Industry News

Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has said the company has proposals to construct two aircraft carriers, 10 submarines and 10 destroyer ships for the U.S. Navy, USNI News reported Thursday. “This is the most exciting time I’ve seen in shipbuilding in 30 years,” Petters said Thursday at the company’s earnings call for the […] More

Janus Global Operations has helped the Iraqi government retrieve four radiation treatment machines in a cancer hospital in Ramadi by clearing a 240-square-meter pathway of improvised explosive devices left by the Islamic State militant organization. The cancer hospital is one of the four health facilities at the Ramadi Medical Complex that was seized by the militant […] More

CACI International’s integrated security solutions business has received a $34.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide medical logistical support personnel at over 184 military sites. The Defense Department said Wednesday CACI-ISS will support efforts in assemblage packaging of war reserve materiel, inspections and audits, as well as in contingency, humanitarian and base exercises. The information technology […] More

The U.S. Air Force could award a new set of Launch Service Agreements sometime during August, one month later than scheduled, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. The military service aims to select two domestic commercial launch service providers that can cover national security missions and send heavy and complex payloads to space. Northrop Grumman‘s innovation systems sector — then called Orbital […] More

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a one-year, $63.1 million contract for information technology and telecommunications services to the military branch’s customers in the National Capital Region. Leidos will perform work at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland; Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.; the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va. and other Air Force facilities across the […] More

Perspecta‘s Vencore subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $40 million task order to provide systems engineering and technical assistance for the U.S. Army’s Product Director, Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities office. The effort will aim to help PD TENCAP refine systems engineering processes and provide logistics and program management support for the service branch’s platforms, […] More

QinetiQ North America has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, to demonstrate a sonar technology meant to aid underwater navigation. The company said Thursday it aims to showcase the performance of the DOLPHIN  underwater acoustic technology that seeks to address the nadir gap seen in current sidescan sonars. DOLPHIN is designed to help […] More

The U.S. Air Force has asked information on potential industry sources that could provide a single aircraft platform that will work to perform the missions carried out by planes intended for command post and executive airlift operations, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said the service intends to look for that platform through the NEAT […] More

The General Services Administration and the Agriculture Department have issued six requests for quotes as part of the second phase of the White House’s Centers of Excellence program, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. The solicitations released Monday intend to support the implementation of the five COEs that focus on information technology modernization efforts such as […] More

The Georgia Department of Transportation has selected Applied Information to provide beacons as part of an effort to increase safety in the state’s school zones. Applied Information said Wednesday it will help the department implement Glance School Zone Beacon Systems equipped with cellular modems and designed to help traffic engineers manage the flashing devices. An AT&T internet-of-things platform called the Control Center will support […] More