News

The Department of Veterans Affairs has asked industry to submit ideas for building a technology platform that can help the VA manage personnel learning and development efforts. The VA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice it looks to implement an “agile” enterprise learning management system to process accreditation and certification requirements; monitor developmental content and activities; plan competency […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has finished conducting multiple unmanned aerial target drone missions for its customers in the national security domain. Kratos said Thursday it completed around 20 flights using the jet-powered autonomous systems during the multi-day exercise held at at various undisclosed locations. Steve Fendley, president of Kratos’ unmanned systems division, said the […] More

General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary has begun construction of DDG 127, the future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to be named USS Patrick Gallagher. The ship, BIW’s final destroyer in Flight IIA configuration, will feature Baseline 9 of the AEGIS Combat System designed for integrated air and missile defense, the Naval Sea Systems command […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries aims to complete and launch the U.S. Navy‘s John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier by the end of next year, USNI News reported Friday. HII CEO Mike Petters told analysts during a conference call held Thursday the company is ahead of schedule on JFK construction efforts and uses fewer man-hours to build the ship. Petters attributed […] More

Cambridge has received Maturity Level 3 appraisal under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program for efforts to develop and deliver services. The company said Thursday its delivery and service development functions underwent a review conducted by ACME Process Group and met objectives within proximity of all process areas identified by the institute. The […] More

A KBR business unit has received a one-year, $62M contract modification to continue to support operations at the U.S. Navy‘s support facility in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. KBR Diego Garcia will help the branch manage information and telecommunication systems, public safety, air and port operations, supply, facilities and equipment as part of the modification that […] More