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NASA has announced plans to conduct a full and open competition for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon. In a draft request for proposals notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the space agency said it seeks contractor-provided assets to integrate, transport and operate instruments and technology demonstration payloads intended for the […] More

Finland is seeking a contractor to provide a replacement for the country’s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slated for retirement beginning in 2025, Reuters reported Friday. The report said possible candidates to replace the current Finnish fighter aircraft include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. The Finnish government looks to buy 64 multirole […] More

Sallie Bailey, executive vice president and chief financial officer at building materials manufacturing company Louisiana-Pacific, has joined Harris‘ board of directors. In her current role, Bailey oversees LP’s accounting, financial reporting, treasury, internal audit, information technology and corporate communications functions, Harris said Friday. She also serves as a director at wire manufacturer General Cable. Bailey previously worked as VP and […] More

Orbital ATK has completed a series of three ground-based static firing tests of a rocket motor for tactical missiles at both cold and hot extreme temperatures. The company said Friday it performed the tests over a period of three weeks at its Rocket Center, W. Va.-based ballistics laboratory as part of its contract with the […] More

Ruben Pena, a 25-year veteran of Transportation Technology Center Inc., has joined Ensco as director of the company’s government surface transportation business. Ensco said Friday Pena will oversee customer relations and help government clients implement transportation safety and security technology platforms. “He brings with him more than 25 years of experience successfully leading new programs in railway safety […] More

Steve Tarallo, a more than 28-year industry veteran, has been named associate vice president and manager of the water/wastewater unit for Dewberry‘s office in Baltimore, Md. Tarallo’s previous work in the municipal water and wastewater industry includes conducting engineering services such as the selection and design of process technology to mature treatment, energy efficiency and resource […] More

Leidos’ Sea Hunter autonomous anti-submarine vessel has passed nearly two years of testing with the U.S. Navy and joined the service’s fleet of warships, CNBC reported Wednesday. The report said almost all of Sea Hunter’s elements are now classified. Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, vice president and Navy strategic account executive at Leidos, stated that Sea […] More

The U.S. Army has completed a preliminary design review of an engine technology General Electric‘s aviation business developed under a 24-month, $102 million contract awarded in September 2016. GE said Wednesday the PDR represents a milestone for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the service branch’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company offered its T901-GE-900 as a […] More

Ron Griggs, a more than 20-year veteran of Accenture and formerly an alliance sales executive at Deloitte, has joined Avaya as vice president of system integrator relations. Avaya said Wednesday Griggs will lead the company’s relations with partners that aim to integrate emerging technology with its unified communications and contact center platforms. He previously managed Deloitte’s alliances with cloud, […] More

Boeing will lead a team of 10 aerospace technology suppliers in pursuit of a nearly $5 billion contract to build heavy-lift helicopters for the German military, Reuters reported Wednesday. Michael Hostetter, director of Boeing’s vertical lift programs in Germany, told reporters at a Berlin airshow the company can potentially add partners to join its bidding […] More

Nathan Hopper, formerly a geospatial scientist for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, has been named as program manager for Woolpert‘s national security sector. Hopper also served with the Naval Oceanographic Office as a physical scientist, Woolpert said Wednesday. Joseph Seppi, vice president and director of the national security market at Woolpert, said the company offers […] More