Industry News

Carahsoft Technology has landed a spot on the Washington Business Journal’s 2018 list of top 100 privately held companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, ranked by total revenue during the previous fiscal year. The company said Tuesday it recorded $4.4B in 2017 bookings and saw the number of its employees increase to more than 900 […] More

B&A, formerly Bart & Associates, has launched a video to highlight the McLean, Va.-based government information technology services contractor’s brand refresh. The move is part of the company’s rebranding efforts that kicked off in July with the launch of a new corporate logo and name to reflect B&A’s commitment to delivering innovative platforms across four […] More

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected nine companies to support a program that delivers authorizations in real time to drone operators seeking to fly their unmanned aircraft systems in controlled airspace. The agency said Monday the new partners under the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability effort are permitted to process drone flying applications. The […] More

Steve Priestley, director of mine action programs at Janus Global Operations, joined a panel discussion during the Middle East Institute’s inaugural conference on explosive hazard removal efforts held on Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. “Our purpose is to help people displaced by conflict resume their normal lives,” Priestley said in a statement published Monday. “Together, […] More

Boeing and Embraer are in discussions to establish a KC-390 military aircraft assembly line in the U.S., Reuters reported Monday. The two aerospace companies plan to set up a defense-related joint venture to pursue the construction of a new facility that would serve as the second KC-390 factory, according to a Monday report by Brazilian […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued sources sought notices to seek information on potential vendors that can provide information technology help desk support services for “fourth estate” agencies, Nextgov reported Monday. The three separate notices posted Monday on FedBizOpps want information on women-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses; HUBZone-certified vendors; and “unrestricted” or large […] More

Alion Science and Technology has received a potential five-year, $49.9M contract to explore tools and methods for the U.S. Army to develop agile and adaptive systems. The Defense Department said Monday the company will work to increase knowledge and understanding of new technology development approaches that can support future Army missions. The Army Contracting Command received […] More

The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with Genentech to develop medicines that can help address national health security requirements under an “other transaction” agreement. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority and the biotechnology firm agreed to share costs of developing a drug portfolio for potential commercialization in compliance with the Pandemic and All […] More

The Missile Defense Agency intends to award a contract to an industry team led by Boeing to help MDA engineer and integrate the Ballistic Missile Defense System. Boeing will lead five defense contractors, known collectively as National Team-Engineering, to continue the group’s BMDS engineering support work that covers system guidance, integration, development and data product delivery, according to a […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding unit has installed a 726-ton lower bow onto the John F. Kennedy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which the U.S. Navy aims to commission in late 2019. The bulbous lower bow extends CVN 79 by 122 feet and is the final component of the warship’s underwater hull structure that reaches 1,096 feet and […] More