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ICF International has received a $19.8 million blanket purchase agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical and analytical support for EPA’s efforts to phase out substances that can damage the Earth’s ozone layer. The company will work with EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Protection Stratospheric Protection Division to create and implement programs to help stop the production and consumption of ozone-depleting chemicals, ICF said Friday. The […] More

Lockheed Martin and South Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have agreed to jointly build and offer a combat ship platform intended for use in multiple naval missions. The companies seek to combine DSME’s hull design expertise with Lockheed’s program and systems integration experience under their Multi-mission Combat Ship teaming agreement, Joe North, vice president of littoral ships and systems at Lockheed’s mission system and training business, said […] More

Reston, Virginia-based reseller Carahsoft Technology has been awarded a potential seven-year contract of an undisclosed value by a nation-wide state and local government consortium to provide Google for Work products and services for more than 90,000 public sector customers in the U.S. Fairfax County, Virginia awarded the contract and acted as the lead public agency over the competitive procurement process, […] More

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $74.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to help the service branch conduct special studies, reviews and analyses of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship development initiative. The Defense Department said Thursday that Lockheed will evaluate production and engineering challenges and cost and schedule risks associated with the Freedom-class LCS program. The company will also provide LCS engineering and […] More

The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that the Air Force Research Laboratory released a solicitation Tuesday seeking partners to aid the development of the High-Powered Electromagnetics program […] More

Parsons has signed a statement of support with the Defense Department‘s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office Wednesday in recognition of company employees who are members of the U.S. National Guard and Army Reserve. Under the agreement, the company will comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and manage employees who […] More

An ICF International subsidiary has secured a potential four-year, $36.8 million contract to help the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises carry out its work to plan, organize and launch different types of events. ICF Mostra will also provide event management services to EC directorates-general for climate action, agriculture and rural development, mobility and transport, energy and internal […] More

SpaceX has announced plans to fly an unmanned space vehicle to Mars by 2018 as part of its Red Dragon Mars mission, Reuters reported Wednesday. Irene Klotz writes NASA will offer technical support to SpaceX on its mission to land Dragon 2 spacecraft in Mars in exchange for entry, descent and landing information that the […] More

NASA has chosen 341 Small Business Innovation Research and 58 Small Business Technology Transfer proposals on space-related research and development for Phase I negotiations on contracts potentially worth $49.7 million. The selected proposals will receive six-month contracts worth up to $125,000 and support the development of technologies in fields including aeronautics, science, human exploration and space technology, NASA said […] More