Semiconductor and fiber lasers provider nLIGHT will work as a subcontractor to Kord Technologies on a $34.5 million U.S. Army contract for the Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense prototyping effort. DE M-SHORAD aims to install 50kW-class high energy laser weapon systems on Stryker vehicles, improving their defenses against a variety of threats, including unmanned aircraft systems, nLIGHT said Monday.

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Planet Labs has conducted a ground demonstration that validated technologies enabling connectivity between low Earth orbit satellites and in-space communication satellites operated by the government solutions business of Telesat and the space and defense business of SES. Planet said Friday the demonstration was part of a subcontract it had received in 2022 from Telesat Government Solutions and SES Space & Defense for NASA's Communications Services Project, which seeks to evaluate the feasibility of using commercial satellite communications to support future NASA missions.

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NASA has awarded Advanced Technologies and Eagle Aviation Technologies spots on the Reliance Consolidated Models VI contract. RECOM VI, which features indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee task orders and cost-plus-award-fee core requirements, calls on the two companies to help with the design or fabrication of aerospace model systems and developmental test hardware, NASA said Wednesday.

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Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of its mission technologies business, was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award during a meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Wash100 Award is an annual selection of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision and potential to shape the […] More

The U.S. Air Force will host an informational industry day on Dec. 6 to gather information on advanced manufacturing and other technologies that will help in the enhancement and modernization of maintenance and logistics across the service branch. A notice posted on Tuesday on SAM.gov indicates the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is looking […] More

Siemens Government Technologies announced on Monday that John Ustica has been named the company’s new president and CEO to lead SGT and expand its immersive technology portfolio for government customers. As SGT president and CEO, Ustica will lead the development of critical solutions providing the company’s customers with solutions across industrial automation and smart infrastructure to […] More

Scott Aken, formerly president of CACI International subsidiary Charon Technologies, was named CEO of Axellio, taking over Bill Miller, who will keep his chairmanship of the cybersecurity company’s board. Axellio said Monday Aken has decades-long experience in cybersecurity including a nine-year stint at Charon Technologies, where he drove its portfolio expansion with the addition of […] More

Timothy Jenkins, vice president at Comtech Telecommunications, will take over Kent Hellebust as president of the safety and security technologies product group following the latter’s retirement from the company by the end of May. Comtech said Thursday Jenkins, in his current role, is responsible for driving the use of next generation 911 capabilities in support […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2022 — HII, formerly Huntington Ingalls Industries, has renamed its Technical Solutions division to Mission Technologies and tapped Andy Green, a company executive vice president, to lead the new division as its president, GovCon Wire reported. The rebranding effort and Green’s appointment followed HII’s expansion of national security capabilities and […] More

Executive Mosaic has presented Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, her fourth consecutive Wash100 Award in recognition of her leadership in smart infrastructure and energy management. Dolph’s inclusion in Executive Mosaic’s 2022 class of the most significant contributors in the government contracting sector builds on her win in 2021 that underscored her […] More

Jennifer Morrison, legal vice president of Dell Technologies, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview to talk about her role with the company and the significant challenges facing the legal team to uphold the ethical standards and corporate integrity in the federal sector. In addition, Morrison also discussed the impact that […] More

Stauder Technologies has received a potential five-year, $49.2 million contract to make enhancements on a range of interoperability software, and develop plugins for digital precision strike applications used by the Department of Defense and allied forces. The company will create and provide software enhancements to the Joint Effects Coordination Link under the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, […] More