The U.S. Air Force has awarded MITRE a $101.1 million contract modification to continue to provide support for a federally funded research and development center, or FFRDC. The Department of Defense said Friday the nonprofit corporation will continue to serve as the administrator of the National Security Engineering Center, or NSEC, FFRDC. In Septem...
Mark Buongiorno has been selected as president of aerospace and defense at IFS. The enterprise cloud and industrial artificial intelligence software provider said Thursday Buongiorno will succeed Scott Helmer, who will serve as chairman of IFS Aerospace & Defense. IFS Executive Team Role As part of the IFS executive team, Buongiorno wi...
Timothy Grayson has joined BAE Systems as vice president and general manager of FAST Labs, the company’s research and development arm. The executive announced his appointment in a LinkedIn post Thursday. “I’m thrilled to be working with an incredibly talented FAST Labs team and contributing my experiences to lead the de...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded Parsons a $137 million task order for specialized cyber operations capabilities. Services that will be provided include cyber assessments and subject matter experts supporting cyber operations, development, analysis and research, Parsons said Thursday. The contract was awarded under the Assessment, Exe...
The General Services Administration has issued the lists of apparent awardees under the rolling awards process for the Total Small Business; women-owned small business or WOSB; Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, small business; service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or SDVOSB; and 8(a) small business set-aside tracks of th...
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $986.8 million modification to a previously awarded contract for submarine production support. Contract modification work includes additional component development, class lead yard support and submarine industrial base supplier development enhancements supporting Columbia-class ballistic mis...
Kongsberg Discovery has agreed to acquire Sonatech as part of efforts to expand its technology portfolio and grow its business in the U.S. Navy market. The global technology company said Tuesday the acquisition of Sonatech, an engineering and manufacturing company specializing in underwater acoustics, will be finalized later in 2025, pendi...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Serco a five-year, $105 million recompete contract to continue providing professional and technical services to the Program Executive Office Ships Amphibious Warfare Program Office, or PMS 377. In a press release published Tuesday, Tom Watson, CEO of Serco and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said his company has support...
Acuity International has recruited Rich Bamonte, an aerospace and defense industry expert, as chief growth officer for its federal business. In his new role, Bamonte will lead strategies to build partnerships, capture new opportunities and drive long-term value for federal government clients, the company said Monday. “Acuity has a strong reput...
OpenAI has received a potential $200 million other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, to build frontier AI prototypes designed to address critical national security challenges in warfighting and enterprise areas. DOD said Monday work on the prototype OTA will primar...
