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HII Secures $276M Navy Contract Modification for USS Harry S. Truman RCOH

HII‘s Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed price modification valued up to $276.1 million to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract to provide additional advance planning and purchase long-lead time materials to support the refueling and overhauling activities of the USS Harry S. Truman. Don’t miss the Potomac Officers Club 2025 […] More

by Taylor Brooks August 11, 2025, 6:17 am
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in Executive Moves, News

Jamie Holcombe Steps Down as USPTO Tech Chief, Joins US AI as Vice President

Jamie Holcombe has stepped down as chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to join Maryland-based artificial intelligence company US AI as vice president, FedScoop reported Thursday. A spokesperson for the USPTO confirmed that Holcombe’s last day at the agency was on Wednesday. Deborah Stephens, deputy CIO for the agency, will step […] More

by Elodie Collins August 8, 2025, 11:36 am
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Rocket Lab Completes Systems Integration Review for Victus Haze Mission

A Rocket Lab USA subsidiary completed in May its systems integration review for the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Haze mission as part of Space Systems Command’s Tactically Responsive Space, or TacRS, program. Through the review, Rocket Lab National Security demonstrated the readiness of all spacecraft components, software and systems for final integration and testing. “VICTUS […] More

by Jane Edwards August 8, 2025, 11:29 am
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AeroVironment, SNC Partner to Develop Limited-Area Missile Defense Architecture Under Golden Dome Initiative

AeroVironment and SNC have formed a strategic partnership aimed at developing an integrated, open architecture air and missile defense architecture to support the Trump administration’s Golden Dome initiative, a multidomain, layered missile defense system incorporating space-based interceptors and advanced tracking technologies. SNC said Thursday the effort will focus on building a limited-area defense architecture that […] More

by Kristen Smith August 8, 2025, 11:19 am
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in Government Technology, News

Leidos, Second Front Systems Team Up to Accelerate Secure Software Delivery to Government, Commercial Customers

Leidos has entered into a strategic partnership with software company Second Front Systems to streamline the approval of commercial and government software. Under the partnership, Leidos will serve as Second Front’s preferred services partner for 2F Game Warden, a DevSecOps platform that enables software providers to more quickly obtain accreditation and authorization to deploy applications […] More

by Elodie Collins August 8, 2025, 11:12 am
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Google & NASA Partner to Develop AI-Powered, Space-Based Medical System

NASA and Google have partnered to develop an advanced artificial intelligence-powered medical system designed to assist astronauts with their health and other medical concerns. Utilizing AI for Space-Based Medical Care In a Google Cloud blog posted Friday, Google Public Sector Vice President of Federal Sales Jim Kelly said the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant, or CMO-DA, will utilize natural […] More

by Miles Jamison August 8, 2025, 10:56 am
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Air Force Awards $928M TENCAP HOPE 2.0 Contract to Raft & SAIC

Raft and SAIC have secured a five-year, $928 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide technologies to accelerate the operational use of national space-based assets. TENCAP HOPE 2.0 Contract Scope Raft said Thursday the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Hyper-Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering, or HOPE, 2.0 contract aims to utilize satellite-derived data, Title 50 […] More

by Miles Jamison August 8, 2025, 10:38 am
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Veteran Federal Health Leader Juanita Wilson Joins RELI Group as Client Relationship Executive

Long-time federal health care leader Juanita Wilson has joined RELI Group as client relationship executive, bringing with her more than 30 years of experience in government service. Her role calls for strengthening partnerships with federal health agencies and supporting modernization programs and initiatives on preventing fraud, waste and abuse, RELI said Wednesday. Vishal Tulsian, company […] More

by Arthur McMiler August 8, 2025, 10:15 am
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Army Taps Day & Zimmermann for M82A1 Rifle Percussion Primers Supply

The munitions business of Day & Zimmermann has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued about $30.9 million to supply the U.S. Army with percussion primers for M82A1 semi-automatic rifles. The company said Monday that its Day & Zimmermann Lone Star subsidiary received the contract from the Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal after a competitive […] More

by Arthur McMiler August 8, 2025, 6:05 am
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Parry Labs Announces Move to Larger Facility in Iowa

Parry Labs is expanding its operations in Marion, Iowa, by moving to a larger facility in Upper Marion. The Marion Economic Development Corp. said Thursday that the new facility will support more work in cyber innovation, digital engineering and integrated mission systems. Parry Labs operates in five locations across the nation. The company’s Marion team […] More

by Taylor Brooks August 8, 2025, 5:19 am
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DMI’s Kris Kindoll Reflects on Global Defense Landscape & GovCon Procurement Trends

Kris Kindoll has witnessed significant shifts over his nearly 25-year GovCon career, including 13 years at Lockheed Martin and the past 12 at DMI, where he now serves as vice president and general manager for defense. Global defense priorities and acquisition strategies continue to evolve. Kindoll sat down with ExecutiveBiz for his first Spotlight interview, sharing his […] More

by Pat Host August 8, 2025, 12:00 am
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in Cybersecurity, News

Hardware Security Seen as Key to Combating Quantum Computing Threats

Federal agencies are boosting hardware security as they begin to adopt post-quantum cryptography, a stronger encryption standard designed to withstand quantum computing, which could crack traditional encryption, according to an opinion piece published on FedTech on Wednesday. What Hardware Security Does Hardware security, or hardsec, protects the physical components of devices and helps guard sensitive […] More

by Kristen Smith August 7, 2025, 11:22 am