HII (NYSE: HII) has won a seven-year, $78.7 million contract to provide independent advice and assessment support for the Missile Defense Agency’s initiative to develop an integrated and layered system for intercepting adversary missiles. The Department of Defense named Alion Science and Technology the awardee of the competitive cost-plus-fixe...
Zack Butcher, a founding engineer at Tetrate, said government agencies looking to implement a zero trust architecture to improve their cybersecurity posture should adopt an infrastructure layer called service mesh. He wrote in an article published on Carahsoft.com that a service mesh like Istio could enable agencies to intercept network traffic amon...
Amentum will deliver life-cycle support and other follow-on technical services to eligible international naval forces under a potential five-year, $591.6 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Keyport, Washington, received four proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a co...
A Cherokee Federal business will support various functions at the Defense Health Agency headquarters under a four-year, $44 million contract. Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions will help DHA develop future plans for its clinical support division and clinical quality management branch, the Department of Defense’s Patient Safety Program, and DOD ...
BAE Systems has agreed to acquire Ball’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business for approximately $5.55 billion as part of efforts to accelerate the British defense contractor’s space market strategy and expand its technology offerings for the U.S. government. “This marquee acquisition would advance our company’s position in some of the fastest...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will provide F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program management, nonrecurring requirements and training support for the government of Germany under a potential $622.4 million contract with the U.S. Navy. Work on the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will occur in Texas, Florida and South Carolina through December 2027, the Departmen...
Jennifer Hay was named director of Defense Digital Service within the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department of Defense, replacing Jinyoung Englund who held the post in an acting capacity. Hay, a visiting fellow with the National Security Institute, joined DDS in January as its principal deputy. Now, she will lead the...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded four companies positions on a five-year, $99 million follow-on contract to provide the service branch with minor construction, mechanical installation and infrastructure sustainment support services. The service received four offers for the Civil Engineering Building and Utilities Mechanical Program III indefinite-deli...
As the global defense landscape shifts, the U.S. Department of Defense must adapt its strategies, tactics and priorities accordingly. Executive Mosaic spoke with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense Chairman and CEO Rob Geckle in a new video interview to get a better understanding of the trends shaping the future of defense and how they’re impacting th...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) One Source business will continue providing the U.S. Army with geospatial services under a $99 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The contractors will vie for each order of the award to determine funding and locations of work, which is expected to run through May 12, 2024, the Department of...
