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Former US Geological Survey Director James Reilly Named Aerospace Account Adviser at Booz Allen

James Reilly II, retired NASA astronaut and former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, has been named as an executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he will focus on its aerospace account. In his new position, Reilly will work with the firm’s Department of Defense, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, intelligence community and commercial space […] More

October 19, 2021, 11:46 am
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Former Raytheon Exec Timothy McBride Named President of ST Engineering’s US Arm

Timothy McBride, a former senior vice president at Raytheon Technologies, will become president of ST Engineering‘s U.S. business arm focused on providing aerospace, electronics, marine and transportation services across government and commercial markets. ST Engineering said Monday McBride’s appointment as ST Engineering North America‘s president will take effect Nov. 1 and he will be responsible […] More

October 18, 2021, 11:48 am
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Guidehouse Finalizes Dovel Technologies Acquisition; Scott McIntyre, Ramzi Musallam Quoted

Guidehouse has completed its acquisition of Dovel Technologies and the combined enterprise is projected to generate over $2 billion in annual revenue as Dovel expands Guidehouse’s government and commercial service offerings. The Veritas Capital portfolio company said Monday it will add more than 1,900 individuals to its combined employee base as part of the acquisition, which […] More

October 18, 2021, 11:47 am
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Orbit Fab, AFRL Enter Into R&D Agreement to Develop On-Orbit Refueling Product

Orbit Fab has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Space Vehicle Directorate of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to advance on-orbit refueling technology for the lab’s Spacecraft Technology Division. The company said Wednesday that under the CRADA collaboration, it will share its hardware products, including its Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface […] More

October 15, 2021, 11:09 am
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Tetra Tech Awarded DOL Task Order to Support Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Modernization; Dan Batrack Quoted

The Department of Labor has tapped Tetra Tech to provide information engineering, agile software development and enterprise architecture services in support of the agency’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The five-year, $22.4 million task order, which was awarded under a $169 million multiple award contract, will cover life-cycle software development, advanced data analytics and database design for the […] More

October 15, 2021, 10:24 am
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Veritone’s aiWARE Government Platform Obtains FedRAMP Approval for DOJ-Wide Use; Jason Payne, Jon Gacek Quoted

A Veritone-developed artificial intelligence platform for government users has obtained authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and the expanded, enterprise-wide authority to operate extends the aiWARE Government platform’s services for use in all 59 components of the Department of Justice and accelerates federal cloud adoption. The expanded ATO also includes support for Microsoft […] More

October 14, 2021, 11:42 am
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Tim Byers: Jacobs to Help Integrate Nature-Based Engineering Approaches Into DOD Infrastructure Projects

Jacobs has secured a three-year contract from the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center to help the Department of Defense incorporate Engineering With Nature strategies into military infrastructure. The primary objectives Jacobs aims to achieve through the collaboration include engaging DOD facilities in nature-based resilience measures, creating technical guides for the application of these solutions […] More

October 13, 2021, 12:48 pm
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HawkEye 360 Achieves Initial Operational Capability for 3rd Cluster of RF Monitoring Satellites; Alex Fox Quoted

HawkEye 360’s third cluster of radio frequency data-delivering satellites, known as Cluster 3, has completed functional testing and achieved initial operating capability. Cluster 3 entered orbit on June 30th aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and it has now moved into formation and begun delivering RF data and insights, the company said Tuesday. CEO of […] More

October 12, 2021, 10:59 am
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NetImpact Secures DHA Contract for Virtual Education Center Prototype Project; Stephanie Wilson Quoted

NetImpact Strategies has been awarded a prototyping contract from the Defense Health Agency for the development of the Virtual Education Center in support of the Military Health Systems’ 9.6 million beneficiaries. Along with its partner, CoherentRX, NetImpact competed against 11 other teams to secure the VEC contract, which was awarded as an Other Transaction Authority […] More

October 8, 2021, 11:36 am
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Sigma Defense Names Matt Jones as CEO, John Wilcox as Executive Board Chair

Matt Jones, former president of Sigma Defense Systems, will serve as the defense and intelligence contractor’s CEO, succeeding John Wilcox, who will become the executive chairman of its board of directors. Jones said in a statement published Friday he will primarily focus on enabling company leaders to make a “positive, meaningful impact” on the critical missions […] More

October 8, 2021, 11:34 am
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Salient CRGT Books $207M VA Task Order for Network Support Services; Tom Ferrando Quoted

Salient CRGT has won a five-year, $207 million single-award task order to design, maintain and modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs’ network security and network transportation services. The Network Engineering, Design, Implementation and Infrastructure Support task order will require Salient CRGT to assist VA in transitioning their IT and telecommunications platforms to the cloud, advancing the […] More

October 6, 2021, 11:42 am
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Leidos Secures $300M NSA Contract for TechSIGINT Modernization Support; Roy Stevens Quoted

Leidos has received a five-year, $300 million contract from the National Security Agency to support its Technical Signals Intelligence mission through development and modernization initiatives. Under the single award contract, Leidos will help NSA develop and deploy new cloud architectures and systems as well as a wide range of TechSIGINT collection, analysis and production capabilities, […] More

October 6, 2021, 11:41 am