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    CGI Welcomes Tony Scardino as VP, Lead of Federal Business Consulting Practice

    Tony Scardino has been selected as vice president and head of CGI's federal business consulting practice, bringing 30 years of experience to the role. As the sector's lead, Scardino will apply his market understanding to support CGI's provision of advisory services, operations optimization and organizational change management to public sector organizations, the company said Tuesday. More

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    Northrop Grumman Commences B-21 Raider Engine Tests

    Northrop Grumman said Monday that engine tests have begun on the B-21 Raider, a strategic bomber aircraft the company is developing with the U.S. Air Force. Northrop Grumman built the first B-21 Raider test unit as production representative. The defense contractor also incorporated sustainment strategies during the design phase. More

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    ABL Space Systems to Demo Responsive Launch Capability Under Space Force Contract

    ABL Space Systems has received a $15 million contract from the Space Systems Command to execute a responsive space launch demonstration. SSC's Assured Access to Space office awarded the contract under the Small Business Innovative Research Strategic Funding Initiative program in support of its Tactically Responsive Space initiatives. More

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    Leidos Receives Contract to Help Enhance FTC Cybersecurity Infrastructure

    Leidos has received a potential five-year, $12 million prime contract from the Federal Trade Commission to oversee and manage the agency's cyber and enterprise security operations. Under the firm-fixed-price award, the company will establish a security operations center and provide related information technology security tools as part of implementing a SOC-as-a-service program for the organization. More

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    Rob Warren Appointed Capture VP at ECS; Alex Lopez Quoted

    Rob Warren, a senior executive with over 15 years of experience at CACI International, has joined ECS as vice president responsible for leading its capture organization and helping accelerate company growth. As capture VP, Warren also has oversight of ECS' strategy development and contract award pursuits. More

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    GDIT Cleared to Execute Initial Task Orders Under $4.5B Air Force Security Services IDIQ

    The Government Accountability Office has cleared General Dynamics Information Technology as the awardee of all initial task orders under a Department of the Air Force contract for various security services, from personnel to cyber defense. The $4.5 billion Security Support Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a base period of performance of five years and an option period of five years. The contract goes into effect on Nov. 15. More

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    NOAA Selects Spire Global for Ocean Surface Winds Data Pilot Study

    Spire Global's U.S. subsidiary will help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research the use of global navigation satellite system reflectometry observations to gauge ocean surface wind and other characteristics. Work is under a Commercial Weather Data Pilot OSW contract supported by NOAA’s Commercial Data Program. More

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    Jared Novick Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Sidus Space

    Jared Novick was elevated to the role of chief operating officer at Sidus Space, where he previously served as senior vice president of strategy and special projects. The executive joined the space and defense-as-a-service company in mid-2023, bringing experience as a civil servant in the intelligence community. More

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    DARPA Seeks Space Superiority Tech Concepts Under BRIDGES Initiative

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has started soliciting concepts that could be developed into new technologies to enable warfighters to defend and protect space systems from adversaries as part of the space superiority topic of DARPA’s Bringing Classified Innovation to Defense and Government Systems program. More

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    US Navy Commissions Littoral Combat Ship USS Marinette

    The U.S. Navy has commissioned the USS Marinette, a Freedom-class littoral combat ship constructed by Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri's Marinette Marine shipyard. The vessel, which was named after a city in Wisconsin, was delivered to the Navy in February and inaugurated on Saturday in Menominee, Michigan. More