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Coalfire‘s federal arm has received a level 3 appraisal under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of standard business processes within the unit. The company said Wednesday Ace Guides reviewed Coalfire’s set of internal processes, procedures and practices that served as the basis for the rating. Bill Malone, executive vice president of Coalfire […] More

The Department of Defense on Monday notified Congress that it would proceed with a block buy of two aircraft carriers in a move that could pave the way for the U.S. Navy to award the contract by the end of January, USNI News reported Wednesday. “The Navy has reached a price agreement with Huntington Ingalls […] More

Fortinet has joined the World Economic Forum’s Center for Cybersecurity as a founding partner in a move to help deter cyber crime. WEF established the center to encourage collaboration among members of industry, government, international organizations, academia and civil society to address global cybersecurity challenges, Fortinet said Wednesday. Ken Xie, CEO and chairman of the board […] More

The Small Business Administration is working with industry partners to help women-owned companies pursue contracts in the federal government, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. SBA partnered with the Women Impacting Public Policy group and American Express to continue the ChallengeHER program that offers female small business owners a crash-course to learn about government procurement processes. […] More

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has selected BAE Systems to provide extended-range propulsion systems to power new hybrid electric buses in Boston. BAE said Wednesday it will supply 194 Series-ER systems in an effort to help MBTA address emission reduction and noise pollution goals for the city’s transit bus routes. Series-ER’s battery is rechargeable through an on-board generator and regenerative […] More

The U.S. Air Force, through its Space Enterprise Consortium, plans to increase the availability of commercial space technologies in its military projects in 2019 and to encourage collaboration between large defense contractors, space vendors and startups, Space News reported Monday. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Leaf, SpEC program manager, said the consortium would serve as “a […] More

Craig Owens, small business innovation research program manager at Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business, has been named 2018’s SBIR Person of the Year. The award recognizes individuals who have significantly contributed to the growth of the country’s SBIR program, Zyn Systems said Monday. Owens, a frequent requested speaker at major SBIR events, works to educate small […] More

John Swift, a program director at BAE Systems, has said the company is likely to deliver the first batch of new amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps in the summer, Marine Corps Times reported Friday. Swift added that BAE aims to complete delivery of 30 lot 1 ACVs by the end of this year and another 30 […] More

Brian Piedfort, vice president of business development at consortium management firm Advanced Technology International, has said using other transaction authorities can offer federal agencies the speed and flexibility to procure new technology platforms. He wrote in a commentary posted Friday on Federal News Network that OTAs work to accelerate the procurement process due to less restrictions compared […] More

The U.S. Army looks to partner with Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control unit to review system requirements for a guided missile system’s networked interceptor communications kit. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the project will include engineering work on the software-based communication technology intended for the Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target Advanced Capability-3. Work will […] More

PAE has secured a potential $75.2M contract to support the Department of Homeland Security‘s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office in efforts to detect potential biological threats. The company said Monday its team of scientists will work in laboratories equipped with frontline early warning systems built to monitor airborne attacks as part of the multicity federal program dubbed BioWatch. […] More