IARPA Selects Four Industry Teams for Sorbent-Based Chemical Sampling, Filtering Program
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen four industry teams to develop sorbent-based systems to collect and filter chemicals.
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Lockheed Completes Deep Space Habitat Prototype
Lockheed Martin has completed the final version of a 13-foot-wide habitat prototype designed to support NASA’s deep space missions, Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday. The company developed the habitat at Kennedy Space Center in Florida based on the refurbished Donatello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and as part of NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships contract.
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GSA Adds Professional Services to IT Schedule 70 Program’s Cloud Special Item Number
The General Services Administration has added cloud computing-related information technology professional services to a special item number under the IT Schedule 70 procurement vehicle.
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Ken Asbury: CACI Shifts Focus to Tech-Centered Work
Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday that the company has begun to shift its focus from "staff augmentation" work to technology and products as the U.S. military transitions its resources toward dealing with near-peer competitors such as Russia and China. “I would prefer that my team select that they’re going to be in outcome-based things where we’re helping the mission,†said Asbury, a 2019 Wash100 winner.
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Naval Research Lab Taps SRI International for Satellite Calibration R&D Services
SRI International has secured a potential five-year, $63.5MÂ from the U.S. Navy's Naval Research Laboratory to conduct low-frequency, high-power satellite calibration experiments.
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Stan Black: Citrix Launches Forensic Investigation Into Internal Network Breach
Stan Black, chief security and information officer at Citrix, has said the company was informed by the FBI on Wednesday that international cyber hackers may have accessed and downloaded documents through a tactic that uses weak passwords called password spraying. Black wrote in a blog post published Friday that Citrix has launched a forensic investigation, sought the help of a cybersecurity firm and initiated actions to protect its internal network in response to the incident.
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Bell-Boeing JV Gets $86M Navy Contract Modification to Update Osprey Aircraft Configuration
A joint venture of Boeing and Textron's Bell subsidiary has received a two-year, $85.7M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to convert four military tiltrotor aircraft into a new configuration.
Leanne Caret, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Business and Contract Portfolio Expansion Leadership
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, as an inductee into the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of influential leaders in the government contracting arena — for her leadership in expanding the company's portfolio of defense contracts and space platforms. This latest honor marks the third consecutive Wash100 Award for Caret.
Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Developing Innovative Space Technology
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Gwynne Shotwell, chief operating officer and president of SpaceX, was selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for helping the company innovate and develop groundbreaking space technology. This latest honor marks her third consecutive win.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Completes Demo-1 Mission for NASA
A SpaceX crew capsule has returned to Earth after a five-day stay at the International Space Station as part of NASA's Demo-1 uncrewed flight test, Florida Today reported Friday.