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  • Amentum, Beast Code Forge Digital Tech Partnership for Federal Clients; Jill Bruning Quoted
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    Amentum, Beast Code Forge Digital Tech Partnership for Federal Clients; Jill Bruning Quoted

    Amentum and software developer Beast Code have signed a partnership agreement with the goal of helping federal civilian and defense agencies adopt digital twin technology. The strategic alliance will apply a web-based software offering Beast Code designed to extract and present data from disparate sources via a 3D digital twin, Amentum said Tuesday. Users can implement […] More

  • FMD, Oak Ridge National Lab Collaborating on Marine Propulsion Tech Development
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    FMD, Oak Ridge National Lab Collaborating on Marine Propulsion Tech Development

    Fairbanks Morse Defense and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop alternative fuel technologies for powering marine engines. FMD said Tuesday it will define performance and durability criteria and design testing components, while ORNL will research on combustion strategies, high-temperature materials, additive manufacturing, elastomer compatibility and corrosion. The collaboration includes conducting […] More

  • Northrop, USSF, Space Norway Enter Next Phase in Arctic Broadband Mission Preparations
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    Northrop, USSF, Space Norway Enter Next Phase in Arctic Broadband Mission Preparations

    Northrop Grumman has completed the integration of U.S. Space Force payloads on two satellites the company is building for a Space Norway-led polar broadband mission and put the first satellite through a thermal vacuum test. The Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission will use the company’s GEOStar-3 platform and carry payloads developed for USSF’s Enhanced Polar System […] More

  • Viasat Secures $80M in Awards to Develop Military Tactical Antennas
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    Viasat Secures $80M in Awards to Develop Military Tactical Antennas

    California-based communications company Viasat has booked more than $80 million in awards for the development of phased array antenna systems to be integrated into military platforms. In a statement published Monday, Jeanne Atwell, general manager for Arizona operations at Viasat, said the awards will be utilized to advance multi-function Active Electronically Scanned Arrays. The AESAs will be […] More

  • Mike Brokaw Elevated to Chief Delivery Officer at VMD
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    Mike Brokaw Elevated to Chief Delivery Officer at VMD

    Mike Brokaw has been elevated to chief delivery officer role at VMD, where he previously served as senior vice president of business development. VMD said Thursday Brokaw assumed the newly created position immediately, taking charge of overseeing client-facing delivery operations of the Fairfax, Virginia-based government contractor. Having been with the company since 2002, Brokaw’s 25 years of […] More

  • DRT Books USDA Contract for Financial System Modernization Effort
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    DRT Books USDA Contract for Financial System Modernization Effort

    DRT Strategies has secured a contract from the Department of Agriculture to modernize the agency’s core financial system using the Oracle Application Express platform. The company said Wednesday the low-code application platform will be integrated into the USDA system to manage property and asset data for the government enterprise under the Oracle APEX Conversion contract.  Contract […] More

  • DLH to Support NIH Heart Institute’s IT Modernization via $85M BPA; Zachary Parker Quoted
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    DLH to Support NIH Heart Institute’s IT Modernization via $85M BPA; Zachary Parker Quoted

    DLH will help a National Institutes of Health division modernize information technology operations through the company’s position on a five-year, $85 million blanket purchase agreement. The company said Wednesday projects under the BPA are centered on agile development, data sciences and health IT modernization at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. “This award provides […] More

  • General Atomics Equips MQ-9A Drone With Electronic Warfare Pod for USAF Flight Test
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    General Atomics Equips MQ-9A Drone With Electronic Warfare Pod for USAF Flight Test

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business contributed to a U.S. Air Force flight test through the installation of an electronic warfare countermeasure pod on an MQ-9A Reaper aircraft. GA-ASI said Thursday it integrated the Angry Kitten ALQ-167 EW pod in less than nine months as part of a cooperative research and development agreement with USAF. Georgia Tech […] More

  • Parsons to Provide Assessment, Risk Management Services for NAVFAC’s Construction Project
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    Parsons to Provide Assessment, Risk Management Services for NAVFAC’s Construction Project

    Parsons has secured an $11 million contract to conduct project performance assessment and programmatic risk management for the Naval Facility Engineering Systems Command. Under the potential four-year agreement, the company said Thursday it will support the development and execution phases of construction projects within NAVFAC Southwest’s infrastructure program. The program, which involves around $1.3 billion in […] More

  • Sidus Space Awarded Parsons Subcontract for Space Force Launch Integration Support
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    Sidus Space Awarded Parsons Subcontract for Space Force Launch Integration Support

    Sidus Space has secured a subcontract to provide Parsons with manufacturing hardware support for a U.S. Space Force rideshare payloads integration initiative. Under the award, the Florida-based satellite company will supply master harness assembly and test cables for the Launch Manifest Systems Integration program, Sidus Space said Wednesday. Parsons previously received a multi-year deal that involves […] More

  • Samantha Mooney-Outlaw Promoted to Knight Federal Solutions COO
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    Samantha Mooney-Outlaw Promoted to Knight Federal Solutions COO

    Samantha Mooney-Outlaw, former director of operations at Knight Federal Solutions, has been elevated to chief operating officer at the information technology company. Effective July 18, the executive will oversee daily company-wide operations and strategic planning functions, Knight Federal Solutions said Tuesday. “She has been instrumental in driving our company’s success and has shown remarkable dedication to our […] More