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  • Amentum Opens Nuclear Center in Tennessee
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    Amentum Opens Nuclear Center in Tennessee

    Amentum has opened a new facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which will serve as a central hub for nuclear engineering, operations and expertise. The company said Thursday that the Nuclear Center of Excellence will focus on advancing large- and small-scale nuclear power projects by drawing on its global experience in the nuclear sector. Driving Innovation and […] More

  • Mattermost & Qrypt to Develop Quantum-Secure Collaboration Platform
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    Mattermost & Qrypt to Develop Quantum-Secure Collaboration Platform

    Mattermost and Qrypt have announced a joint development program to deliver a quantum-secure end-to-end encryption collaboration platform designed for mission-critical operations. “Our collaboration with Qrypt addresses an urgent need for quantum-secure communication solutions capable of safeguarding national security organizations against emerging threats,” said Bill Anderson, principal product manager at Mattermost, in a statement Thursday. The joint program allows […] More

  • Steve Walker Appointed to Applied Research Associates Board
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    Steve Walker Appointed to Applied Research Associates Board

    Steve Walker, former vice president and chief technology officer at Lockheed Martin and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors at Applied Research Associates. ARA President and CEO Rob Sues welcomed Walker’s appointment and said in a statement Wednesday, “With his extensive experience leading research and development in his senior roles in the defense industry, […] More

  • Rancher Government Solutions and Kasm Technologies to Enhance Government Virtual Workspace
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    Rancher Government Solutions and Kasm Technologies to Enhance Government Virtual Workspace

    Rancher Government Solutions and Kasm Technologies have partnered to modernize government virtual desktop infrastructure with a cloud-native and Kubernetes-powered workspace designed for the demanding needs of defense and federal agencies. Ryan Lewis, CEO of RGS, said in a statement Tuesday, “Government agencies can no longer afford to rely on legacy VDI platforms that are costly, complex, […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Allocore Platform to Government Agencies
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    Carahsoft to Offer Allocore Platform to Government Agencies

    Carahsoft Technology has partnered with Allocore to serve as the master government aggregator for Allocore’s secure and unified platform for government loans, grants and fraud prevention. Marc Tate, executive vice president of sales at Allocore, said in a statement Tuesday, “Together, we aim to empower agencies with the tools needed to streamline operations, enhance transparency, modernize systems […] More

  • US OKs $181M Czech FMS for Military Comms Equipment
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    US OKs $181M Czech FMS for Military Comms Equipment

    The U.S. Department of State has approved an approximately $181 million foreign military sale to the Czech Republic for secure communications equipment and support services. L3Harris will serve as the primary contractor. FMS Coverage The package includes AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-163 and AN/PRC-167 radios, AN/PYQ-10A(C) simple key loaders, RF-300M-DL(C) small secure data links, spare parts and associated support equipment, […] More

  • Eileen Vidrine Named Strategic Adviser at Concept Plus
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    Eileen Vidrine Named Strategic Adviser at Concept Plus

    Eileen Vidrine, a federal government veteran with nearly four decades of experience, has been named strategic adviser at software development firm Concept Plus. She will support the company’s work with its largest client, the U.S. Air Force. Advisory Role Concept Plus said Friday that Vidrine will guide initiatives supporting key Air Force priorities, including multi-domain command […] More

  • State Department OKs $311M F-16 Support Package for Ukraine
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    State Department OKs $311M F-16 Support Package for Ukraine

    The State Department has approved Ukraine’s request for an approximately $310.5 million foreign military sale to support the latter’s F-16 fighter jet program. Eight companies, including Valiant Integrated Services, Top Aces, Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics business, Pratt & Whitney, Snap-on Inc., BAE Systems, AAR Corporation and Comsetra will serve as the primary contractors, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday. About the FMS […] More

  • Invoke Public Sector & Ask Sage Partner for Air Force Legacy Code Modernization
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    Invoke Public Sector & Ask Sage Partner for Air Force Legacy Code Modernization

    Invoke’s public sector business and Ask Sage have partnered for the development of an artificial intelligence-powered legacy code modernization capability to enhance U.S. Air Force systems. Modernizing with AI Invoke Public Sector said Wednesday it used Ask Sage’s secure generative AI platform to support the Department of the Air Force Bot Operations Team in upgrading critical legacy […] More

  • Karman Space & Defense Opens New Facility in Alabama
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    Karman Space & Defense Opens New Facility in Alabama

    Karman Space & Defense has opened a new 30,000-square-foot facility in Decatur, Alabama, aimed at driving innovation and supporting U.S. aerospace and defense missions. Tony Koblinski, CEO of Karman Space & Defense, said in a statement Wednesday, “Our new, cutting-edge facility enhances our ability to deliver mission-critical systems that strengthen U.S. defense capabilities and expand the […] More

  • State Department Approves India’s $131M Maritime Awareness FMS Deal
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    State Department Approves India’s $131M Maritime Awareness FMS Deal

    The State Department has approved a proposed foreign military sale to India worth $131 million to enhance the country’s Indo-Pacific maritime domain awareness capabilities. HawkEye 360 will be the principal contractor for the agreement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday. Agreement Details Under the proposed deal, India will receive the SeaVision maritime domain awareness software along […] More

  • SAIC & Bluescape to Provide Government Customers With Digital Workspace
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    SAIC & Bluescape to Provide Government Customers With Digital Workspace

    SAIC and Bluescape are partnering to deliver Bluescape’s secure virtual workspace, designed to support mission-critical operations, to the Department of Defense and space, intelligence and civilian agencies. Bob Ritchie, chief technology officer at SAIC, said in a statement Wednesday, “Today’s warfighters and intelligence community decision-makers face a myriad of complex national security challenges that continually reinforce the […] More