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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.
Microsoft has partnered with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to accelerate scientific discovery by combining advanced artificial intelligence with high-performance cloud computing. The partnership will initially focus on demonstrating the acceleration technique for chemistry and materials science to speed up the discovery of energy sources for addressing global challenges, PNNL said Tuesday.
Bryan Jolly, formerly chief operating officer at Leidos' QTC Management subsidiary, has been named senior vice president of the digital transformation information technology business area for the defense contractor's Defense Information Systems Agency portfolio, according to his LinkedIn post. He has over 15 years of experience managing service delivery programs for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies.
Michael Adams, associate vice president for the federal civilian business at Verizon, said the telecommunications services provider remains a "preeminent partner" to the public sector, building on its decades-long partnerships with federal departments and agencies. "Some of our relationships in the public sector span decades, which speaks to our reliability and trustworthiness in a sector that prioritizes security and discretion," Adams said at the annual EDGE24@CES government technology forum.
L3Harris Technologies company Aerojet Rocketdyne has signed a 10-year public-private partnership agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division to increase solid rocket motor production for national defense applications. "Working in coordination with our government partners, we’re increasing our production capability to meet today’s growing demand and to prepare for any surge in support of near peer conflicts," Ross Niebergall, president of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said in a statement published Monday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun seeking solicitations for a potential $499 million follow-on indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to research, integrate, develop and support the service branch's geospatial systems and services. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that the GRIDS IV contract will have an ordering period of five years and covers the provision of technical expertise to help the Army Geospatial Center coordinate, integrate and synchronize geospatial data standards and requirements.
Kyounghoon Kang, a 15-year General Dynamics NASSCO veteran, has been named vice president of operations support at the San Diego, California-headquartered shipbuilding company, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. He assumed the role after serving as director of outfitting at NASSCO and managing the company's on-ground activities for nearly 10 years.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to commence the development of a full-scale aircraft that uses active flow control for flight control. Aurora will build and demonstrate the X-65 aircraft under the third phase of the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors program, DARPA said Wednesday.
SpyCloud said Wednesday that it has secured a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research contract to help AFWERX, a component of the Air Force Research Laboratory, develop identity intelligence capabilities to strengthen the service branch's defense against cyber threats.
The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.
Jeff Siino, formerly vice president of strategy and growth at Parry Labs, has joined Titusville, Florida-based A2G International as VP of operations, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. Siino's other prior employers include L3Harris Technologies, North American Surveillance Systems and MAG Aerospace.
Orion Space Solutions will commence the design assembly, integration and testing of a small spacecraft constellation designed to support the U.S. Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory's Tetra-5 program following the conclusion of the critical design review process. Under the Tetra-5 program, Orion is building three small satellites to operate in geostationary Earth orbit for a two-year mission to demonstrate multi-agent autonomous docking capabilities for on-orbit refueling, the company said Tuesday.
The Potomac Officers Club will host the 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register now.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Sierra7 a contract to help the Office of Information Technology Privacy Services conduct privacy impact assessments for data within the VA's electronic information systems. Sierra7 said Wednesday the PIA tracking contract will support Privacy Services in assessing privacy risks in information systems that collect and store personally identifiable information and protected health information data.
NASA plans to award Jacobs a six-month contract extension to continue providing maintenance, operations and engineering support services at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Center Maintenance, Operations and Engineering contract extension will support research facilities operations for wind tunnels, laboratories and test stands; central utilities operations; technology development and administration; facility engineering; and research and institutional facility maintenance, according to a notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov.
