The National Science Foundation has issued a request for quotation for the Unified Network for Innovative Technology and Engineering, or UNITE, blanket purchase agreement. According to the notice posted on SAM.gov Wednesday, NSF seeks to advance the procurement of innovative research, STEM education expansion and the development of an inclusive...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 1,023 companies positions on the SeaPort Next Generation contract for professional support services as part of the second rolling admissions for the procurement vehicle. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Naval Sea Systems Command launched a competitive procurement process and received 1,106 offers for SeaPort NxG Rol...
NewSpring Holdings-backed Xpect Solutions has acquired GovDefender to expand its digital transformation capabilities for federal law enforcement and national security customers. Xpect Solutions said Tuesday the transaction marks its first acquisition since being acquired by NewSpring in October 2024. Xpect will integrate GovDefender’s capabili...
NASA has awarded Columbus Technologies and Services a potential five-year, $1.1 billion follow-on contract to provide electrical and electronic engineering support for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The agency said Wednesday the fourth iteration of the Electrical Systems Engineering Services contract, or ESES ...
Byron Bright, currently president of KBR’s Government Solutions U.S. and a five-time Wash100 awardee, will take on the newly created chief operating officer role in May at the Houston-based aerospace and defense contractor. Business Segment Realignment KBR said Tuesday it has renamed Government Solutions segment as Mission Technology Solutions...
Aaron Weis needs little introduction. The technology maven built a reputation through years spent as a chief information officer and business leader in the private sector at small and midsized companies, before becoming a senior advisor to the Department of Defense CIO in 2018. He had overseen technology divisions of multibillion-dollar organization...
There’s a common understanding at this point that quantum computing is ungraspable to the layman and possibly even to scientific experts. This very publication has spoken to leading minds in the field who admit that it’s difficult to pin down, its essence not able to be communicated sufficiently. Gil Herrera, research director at the Nation...
Jennifer Walsmith, a former Northrop Grumman executive, has been named president of intelligence and cybersecurity at Amentum. The advanced engineering and innovative technology services provider said Tuesday Walsmith will supervise the team responsible for developing and delivering innovative national security, intelligence and cyber...
Marin Halper has been appointed vice president of the Department of Defense and services center at MITRE, he announced on LinkedIn Tuesday In his new role, Halper will lead efforts supporting the National Security Engineering Center within the company’s national security sector. He will supervise a workforce tasked with addressing ch...
IT services provider Agile Defense has closed its acquisition of IntelliBridge to expand its technology capabilities and integrated platforms in support of national security, defense and federal civilian missions. In a statement published Tuesday, Rick Wagner, CEO of Agile Defense and a six-time Wash100 awardee, said the acquisition enhances its tea...
