ExecutiveBiz featured Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of the defense and intelligence systems division of Hughes Network Systems, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed the importance of network management within the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, the advancement of space t...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded an $88.3 million contract to General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) ordnance and tactical systems business to produce cannon guns for the F-16 weapon system. The AF Life Cycle Management Center will obligate $7.85 million in foreign military sales funds for the initial order of 20mm M61A1 Vulcan artillery from General...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $269 million contract modification for full-rate production services to the U.S. Navy’s Evolved Seasparrow Missile system modernization program. Naval Sea Systems Command issued the firm-fixed-price modification, as part of a potential $1.28 billion fiscal 2021-2023 ESSM Block 2 contract announc...
Optum‘s federal business will continue to provide a range of medical services to U.S. military personnel under the $172.4 million contract modification from the Defense Health Agency. DHA extended its sole-source bridge contract with OptumServe Health Services for work at military component designated sites in U.S. states and territories, the ...
The U.S. Air Force is asking companies to review and provide feedback on a draft solicitation for the service branch’s follow-on contract for mission combat system and planning support work. Interested vendors have until Jan. 7 to submit their comments about presolicitation Mission Planning Support Contract IV documents, according to a notice ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will deliver repairable spare items for common electronic communication equipment and parts to the U.S. Navy and Japan under a potential $53.9 million award from the Defense Logistics Agency. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price delivery order was awarded against a seven-year contract for defense lo...
Bill Becker, vice president of product management at Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies, said agencies seeking to protect data should recognize the importance of user authentication. Becker wrote that agencies should consider raising the required authentication level as users seek to gain access to higher-level data and applications. “The key is to...
An ASRC Federal subsidiary has won a potential nine-year, $225.5 million contract to perform mission assurance support work for a U.S. Space Force program that provides full launch service capability to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. ASRC Federal Space & Defense will help the military branch engineer, integrate, verify and...
Vertex Aerospace has closed its acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) defense training and mission critical solutions business. The transaction was first announced in September and Ed Boyington, president and CEO of Vertex, said in a statement published Tuesday the acquisition supports the company’s strategy to deliver a comprehe...
On Tuesday, GovCon Wire Events hosted its Defense Acquisition Priorities Forum, which featured leaders across defense agencies, military branches and industry who joined in dynamic discussion to share the procurement interests, technology influences and strategic priorities driving acquisitions across the defense sector as agencies work to acceler...
