CGI Federal has won a 10-year task order from the State Department to extend its provision of consular services for the Bureau of Consular Affairs in the Republic of India. The award was issued as part of the Global Support Strategy for Overseas Consular Support Services 2.0 contract vehicle and tasks the CGI subsidiary to use […] More

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno said the Vulcan Centaur rocket is being prepared to undergo a series of tests at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and is now set for its maiden launch no earlier than May 4, SpaceNews reported Thursday. “We are now targeting the fourth […] More

Amazon Web Services has unveiled a modular data center designed to help Department of Defense customers field storage and compute capabilities to manage large workloads in disconnected, disrupted, intermittent or limited environments.  AWS Modular Data Center is supported in AWS GovCloud US-West and US-East regions and seeks to support government customers that are eligible for […] More

NuScale Power has received certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the design of its small modular reactor. The final ruling, which takes effect on Feb. 21, marks the NRC’s first approval of an SMR blueprint and the seventh for a nuclear reactor design in the U.S., the Department of Energy said Friday. NuScale’s VOYGR […] More

Paperless Innovations has stated that the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-123 Appendix B highlights the need for government agencies to automate management of purchase card programs to achieve accountability. Paperless said Monday OMB Circular A-123 Appendix B seeks to create standard requirements and best practices for government purchase card programs by consolidating guidance […] More

BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to equip its artificial intelligence-based wargaming platform with cloud computing capabilities to provide high-fidelity simulations across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.  The defense contractor said Tuesday that the Pioneer system will utilize the Azure cloud to deliver an immersive wargaming environment to military customers. “With tight […] More

Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance and a previous Wash100 Award winner, said the U.S. Space Force should do large-scale purchases of heavy launch services in preparation for a possible rocket shortage in the coming years, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Bruno cautioned that the U.S. national security launch program could be slowed down as a “perfect storm” has […] More

Emery Csulak, former chief data officer of the Department of Energy, has announced via LinkedIn his transition to Boston Government Services, where he will be focused on enterprise cybersecurity. As virtual chief information security officer and director of cybersecurity compliance at BGS, Csulak will be responsible for creating a cybersecurity maturity model certification team to […] More

Bill Marion brings extensive experience as a public servant to his work in the private sector. Marion, a managing director at Accenture Federal Services, spent years with organizations such as the U.S. Air Force and the Air Combat Command, holding positions including deputy chief information officer overseeing digital transformation, personnel pay and services, as well […] More

The U.S Air Force has tapped medical device manufacturing company SimX to work under a research and development contract and support a medical simulation training program focused on tactical combat casualty care. SimX said Tuesday the program will adapt its existing virtual reality medical simulation system and modernize it with capacities for medical and clinical […] More

United Launch Alliance is close to completing the construction of its new heavy-lift rocket and the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture expects to transport the vehicle from its factory in Decatur, Alabama, factory to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in November. Vulcan Centaur is on track for its inaugural launch in the first […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded defense contracting company ManTech a contract award worth $337 million over four years for technical assistance and testing of a virtual training system. Under the award, ManTech’s team will directly aid the Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona with the Navy Continuous Training Environment, which replicates the effects of command, control, communications, […] More