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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.