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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.
Leonardo has conducted flight tests for a single-engine helicopter in a move to attain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, Rotor and Wing International reported Tuesday. The company is pitching its TH-119 helicopter to the U.S. Navy as a training rotorcraft, and requires an instrument flight rules certification that verifies an aircraft's ability to traverse through austere weather conditions.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has verified the compliance of Vbrick Systems' video management platform with VA's technical reference model. The company said Tuesday its Vbrick Rev platform has passed the TRM software evaluation process, verifying the software's approval for use in the VA environment.
The Capability Maturity Model Integration Institute has appraised Octo Consulting at level four in recognition of the company's compliance with program management standards. The appraisal honors Octo's efforts to manage projects for continuous development and alignment with business goals, the company said Tuesday.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has recognized Affigent as a small business partner of the year for federal distribution efforts in 2018. Affigent, an Akima subsidiary, provides the federal government with HPE's GreenLake, an information technology offering that delivers hardware, software and expertise either in-cloud or on-premise, Akima said Tuesday. The platform operates on a consumption-based model.
NASA has awarded a worldwide commercial license and contract to Apollo Fusion for Jet Propulsion Laboratory's magnetically shielded miniature hall thruster. The award allows Apollo Fusion to produce three engineering models of the MaSMi thruster in support of JPL's Ascendant Sub-kW Transcelestial Electric Propulsion System or ASTRAEUS, the company said Tuesday.
Lockheed Martin has received an $84.9M contract modification to architect, engineer, develop, integrate and test a maritime ballistic missile defense system for the U.S. Navy.
The Defense Information Systems Agency is in need of industry-based information regarding the use of quantum-safe algorithms for cybersecurity. DISA said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice that it intends to evaluate the use of these algorithms and cryptographic approaches to protect the Department of Defense's information technology infrastructure.
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have tested a sea-based variant of the Excalibur munition during a recent test-firing series. The company said Monday it demonstrated the multirange features of Excalibur N5, an extended-range projectile technology designed for use with five-inch naval guns.
Autonomous rocket maker Relativity has agreed to provide its 3D printed rocket for low earth orbit missions with Spaceflight under a rideshare arrangement. Relativity said Monday its 3D printed Terran 1 rocket will launch in the third quarter of 2021 under the agreement, with options for potential future missions.
Spatial Integrated Systems will continue efforts to develop a heterogeneous swarm of unmanned surface vehices in partnership with the Office of Naval Research. The company said Monday it aims to demonstrate small and very small USVs in the eight-unit swarm through the program.
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have supplied the U.S. Air Force with long-range anti-ship missiles for the B-1B bomber aircraft, which reached early operational capability ahead of schedule.
