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The U.S. Air Force, through its Space Enterprise Consortium, plans to increase the availability of commercial space technologies in its military projects in 2019 and to encourage collaboration between large defense contractors, space vendors and startups, Space News reported Monday. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Leaf, SpEC program manager, said the consortium would serve as “a […] More
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has confirmed a spacecraft it built for NASA has reached its target object in the Kuiper Belt, performing the farthest space exploration in history. The New Horizons probe encountered Ultima Thule before New Year and already sent flyby data to an operations center on Earth, APL said Tuesday. APL received the images 10 hours […] More
Brian Piedfort, vice president of business development at consortium management firm Advanced Technology International, has said using other transaction authorities can offer federal agencies the speed and flexibility to procure new technology platforms. He wrote in a commentary posted Friday on Federal News Network that OTAs work to accelerate the procurement process due to less restrictions compared […] More
The U.S. Navy told Congress its plans to buy two Ford-class aircraft carriers in an effort to save billions of dollars as the military service pursues its 355-ship fleet goal, Reuters reported Tuesday. The service branch approached Huntington Ingalls Industries last year to obtain a detailed pricing on the potential cost of a block buy. Sen. Tim […] More
The Department of Labor is seeking industry feedback on a proposed project to replace the agency’s financial management system. DOL said it seeks information from industry to help determine potential vendors, the new system’s technical characteristics and functionality as well as project cost, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted Thursday. The current FMS […] More
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking commercial tools that could search and collect data on social media sites to help the agency monitor tax compliance. The plan comes amid the growing number of businesses and individuals using social media to advertise, promote and sell products and services, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted […] More
The U.S. Marine Corps looks to issue a contract in March or April next year to equip rifle squads with 84mm shoulder-fired rocket launchers, Marine Corps Times reported Thursday. The report said Marines seek to acquire more than 1K Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles. Barbara Hamby, a Marine Corps Systems Command spokeswoman, said the service aims to begin […] More
The Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security will host an industry day on Jan. 23 to introduce the new Accessible Property Screening program. The APS program aims to strengthen checkpoint security across the U.S. by leveraging new detection and automated tools, as well as checkpoint transportation security equipment, according to a notice […] More
The General Services Administration will launch a pilot program to collect data and identify best practices from multiple e-commerce providers, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. In a proposal released earlier this month, GSA said it wants to increase the availability of commercial platforms designed to help agencies procure goods and services online. “We are not looking […] More
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are set to deploy the first batch of Oshkosh-built Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to replace aging High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., will be the first unit to receive the JLTVs in early January, the Army said Thursday. […] More
Wayne Solomon, deputy director of the DIII-D National Fusion Program at General Atomics, has received recognition from Fusion Power Associates for his leadership on the Department of Energy-backed program and research on fusion plasma diagnostics. The nonprofit honored Solomon with its Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated technical accomplishments and potential as influential […] More
The Department of Defense aims to include $1.2B in funding in its fiscal year 2020 budget request to support the acquisition of the newest versions of the F-15 aircraft, Bloomberg reported Friday. DoD officials said the agency hopes to buy 12 of the new Boeing-built F-15X fighter aircraft for the Air Force. The plan is […] More
