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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
Amentum has secured a potential five-year, $51.2 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the Department of Defense's biothreat reduction projects. The company will help DTRA modernize facilities, logistics, training and operations in support of the Biological Threat Reduction Program's international mission partners.
CesiumAstro completed an over-the-air demonstration of a Ka-band satellite communications terminal it developed with SES and Hughes Network Systems. The OTA demo, which took place in Austin, Texas, focused on the connectivity of CesiumAstro's terminal with SES’ geosynchronous orbit satellite and Hughes' HM400 software-defined modem located at a ground station in Maryland.
Craig Faller, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been elected to the board of directors of military shipbuilding company HII. Faller has nearly four decades of military experience and most recently served as commander of U.S. Southern Command, where he helped build U.S. military partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean security forces.
Rocket Lab USA has unveiled a 144,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, to support the production of its two rocket engines. The new engine development center will house the development and production of the company’s 3D-printed engine Rutherford for its Electron launch vehicle and the Archimedes engine for its reusable medium-lift rocket, dubbed Neutron.
Sev1Tech will provide a U.S. Navy program executive office with logistics information technology integration and support services under a five-year, $45 million contract. The award calls for integration of Naval Logistics IT capabilities into a system of systems platform in support of the PEO for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions.
Kay Kapoor, a senior defense industry and public sector executive and three-time Wash100 awardee, was named to the board of directors of Frontier Technology Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based provider of engineering, information technology services and software products to government, defense and intelligence organizations. The Arya Technologies CEO brings to the FTI board several years of experience in leading the government-focused business arms of AT&T and Accenture.
LMI will further develop its Rapid Analysis and Prototyping Toolkit for Resiliency platform in support of the Space Warfighting Analysis Center and the Space Security and Defense Program under two task orders awarded by the U.S. Air Force through the Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract.
LMI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit. Join this important event on Nov. 15 to hear government and industry leaders discuss the latest digital transformation efforts to protect and secure the homeland amid evolving global threats. Register here.
Raytheon has secured a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop and demonstrate a novel rotating detonation engine propulsion system capable of powering long-range weapon systems. The RTX business will integrate a rotating detonation engine technology into a full-scale free-jet test system under the Gambit engine development program.
Antenna Research Associates has appointed Victor Leviste as vice president of portfolio strategies, a role in which he will work to increase the company’s reach in expanding markets. At ARA, Leviste’s responsibilities will center on product development and enhancement with a focus on growth in the additive manufacturing and 3D printing fields.
Erik Miller, who has over 15 years of experience at Lockheed Martin, has been elevated to the role of vice president of security and emergency services from security director at the company. As VP, he has oversight of security management for a global workforce exceeding 30,000 employees and a team comprising more than 1,150 personnel who handle various aspects of security and emergency services.
The Department of the Treasury is seeking industry feedback on the draft performance work statement of a blanket purchase agreement for enterprise-wide professional and cybersecurity services. The potential eight-year BPA covers the provision of highly adaptive cybersecurity services to support the Treasury's security operations center functions in areas such as information security incident management, vulnerability management and adversary and advanced operations.
Hughes Network Systems VP and GM Rick Lober gives an exclusive look at forthcoming projects at Hughes, such as a new LEO offering, a 5G satellite project and an ongoing interest in software-defined networking.
Digital twins are another ascendent technology making a huge impact on the satellite industry and beyond. If you want to know more from some of the U.S. government's foremost experts on the subject, attend the virtual Digital Twins Forum on Nov. 1. Register here now.
