Leidos for his leadership and efforts to drive massive defense contracts with federal customers and spearheading valuable acquisitions, which has expanded Leidos revenue and influence in the market...
Kim Koster, vice president of GovCon Strategy at Unanet, co-author of the 2020 GAUGE Report and GovCon Expert, has published a new article on Thursday as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program. For her latest article, GovCon Expert Kim Koster has issued a guide to help the government contracting (GovCon) community glean further...
