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DHA Seeks Proposals for Potential $290M Contracting, Acquisition Support Services

The Defense Health Agency is seeking proposals from small businesses capable of providing contracting and acquisition support services. DHA will award a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract as a small business set aside with an ordering period of up to five years, according to a request for proposals posted Monday on SAM.gov. The IDIQ covers contract, procurement, […] More

by Elodie Collins July 31, 2024, 11:34 am
in Industry News, News

Sigma Defense’s Matt Jones: Medium-Sized GovCon Firms Should Play a Key Role in Military Procurement Reform

Matt Jones, president and CEO of Sigma Defense Systems, said the U.S. military procurement process needs reform to help ensure warfighter readiness and save taxpayer dollars. In an article published Thursday in Government Technology Insider, Jones wrote that medium-sized government contractors need to play a key role in reforming the government acquisition process by identifying […] More

by Jane Edwards July 31, 2024, 11:33 am
in News

Viasat Unveils Wearable Tactical Communications Tool for Dismounted Soldiers

Viasat has introduced its first wearable tactical communications tool designed for dismounted troops’ rapid setup to quickly establish situational awareness. Secure Wireless Hub’s development was part of a U.S. Special Operations Command multi-phase program to provide mobile ground forces with advanced tactical communications capabilities, the Carlsbad, California-based communications technology company said. The system, although significantly […] More

by Arthur McMiler July 31, 2024, 11:32 am
in News

Labor Department, SkillStorm Partner to Streamline Transitions for Service Members, Military Spouses

The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service of the Department of Labor has chosen SkillStorm to provide hiring and training services to help transitioning military service members and their spouses enter the civilian technology sector. SkillStorm said Tuesday its selection marks its participation in the agency’s Transition Assistance Program Employment Navigator and Partnership Program. Under the initiative, Employment […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 31, 2024, 11:31 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Lazarus AI, Second Front Systems Launch Accelerated Software Delivery Partnership

A new partnership between Lazarus AI and Second Front Systems aims to speed up software delivery for the Department of Defense. 2F said Tuesday Lazarus AI will use its Game Warden DevSecOps platform to develop and deploy key capabilities, including rapid data aggregation, analysis, research, collection and engagement of available data to information military operations, per DOD standards. […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 31, 2024, 11:31 am
in Contract Awards, News

Cherokee Federal Wins Air Force Task Order for Cyber Operations Training Support

Cherokee Federal has booked a $49 million firm-fixed-price task order from the U.S. Air Force for technical program support over a five-year period. The Department of Defense said Monday the award is for USAF’s Training Intelligence Plans and Exercise Support Cyber Readiness Operations Weapons and Tactics Network Defensive Operations II, or TRIPLECROWN. Cherokee Nation Strategic […] More

by Arthur McMiler July 30, 2024, 11:32 am
in Events, News

Take a Deep Dive Into OSINT-AI Relationship at Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit

Open source intelligence, or OSINT, refers to publicly or commercially available information, such as news stories, social media content, broadcast television and more. Rapid digitization and technological change has made this type of data more accessible than ever before, and the Intelligence Community intends to take full advantage of what OSINT has to offer. At […] More

by Ireland Degges July 30, 2024, 11:31 am
in Executive Moves, News

Andy Ward Named Director of Business Development at Edge Autonomy

Edge Autonomy, an unmanned systems manufacturer, appointed Andy Ward as its new director of business development for the U.S. Army and the Americas. In a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Edge Autonomy said Ward, who was previously with System Dynamics International, will oversee the strategic pursuit and growth of the business development team. As an Edge […] More

by Miles Jamison July 30, 2024, 11:30 am
in Government Technology, News

SandboxAQ’s Jen Sovada on Using AI to Advance Materials Discovery in Support of Army, Other Defense Clients

Jen Sovada, president of global public sector at SandboxAQ, said the company is using artificial intelligence to discover and develop new compounds and chemistries that could be combined to produce new materials that could support the U.S. Army and other defense and government customers, Federal News Network reported Monday. In an interview with FNN, Sovada, […] More

by Jane Edwards July 30, 2024, 11:29 am
in Contract Awards, News

Ultra Maritime Secures Navy Contract for Sonobuoy Production

Ultra Maritime has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract worth $49 million for the low-rate initial production of AN/SSQ-62G Sonobuoys. The firm-fixed-price contract will support the Navy’s annual training, peacetime operations, testing expenditures and inventory maintenance for major combat operations, ultra Maritime said Monday. Ed Cook, vice president and general manager at Ultra Maritime U.S., […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 30, 2024, 11:28 am
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Air Force’s ORION Platform Looks to Remake Service’s Case Management

Case management systems, like those offered by cloud and software company Appian, are “critically important,” but also “expensive to maintain and expensive to implement,” according to Laura Parsons, vice president at Maximus’ federal business. Such interfaces are meant to assist with investigations and data organization; one example being the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations’ recently launched […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt July 30, 2024, 11:27 am
in Contract Awards, News

DecisionPoint Books VETS 2 Task Order for USDA Info Security System Services

Maryland-based technology firm DecisionPoint has secured a $9.9 million award to provide the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with information security system management services, including cloud and security engineering and architecture support. The task order was awarded under the General Services Administration’s Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle, the company said […] More

by Arthur McMiler July 30, 2024, 11:27 am