TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 20, 2021 — Idemia National Security Solutions, an affiliate of the identity-related security services company, has been tapped by the U.S. Postal Service and its law enforcement unit to provide USPS locations with identity verification services, including in-person proofing and biometric capture capabilities, in support of the agency's five-year e-government services plan, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 13.
Read More »Cyberbit Begins North American Leg of International Cybersecurity Competition
Cyberbit has launched an international competition that will subject participating teams to attacks simulated through a company-built platform to determine the best defensive group of cyber professionals.
Read More »Lockheed Vet Robert Smith Named BWXT Government Operations President
Robert Smith, former vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's radar and sensor systems unit, has joined BWX Technologies as president of government operations. BWXT said Monday Smith will oversee the company's nuclear business lines in the U.S. covering work for government customers such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration and NASA.
Read More »Babs Doherty Named Preferred Systems Solutions CEO, President
Babs Doherty, formerly senior vice president within Preferred Systems Solutions' Eagle Ray Technologies Group, has been promoted to president and CEO of PSS. She will aim to expand the Reston, Virginia-based company's professional services and technology offerings for the government sector.
Read More »Andy Green: SIS Autonomy Unit Purchase Complements HII’s Unmanned Systems Portfolio
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2021 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has moved to further expand its footprint in the unmanned systems market with the acquisition of Spatial Integrated Systems’ autonomy business for an undisclosed sum, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday.
Read More »Constellis Appoints New Chief Growth Officer; Tim Reardon Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2021 — Darryle Conway, former chief growth officer at Nathan Associates, has been named as CGO of Constellis, bringing with him over two decades of experience in strategic planning and business development in the public and private sectors, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday.
Read More »2021 Wash100 Nomination Period Closes Friday
Executive Mosaic, a leadership media and events company in the government contracting space, will be accepting nominations for the 2021 Wash100 Award until Friday. Submissions for the award can be done through the Wash100 website. The award also highlights the contributions and efforts of private and public sector leaders in leading industry growth and innovation.
Read More »SBA Extends Application Deadline for COVID-19 Economic Recovery Loans
The Small Business Administration has allowed business owners and nonprofit organizations to submit applications for low-interest loans until Dec. 31 to help them manage financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Tim Reardon: Constellis Subsidiary to Help Secure State Department’s Overseas Missions via WPS III Vehicle
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 30, 2020 — A Constellis subsidiary will help the State Department secure overseas missions by providing armed personal protective services and other needed support worldwide under the agency's third iteration of a potential 10-year, $15B contract vehicle, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 18.
Read More »BAE-UAVTEK Team Showcases Nano Drone Tech at UK Army Warfighting Experiment
A nano unmanned aerial vehicle jointly built by BAE Systems and UAVTEK showed a capability to operate in harsh weather conditions during a British army-hosted military technology demonstration event.
Read More »DSC-EMI JV Wins $61M Contract to Help Manage USMC Base Operations
The DSC-EMI Maintenance Solutions joint venture has won a potential $61.1M contract for management, maintenance, supervision and other services needed to ensure continuous operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California.
Read More »JAIC Posts Draft RFP for AI Dataset Support Services
The Department of Defense's artificial intelligence hub has released a draft request for proposals for services under a blanket purchase agreement to develop or prepare datasets that are ready for use in AI applications. According to the draft RFP, the selected vendor will help DOD components to move cloud services to the Joint Common Foundation by providing JCF libraries with datasets, machine learning models and source code and updating the catalogs of both DOD and JCF.
Read More »Amentum to Provide Navy EO/IR Tech R&D Services Under $88M Contract; Jill Bruning Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — Amentum has secured a five-year, $88M contract from the Department of Defense to provide the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division with services in support of the development and sustainment of maritime electro-optic infrared systems, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 16.
Read More »Northrop Secures $54M Air Force UAS Repair, Engineering Contract
Northrop Grumman's aerospace systems business has received a potential seven-year, $53.7M indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide component repair services for the U.S. Air Force's high-altitude remotely piloted aircraft.
Read More »ManTech’s Kevin Phillips Notes Complementary Cyber Offerings With Tapestry
TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 28, 2020 — ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) moved to further expand its cybersecurity offerings for the defense sector with the acquisition of Tapestry Technologies, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 15.
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