ExecutiveBiz News on Video 12/8/2021

Systems Planning and Analysis has purchased government advisory and assistance services provider Arena Technologies for an undisclosed sum. SPA said Wednesday its acquisition of the Chantilly, Virginia-based business and technology consulting firm is the first of many investments it plans to make to expand its position in the technical advisory market. William Vantine, president and […]

A Voyager Space subsidiary has received a $94 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin to build propulsion technology for a weapon system being developed under the Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor program. Valley Tech Systems said Tuesday it will produce a subsystem to support the flight trajectory Lockheed’s proposed NGI system under the development and […]

A joint venture that includes AECOM has won a five-year, $75 million to provide architect-engineering services to environmental compliance programs at the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Baker-AECOM Environmental Compliance JV includes a $6.2 initial task order to support fuel facilities managed by the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy unit, […]

Rocket propulsion company Ursa Major Technologies has raised $85 million in a round of Series C funding led by accounts and funds managed by BlackRock and will use the capital to ramp up the development and production of liquid rocket engines for hypersonic and launch applications. Ursa Major said Tuesday it intends to manufacture one […]

Excella has secured a five-year, $27 million task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the company’s data analytics support for the HHS Office of the Inspector General. Arlington, Virginia-based Excella said Tuesday it will work with A1M Solutions, Elder Research and Mathematica to help HHS manage fraud, waste and abuse […]

L3Harris Technologies has secured a $45.8 million sole-source contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to equip MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters with high-frequency manpack radio technology. SOCOM is obligating $6.3 million at the time of award for the company to perform aircraft interface backplane production and software modification work, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Under […]

A joint venture between By Light Professional IT Services and American Communications Solutions has received a $31.2 million task order to help U.S. Space Command maintain and protect systems against security threats. Full Spectrum Operations will assist USSPACECOM in managing information technology and cyber infrastructure assets that support the Combined Space Operations Center, which is […]

Parsons has conducted roof inspections at the Department of Labor’s Job Corps facilities using drones. The company said Monday it is deploying drones equipped with visual and thermal sensors to help DOL assess roof conditions and perform facility maintenance and repairs. Jon Moretta, president of engineered systems at Parsons, said the company’s drone capabilities could […]

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary received a special airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration permitting the sale of a Black Hawk helicopter variant for limited civil and commercial operations. The FAA certification allows non-military customers to acquire the S-70M straight from factory and use the aircraft in agricultural, external cargo and forest and wildlife conservation […]

The Capital Group, a subsidiary of insurance distributor BRP Group, has created a unit with the goal of helping government contracting companies implement health care plans and programs for employees. GovCon Health group seeks to work with vendors serving the federal market to help them simplify the delivery of medical insurance benefits to their workforce, […]