Jane Edwards

The State Department has begun to search for potential sources of services for a proposed platform and toolkit designed to support the deployment of innovative tools and practices across the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted May 26 says the department’s office of global partnerships wants data on potential vendors that can provide services related to hackathons, competitions, crowdsourcing, design […] More

Orbital ATK has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to determine opportunities to address design, fabrication, repair and inspection of composite aerostructures of military aircraft. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will also collaborate with the service branch to facilitate future aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul activities at the Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Complex and […] More

PAE will work with the U.S. Army to help mentor and train Afghanistan’s national defense and security forces in the field of warehouse support, supply chain management and maintenance under a potential $142 million contract awarded in May. The Army’s Tank-automotive and Armaments Command awarded the National Maintenance Strategy contract that also covers the delivery of ground […] More

Mercury Systems has obtained design service accreditation from a Defense Department organization for its microelectronics facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The Advanced Microelectronics Center in Phoenix is the company’s second facility to obtain the Category 1A Trusted Supplier certification for design services from DoD’s Defense Microelectronics Activity organization, Mercury Systems said Wednesday. The accreditation seeks to […] More

A SpaceX-built spacecraft took off Saturday aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocket to deliver approximately 6,000 pounds of scientific instruments and crew supplies to the International Space Station, Space.com reported Saturday. The Dragon spacecraft’s launch from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marks the first time that SpaceX used a refurbished second stage as well as the company’s […] More