Twelve companies have each received a five-year contract with a maximum value of $39.4 million for construction work at Virginia-based NASA sites and potentially other locations. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will primarily take place at Langley Research Center and Wallops Flight Facility, with the potential of being conducted at other sites, NASA said Friday. […] More

The construction industry plays a vital role in the economic development of any country, and the government recognizes its importance by providing significant support and investment opportunities. In particular, the government finances various construction projects, including healthcare facilities, transportation infrastructure, and educational buildings, by awarding contracts to construction companies. Here are the top 10 government […] More

Eckhart, a Warren, Michigan-based developer of robotic platforms and autonomous guided vehicles, was chosen by the U.S. Army to automate and accelerate the firing of the military branch’s self-propelled howitzer weapons. The company said Tuesday it is among five winning contractors tasked to modernize artillery systems under the Army Applications Laboratory’s SPARTN Fire Faster program. […] More

Collins Aerospace will open a new facility in Houston as part of the company’s plans to expand operations of its mission systems unit and host the city’s first incubator for spaceflight technology projects. Houston Airports, which functions as a local aviation department, pledged $25.6 million in capital improvement funds to help the aerospace supplier build […] More

Northrop Grumman has concluded a critical design review of an anti-radiation warhead and a rocket motor for an extended-range tactical missile system the U.S. Navy intends to use with EA-18G and F/A-18E/F aircraft platforms. The company said Thursday it tested the lethality of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-ER warhead and the performance of the weapon's rocket motor at extreme temperatures.

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Information technology firm SolarWinds has achieved Department of Defense approval for the company’s suite of network management tools.

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Five joint ventures have shown interest in pursuing a potential $650M contract to help the New York Department of Health build a laboratory, Times Union reported Thursday. The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will oversee the project and select multiple industry teams to respond to a formal request for proposals on the Wadsworth Center […] More

A recent study underwritten by ViON and Hitachi Vantara Federal has found that approximately half of a surveyed 150 federal IT managers and decision makers believe that data centers do not currently meet mission needs. MeriTalk announced the details of its new report, “Data Center 2020: Federal Modernization in Focus” in a release on Monday, […] More

BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received a potential four-year, $43.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop software-based tools that would emulate laboratory equipment functions within an electronic warfare test station. The company will produce test and evaluation tools for the Block 3F Digital Channelized Receiver/Technique Generator and Turner Insertion Program configuration designed for all F-35 […] More

Boeing has partially sponsored a $6.5 million project of Wichita, Kansas-based nonprofit organization Doc’s Friends to build an interactive B-29 Doc hangar and education center. Executives from Doc’s Friends, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems broke ground on the 32,000-square-foot center that will provide an opportunity for visitors to experience B-29 and learn about science, technology, engineering and math related […] More

Ernest Moniz, former secretary of the Energy Department, will serve as co-chairman and CEO of the nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative beginning June 1. The organization said Friday Moniz will co-chair the board of directors alongside incumbents and NTI founders Sam Nunn and Ted Turner. “Ernie comes to us with sterling credentials, deep expertise and enormous credibility in the nuclear […] More

The General Services Administration held an event Thursday to inform vendors of GSA’s  framework to address outdated technology systems in the government. GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth hosted the technology industry day with agency Chief Technology Officer Navin Vembar; David Shive, acting commissioner for the Technology Transformation Service; Mary Davie, assistant commissioner of integrated technology services; and 18F Executive Director Aaron Snow, GSA said Thursday. The […] More