Shift5 has launched a tool that could help the Department of Defense and platform operators and owners perform predictive maintenance functions on defense weapon systems. The company said Friday its platform consists of Shift5 Gauge Cluster, Shift5 Engine and Shift5 Intake components that can be tailored to deliver data-driven insights needed to pre...
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance has secured a potential $383.2 million contract from the Defense Health Agency to provide customer support to Medicare-eligible service members and their dependents under the Department of Defense’s health insurance program. WPS will help the Defense Health Agency process claims for TRICARE Medicare Eligi...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) intelligence and space business has received a potential $234 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to update Blocks 1 and 2 of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System to facilitate the integration of GPS Block III Follow-on satellite capabilities. The Space and Missile Systems Center obligated $2...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) posted a 7.3 percent jump in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year to $9.4 billion and experienced growth in all of its four business segments. The Reston, Virginia-based defense company reported $2.48 earnings per share for the quarter, $3 million net cash from operating activities and...
John Zangardi, president of technology services contractor Redhorse, has joined the board of directors of cybersecurity company Forcepoint. He brings to the board more than three decades of experience as an information technology leader in the government and private sector, Forcepoint said Thursday. “I’m thrilled to join the Forcepoint Board...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Caliburn’s Sallyport subsidiary a one-year, $240 million contract to help the Iraqi military operate an installation that houses F-16 fighter jets. Work under the sole-source contract will include security support services for Balad Air Base in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The AF Life Cycle Mana...
A judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims turned down motions by the Department of Defense and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to dismiss Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) lawsuit challenging the award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith’s decision me...
President Joe Biden has nominated Heidi Shyu, who was the U.S. Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology from 2012 to 2016, to become the undersecretary of the Department of Defense for research and engineering. Shyu serves on the boards of multiple technology and investment companies, such as Auterion Government Sol...
President Joe Biden has nominated national security veterans Frank Kendall and Gina Ortiz Jones to serve as secretary and undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, respectively. Kendall, a three-time Wash100 Award winner, previously worked at the Pentagon as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and principal deputy underse...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2021 — LMI will continue to help the Department of Defense manage technology acquisition partnership efforts with U.S. allies in the areas of electronic warfare, weapons and airborne systems, ExecutiveBiz reported April 13. “International partnerships are key to realizing the National Defense Strategy,” said Ro...
