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E3 Federal Solutions aims to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency manage various functional areas through a potential five-year, $850M contract awarded Monday. The company said Thursday it will provide analytical, administrative, acquisition, strategic communication, financial, business process and conference support to DARPA under the Scientific Engineering and Technical Assistance contract. Work will also […] More

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has announced plans to expand its North Dakota-based flight test and training center, aiming to satisfy the growing demand for flight crew training and sensor system testing. The company said Thursday it will add 14.5 acres to the 5.5-acre site located at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft System Business Park […] More

The General Services Administration has added new engineering special item numbers to Technical Project and Engineering’s Professional Services Schedule contract. Alexandria, Va.-based TAPE said Thursday it will offer logistics support and acquisition and life cycle management services under the modified PSS procurement vehicle. TAPE’s original contract, which was awarded in 2015, has included SINs on integrated consulting and […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced a $50 million project to expand the company’s manufacturing facility in Southern Arkansas for solid rocket motors and warheads. The rocket manufacturer said Wednesday it plans to invest in infrastructure at the site and aims to create as many as 140 positions through the expansion. Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, […] More

Sehlke Consulting has been named to the Inc. magazine’s list of 5,000 “fastest-growing” U.S. companies for 2018. The Arlington, Va. based company said Wednesday  it landed the 435th spot in this year’s Inc. 5000 ranking for recording a three-year growth rate of 1,157 percent. Chad Sehlke, founder and CEO of Sehlke Consulting, said receiving the Inc. […] More

James Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel Labs, has said the company is commending U.S. lawmakers’ bipartisan push to advance quantum computing research and development efforts. He wrote in a blog post published Thursday the proposed National Quantum Initiative Act seeks to encourage collaboration among government, academic and private entities to address computing challenges through methods […] More

KBR’s government services business has received a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to train U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircrew on the effects of high levels of acceleration, or “G”, during flight operations. KBRWyle will immerse about 600 students in a hands-on training program about high-G environment in the company’s centrifuge, which creates realistic acceleration forces from […] More

Parsons has received the National Veteran Small Business Coalition’s Champion of Veteran Enterprise Award for collaborating with veteran-owned and service-disabled, veteran-owned companies to support federal projects. The company said Wednesday it surpassed the government’s SDVOSB contracting goal of 3 percent in 2017 by awarding 10 percent of subcontractor dollars to businesses that fall under that group. The Pasadena, […] More

Boeing has landed a $16.1 million contract to provide engineering services for a U.S. Air Force project to update the interior of the C-32 military passenger transportation aircraft. The company will refresh C-32’s interior appearance to resemble the VC-25A aircraft’s presidential section and replace the double-seat configuration with a triple-seat configuration aft of Door 3, the Defense Department said […] More