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Peraton’s Andrew Hallman Discusses US Need for Resiliency, ‘Defending Forward’ Amid Cyber Threats

Andrew Hallman, vice president of national security strategy and integration at Peraton, believes the U.S. should acknowledge the reality that it will be attacked in cyberspace, where it lacks a stable deterrence against such actions by adversaries, The Washington Times reported Monday. The Need for Cyber Resiliency Hallman, formerly deputy director for digital innovation at […] More

by Jerry Petersen July 16, 2024, 12:15 pm
in News, Government Technology

REI Systems Unveils GovGrants 3.0; Wagish Bhartiya Quoted

REI Systems has unveiled the latest iteration of its grants management product. GovGrants 3.0 is a grants management tool that aims to broaden data analytics components and enable improved operational capabilities through automated workflows, the Sterling, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. Wagish Bhartiya, chief growth officer at REI Systems, said, “GovGrants stands out in the market by […] More

by Branson Brooks July 16, 2024, 12:14 pm
in News, Government Technology

Kapil Wadhera: Intel Partners With Government in 5 Ways to Help Regain US Semiconductor Leadership

Kapil Wadhera, vice president and general manager of government engagements and business operations at Intel Foundry, said in a June 25 blog post that there are five ways that Intel is working with the U.S. government to help the U.S. regain its semiconductor leadership. The first two ways Wadhera discussed are Intel’s efforts to invest […] More

by Jane Edwards July 16, 2024, 12:13 pm
in News

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Core Upgrade Passes Preliminary Design Review

RTX business Pratt & Whitney has cleared a preliminary design review of its F135 Engine Core Upgrade, which would improve the performance and durability of three F-35 aircraft variants as part of the Block 4 modernization program. The Department of Defense selected the ECU as the only modernization solution for the F-35’s propulsion system, RTX […] More

by Kristen Smith July 16, 2024, 12:13 pm
in News, Government Technology

Radiant Digital’s Creative Group Secures ISACA CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Shankar Rachakonda Quoted

Radiant Digital’s Radiant Creative Group has achieved Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of its efforts to establish and improve its set of standard processes. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, the Vienna, Virginia-based information technology consulting firm said the appraisal signifies a “defined” performance level, where processes […] More

by Jane Edwards July 16, 2024, 12:11 pm
in Cloud, News

AWS Gets FedRAMP High Authorization for App Migration Offering

Amazon Web Services has secured a High designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its application migration and modernization product available for AWS GovCloud customers in the eastern and western regions of the U.S. The AWS Application Migration Service works to streamline application modernization with preconfigured and custom optimization options as well as […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 16, 2024, 12:11 pm
in DOD, News

Sempre, Instant Connect Provide Secure, Resilient Communication Network to DOD; Rob Spalding Quoted

Sempre, in partnership with Instant Connect, has delivered an interoperable, resilient and secure communications capability to the Department of Defense. Sempre said Thursday that work on a Tactical Funding Increase contract awarded in March by the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command was completed ahead of schedule. The TACFI contract, valued at $1.8 million, supports […] More

by Elodie Collins July 16, 2024, 12:10 pm
in Cloud, News

Rancher Government Solutions’ Cloud-Native Service Added to DOD Enterprise Software Initiative Vehicle

Rancher Government Solutions will begin offering its cloud-native Kubernetes and container technologies to the Department of Defense through the DOD Enterprise Software Initiative DevSecOps Phase II Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement Marketplace. The company said Monday that it will collaborate with FCN IT, GovSmart, Thundercat Technologies, Carahsoft Technology and DLT Solutions as part of being an ESI SEWP Marketplace […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 16, 2024, 12:09 pm
in Contract Awards, News

Northrop, Global Military Products Awarded $300M Army Contract for Ammo, Weapon System Supply

Northrop Grumman and Global Military Products, a division of Global Ordnance, were selected by the U.S. Army to provide the service branch with special ammunition and weapons systems. The Department of Defense said Friday the awardees will compete for each order of a $299.7 million firm-fixed-price contract, which has a Dec. 28, 2025 expected completion […] More

by Christine Thropp July 15, 2024, 11:55 am
in Executive Moves, News

Kevin McCombs Elevated to Vice President & General Manager Role at Aerojet Rocketdyne

Kevin McCombs announced on LinkedIn Sunday his promotion to vice president and general manager of strategic systems at Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company. He joined Aerojet in April 2023 as senior director. Before that, he was a senior program director at BAE Systems. McCombs also previously served as vice president and senior director of mission systems at Teledyne Brown […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 15, 2024, 11:54 am
in Contract Awards, News

Magee Technologies Wins $175M Contract to Support Aircraft System Prototyping Efforts at NAWCAD

Magee Technologies has secured a $175.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, infrastructure, technical and aircraft modification services and installation teams to support prototyping efforts. Eighty percent of the contract work will be performed in Patuxent River and the rest will take place in California, Maryland, through August 2029, the Department […] More

by Kristen Smith July 15, 2024, 11:53 am
in Executive Moves, News

Kevin Schoonover Named Defense Programs VP at Karman Space and Defense

Kevin Schoonover has assumed the role of vice president for defense programs at Karman Space and Defense. He confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post. Schoonover is an experienced aerospace and defense industry leader. Prior to his new position, he served as senior director at the California-based space and defense technologies manufacturing company. He […] More

by Elodie Collins July 15, 2024, 11:53 am