A coalition of U.S. airlines will provide Boeing and NASA with feedback throughout the latter team’s work on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project and the X-66A research aircraft development. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will comment on sustainable operations and airport compatibility, aircraft handling characteristics, maintenance and other […] More

The Department of Defense has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget its proposed rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The office of information and regulatory affairs within OMB is now set to review the CMMC framework after receiving the proposed rule on Monday. The CMMC framework seeks to help assess […] More

The U.S. Navy has declared a Northrop Grumman-built system for protecting assets from radio-controlled bombs to be in the full operational capability phase and reached the program milestone ahead of schedule. Northrop won a $505 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command in July 2017 to produce the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic […] More

John Hagan, a two-decade industry veteran, was named strategic adviser at consulting and advisory firm Deep Water Point & Associates for its transaction advisory services practice. He will advise Deep Water Point clients on matters related to mergers and acquisitions, proprietary analysis and business development in his new capacity, the company said Tuesday. Hagan most […] More

Boeing has expanded its partnership with Babel Street to incorporate artificial intelligence into a web-based application designed to help government intelligence and military analysts understand disparate data. Babel Street said Tuesday the partnership is centered on updating the Think, Analyze, Connect product Boeing Intelligence & Analytics operates for its government customers. The collaborative effort will […] More

The Joint Authorization Board of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has named six cloud service providers prioritized to work with JAB on security package reviews. Selected CSPs were given provisional authority to operate through FedRAMP Connect, the program management office said Tuesday. The CSPs are: 3rd Eye Technologies, Inc. – Mystic Message Archival […] More

BAE Systems’ Combat Mission Systems division contributed $1.9 billion to the U.S. economy in 2022 through the creation of new jobs and engagement in strategic partnerships, according to a new report. The company on Monday published its 2022 Economic Impact Report, highlighting the recruitment of more than 5,000 new employees across 12 sites and transactions […] More

Sierra Space will advance the development of a 35,000 lbf thrust upper stage engine under a 27-month, $22.6 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force. Work for the maturation of Vortex advanced upper stage engine or VR35K-A will involve designing flight-weight engine components through the use of component and integrated breadboard engine test data, […] More

CGI plans to invest approximately $757.9 million in efforts to further advance the development of artificial intelligence platforms and services over the next three years. The company said Monday the planned investment includes the expansion of AI-related consulting services, employee recruitment and training, intellectual property AI-enablement and ethical-use delivery platforms and accelerators. “As the next […] More

Anduril Industries and industry partners will support American Rheinmetall Vehicles in the next phases of a competition to design and manufacture a next-generation combat vehicle for the U.S. Army.  The team will advance its digitally engineered and open-architecture design concept for the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, […] More

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is authorized to allocate a generous $280 billion to stimulate the semiconductor industry in the U.S. Building on its momentum, agencies across the federal government are initiating efforts to reinforce and magnify developments in the microelectronics field. The Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary for Research […] More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Chief of Contracting Office is hosting a virtual industry day on Aug. 17 to discuss CISA’s requirements for cyber incident response and recovery services. CISA seeks to gather industry feedback and recommendations on its draft requirements for the Cyber Response and Recovery Act initiative for fiscal year 2023, according […] More