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The U.S. Transportation Command has partnered with SpaceX and San Antonio, Texas-based space architecture company XArc to conduct a research and development effort on the potential use of rockets to rapidly deliver military cargo.

The U.S. Space Force and Boeing have concluded the engineering design review of a new communications satellite platform for the military's Wideband Global SATCOM constellation. WGS-11+ will move into the final system design phase soon and be built at a manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California, beginning next year, Boeing said Wednesday.

The State Department is conducting market research into commercial tools intended to discover potential risks across a supply chain and incorporate proprietary data from the government.

CGI has been awarded a $400 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide mail and general support services to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the company announced Wednesday. The contract has a one-year base period with four option years and two additional 1-year award terms. 

Data Systems Analysts (DSA) was selected by the General Services Administration's (GSA) Proving Ground (GPG) program to provide Grid-interactive Efficient Building (GEB) solutions for testing in GSA facilities, the company reported on Wednesday. "We are pleased to apply innovative solutions to successfully address GSA's mission," said Fran Pierce, DSA's chairman and CEO. 

Aerojet Rocketdyne has reached full operations at a 17K-square-foot facility in Camden, Arkansas, for engineering and manufacturing development of large solid rocket motors.

General Atomics' electromagnetic systems business has secured a contract extension to continue helping the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory manage a deep space atomic clock payload on the company-built Orbital Test Bed spacecraft.

Lisa Firestone, MHSA president and owner of Managed Care Advisors (MCA), recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company's new acquisitions, hires, and technologies that have expanded MCA's presence in the federal sector. She also discussed the organization's values and challenges and where MCA will move in the future as a result. 

Justin Lapington, a finance professional with more than 25 years of experience, has been named vice president of finance at Reston, Virginia-based information technology services provider Electrosoft.

Eric Wesley has joined Los Angeles-based light tactical vehicle provider Flyer Defense as executive vice president of strategic planning following his retirement from the U.S. Army. The retired lieutenant general previously served as deputy commanding general at Army Futures Command and director of its Futures and Concepts Center

Bill Gattle, president of space systems at L3Harris Technologies, said the Space Development Agency’s procurement of communications and missile warning satellites in mass quantities reflects a “fundamental transformation” in how the Department of Defense buys space platforms, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

VT Halter Marine, a U.S. subsidiary of ST Engineering, has teamed up with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to introduce an apprenticeship program to help prepare students for careers in the shipbuilding industry. "The partnership between Halter Marine and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is another demonstration of Halter’s commitment to job creation and our community," said Tom Vecchiolla, chairman and CEO of ST Engineering North America.

James Langley, a solutions consultant at Hitachi Vantara Federal, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that agencies should adopt a hybrid cloud approach as they work to meet the demands of their remote employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perspecta’s research arm has received a potential seven-year, $24.7M contract to provide telecommunications and engineering standards support to aid the U.S. Navy in its emergency preparedness and national security initiatives.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Air Force Magazine in an interview published Monday about the company’s focus on the “art of connectivity” and its potential role in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System.