Two separate teams led by BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) and X-energy have won contract options to finalize portable microreactor designs as part of a prototype competition managed by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office. BWXT and X-energy will move forward from preliminary design work under Project Pele and conduct indepe...
The rapid growth of military and commercial space industries requires Space agencies to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and allied forces through ambitious missions and part...
Jennifer Santos, a former Department of Defense official with more than 23 years of professional experience, has been named principal director of strategic initiatives within Charles Stark Draper Laboratoryâs national security and space business. She will manage teams that aim to support national security missions through the development of techno...
Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club is set to hold a virtual summit on Tuesday, March 23, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for GovCon executives and military leaders to offer pivotal insight on the space domain’s current environment. The 2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit will feature Gen. John âJayâ Raymond, chief of space operations a...
Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of Alion Science Technology, will moderate a panel discussion on space innovation efforts by the Department of Defense during the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit on Tuesday. Borkey is the moderator for the âHow Does the DOD Leverage Commercialization of Spaceâ panel, which ...
As space exploration, space research and satellite technology continue to expand rapidly. Space agencies such as NASA have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and alli...
Two joint ventures and seven independent firms have won spots on a $240 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help the military branch mitigate potentially hazardous munitions found at defense training and testing areas. USACE received 18 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract covering support services to the Military Munitions R...
Advanced Technology International and the National Armaments Consortium have partnered to develop energetics technologies under an other transaction agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division. ATI and NAC will work on the Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies program to help the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Depar...
General Dynamicsâ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has received a potential $2.42 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to build one Block V Virginia-class submarine equipped with Virginia Payload Module. Electric Boat will continue to work with Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division on th...
Following last weekâs results of the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings, more than 500 additional votes have been cast to determine who the government contracting (GovCon) community thinks is the most significant executive of consequence to the sector as 2021 picks up the pace. To vote for your favorite executives from the 2021 Wash100 Award selection,...
