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  • SAIC Books Follow-On Missile Defense System Analytical Support Contract
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    SAIC Books Follow-On Missile Defense System Analytical Support Contract

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a five-year, $39.6 million follow-on contract to help the Missile Defense Agency’s Quick Reaction Team research, develop and test the U.S. military’s missile defense system. SAIC will perform trade studies, generate technical reports and data inputs and provide advisory and analytical services to support the development and deployment of […] More

  • NSF, Intel to Fund STEM Education Projects to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce
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    NSF, Intel to Fund STEM Education Projects to Advance Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce

    The National Science Foundation and Intel have launched a funding program to support educational initiatives aimed at helping develop the semiconductor manufacturing workforce in the U.S. The two parties will provide $10 million in investment for projects focused on workforce development for high-technology fields that are critical to future semiconductor design and manufacturing, NSF said Thursday. The […] More

  • Paperless Innovations Wraps Up TalaTek-led FedRAMP Advisory Effort; Mike Tocci Quoted
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    Paperless Innovations Wraps Up TalaTek-led FedRAMP Advisory Effort; Mike Tocci Quoted

    Paperless Innovations was provided advisory services for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program from TalaTek, a Cerberus Sentinel subsidiary and a FedRAMP-accredited third party assessment organization. The Fairfax, Virginia-based small business said Friday TalaTek advised Paperless security subject matter experts on risk management, security and compliance to ensure that FedRAMP program documentation for the […] More

  • Mahfuz Ahmed: DISYS Eyes More Acquisitions to Expand Reach in Federal Contracting Sector
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    Mahfuz Ahmed: DISYS Eyes More Acquisitions to Expand Reach in Federal Contracting Sector

    Digital Intelligence Systems acquired MAKE, a Chicago-based professional and information technology recruiting firm, in August and DISYS CEO and Founder Mahfuz Ahmed said the McLean, Virginia-based staffing and services provider plans to purchase more companies to further expand its presence in the federal contracting market, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. “Being in the Washington […] More

  • UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract
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    UltiSat Receives NOAA Satcom Services Contract

    Speedcast subsidiary UltiSat has booked a multiyear contract to provide communications support for the Antarctic operations of a polar-orbiting environmental satellite constellation managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. UltiSat said Thursday it intends to use teleport facilities and a global interconnect network to deliver fiber optic terrestrial connectivity to the Joint Polar Satellite […] More

  • SNC Subsidiary, TRANSCOM to Collaborate on Space Transportation Research; Tom Vice Quoted
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    SNC Subsidiary, TRANSCOM to Collaborate on Space Transportation Research; Tom Vice Quoted

    A Sierra Nevada Corp. subsidiary and the U.S. Transportation Command have agreed to jointly develop point-to-point approaches for military personnel and equipment delivery to locations across the globe. Sierra Space will perform emerging technology research and concept development work in support of Department of Defense force projection and non-combat operations under the cooperative R&D agreement […] More

  • BAE to Update Air Force F-15 GPS Receiver Tech
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    BAE to Update Air Force F-15 GPS Receiver Tech

    BAE Systems will equip the U.S. Air Force’s F-15 Eagle aircraft fleet with technology designed for global positioning system signal reception and jamming protection under a $13 million contract. The service intends to use BAE’s Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver to avoid disruption of space-based positioning and navigation services when fighter jets operate in contested mission […] More

  • SciTec Books $272M USSF Mission Data Processing App Provider Contract
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    SciTec Books $272M USSF Mission Data Processing App Provider Contract

    The U.S. Space Force has awarded a contract to SciTec for mission data processing application provider to equip the service branch with missile warning support apps under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution program The company said Friday it received a $272 million deal from Space Systems Command for MDPAP following a prototype competition executed […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Marion Kennedy, SVP of Intelligence Market at LMI
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    Executive Spotlight: Marion Kennedy, SVP of Intelligence Market at LMI

    Marion Kennedy, senior vice president of Intelligence Market at LMI, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding her transition to join the company last October as well as her insights into the impact that AI and machine learning capabilities are having on the U.S. military and more during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full interview with Marion Kennedy […] More

  • Idemia NSS Appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3; Patrick Clancey Quoted
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    Idemia NSS Appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3; Patrick Clancey Quoted

    Idemia’s U.S. national security solutions business unit has achieved Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program following an appraisal conducted by ChangeBridge Consulting. The rating certifies that Idemia National Security Solutions’ business procedures align with the CMMI standard for enhancing capability and optimizing performance, the company said Thursday. “Achieving Maturity Level […] More

  • Northrop Ramps Up High-Temperature Material Manufacturing With Robotic 3D Printer
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    Northrop Ramps Up High-Temperature Material Manufacturing With Robotic 3D Printer

    Northrop Grumman is using a patented, robotic-based additive manufacturing technology to advance the development of high-temperature composites used in hypersonic and high-speed weapon manufacturing. The Scalable Composite Robotic Additive Manufacturing Carbon/Carbon system employs 6-axis continuous fiber reinforcement to fabricate 3D-printed composite structures before undergoing a proprietary manufacturing process, Northrop said Thursday. SCRAM works to reduce […] More