The U.S. government and its federal contractors have worked hand-in-hand since time immemorial. Through their joint efforts that are mediated by government contracts, the nation’s cyber and on-ground defenses were fortified, infrastructures that made every American’s life easier were built, and recently, helped America recover from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The skills […] More

Don Styer, director of analytics and technology solutions at Serco Group‘s U.S. subsidiary, has been elevated to the position of enterprise technology officer. He will lead the newly formed office at Serco Inc. in a vice president capacity and its efforts to apply digital technology in the customer service delivery process, the company said Tuesday. His new […] More

Leland Brown and Anna Scott of Intel said there are four strategies the Department of Defense should consider to optimize the full potential of 5G technology in supporting soldiers on the battlefield and one is developing a software ecosystem to support 5G implementation. Brown and Scott wrote in a commentary published Wednesday on Defense News […] More

Andrew Livermore, a federal information technology official for almost four decades, has been appointed as business development executive of Electrosoft, where he will help in capturing large government contracts to support the cybersecurity company’s growth. Electrosoft said Saturday Livermore will contribute to the small business’ leadership team insights on government IT operations, infrastructure and acquisition […] More

Prachi Sukhatankar, vice president of technology solutions with Amentum, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for its latest Executive Spotlight interview, regarding the company’s technology strategy including common challenges, business alignment, key initiatives and innovation. She also discussed how Amentum rebranded from AECOM in 2020 as well as where the company will focus in the future. “At […] More

A BWX Technologies subsidiary has landed a $57.5 million contract from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to design and demonstrate an approach meant to convert and purify highly enriched uranium.

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Jacobs will carry out on-call maritime engineering consultant services for five years under an approximately $20 million contract from the New York City Economic Development Corp.

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Government agencies should follow the example of large commercial enterprises in modernizing information technology infrastructure with hybrid cloud computing architectures, writes IBM Chief Information Officer Fletcher Previn. In a blog post published Wednesday, he outlines a three-step framework the company has devised with the intent to help public sector leaders ensure agency systems are “Tomorrow Ready.”

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L3Harris Technologies has unveiled a small satellite reflector antenna designed to mitigate weight, time and size requirements for smallsat production efforts.

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ICF has secured a three-year contract of an undisclosed value to create a disaster management community development block grant mitigation, or CDBG-Mitigation, action plan for the residents of Columbia, S.C.

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The U.S. Air Force seeks to award $76.4M in contracts for aircraft systems that could replace the service branch’s E-4B Doomsday aircraft, Breaking Defense reported Friday.

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Booz Allen Hamilton, Mitre, Devis and Giant Oak have been inducted into The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council, a homeland security consortium composed of small businesses and large companies.

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