The Defense Health Agency has awarded Leidos a five-year, $102.21 million contract to perform programmatic services in support of congressionally directed medical research initiatives and of U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command subordinate organizations. The contractor will assist program managers in conducting strategic planning, visi...
The year 2022 in government contracting featured new multibillion-dollar contract awards, major recompetes and some protests over agency procurement decisions. Before we shift into 2023, our editorial team is thrilled to share the most significant federal contracts of the past 12 months from Executive Mosaic’s media portfolio. Continue reading...
The $858 billion fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act has been signed into law by President Joe Biden. The FY23 NDAA allocates nearly $817 billion to the Department of Defense, $30.3 billion for national security programs under the Department of Energy and $378 million for other “defense-related activities,” the DOD reported ...
Maury Cupitt, regional vice president of sales engineering at Sonatype, said government agencies should understand the importance of visibility and automation in the detection and mitigation of risks associated with open source software components. Cupitt wrote that agencies should adopt a platform that could enable them to ensure the security of th...
The U.S. Air Force has started seeking proposals as part of the second on-ramp process for a contract vehicle for weapon systems development, digital and model-based systems engineering, Agile processes, open systems architecture and enterprise analytics. The armament directorate at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida intends to rapidly acquire platform...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary can start to obtain long lead-time materials for the next five Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines after the business secured a $5.13 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics Electric Boat will use the funds to procure and build critical components for Bui...
In recent years, the Department of Defense has placed high priority on programs and initiatives designed to increase the speed, connectivity and information advantage of our country’s warfighting capabilities. As the peer and near-peer competition heats up, U.S. military leaders are identifying technologies and capability areas that require improv...
The Washington Headquarters Services has awarded nine companies positions on a potential five-year, $1.5 billion contract for analytic and technical support services. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes acquisition and sustainment oversight support, engineering and agile methodologies, capability portfolio management,...
The Department of Defense has issued a request for proposals for a potential $249 million program to provide staffing support for DOD’s artificial intelligence initiatives. The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office and Army Contracting Command-Rock Island plan to award 10 basic ordering agreements under the AI Talent 2.0 pr...
The Department of Energy will support research, development and demonstration efforts aimed at strengthening the security and resiliency of U.S. power grid against cyber threats and will select up to 15 cybersecurity projects for the new funding opportunity. DOE said Wednesday that potential topic areas are automated cyber attack prevention and miti...
