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A new Deloitte survey has found that only 21 percent of public sector respondents believe their agencies’ C-suite leaders collaborate on strategic projects and initiatives. “With only 21 percent of government respondents saying that their C-suite leaders work together on strategic projects, it is not surprising that government respondents also had low scores related to […] More
A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has commenced work to overhaul the USS Boise attack submarine as part of a contract with the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday its Newport News Shipbuilding business will maintain and repair the Los Angeles-class submarine pierside that arrived Monday at a shipyard in Virginia before the craft’s transfer to a dry dock by January of […] More
Three companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $48.8 million contract to provide engineering, architectural and environmental services to the Air Force Reserve Command’s headquarters. The Defense Department said Thursday contractors will perform work at Robins Air Force Base, AFRC host bases, other active bases and rented locations through June 13, 2023. AFRC received seven proposals for the indefiniteâ€delivery/indefiniteâ€quantity […] More
A subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies has secured a potential $79.6 million task order from the U.S. Army to design and build targets for a missile defense system test and evaluation program. Teledyne Brown Engineering will provide “Zombie†ballistic targets to the Army’s Tactical Range Air Defense Missile effort that could run through April 2025, the company said Monday. Zombie […] More
Australian’s air force has received a C-130J Fuselage Trainer system CAE built with partners an Airbus Group subsidiary and Lockheed Martin. CAE said Friday it led the design and development of the Super Hercules FuT platform that features simulation software used in other C-130J training programs. Airbus Australian Pacific produced the trainer hardware using two airframes from the country’s C-130H aircraft, while Lockheed provided […] More
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has received two five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth up to $57.1 million to help the U.S. Air Force research and develop computer software platforms. The Defense Department said Friday APL will aim to create a tool that can aid the service branch’s engineering and R&D efforts in the areas of space control, communications […] More
Janus Global Operations has received the International Stability Operations Association’s 2018 Corporate Achievement Award for helping government and nongovernmental organizations deliver support services to challenging environments. “Our work is a challenge, given the hazards involved and the places we must work, but it’s hugely rewarding, knowing we’re helping people return to normal lives and enable […] More
BAE Systems plans to spend $13.3 million to establish a new production line for 12.7-millimeter ammunition at the British defense contractor’s Radway Green facility in Crewe, England. The company said Wednesday it has partnered with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Center at University of Sheffield to design a manufacturing process. Phil Simon, director of light munitions […] More
John “Jerry” McGinn, former principal deputy director at the Defense Department‘s office of manufacturing and industrial base policy, has joined the George Mason School of Business as executive director for its Government Contracting Initiative. The school said McGinn will work with George Mason University’s faculty members to develop GovCon-related courses for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as […] More
Approximately 400 business leaders including CEOs, founders, venture capitalists and angel investors are expected to attend the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Summer Forum that will be held on June 21 in Arlington, Va. The event will feature a roundtable discussion on ways to establish and fund technology companies. The panelists for that discussion are: Bobby Ocampo, […] More
Oshkosh‘s defense business has received four additional orders worth $159.6 million combined to supply 771 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles to the U.S. Army. The company said Thursday its current FMTV product line consists of 17 models that have a payload capacity ranging from 2.5 tons to 10 tons payload range and share more than 80 percent of common parts. The […] More
Horacio Rozanski, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, has said the U.S. needs a national strategy to advance the development of artificial intelligence as the country is in a “close race†with China over the technology, Bloomberg reported Friday. “I’m not sure that there’s a coordinated approach between the private sector and the public sector, and those […] More
