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GE to Help Navy Modernize Gas Turbine Propulsion Systems
General Electric has secured an $11.4M contract from the U.S. Navy to develop three technologies in an effort to modernize gas turbine propulsion systems.
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DOD Delays Milestone C Decision for F-35 Program
The Department of Defense has indefinitely postponed a final determination to let the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft move into the full production phase due to technical and pandemic challenges that have affected combat simulation test preparations, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
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IRS Taps DRT to Develop Labor, Wage Data Analysis Tech for OMB
DRT Strategies has received a contract of an undisclosed sum from the Internal Revenue Service through the Pilot IRS vehicle to build a tool for assisting the Office of Management and Budget in its aggregation and analysis of labor and wage data from various sources.
in NewsMaddox Defense Relocates HQ to Houston
Tactical gear and equipment provider Maddox Defense transferred to a new headquarters along Cranswick Road in Houston on Dec. 1 following a six-month business operation expansion effort that began in March 2020.
Splunk’s Ashok Sankar: Agencies Must Leverage Data, FedRAMP-Certified Tools to Accelerate Cloud-Driven Modernization
Ashok Sankar, director of marketing and strategy for public sector and education at Splunk, has said that Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-authorized cloud tools are vital to helping agencies accelerate modernization, FedScoop reported Thursday.
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SBA Extends Application Deadline for COVID-19 Economic Recovery Loans
The Small Business Administration has allowed business owners and nonprofit organizations to submit applications for low-interest loans until Dec. 31 to help them manage financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expanse’s Matt Kraning: Federal Government Should Make Advancements in Program Protection
Matt Kraning, chief technology officer and co-founder of Expanse, wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on Nextgov that the Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies looking to accelerate the acquisition process and deliver more innovative platforms should advance program protection. “In order to be effective and comprehensive, a program protection model should start where an attacker would first begin to surveil a vendor in cyberspace: in its exposed internet presence, such as websites, file transfer services and remote access protocols,†he said.
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PAE Receives $151M in Task Orders to Support Aircraft Maintenance; CEO John Heller Quoted
PAE announced on Wednesday that the company has received two task orders under the U.S. Air Force Contract Field Team Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity services (IDIQ) contract with a combined value of $151.8 million, with a ceiling value of $11.4 billion. PAE will support aircraft maintenance at the Naval Aviation Maintenance Center for Excellence.Â
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DFAS Issues Pay System Technical Support RFI
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is seeking information on potential sources of technical support services for a civilian pay processing system used by the Department of Defense.
in Contract Awards, NewsSystems & Technology Research to Help DARPA Create Airspace Mgmt System Testbed
Systems and Technology Research has won an $8.3M contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency study, develop and trial a testing environment in support of a program that aims to ensure effectiveness of airspace operations in future battlespace. The sought environment will serve as a testbed for airspace management systems, airspace planning algorithms and a network of aircraft-tracking sensors under DARPA's Air Space Total Awareness for Rapid Tactical Execution program, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
Fortinet’s Jim Richberg: Gov’t Should Implement Flexible Platforms for Network Security
Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer at Fortinet, said government entities should employ flexible digital platforms capable of enabling better productivity and higher return of investment and securing networks amid the pandemic-driven work-from-home trend.
in NewsNorthrop Resupply Spacecraft to Depart ISS Next Week, Conduct Secondary Orbital Mission
NASA expects Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft to leave the International Space Station Jan. 6 following the delivery of almost 8K pounds of crew supplies, commercial technology and scientific experiments.
