ASRC Federal Agile Decision Sciences has been awarded the five-year, $212M NASA Research and Education Support Services contract for professional services and information technology support to the space agency. The company said Tuesday its ADS subsidiary will also work with NASA’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Enga...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center officially awarded on Friday a potential $12B agreement to the National Security Technology Accelerator to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium over a 10-year period. SMC originally planned to award the SpEC management agreement to NSTXL by the end of December but delayed the award to furth...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 19, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has opened a 22K-square-foot facility built as part of its ongoing Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence development project in Hampton, Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Jan. 12. HII said Jan. 11 it will perform hull structure assembly work in the new building to suppor...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a potential $121.6M other transaction award from the Missile Defense Agency to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of a space-based prototype sensor designed to track hypersonic and ballistic threats. MDA received four proposals for the project through a competitive solicitation among industry participants in ...
Dr. Joe Evans, technical director for 5G at the Department of Defense (DOD), recently discussed the impact that innovative technologies and 5G integration have on the private and public sectors during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) 5G Summit. If you missed the 5G Summit, you can still register to watch the OnDemand footage by visiting Potomac...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released a draft request for proposals for a potential five-year, $947M follow-on contract to the Emerald program used to procure lifecycle acquisition management, strategic business and financial management support services. A presolicitation notice posted Tuesday says the Clover multiple-aw...
The Pentagon has recently announced the redistribution of the chief management officer (CMO) functions, Federal News Network reported on Wednesday. Of the changes, the Pentagon will strengthen the Department of Defense (DoD) comptroller’s office to head business process improvements across the department. The comptroller will serve as DoD’s perf...
Since the onset of COVID-19, the government and industry have expedited the development process of new technologies and offerings to remain competitive in the evolving landscape. Innovation units across the nation have focused on artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, to support data and networks. During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual...
Kent Wilcher, former vice president of growth and sales at Jacobs (NYSE: J), has been named senior vice president and chief growth officer at Los Angeles-based space systems technology provider LinQuest. LinQuest said Tuesday Wilcher will lead the integration of growth initiatives, align its sales pipeline with corporate strategy, oversee a business...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the federal government to launch an initiative to drive the adoption of small modular nuclear reactor technology across national defense and space missions. The EO is aimed at revitalizing the country’s nuclear energy sector and space exploration initiatives while developing alternativ...
