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  • Marino Carducci Promoted to Military Engine Production VP at Pratt & Whitney - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marino Carducci Promoted to Military Engine Production VP at Pratt & Whitney

    Marino Carducci, most recently executive director of commercial engines at Pratt & Whitney, has been promoted to vice president of military engine production at the Raytheon Technologies subsidiary. He started his career at Hamilton Sundstrand and managed engines and control systems there as a director, according to his LinkedIn profile. Carducci then worked at United […] More

  • SAIC Invests in Cloud Automation Company Morpheus Data; Andy Henson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Invests in Cloud Automation Company Morpheus Data; Andy Henson Quoted

    Science Applications International Corp. has made a strategic investment in cloud automation platforms provider Morpheus Data. Founded in 2015, Morpheus Data provides a platform that offers a unified approach to hybrid cloud management and operations and enables the integration of third-party tools into a self-service framework in support of public sector organizations and companies, SAIC […] More

  • Army Eyes Consolidated Task Order for Acquisition of Programmatic, SETA Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Eyes Consolidated Task Order for Acquisition of Programmatic, SETA Services

    The U.S. Army has announced its intent to combine programmatic and systems engineering and technical assistance services into a single task order in support of the Project Manager Tactical Network. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground Division B has performed market research that shows that the consolidation of the two service requirements into one […] More

  • NASA Plans to Extend Cargo Resupply Services 2 Contracts Through 2030 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Plans to Extend Cargo Resupply Services 2 Contracts Through 2030

    NASA intends to issue sole-source awards to extend the delivery of cargo and scientific experiments to the International Space Station under the Cargo Resupply Services 2 contracts awarded in 2016. The agency’s Johnson Space Center plans to continue acquiring ISS cargo delivery and ground support services through the CRS-2 contracts from Jan. 1, 2027, through […] More

  • EY US Unveils Center for Government Modernization; Gerry Dixon Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EY US Unveils Center for Government Modernization; Gerry Dixon Quoted

    The government and public sector practice of Ernst & Young’s U.S. arm has established a new center to help U.S. federal, local and state government agencies advance their modernization efforts by exploring ways to better use technology and data in addressing complex challenges. The EY Center for Government Modernization will help public sector leaders in […] More

  • Dynetics Demonstrates Propulsion, Other Tech for Human Landing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Demonstrates Propulsion, Other Tech for Human Landing System

    Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has completed several hardware demonstrations and tasks on its human landing system for NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program in the past 17 months. Recent technology demonstrations for HLS included the propulsion system, lunar dust mitigation, cryogenic fluid management, power and docking systems, Leidos said Wednesday. The company performed the most tasks on […] More

  • Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner on Foundational Aspects to Security, Multicloud Management Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner on Foundational Aspects to Security, Multicloud Management Tool

    Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft’s federal arm and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, said the company’s top priority is safeguarding the country from rapidly changing cyberthreats and that there are three basic aspects to the security approach of the company. “One is secured-by-design foundations. The second is adopting a zero-trust architecture. And third, would be comprehensive […] More

  • SpyCloud Launches Ransomware Risk Detection Tool; Ted Ross Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpyCloud Launches Ransomware Risk Detection Tool; Ted Ross Quoted

    SpyCloud has unveiled a platform designed to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware attacks by enabling them to detect malware infections that provide threat actors with entry points. SpyCloud Compass adopts Post-Infection Remediation, an approach that enables security professionals to mitigate ransomware attacks by invalidating application credentials and session cookies stolen by cyberthreat actors […] More

  • UK's $125M Request to Procure Javelin Missiles Gets State Department Clearance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK’s $125M Request to Procure Javelin Missiles Gets State Department Clearance

    The State Department has approved the U.K. government’s request to buy 600 Javelin FGM-148F missiles under a foreign military sales agreement valued at approximately $125.1 million. The Javelin Joint Venture of Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor in the FMS deal, which includes government technical assistance, program and logistics support […] More

  • Maxar to Continue Work on Army’s One World Terrain Program Under OTA Phase 3B; Tony Frazier Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar to Continue Work on Army’s One World Terrain Program Under OTA Phase 3B; Tony Frazier Quoted

    Maxar Technologies will improve the conflation of open-source geospatial data and focus on enhancing training areas under Phase 3b awarded through a prototype other transaction agreement in support of the U.S. Army’s One World Terrain program. The OTW program is a component of the Army’s Synthetic Training Environment and works to deliver 3D global terrain […] More

  • Paul Courtney on DHS’ Plan to Hold On-Ramps for FirstSource III Small Business IT Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Paul Courtney on DHS’ Plan to Hold On-Ramps for FirstSource III Small Business IT Contract

    The Department of Homeland Security intends to award the third iteration of the FirstSource small business contract for software and information technology products in 2023 and Paul Courtney, chief procurement officer at DHS, cited the agency’s plan to conduct on-ramps for the FirstSource III contract, Federal News Network reported Monday. “If we put together a […] More