The Department of Defense has awarded seven companies contracts worth $192.5 million combined to develop domestic capabilities to manufacture critical chemicals. The awards made through the Defense Production Act Investments program are expected to build national capacity for such chemicals by the end of 2027 as part of efforts to reduce foreign dep...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has previewed an upcoming request for proposals from the Pentagon, in support of the creation of a sustainable, safe and secure bioeconomy. Shyu, a recipient of the 2024 Wash100 Award, gave the audience at the Potomac Officers Clubâs 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit a glimpse ...
Kay and Associates will provide maintenance, management and operation support services for Kuwaitâs fleet of F/A-18 multirole fighter aircraft under a potential one-year, $153.4 million contract modification awarded by the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract option includes support for missile maintenance and storage facilities in Kuwait, ...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI International, as a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient for his leadership in advancing strategic growth through major contract wins and pushing innovation in support of warfighters. Vote for Mengucci as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote co...
Public sector organizations have heightened their focus on cyber, which offers numerous benefits for those looking to modernize. At the Potomac Officers Clubâs 2024 Annual Cyber Summit on June 6, experts from both government and industry will address the most exciting opportunities and challenges agencies face as they embrace this evolving domain...
The Government Accountability Office is responsible for yearly financial sweeps of all federal agencies. In July 2023, GAO appeared in front of Congress to attest that the Department of Defense needs to put processes in place to receive better results in these annual audits. As of now, the DOD is the only major federal agency...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded a Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) business, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne and Corvid Technologies positions on a potential $877 million follow-on contract to provide suborbital launch support services for the Rocket Systems Launch Program.Hear government leaders ...
Option3, a cybersecurity private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Onclave Networks through its newly created platform company focused on delivering zero trust capabilities and professional consulting services to federal government customers. "Onclave is the first of a series of planned acquisitions already underway, that we expect will exceed...
In 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order calling on agencies to elevate the experience of individuals using government services. Since then, federal organizations have heightened their focus on the customer experience, or CX, for both the public and internal employees. During a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Clubâs The CX Imp...
The Department of Defense is perpetually concerned with how to best diffuse and counteract missile threats from near-peer adversaries. Hence, systems like the U.S. Armyâs Indirect Fire Protection Capability, or IFPC. This deterrence mechanism is meant to dispose of incoming cruise missiles and drones and protect fixed and semi-fixed targets from ...
