The Potomac Officers Club’s 3rd Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit will feature Yll Bajraktari, executive director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, as opening keynote speaker; Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence, as midday keynote speaker; and Lt. Gen Michael Groen, director o...
StandardAero has won a five-year, $148.9 million contract to repair T56 engines of the U.S. Navy’s military transport and maritime surveillance planes. The company will perform depot-level engine repairs for the C-2A Greyhound and C-130 Hercules logistics aircraft and the P-3 Orion anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft, the Department of Defe...
Virginia-based Atlantic Diving Supply has won an approximately $91.6 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency for services in support of multiple weapon systems programs of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy. The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract has a four-year base peri...
As space exploration, space research and satellite technology continue to expand rapidly. Space agencies such as NASA have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and alli...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss t...
Larry Ryder, former senior director of business development and customer relations at Austal USA, has been elevated to the role of vice president of business development and external affairs at the Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder. Ryder will coordinate Austal’s media relations and external communications and oversee legislative activiti...
Atlantic Diving Supply has won a five-year, $100 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to deliver patient monitoring technology, associated accessories and training support to military and federal civilian customers. DLA selected ADS from 54 responses the agency received as part of a competitive acquisition process for the firm‐fixed...
AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has acquired the intelligent systems group of Progeny Systems through a $30 million cash transaction as part of efforts to drive autonomy and artificial intelligence technology development work and expand robotic systems engineering support for defense and commercial clients. AeroVironment said Wednesday it will merge IS...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss t...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Holicity, Astra Enter Into Merger Agreement; Chris Kemp Quoted Astra has agreed to merge with Holicity in a deal that would also transform the small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company. Alameda, California-based Astra said the transaction implies ...
