USSOCOM Picks Battelle for Commercial Vehicle Procurement, Lockheed for Dry Combat Submersible Development The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded a $170 million contract to Battelle for the procurement of non-standard commercial vehicles and a $166 million contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop a dry combat submersible system for USSOCOM…

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Mike Dignam Named CRDF Global President, CEO Mike Dignam, former president and CEO at Virginia-based government logistics service contractor PAE, has been appointed to the same roles at CRDF Global in a move that takes effect Aug. 1. He will succeed Cathy Campbell, who has led the nonprofit over the past 10 years as CEO and will step down after a 14-year career there, CRDF Global said Wednesday…

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Out of the Fog Research, Hypres Land Cryogenic RF Tech Contracts With Navy Out of the Fog Research and Hypres have received separate contracts from the U.S. Navy to help the military branch research, develop, evaluate and implement cryogenic radio frequency systems. The Defense Department said Wednesday the military branch awarded $91…

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DOE Awards Westinghouse Electric Co. Nuclear Tech Research Funds Westinghouse Electric Company has secured $8 million in funds from the Energy Department to conduct nuclear technology-related research in collaboration with the company’s partners over the next three years…

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Vice Adm. Joseph Rixey: US Govt to Record $40B in FY 2016 Foreign Military Sales Deals U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Joseph Rixey, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, has said the U.S. government is set to clear foreign military sales deals worth approximately $40 billion in fiscal year 2016, Reuters reported Wednesday…

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Profusa Receives DARPA, Army Grant Funds For Implantable Biosensor Development Profusa has received a $7.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army Research Office to create implantable biosensors that will work to monitor soldiers’ health in real time…

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Army Taps Kraig Biocraft to Develop Spider Silk-Based Ballistic Shoot Packs Ann Arbor, Michigan-based biotechnology firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been awarded a potential $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop high-performance fibers using genetically engineered spider silk for protective military apparel…

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Brian Hall: Microsoft Partners With Booz Allen, IBM to Expand Surface Tablet Features Booz Allen Hamilton and IBM have joined Microsoft‘s Surface Enterprise Initiative with the goal to create and offer a range of support tools for government and commercial organizations that use Windows 10-equipped Surface tablets…

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Navy Releases IT Support Services RFP for Small Businesses The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals on a potential five-year contract for information technology support services. The Naval Supply Systems Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and that it will accept proposals through Aug…

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July 13 Market Close: GovCon Index Posts 4th Straight Gain, US Stocks Narrow on Oil Decline Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index held positive throughout Wednesday trade as U.S. stocks traded in narrow range on a fall in crude oil prices with second quarter earnings season on the horizon. The GovCon Index gained 0…

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