GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, the nuclear business of energy equipment company GE Vernova, has chosen BWX Technologies subsidiary BWXT Canada to become the first member of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor supplier group. As part of the supplier group, BWXT Canada will work to ensure that the BWRX-300 SMR, which is being designed by GEH, […] More

Don Parente, vice president of sales and solution architecture for the federal sector at MetTel, said a software-defined wide area network could serve as a revolutionary architecture that could enable federal agencies to deliver secure network connectivity to multiple sites. SD-WAN “uses a centralized control plane to route traffic, allowing administrators to write rules and […] More

The U.S. Air Force has increased the ceiling value of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering worldwide contingency and humanitarian support services from $6.4 billion to $15 billion. Six companies will continue to provide contingency planning, force training, emergency and contingency construction services, logistics and commodities under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program V contract, the […] More

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business plans to equip the EagleEye radar with an active electronically scanned array antenna and related software to increase the radar system’s range and provide additional mode enhancements. EagleEye is a multimode radar that comes with a maritime wide area search mode, can perform moving target indication and can conduct visual […] More

Michelle Kruger, who has been serving as interim president of the U.S. business arm of Austal since August 2023, will assume the permanent role following the decision of Austal USA‘s board of directors. The shipbuilding company said Friday Kruger has more than 25 years of experience in the maritime industry, with a focus on new […] More

Carahsoft Technology has entered into an agreement with Quantum to market the latter’s suite of end-to-end data management offerings to government clients. Federal agencies can acquire the Quantum products through reseller partners and various government contract vehicles, Carahsoft said Thursday. The products can be accessed through the GSA Schedule, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, Information Technology […] More

Oracle has unveiled a new cloud-based financial management tool designed to address business, reporting and audit requirements of U.S. federal government agencies. Built on Oracle's cloud-based enterprise resource planning software, the Oracle Cloud Federal Financials has embedded artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities that work to enable federal agencies to gain insights into their financial data to inform decision-making and business optimization initiatives, Oracle said Thursday.

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Anduril and General Atomics will design, build and test production-representative Collaborative Combat Aircraft under two option awards exercised by the Department of the Air Force as part of the CCA program. The CCA program, a part of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems, seeks to deliver at least 1,000 aircraft to […] More

Lynk Global will make it possible for various government agencies like the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to acquire satellite-direct-to-standard-phone services under a $900 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency. Lynk said Wednesday that the contract covers a variety of sat2phone services like weather and information broadcasting, […] More

BeyondTrust has secured a moderate authority to operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for a cloud-based platform designed to provide remote support and privileged remote access for protection against advanced cyberattacks. The company said Monday the Secure Remote Access service is now available to federal clients on the FedRAMP marketplace along with other approved cloud service offerings.

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Spirent Federal Systems has appointed retired U.S. Space Force Gen. David Thompson to an advisory role. The company said Monday that it plans to prioritize military position, navigation and timing innovation and would need strategic counsel from Thompson as it partners with defense and industry to develop robust test equipment for emerging navigation warfare technologies.

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Lockheed Martin has transferred control of the long range discrimination radar positioned at the Clear Space Force Station in Alaska to the Missile Defense Agency. The company said Monday the handover followed the completion of the DD250 requirement, signaling the preparatory phase for the Operational Capability Baseline and impending transition to active use for military personnel.

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