Latest stories

in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity, DOD, News

SealingTech Secures Army Contract for Defensive Cyber Operations System Support

Parsons subsidiary Sealing Technologies was awarded a U.S. Army contract worth $9.6 million to help bolster its cyber defense capabilities through work in a compute-and-data-storage system-focused program. The fixed-price contract is for the Deployable Defensive Cyber Operations System – Modular version 2, or DDS-Mv2, program of the Army, the provider of edge computing and defensive […] More

by Miles Jamison August 8, 2024, 11:44 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, News

Qualtrics Conversational Analytics, NLP Tools Attain FedRAMP Moderate Certification

Qualtrics has earned the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s moderate authority to operate for its artificial intelligence-based conversational analytics and natural language processing tools. The AI and machine learning tools work to capture and process structured or unstructured customer feedback sent through various mechanisms, such as call center conversations, surveys and social media chats […] More

by Arthur McMiler August 8, 2024, 11:43 am
in Contract Awards, News, Technology

Army Selects 3 Companies to Deliver Mortar Shell Bodies Under $212M Deal

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Global Military Products and Premier Precision Machining to compete for orders on a $211.9 million contract to supply mortar shell bodies. Under the agreement, the awardees will manufacture, test, package, produce and deliver the required hardware, the Department of Defense said. Work locations and […] More

by Derrick Henry August 7, 2024, 12:13 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Battelle Appoints Juan Alvarez as Executive Vice President of Laboratory Operations

Battelle has appointed Juan Alvarez as executive vice president of laboratory operations. Alvarez, who previously served as deputy director for management and operations at Idaho National Laboratory, will fully assume his new position by mid-October, the Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle said Monday. At INL, which he joined in 2005 as part of Battelle’s contract to manage the […] More

by Arthur McMiler August 7, 2024, 12:12 pm
in DOD, News

CEO of SEMPRE Rob Spalding Stresses Importance of 5G at the Edge

5G communications are more than just an asset for civilian commercial users looking to connect to the internet from anywhere and place calls conveniently. According to retired U.S. Air Force BG Rob Spalding, CEO of SEMPRE, they’re a vital military necessity. Especially in remote locations where connectivity is usually spotty or nonexistent—a.k.a. at the edge—this technology […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt August 7, 2024, 12:11 pm
in Contract Awards, News

BAE Secures AFRL Contract for ISR Platform Advancement

BAE Systems has received a $48 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to mature the components of the Insight System, a resource management system for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Work under the contract includes enhancing the system to meet operational requirements, integrating it with developmental and operational systems and conducting demonstrations for transition activities. […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 7, 2024, 12:10 pm
in News, Space

Hughes Director James Clevenger on Providing Satellite Systems Integration Support for Government Customers

James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, discussed how the company helps government agency customers and other clients integrate geosynchronous orbit satellite capabilities with low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit satellite systems to meet their specific mission requirements. “And so we really look at each individual customer, be it a federal […] More

by Jane Edwards August 7, 2024, 12:09 pm
in Contract Awards, News

CGI Receives $378M State Department Contract Extension for Passport Application Processing; Stephanie Mango Quoted

CGI Federal has received a contract extension from the U.S. Department of State to produce end-to-end passport application processing systems. Under the $378 million contract extension, CGI will provide delivery process resilience and customer service advances to aid the Bureau of Consular Affairs for more than 21 million passports annually, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. […] More

by Branson Brooks August 7, 2024, 12:08 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Joanne Sullivan and Karen Base Assume Senior Vice President Roles at Smoothstack; Chris Coligado Quoted

Smoothstack has appointed Joanne Sullivan as senior vice president of capture and proposals and Karen Base as SVP of client solutions. The company said Tuesday the executives will expand its federal business by developing infrastructure for capture and proposal programs and centers for cyber operations, artificial intelligence, data engineering, digital transformation and modern application development. Smoothstack co-founder […] More

by Kacey Roberts August 7, 2024, 12:07 pm
in News, Technology

Austal USA Launches Final Navy Independence-Variant LCS

Austal USA has launched the future USS Pierre, the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship of the U.S. Navy. The LCS will be deployed to support the Navy’s forward presence, maritime security, sea control and deterrence operations in the Indo-Pacific region, the company said. The shipbuilder launched the vessel by rolling it into a […] More

by Derrick Henry August 7, 2024, 12:06 pm
in Executive Moves, News

Ames Establishes New Business for Federal Market, Appoints SVP Brandon Evans to Lead

Ames Construction has established a standalone business entity to pursue opportunities within the federal government market. The new Ames Federal Contracting Group, or Ames Federal, will be led by Brandon Evans, who has been promoted to senior vice president. Evans joined Ames Construction in 1991 as a project engineer. Most recently, he served as Ames […] More

by Elodie Collins August 7, 2024, 12:06 pm
in News

Chugach Government Solutions, Ignite Form Joint Venture Under SBA’s Mentor-Protege Program

Chugach Government Solutions and Ignite Digital Services have forged a partnership aimed at strengthening their capabilities to meet the demands of the government sector. The subsidiary of Chugach said Tuesday the two companies have formed Chugach Ignite Solutions, a.k.a. CIS, under the Small Business Administration’s Mentor-Protege Program. CIS will utilize the strengths and expertise of […] More

by Miles Jamison August 7, 2024, 12:05 pm