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The Defense Intelligence Agency has approved four three-year partnership agreements under a program meant to encourage large contracting firms to guide smaller businesses in capability improvement efforts. Teams under the Mentor-Protege Program will focus on technological and application areas such as artificial intelligence, counterintelligence, analysis, mission support and organizational effectiveness, DIA said Tuesday. The Defense Department launched […] More

Grey Holdings Group has introduced the Opportunity Zone Fund investment vehicle used primarily for defense technology as part of a tax incentive program under the 2017 Tax Reform Act. Brian Gamble, director of finance at Grey Holdings Group, said the group selected Qualified Opportunity Zone firm Grey Ops as its first Defense Technology Transfer investment due to […] More

Nathan has received a potential five-year, $24M contract to help the U.S. Agency for International Development implement an economic growth program across the Indo-Pacific region. The consulting firm said Wednesday it will work with the USAID’s Asia bureau and the State Department to promote policies and best practices under the US Support for Economic Growth in […] More

NASA intends to award Perspecta‘s Enterprise Services subsidiary a contract to provide consolidated services to agency information technology end users. Work under the proposed sole-source contract will cover management of the agency’s personal computing hardware, standard software, peripherals and accessories, supporting infrastructure and mobile IT services, NASA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice. The contractor will provide the […] More

A shipbuilding arm of Huntington Ingalls Industries has begun to fabricate an America-class amphibious assault ship as part of U.S. Navy‘s LHA Replacement Program. The company said Tuesday fabrication of the Bougainville marks the shipyard’s readiness to start construction work on HII’s 16th large-deck vessel. LHA 8 is designed to have aviation-related features and a well deck for the U.S. Marine Corps […] More

Vectrus has won a potential $59.7M task order to support operations at a U.S. Navy  facility located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The company will help the military service maintain grounds and manage utilities, electrical, wastewater, water and base support vehicles and equipment of the naval station, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Work will also include family […] More

Rockwell Collins has received a four-year contract to continue providing logistics support for the avionics display systems of the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 aircraft fleet. The agreement will extend performance-based logistics work the company has performed over the past 15 years on more than 1.2K F/A-18 units, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. Services under the PBL effort […] More

Matthew McFadden, cyber director for General Dynamics’ information technology business, has said federal agencies should continuously innovate as part of efforts to protect information systems. He wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday that government IT leaders should partner with companies and adopt new technology such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, security orchestration, automation and blockchain […] More