KBR has won a potential five-year, $75M contract from the U.S. Navy to support construction projects at a naval expeditionary base and a military airstrip located in Djibouti, Africa.

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DJI has introduced a web-based service designed to help companies manage the operations of their unmanned aircraft systems using a single platform. The FlightHub software is a monthly subscription service that works to support the management of real-time UAS operations, flight data, drone fleets and pilot teams, DJI said Nov. 7. The service offers a live, map-based […] More

DJI and Seagate have partnered to develop technologies for unmanned aerial vehicle operators to store, download, manage and share large amounts of data from UAV missions. Both companies aim to help address the data requirements of UAV users as drone camera systems gain resolution and flight times increase, Seagate said Wednesday. Michael Perry, director of strategic partnerships at DJI, said the […] More

AirMap and DJI have partnered to add real-time wildfire alerts to the latter company’s geofencing system for unmanned aerial vehicles in an effort to help operators avoid flying UAVs near wildfire-fighting locations, HSToday reported Wednesday. Amanda Vicinanzo writes AirMap works to gather wildfire information from the U.S. Interior Department and transmits the data to DJI’s Geospatial Environment Online platform via the GO flight […] More

A PAR Technology subsidiary was awarded a five-year, $21 million contract to support U.S. Navy’s Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa.  Rome Research Corp. will provide uninterrupted operations and maintenance services at the naval expeditionary base, which provides over 90 percent of the Department of Defense’s communications across the entire African continent, PAR Technology said Tuesday.  […] More

An analysis by blockchain analytics company Chainalysis shows that scammers took in more than $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency from victims in 2021, reflecting an increase of 81 percent from the previous year. A new type of scam in the decentralized finance ecosystem called “rug pulls” accounted for 37 percent of the total cryptocurrency scam […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Byron Bright, president for Government Solutions at KBR, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most valued award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his efforts to develop military technology solutions and capabilities as well as drive revenue and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for KBR. 

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VMware has elected technology executive, Ken Denman, to the company’s board of directors. On the board, Denman will provide his expertise and leadership experience gained from serving in the technology sector. “Ken is an experienced technologist and corporate director with deep roots in software, mobile and AI technologies," said Paul Sagan, lead director, chair of the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee.

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KBR has received a one-year, $64.8M contract modification to carry out base operating support services at various U.S. Navy installations in Djibouti and Kenya.

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KBR has been awarded a five-year, $75 million recompete contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central (NAVFAC EURAFCENT) to modernize infrastructure at U.S. Navy bases located in Djibouti, Africa, the company reported on Monday. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, KBR will provide engineering, design, construction, renovations, repairs, maintenance, demolition and other services at Camp Lemonnier and Chabelley Airfield.

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KBR has been awarded a six-month, $15M bridge contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia to support repair, maintenance and construction services at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa, the company announced on Wednesday.

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PAE has secured the potential $400M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity single award contract for the U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program and Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training Worldwide Support Services, the company announced on Thursday.

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