Lockheed-Built Spacecraft Reaches Surface of Asteroid Bennu; Lisa Callahan Quoted
A NASA space probe built by Lockheed Martin landed on the surface of a near-Earth asteroid Tuesday to take a physical sample using the craft's robotic arm.
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Navy Intell Office Plans Engineering & Technical Support Procurement
The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command's Fleet Logistics Center has indicated its intent to solicit proposals for five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering engineering and technical services to the Office of Naval Intelligence, according to a presolicitation notice published Tuesday.
in NewsHuntington Ingalls’ Shipbuilding Division Unveils HR Building in Mississippi
Huntington Ingalls Industries has inaugurated its building for human resources on Mississippi's Jerry St. Pe Highway nearly one year after the construction project began.
in News, Space NewsAstrobotic Opens New Pittsburgh HQ for Lunar Logistics; John Thornton Quoted
Astrobotic has unveiled a 47K-square-foot headquarters in Pittsburgh that will serve as a hub for development and operation of the company's robotic platforms designed to support lunar missions.
in Executive Moves, NewsPAE Names Cristal Rice as VP of Readiness, Sustainment; John Heller Quoted
PAE has appointed Cristal Rice as the vice president of its Readiness & Sustainment group. Rice is an aerospace industry executive with that has deep experience in team leadership and business development. “Cristal has a demonstrated track record for leading high-performing teams and standing up new business development organizations,†said PAE president and CEO, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, John Heller.Â
in Executive Moves, NewsLexisNexis Risk Solutions Names New Executives to Health Care Business; Josh Schoeller Quoted
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has appointed new executives to its Health Care Business leadership team. Dave Corbett will serve as head of Sales and Client Engagement and Jeff Diamond has been promoted to senior vice president of Commercial Operations. “[Corbett] brings tremendous experience in nurturing client relationships and leading high-performing sales teams that will help us deliver more value for our clients,†said Josh Schoeller, CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' health care business.
Don Brown: Telesat’s US Subsidiary to Help Lockheed, SDA Test Commercial-Gov’t Space Network Interoperability
A Telesat subsidiary will participate in a Lockheed Martin-led team that won a $187.5M contract from the Space Development Agency to provide 10 space vehicles with communication links to explore interoperability between commercial and government satellites.
in Contract Awards, NewsTechnology Security Associates Wins $83M IDIQ to Help Secure Navy Airborne Platforms
Technology Security Associates has won a five-year, $83.3M contract to provide platform security services to Naval Air System Command and Naval Air Warfare Centers. The U.S. Navy received two offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a small business set-aside competition, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.
in Executive Moves, NewsVentech Elevates Tonia Bleecher to COO Role
Tonia Bleecher, former chief growth officer of Ventech Solutions, has been named chief operating officer at the technology services provider, FedHealthIT reported Tuesday. She jointed Ventech in 2018 as senior vice president of health care enterprise solutions.
IndraSoft Secures Air Force DevSecOps Basic Ordering Agreement; Raj Lingam Quoted
IndraSoft has been selected to provide DevSecOps services to the U.S. Air Force's cyber software factory as part of a five-year basic ordering agreement.
SAIC Survey: 82% of Federal Execs Expect Remote Work to Continue Post-Pandemic; Mark Forman Quoted
A Science Applications International Corp. survey has found that 84 percent of federal government executives said they are more or just as productive since their transition to virtual work environments and 82 percent said they expect telework to continue even after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gwynne Shotwell: SpaceX’s Starlink to Bring Point-to-Point Connectivity to Microsoft’s Azure
Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX and a three-time Wash100 awardee, discussed in a video interview posted Monday about the company’s partnership with Microsoft to bring the Starlink satellite connectivity to the latter’s Azure cloud computing platform.