General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary hosted the ceremonial ship launching of the third replenishment oiler ship in the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis class, which will be operated by the Military Sealift Command. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan broke a bottle of champagne against the future USNS Earl Warren vessel as part of the christening tradition and […] More

Paperless Innovations has stated that the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-123 Appendix B highlights the need for government agencies to automate management of purchase card programs to achieve accountability. Paperless said Monday OMB Circular A-123 Appendix B seeks to create standard requirements and best practices for government purchase card programs by consolidating guidance […] More

Peraton has received the Contractor Excellence Award from NASA for the company’s key role in helping the space agency launch suborbital rockets designed for scientific research. NASA commended the Sounding Rockets Operations Contract team and its support of a specific customer mission at an Australia-based range during the Wallops Flight Facility’s annual Peer Awards ceremony, […] More

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has completed delivery of its 5,000th Hawk helicopter, a UH-60M Black Hawk. The aircraft was transferred to Sikorsky’s headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut, and is expected to be turned over to the U.S. Army, the Lockheed business said Friday. The UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift helicopter used in various operations, ranging […] More

Blake Larson, an aerospace industry veteran, has joined the board of directors of Innovative Rocket Technologies. Asad Malik, CEO of iRocket, said in a statement published Friday Larson’s four-decade leadership experience across the aerospace business will help the board advance strategy and growth initiatives in the launch sector. In February 2022, Larson retired as corporate […] More

Digital consulting firm Raft has received a contract from the U.S. Space Force to provide software development services for the product line enhancements of the Defensive Cyber Operations for Space Systems Command. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor said Friday it will work with the DCO-S to update the existing Manticore and Kraken product lines and create new features […] More

Electronic warfare — strategic, targeted attacks typified by cyber aggression and hacking of adversaries’ technology systems — was first seen on the global battlefield at a large scale with Russia’s instigating conflicts in Ukraine circa 2014. Destruction from EW was widespread at the time, with interceptions to communications networks causing fatalities and scrambling military organization […] More

IonQ looks to establish a research, development and manufacturing facility in Bothell, Washington, as part of the quantum computing company’s 10-year, $10 billion expansion plan in the Pacific Northwest. The site will be the first manufacturing plant in the U.S. to produce trapped-ion quantum systems, the company said Friday. IonQ selected a 65,000 square-foot facility […] More

A Katmai Government Services subsidiary has received a five-year, $97.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver warfighter training support services to the Marine Corps. Katmai Management Services will particularly provide role player support and subject-matter expertise under the firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Friday. The Marine Corps System Command handed the award […] More

Leidos has won two indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, time and material task orders with a combined potential value of $1.5 billion as part of the Social Security Administration’s follow-on Information Technology Support Services Contract. Under the two ITSSC2 awards, Leidos is responsible for providing systems and infrastructure assistance for the SSA’s deputy commissioner of systems and its Office of Systems […] More

Software AG Government Solutions‘ Cumulocity IoT platform secured an authority to operate from the Defense Health Agency.  The authorization reflects the platform’ capacity to meet current and emerging needs for Internet of Things data management from any sensor or device across the federal government, the Software AG USA unit said Wednesday.  The Cumulocity IoT platform supports […] More

The Department of Transportation will offer up to $20 million to support the modernization of small shipyards in the U.S. through a grant program run by DOT’s Maritime Administration. DOT said Thursday shipyards with a total production workforce of not more than 1,200 can apply for federal funds under MARAD’s Small Shipyard Grant Program to […] More