One of the more ambitious missions of the U.S. Department of Defense in recent memory is its dynamic spectrum sharing, or DSS, framework. This initiative aims to identify a pathway to securely open up a spectrum band to commercial wireless users that is typically used for critical military purposes like missile deterrence. The DODâs work...
The U.S. Army wants $186 billion in spending power for fiscal year 2025, a figure which has not yet been approved. The budget includes funds for nine barracks construction projects, an increased focus on fitness facilities and routine upticks in pay for soldiers. It has also been assembled with an eye toward responding to âaggression in...
The cyber domain is constantly evolving, and as its importance in federal operations has grown, the number and variety of cyber threats has also increased. Technological advancements have made it possible for adversaries to get creative with new types of cyberattacks, and U.S. supply chains are now at risk. Last month, the Department of Defense...
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville has begun seeking proposals for a potential 10-year, $3 billion multiple-award task order contract to provide energy and water conservation services at federal facilities. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that the Energy Savings Performance Contracts IV indefinite-delivery/indefinite...
Carahsoft Technology has secured a spot on a potential five-year, $261.2 million blanket purchase agreement under the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule contract to provide risk management software from Forescout to the Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard. The DOD Enterprise Software Initiative BPA covers the prov...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has booked a $111.9 million undefinitized firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy to manufacture and deliver avionics long lead time parts and spares in support of the F/A-18E/F Block III and E/A-18G aircraft. The Department of Defense said Thursday the award, which was made against a previously issued basic ordering agreement, s...
The U.S. Navy has awarded $450 million in multiple award contract to nine Virginia-based construction services providers for for general construction work in the Hampton Roads area of operations. The contractors will support design-build and design-bid-build projects, including new construction, demolition, repair, alteration and renovation of build...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Atomicsâ aeronautical systems business a potential $173.5 million contract to perform capability upgrades to four MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles and two ground control stations. The sole-source contract involves foreign military sales to the Netherlands and includes the delivery of spares, support equi...
The U.S. Space Force has unveiled a new strategy detailing how the service branch will enhance its capability development processes and foster commercial partnerships to improve the country’s competitive advantage. The military branch said Wednesday it will implement the Commercial Space Strategy through four lines of effort: collaborative tra...
Blue Delta Capital Partners, a federal government market-focused venture capital firm, has invested in Herrick Technology Laboratories, a provider of software-defined radio, electronic warfare and signals intelligence products for the Department of Defense. Acie Vickers, CEO and co-founder of HTL, said in a statement published Wednesday the $25 mill...
