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United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch a new National Reconnaissance Office payload Friday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket. The NROL-71 mission will take off at 11:19 p.m. Eastern time as part of the agency’s national defense efforts, ULA said Wednesday. Delta IV Heavy is designed to carry more than 14,000 pounds of […] More
The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. has selected four companies to provide scheduled and unscheduled aircraft inspection services under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Avitas, IBA, ICF and McLarens are the awardees for the multiple-award contract, the export credit agency said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday. The IDIQ contains a minimum guaranteed amount of $1K and a ceiling […] More
Lockheed Martin has developed at its Cape Canaveral, Fla.-based facility a lunar habitat prototype for NASA’s lunar Gateway that is slated for launch by 2024, Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. The space agency plans to award in the fall of 2019 a contract to build the Gateway platform, which will serve as a command center […] More
Karen Shields, vice president of health services at Serco‘s North American arm, has been selected for the FedHealthIT 100 list of prominent individuals in the federal health information technology industry. She oversees Serco Inc.‘s business processing, consulting and operational service offerings for federal, state and local government health care programs, the company said Wednesday. Shields joined the Herndon, […] More
Intel has been using automated drone technology to support inspections of the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge and Stone Arch Bridge in partnership with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The company said Wednesday it worked with KYTC and engineering firm Michael Baker International to inspect the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which connects […] More
Collins Aerospace, the combined firm of Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems business, has proposed leasing a facility in North Jacksonville, Fla., to manufacture polyurethane-based components for military use, Jax Daily Record reported Wednesday. The report said the new company is requesting $1.64M in tax incentives as part of its business expansion proposal, which includes […] More
Srini Mirmira, formerly senior vice president of cybersecurity solutions at Blue Ridge Networks, has been promoted to president of the Chantilly, Va.-based company. He will efforts to implement a corporate strategy, establish strategic partnerships across vertical markets and expand cybersecurity services in his new position, Blue Ridge said Wednesday. John Higginbotham, CEO of Blue Ridge, said he […] More
The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Systems Command is looking for potential industry sources of C-40 transport aircraft that would be assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. NAVAIR said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice Marines aim to procure two units of C-40, a military variant of Boeing‘s 737-700C commercial airliner, along with training and life cycle sustainment support services by […] More
The FBI has announced plans to issue on Jan. 11 the draft solicitation for a potential $5B recompete blanket purchase agreement for information technology products and services, Nextgov reported Tuesday. A FedBizOpps notice published Monday says the bureau plans to award 15 to 22 positions for each of the six tracks of the Information Technology […] More
David Kerko and Katrina McFarland will join Science Applications International Corp.‘s board of directors once SAIC completes its $2.5B all-stock acquisition of Engility, where they currently serve as board members. Their appointments will bring SAIC’s board membership count to 11, the company said Tuesday. McFarland previously held the roles of assistant secretary for acquisition at the Defense […] More
Jeff Babione, general manager for Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business, has said the company plans to recruit new employees in response to the increase in defense and aerospace work, Inside Defense reported Tuesday. He said Skunk Works intends to extend job offers in universities and employ 50 to 60 engineers each month as part of […] More
Boeing‘s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary has completed an 18-month mission to demonstrate the performance of small satellite subsystems while in orbit. Millennium said Tuesday it decomissioned the ALTAIR Pathfinder satellite through an operations center in El Segundo, Calif., and spent more than 13K hours to address technology risks. The internally funded mission aimed to showcase spacecraft components built to manage […] More
