Global supply chain issues have significantly impacted the government contracting ecosystem in recent years, calling attention to the need for speed in federal acquisition, procurement and manufacturing processes. Kicking off GovCon Wire’s 3rd Annual Defense Digital Acquisition and Innovation Forum, Lt. Gen. David Bassett illustrated the...
It is fairly common knowledge that the defense industry has historically lagged behind the technological progress of the private sector. This is largely due to the intentional stance of allowing citizens to be the first adopters of new technologies while those in the defense sphere take a “wait and see” approach. This strategy ensures that...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has secured a five-year, $1.1 billion contract to replace, repair and provide program support for engine components of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 aircraft. GE will perform the work on 784 F414 aircraft engine parts under the indefinite-delivery, performance-based logistics requirements contract, the Defense Department&...
The global supply chain has come under heightened scrutiny and concern in the past few years, largely due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. As U.S. leaders turn their focus toward building and maintaining a secure, resilient supply chain, federal agencies are taking a closer look at the vendors they partner with in national security missions....
The U.S. Army has asked industry stakeholders to submit proposals for a potential 10-year, $900 million contract to enable the service to accelerate modernization priorities and innovation to support warfighters in multidomain operations. The Army Modernization Priorities program is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract ...
The U.S. Space Force has issued a list of future commercial satellite communications requirements to help interested vendors prepare for potential solicitations in fiscal year 2023. The service noted that the 11 planned procurement contracts projected for the next 11 months are subject to change, according to a sources sought notice published Thursd...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a potential $2.4 billion contract modification to design and build the amphibious assault ship LHA 9 for the U.S. Navy. The modification to a previously awarded contract in April 2020 includes options that would bring the contract’s total value to $3.2 billion if exercised, HII said Th...
Leaders from disparate parts of the U.S. government have encouraged members of the government contracting industry who may be concerned about secure ideas and blueprints being leaked or compromised during the acquisition process to enter the exchange as early as possible. This would mean getting on the ground floor so as to prevent risking their...
An MBDA-Diehl joint venture has received a firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver updated Rolling Airframe Missile system and spare replacement components to the German navy. The award to RAM-System will support the recertification of the RAM Block 2 variant under a cooperative memorandum of understanding between the two countries, ...
David Joslin, a three-decade government technology market veteran, has joined CGI’s (NYSE: GIB) federal group as a senior vice president and lead for its business sector that serves the Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Health Agency, according to a LinkedIn post. Joslin came to CGI Federal from Array Information Technology, ...
