Industry News

The U.S. Army has asked industry to submit proposals for a program to design, build and test a future attack reconnaissance aircraft prototype. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says Army Contracting Command plans to use an “other transaction” authority for the prototype initiative in support of the cross-functional team responsible for the service’s future vertical lift […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $45M contract modification to support integration and technical work on airborne guidance kits designed to guide free-falling bombs into the target area. Boeing will conduct studies, analysis, modernization and integration efforts for the Joint Direct Attack Munition system at a company facility in Missouri through March 31, 2019. The Air Force will […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded separate contracts to five companies to conduct research-and-development projects to support DHS’ nuclear and radiological threat detection efforts. DHS announced the contract awards in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday. Contractors will assist DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in exploratory research into technologies or approaches that can help detect and […] More

Carahsoft Technology has landed a spot on the Washington Business Journal’s 2018 list of top 100 privately held companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, ranked by total revenue during the previous fiscal year. The company said Tuesday it recorded $4.4B in 2017 bookings and saw the number of its employees increase to more than 900 […] More

B&A, formerly Bart & Associates, has launched a video to highlight the McLean, Va.-based government information technology services contractor’s brand refresh. The move is part of the company’s rebranding efforts that kicked off in July with the launch of a new corporate logo and name to reflect B&A’s commitment to delivering innovative platforms across four […] More

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected nine companies to support a program that delivers authorizations in real time to drone operators seeking to fly their unmanned aircraft systems in controlled airspace. The agency said Monday the new partners under the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability effort are permitted to process drone flying applications. The […] More

Steve Priestley, director of mine action programs at Janus Global Operations, joined a panel discussion during the Middle East Institute’s inaugural conference on explosive hazard removal efforts held on Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. “Our purpose is to help people displaced by conflict resume their normal lives,” Priestley said in a statement published Monday. “Together, […] More

Boeing and Embraer are in discussions to establish a KC-390 military aircraft assembly line in the U.S., Reuters reported Monday. The two aerospace companies plan to set up a defense-related joint venture to pursue the construction of a new facility that would serve as the second KC-390 factory, according to a Monday report by Brazilian […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued sources sought notices to seek information on potential vendors that can provide information technology help desk support services for “fourth estate” agencies, Nextgov reported Monday. The three separate notices posted Monday on FedBizOpps want information on women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; HUBZone-certified vendors; and “unrestricted” or large […] More