The State Department has approved a potential $259 million foreign military sale deal involving the modernization of Turkey’s F-16 avionics system. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will be the prime contractor for the agreement, which is part of efforts by the Turkish government to maintain fighter aircraft safety and interoperability with NATO for...
Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
Xator, a subsidiary of Parsons (NYSE: PSN), will provide logistics support services to the U.S. government’s humanitarian assistance mission under a $750 million contract from the State Department. The three-year, single-award contract includes medical, transportation and identity-related work for aid delivery operations, Parsons said Wednesda...
The State Department has approved a pair of foreign military sale deals worth potentially $774.2 million combined for the government of Morocco to procure High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and Joint Standoff Weapon systems from the U.S. Morocco asked to buy 18 M142 HIMARS launchers along with 350 pieces of related equipment and support...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) recently disclosed its subsidiary Xator won a potential three-year, $750 million contract to support an unnamed “sensitive client.” Parsons said the single-award contract, which represents new work for the company, consists of a one-year base period worth $250 million and a pair of one-year contract options valued at...
Deloitte Consulting will continue to help the State Department manage information technology programs and projects under a bridge contract valued at $104.8 million. The department announced the extension of IT support services to its Bureau of Information Resources Management in a notice posted Monday on SAM.gov. Deloitte will support the bureau in ...
John Myers, a more than four-decade law enforcement professional and subject matter expert, has joined CRDF Global as director of training and advisory services within the nonprofit cybersecurity organization’s security assistance division. He will oversee efforts to expand CRDF Global’s portfolio of global law enforcement and counterterrorism c...
Donna Bennett, enterprise chief information security officer of the State Department, said that safeguarding information is the organization’s “top priority” and it has undertaken a “monumental effort” to fortify its cyber defenses and consolidate its array of networks to keep pace with the increasingly digital threat environment. Ben...
The State Department has approved a potential $350 million foreign military sale of equipment and services to refurbish Bahrain’s AH-1W attack helicopter fleet. Bell, a subsidiary of Textron (NYSE: TXT), will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed deal covering the refurbishment of 24 AH-1W excess defense articles, a full-motion tra...
The State Department has cleared a potential $268 million foreign military sale of assault amphibious vehicles and related equipment to Greece. The Greek government asked to buy a total of 76 AAV units in personnel, command and recovery configurations along with 63 50-caliber machine guns, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday. Contrac...
