James “Hondo” Geurts, formerly assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, has been named to the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. “I am excited to join the SVDG team as the organization continues to bridge the gap between the Department of Defense and the technology community,” Geurts, a prev...
Traditional and nontraditional contractors play an essential role in the Department of Defense’s experimentation program aimed at testing dual-use applications of fifth generation wireless communications technology at military installations. Joseph Evans, who recently stepped down as principal director for 5G at the Office of the Under Secreta...
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, has approved 16 advisory boards to resume operations after considering some recommendations of a zero-based review of all advisory committees within DOD, Defense News reported Friday. In February, Austin ordered the immediate suspension of all 42 advisory boards to...
The U.S. subsidiary of CAE (NYSE: CAE) has purchased a minority interest in a SkyWarrior business that primarily offers flight training services to the military sector. Pensacola, Florida-based SkyWarrior currently supports the Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation program for student aviators at the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, CAE said Tuesday. Dan ...
The White House and the Defense Department have signaled to prioritize initiatives that will tackle climate change through innovation in clean energy and data analytics technology. It took $3.6 billion of taxpayer’s money to replace the Marine Corps buildings in North Carolina that Hurricane Florence damaged in 2018. Not long after came Hurric...
A joint venture between Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC) and its Black Construction subsidiary will build a bachelor officer quarters at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in Guam under a $98 million contract from Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, DVIDSHub reported Tuesday. The project for Black Construction-Tutor Perini JV involves the construction of...
Eleven companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $702.2 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide office document management systems and services to U.S. military branches. The contractors are eligible to lease A3, A4 and multifunction printing machines for up to 60 months under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantit...
Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business has secured a $152 million delivery order from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command for the A2 variant of its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. The TACOM Life Cycle Management Command award continues FMTV A2 production orders and builds on completion of testing performance, Oshkosh Defens...
CASS Professional Services and Omega Aerial Refueling Services have won positions on a $900.08 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support domestic and international defense customers in transferring fuel from a tanker to another aircraft. The two companies will vie for task orders to provide air-to-air refueling support to i...
Four small businesses have won positions on a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to perform facilities support work at government installations located in six states. Chugach Consolidated Solutions, Claxton/LT joint venture, KGJJ Engineering Solutions JV and Sunik will compete for task orders under the mu...
