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A second prototype of Sikorsky‘s S-97 Raider light tactical helicopter has reached a milestone necessary to enter into the full-flight testing phase, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said pilots of the Lockheed Martin subsidiary operated the helicopter for 90 minutes Tuesday and have completed a flight-test card. Dan Spoor, vice president of future vertical lift at Sikorsky, told […] More

Northrop Grumman has received a potential $17.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the service branch’s Intermediate Maintenance Activity maintain Mk 48 submarine torpedoes for exercise and warshot use. The company will render an average of 56,160 annual man-hours to support the operation and management of an Mk48 depot-level repair facility, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

The General Services Administration announced on June 15 a set of new contracting opportunities related to the Agriculture Department Centers of Excellence for information technology modernization initiatives, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. GSA will launch eight digital service procurement efforts via contract vehicles such as Alliant, Professional Services Schedule, Schedule IT 70 and Veterans Technology Services 2. The programs support the […] More

Mark Frantz, co-founder of BlueDelta Capital Partners, and Joseph Dyer, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, have been named advisers to ASGN’s board of directors. Frantz and Dyer will share with the company’s board their knowledge and insights gained through their government contracting experience, ASGN said Tuesday. ASGN CEO Peter Dameris said the firm will […] More

Koniag‘s Eagle Harbor Solutions subsidiary and Diversified have partnered to share general and technical business knowledge in support of federal and intelligence communities. Under the Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program, the companies will seek to form a business relationship that would aid future government contracts, EHS said Monday. “Diversified welcomes the opportunity to work alongside and mentor our trusted partner, […] More

CMMI Institute maintained the level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration status for development of KeyW Holding‘s national intelligence sector after a re-appraisal conducted on June 6. The re-assessment for development V1.3 maturity, held every three years, involved the review of artifacts and examination of workers on performance in CMMI process areas, the company said Tuesday. “We’re proud […] More

Parsons and Polaris Alpha have combined their fellows programs as a result of the Pasadena, Calif.-based’s engineering firm’s acquisition of the government technology contractor. Nineteen professionals from both organizations will join six current members of the unified fellows program, Parsons said Monday. The program inducts individuals who can support problem solving, research and development and […] More

The General Services Administration has asked industry to submit ideas on how GSA can implement a governmentwide system to analyze and manage federal information technology investments. GSA said Monday it aims to implement a TBM platform across the federal government by 2022 in a push to increase transparency in IT spending efforts. TBM will work to help agencies […] More

NCI has introduced a technology platform designed to help U.S. government customers automate processes and comply with cybersecurity requirements. The Scaling Humans with Artificial Intelligence offering is built to support data management, service desk and back office functions, and features software to facilitate application login, the company said Tuesday. Shai works to create and maintain […] More