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Tracy Smith announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has transitioned to vice president of Navy and strategic programs, readiness and sustainment from his previous role as director of operations overseeing Navy Facilities Command base operations support contracts at KBR. In his new role, Smith will lead all Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command programs, as well as current […] More
Phoenix Air has received a $165.7 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to simulate airborne threats for training, testing and evaluating shipboard and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew on fleet air defense and electronic warfare. Under the contract, Phoenix Air will provide basic air intercept control training as well as large multinational […] More
Boeing announced the first delivery of the CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army. The company said Monday it will deliver more as it updates up to 465 heavy lift helicopters in support of the Army’s aviation strategy and fleet modernization plan. Heather McBryan, vice president and program manager of cargo programs at […] More
Amazon is investing over $100 billion over the next ten years on data centers with the ultimate aim of taking advantage of growing demand for artificial intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. AI requires the computational power offered by the cloud and so is expected to drive demand for cloud services. Amazon projects AI […] More
Immersive Wisdom has tested its technology readiness level 9 no-bandwidth and low-bandwidth communications software during a Department of Defense exercise. On Monday, the Florida-based company shared that the software enabled warfighters to exchange information and collaborate despite limited connectivity. During the test, the company’s technology sustained operations at 5 to 50 kilobits per second bandwidth on […] More
CGI Federal‘s Sunflower asset management platform is now available for acquisition on the Department of the Treasury’s shared services marketplace. Sunflower, a cloud-based software-as-a-service product, will be offered on the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office marketplace, which sells commercial and federal capabilities across government agencies, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. John Owens, senior […] More
Robert Waldo has joined defense and space manufacturing company Intellisense Systems as president and CEO, succeeding Frank Willis, who served in the position for six years. Before working as CEO, Willis was vice president at Physical Optics Corporation before the spin-off of Intellisense. Willis will now transition to serve as executive director and special consultant of […] More
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific has awarded a joint venture between Jacobs and Black & Veatch a potential $249 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for the construction of a missile defense system and related infrastructure projects. Black & Veatch-Jacobs JV beat out one other bidder to win the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the […] More
Sarah Bedsaul Hiza has assumed the role of vice president of engineering and technology for Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business, transitioning from her previous position as VP and general manager of strategic and missile defense systems at the company. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Hiza said she will lead a team dedicated to advancing […] More
L3Harris Technologies will provide large wideband satellite communications terminals and support services to the U.S. Army. The defense company recently secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $99.4 million for the connectivity technologies and services, the Department of Defense said. Work on the contract will be performed until June 26, 2032, with locations to be determined […] More
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell back into negative territory last week, closing with a 0.47% decrease on Friday. This decline was reflective of a four-day losing streak that began on Tuesday. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that compiles stock market data from 30 staple government contracting companies. This information is presented in real time, allowing […] More
Amazon Web Services Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector Dave Levy said in a recent interview that although federal agencies are in the early stages of adopting generative artificial intelligence, a period of breakthroughs is coming that will see an acceleration in the technology’s use, FedScoop reported Friday. The 2024 Wash100 awardee told the publication […] More
