Industry News

Lockheed Martin and its partner companies in the F-35 Lightning II program will move forward with efforts sustain and update the fighter aircraft’s systems after the industry team completed 309 deliveries to military customers worldwide, AIN Online reported Tuesday. Greg Ulmer, vice president and general manager of Lockheed’s F-35 program, said during a media briefing at the Farnborough […] More

Rick Perry, secretary at the Department of Energy, has visited General Atomics facilities to inspect on DOE-funded nuclear energy efforts. The company said Wednesday it is developing accident tolerant fuel rod cladding for nuclear reactors in support of the department’s ATF initiative. General Atomics uses SiGA, a silicon-carbide composite, to produce ATF cladding that is […] More

Representatives from companies such as Lockheed Martin, IBM, General Motors, FedEx and Home Depot will join an advisory board for a new council that will help the administration address possible job displacement concerns as a result of automation, Bloomberg reported Thursday. A source said Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and first daughter Ivanka Trump will lead the […] More

The U.S. Navy has announced plans to release on or around July 31 a request for proposals for the service management, integration and transport portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network Recompete contract. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the service’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to accept proposals by Oct. 1 for the NGEN-R […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $89.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy implement an extended dry-docking restricted availability effort for the USS Higgins guided missile destroyer. NASSCO will modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class ship for the service branch, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $72.5 million in fiscal […] More

Veritas Technologies has reached an agreement with the General Services Administration to help federal clients implement enterprise software products designed to support cloud management and data governance efforts. GSA said Tuesday government buyers can buy Veritas-made software platforms to manage and secure agencies’ data through the new enterprise software acquisition deal. Both parties negotiated the contract as part of […] More

Paul Damphousse, senior director of business development at SES‘ government solutions subsidiary, has joined the commercial space transportation advisory committee of the  Federal Aviation Administration. Elaine Chao, secretary of the Transportation Department, appointed Damphousse as COMSTAC’s senior industry representative and member to provide counsel to the government, SES said Wednesday. Damphousse said he will update the U.S. […] More

OSI Systems‘ security unit has received a multi-year, $63 million contract to provide cargo security services for an international client. Services will encompass inspection systems, installation, operator training and maintenance for cargo vehicles that are needed to help protect national infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. Deepak Chopra, chairman and chief executive officer at OSI Systems, […] More

AT&T can vie for task orders to provide information technology services to federal clients through a potential 10-year, $50 billion contract vehicle managed by the General Services Administration. “Alliant 2 presents a key opportunity for federal agencies to take a network-first approach to IT system modernization,” Xavier Williams, president of global public sector and wholesale solutions at […] More