A newly formed joint venture between Hill International and service-disabled veteran-owned company LRS Federal intends to bid for small business set-aside projects in the federal construction sector. The Small Business Administration approved the partnership through the agency’s mentor-protege program, the companies said Thursday in a joint statement. Ed Newman, first senior vice president of federal […] More

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 […] More

Deloitte has partnered with blockchain firm Ava Labs to offer a decentralized cloud-based platform intended to help gather, process and authenticate state and local governments’ applications for federal emergency funding. The new Close As You Go platform will use blockchain technology to store the documents and records the Federal Emergency Management System needed to distribute […] More

James Cannon, CEO of AM General, said the company intends to continue producing high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles or Humvee as its main product and bid for two U.S. Army tactical vehicle competitions. He told Defense News in an interview that AM General has set its sights on pursuing the follow-on Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production […] More

Blue Origin and Sierra Space will jointly create a new space station that will operate in low Earth orbit to foster development and human space exploration. The Orbital Reef station is envisioned to support research, industrial, international and commercial pursuits to expand the scope of markets applicable to space, Blue Origin said Monday. The future […] More

The U.S. business arms of Hensoldt and QinetiQ are looking to work on collaborative engagements in the country’s defense and national security markets and, in connection, have entered into an agreement to create a strategic partnership framework. The companies will strategically cooperate to develop, integrate, test and field Hensoldt’s sensing technologies for national security projects, […] More

Government contracting can be a never-ending opportunity for your company, whether you have a large or a small business. The Small Business Administration (SBA) claims that the federal government spent 132.9 billion dollars in the fiscal year 2019 on small business government contracting opportunities. Based on the public law 85 – 536 or the so-called Small […] More

L3Harris Technologies has teamed up with five other companies to compete for a project to develop a new airborne warning and control system for NATO. L3Harris said Monday it plans to bid for the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control program in partnership with CAE, General Dynamics, Jacobs, Viasat and Hensoldt. The industry team intends to […] More

NASA is pursuing technology development efforts and partnerships with both private and public sectors to help the government boost aviation sustainability specifically through reduction of carbon emissions. The agency said Friday Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, spoke at a White House-led event and shared how aeronautics researchers are working on new, environment-friendly technologies for aircraft propulsion. […] More

Dcode, a technology company from Washington, D.C., has received a five-year basic ordering agreement to provide the Defense Health Agency and its organizations with various innovation-related educational and advisory services. The BOA covers Dcode services such as horizon scanning, technology scouting and vetting, agile acquisition strategy and support as well as training courses designed to […] More

Dcode was awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program office for training courses intended to support government agencies in developing innovative technologies.  Under the BPA, organizations within the Department of Defense can avail themselves of innovation-related educational and advisory services to help address barriers and enhance mission outcomes through […] More

Joshua Frank, managing partner at RSM Federal and best-selling author, will be featured as the keynote speaker during ExecutiveBiz Events’ upcoming virtual Fireside Chat on Thursday.  Joshua Frank is an award-winning business coach and professional speaker. He is a notable authority on government sales and business acceleration, with more than three decades of experience in […] More