As the role of information technology (IT) grows throughout the federal government, the U.S. Air Force wants to streamline and optimize its acquisition process through digital transformation. The service branch is currently working to incorporate digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures to achieve its acquisition...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will begin manufacturing Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pods for the U.S. Navy’s electronic warfare aircraft fleet after the company received a $172 million low rate initial production contract. Naval Air Systems Command has ordered three NGJ-MB ship sets along with associated equipment, technical data and go...
NASA has started its formal solicitation for a new round of commercial services to conduct human landing system maturation and risk reduction work to help inform future routine crewed transportation from lunar orbit to the moon’s surface. The agency said Thursday it will award milestone-based contracts worth up to $45 million to each company t...
Paul Engola, chief human resources officer of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named executive vice president for national security space in a string of leadership changes that will take effect Monday, July 5. Leidos said Thursday the executive moves are part of the company’s efforts to optimize processes and advance talent development. Engola will c...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will move to the engineering and manufacturing development phase for the Long Range Standoff weapon system under a potential $2 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force. Raytheon’s missile and defense business will continue to mature production processes and demonstrate the manufacturing environment with a goal of...
Ball Aerospace has promoted two-decade company veteran Jeanne Atwell to the positions of vice president and chief engineer. Prior to this promotion, Atwell was senior director of advanced mission solutions within Ball’s national defense segment, the company said Wednesday. “She has an impeccable technical record and will focus on executi...
Stephen Ambrose, a 40-year veteran in science and technology, will oversee the climate initiatives of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as chief climate scientist, a newly created role. He will lead the projects of SAIC focused on data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning aimed at helping government clients addre...
The U.S. Air Force is enacting major digital transformation initiatives in an attempt to streamline and optimize its acquisition process. Such as incorporating digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures that will provide better access to emerging technology, reduce acquisition timelines. During Potomac Officers Clu...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won Switzerland’s fighter aircraft competition to provide the F-35 platform along with training and sustainment support services to the Swiss air force. The Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor said Wednesday that Swiss companies can take part in research, development, manufacturing and maintenance efforts associ...
Technical Resources International has won a potential 10-year, $173.2 million contract from the National Institutes of Health for sponsor and regulatory management services in support of the Center for Cancer Research within the National Cancer Institute, and CCR investigators. According to an award notice posted Tuesday on SAM.gov, TRI will perform...
