How does contract staffing work? Contract staffing is an employment option in which a person is recruited to fulfill a portion of a project, contract, or task. Temporary staffing is a hiring arrangement on project-based or fixed-term rather than a permanent one. In some scenarios, contract staffing is managed by a third-party staffing agency.   […] More

The federal government purchases almost everything, from minor components to massive equipment, even research and technical assistance. However, the federal government does not buy anything without reliable regulations and preferential consideration. That is why the federal procurement data system was created!   The United States government procurement and contract opportunities are given to large and […] More

Lockheed Martin said it is in discussions with the Department of Defense about ramping up the production of weapons meant for Ukraine as the Eastern European country fights Russian invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and other chief executives from major defense contractors […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division handed over its 10th Virginia-class submarine to the U.S. Navy on Saturday. The Navy accepted the delivery of the future USS Montana following the completion of the submarine’s initial sea trials last month and christening in September 2020, HII said Monday. The fast-attack submarine, also known as SSN […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries prepared U.S. Air Force pilots in Europe for fights against enemy aircraft during the first-ever air combat training mission run by a contractor. HII said Wednesday the mission in December, which was part of a multi-role operations task order, provided data on the effectiveness, suitability and interoperability of contractor-owned, contractor-operated training for […] More

Christopher Kastner, most recently chief operating officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, officially assumed responsibilities as president and CEO of HII on Tuesday and plans to continue transforming HII from a shipbuilding company into a provider of defense technologies across the globe, Defense News reported. “HII’s unique capabilities are critical to America’s security, and we have […] More

The U.S. Army’s innovation unit has announced the selection of four companies for the Soldier Power Cohort that seeks to explore and build technologies that can generate, manage, store and distribute power to warfighters deployed in expeditionary environments. Epirus, Resonant Link, Spark Thermionics and Xerion Advanced Battery will get $100,000 to build conceptual designs meant […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the U.S. Navy’s future 13th San Antonio-class landing platform dock for amphibious assault, expeditionary warfare missions and special operations. USS Richard M. McCool Jr. was transported via rail from the shipbuilder’s facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and mounted on a floating dry dock at a pier before the […] More

Honeywell International has won a potential five-year, $22.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop, construct and test a ruggedized atomic clock module envisioned to deliver the same accuracy as a commercial cesium beam clock. The Compact Rubidium Extended Stability Timing module is intended to generate GPS-quality timing in austere operational environments, the Department […] More

The U.S. Navy has issued a $70.9 million sole-source award to Huntington Ingalls Industries to procure long lead time material of an amphibious assault ship. The undefinitized contract action marks the seventh LLTM increment under an HII-held contract issued on April 30, 2020, the Department of Defense said Monday. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division will use […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication activities for George M. Neal, a new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer it will deliver to the U.S. Navy. The ship follows 33 existing Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the shipbuilder already hander over to the service branch, HII said Monday. George M. Neal’s name honors a veteran […] More

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of a new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer made by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The Frank E. Petersen destroyer, also known as DDG 121, underwent a signing ceremony on Tuesday to become formally owned by the Navy, HII said Thursday. Arleigh Burke-class ships are designed to support […] More