August 31 Market Close: GovCon Index Falls to End Red August, Lockheed & McKesson Pare GCI Decline Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell Wednesday to register a fifth decline over seven sessions in a stretch that puts the GCI in negative territory for August and ends its streak of monthly declines at six as U… Read More Noblis’ Roger Mason:...
Imperva Firewalls Included in DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program BPA Two Imperva SecureSphere firewalls will be available to federal agencies through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Tools/Continuous Monitoring as a Service blanket purchase agreement… Read More Pentagon Creates Advisory Panel on Streamlining Acquisition Process The Defense Department has launched an advisory panel...
Sprint to Update DISA Optical Transport Network Under Potential $216M Contract Sprint‘s (NYSE: S) federal government business has been awarded a potential $215.7 million contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide optical transport network upgrade services for the Defense Information Systems Network… Read More Lockheed’s Sikorsky Unit Gets $158M Contract Modification to Build Additional UH-60 Helicopters for...
Air Force to Accept More Enlisted Airmen on Global Hawk Training Program The U.S. Air Force has employed a phased approach to implement changes that would allow more active-duty enlisted airmen to apply for the service branch’s training program on a Northrop Grumman-developed remotely piloted aircraft… Read More DLT, FinalCode Form File Sharing Security Partnership; Jeremy Young Comments...
FAA’s Commercial Drone Rules Take Effect The Federal Aviation Administration‘s new regulations governing routine non-recreational use of small unmanned aerial systems went into effect Monday. FAA said Monday it created the rules formally known as Part 107 in an effort to mitigate potential risks that small UAS can pose to other aircraft, people and properties on the ground…...
Navy Selects 4 Firms for $951M LCS Fleet Sustainment Support IDIQs The U.S. Navy has awarded positions on a pair of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth up to $950.8 million combined over five years for sustainment work on the Littoral Combat Ships 1 variant class… Read More Datron Awarded $495M FMS Contract to Provide Afghanistan Radios, Support...
Frank Kendall Visits SPAWAR Facilities to Discuss Acquisition Priorities & Initiatives Frank Kendall, defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, has met with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command‘s acquisition staff and command leadership to discuss acquisition priorities and initiatives… Read More GAO: Defense Secretary Should Instruct Army to Develop Oversight Mechanisms for Patriot Missile System...
Day & Zimmermann Nabs Potential 10-Year $950M Contract to Supply Temporary Help for Tennessee Valley Authority Pennsylvania-based engineering and construction company Day and Zimmermann has secured a potential 10-year, $950 million contract to supply workers and temporary personnel in case of outages at the Tennessee Valley Authority‘s nuclear power plants, Times Free Press reported Friday… Read More SES...
NNSA Picks Lockheed Subsidiary for $5B Follow-On Nevada Natl Security Site Operations Contract A subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a potential 10-year, $5 billion contract to help the National Nuclear Security Administration manage and operate the Nevada National Security Site. NNSA said Friday it chose Lockheed subsidiary Nevada Site Science Support and Technologies...
Air Force Research Analysts Create F-22 Aircraft Maintenance Scheduling Tool Operations research analysts at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have developed a scheduling tool that works to help forecast manpower and facilities required to maintain the F-22 Raptor fighter jet… Read More Gen. Paul Selva: Innovation Ideas Exist Across DoD, Military U.S. Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...
