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Rocket Lab has announced the addition of its new Neutron rocket to NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare, or VADR, contract. Its small orbital launch vehicle Electron is already under VADR contract and demonstrated capabilities in the NASA PREFIRE and TROPICS missions, the company said Thursday. Rocket Lab described Neutron as a medium-lift reusable […] More
Low Earth orbit satellites of York Space Systems and SpaceX have completed a laser communication link test involving the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The test demonstrated the first laser communication connection between two PWSA satellites, advancing space-based communication, York said Thursday. The test linked a data transport satellite deployed by York to […] More
Cybersecurity company Appgate has announced the appointment of John Zangardi, Mirtillo Consulting’s CEO and a past Wash100 awardee, as member of its federal advisory board. Zangardi, former Redhorse Corporation CEO and president, is also bringing in key leadership experience in the public sector, including past roles as chief information officer for the Department of Homeland […] More
Leidos has appointed Megan Block as vice president and national security capture excellence head. In this capacity, Block will handle planning and proposal development on business opportunities in defense, intelligence and homeland security, the company said Tuesday. Block will also manage Leidos’ national security sector growth office and support company proposals and bids through collaboration with […] More
The Department of State has issued a request for proposals for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on administrative and general management consulting services for offices under the department’s African and political-military affairs bureaus. The contract has a potential value of $250 million and a five year period of performance, according to the RFP posted Monday on […] More
Leidos QTC Health Services will provide medical disability examination, or MDE, services for the Veterans Benefits Administration’s U.S. regions 1 to 4 under a new contract that parent company Leidos announced on Monday. Liz Porter, Leidos health and civil sector president, noted that the company’s unit delivered over 1 million medical examinations to the VBA […] More
The Department of the Army has posted a request for proposals from small vendors interested in providing support services to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, known as G-2, of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC. The service requirements include analytical support to the TRADOC G-2 operational environment and core options, with […] More
Technology company SandboxAQ has announced a research paper exploring the use of artificial intelligence models to mitigate disturbance in magnetic anomaly-based navigation, or MagNav. The study, presented during the December annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington, D.C., indicates a potential for use in autonomous vehicles and other applications, SandboxAQ said Friday. The […] More
IT and professional services firm Electrosoft will continue providing audit guidance and assistance services to the Defense Logistic Agency’s finance unit, or J8, under a follow-on support contract. The tasks under the contract include the preparation of corrective action plans and analyses for the DLA J8’s financial statement and audit program, the Reston, Virginia-based company […] More
Blue Origin has completed a series of tests for its New Glenn rocket, whose objectives included the demonstration of day-of-launch operations and the validation of vehicle and ground systems. Hotfire Test The company said Friday that the test campaign, which met all objectives, concluded with an integrated launch vehicle hotfire test, whose accomplishment was described […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a U.S. Navy contract modification valued at approximately $335.7 million to provide continuing technical and management support to the modification and retrofit efforts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2025. The award covers work for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales customers and non-Department of Defense F-35 program […] More
Rick Vien, most recently a capture executive at ManTech, was appointed as vice president of proposals operations at the defense technology provider, he announced in a LinkedIn post. The executive joined the Herndon, Virginia-based company in August after more than 15 years at BAE Systems, where he last worked as strategic capture director, according to […] More
