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Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 awardee Mark Esper said the Department of Defense would open up to 16 laboratories to test civilians for the new coronavirus and offer up to 5M respirator masks and 2K specialized ventilators, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The U.S. military is also preparing its hospital ships, USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy, for possible deployment to U.S. locations facing increasing number of COVID-19 cases, particularly in Washington state and New York.  

Spire Global has established an office in Washington, D.C., to serve as a hub for the cloud analytics company to develop enterprise platforms designed to support government space data requirements. The D.C. facility represents Spire's third office in the country and its sixth worldwide.

A new PwC report says the U.S. aerospace and defense industry recorded $244B in 2018 sales and was the A&D exports leader last year with $132B in revenue.

Global Government Services has been awarded a pair of contract modifications worth $22.9M combined to help Naval Sea Systems Command maintain vessels. The Department of Defense said Thursday both modifications exercise the second option period of two previously awarded contracts covering support services to the NAVSEA Inactive Ships Maintenance Office in …

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese and Associates, with his third Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic recognizes McAleese for his work providing consulting and legal services to government contracting businesses. We are pleased to present the most coveted award …

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Michael Maiorana, senior vice president of Verizon’s public sector, with his first Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Maiorana for his leadership and sales expertise that led to several major achievements and contracts for the company. We are honored to …

Ted Fordyce, vice president of government relations at Elbit Systems’ (Nasdaq: ESLT) U.S. arm, has assumed the additional role of VP for the subsidiary’s Washington operations. Fordyce will serve as Elbit Systems of America’s liaison to the White House, Congress and federal agencies such as the departments of Homeland Security and …

The U.S. Navy has awarded International Marine & Industrial Applicators and QED Systems positions on a potential $260.1 million contract to help the military branch preserve and install coatings on various naval ships and vessels. The Defense Department said Thursday both companies will compete for individual delivery orders over a five-year period to provide single …

BAE Systems Inc., the British defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary, has sold its San Francisco Ship Repair business to Tacoma, Washington-based ship repair services provider Puglia Engineering for an undisclosed sum. “We believe this divestiture is in the best interests of the San Francisco shipyard employees and both companies, as it will better position …

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and his four military aides were among the first individuals to perform first aid and rescue operation when a passenger vehicle collided with a mass transit bus on the night of Oct. 12 in southeast Washington, D.C., ABC News reported Thursday. Luis Martinez writes Milley …