Michael House, vice present of infrastructure and energy solutions at Siemens Government Technologies, believes advanced digital services can be a game changer for how federal agencies improve energy resilience and sustainability at their facilities and installations.

In this Executive Spotlight interview, House mulled over various renewable energy sources and solutions in development, such as microgrids, and the necessity of partnership with private industry on the government’s part to ensure their swift and effective implementation.

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RTX business Pratt & Whitney has announced a $20 million investment to increase by 40 percent the capacity of its West Palm Beach Engine Center to maintain, repair and overhaul GTF engines. The facility expansion, will result in a 25 percent workforce increase and the addition of new equipment as well as technologies developed at the North American Technology Accelerator, is expected to be completed by the second half of 2025, RTX said Wednesday.

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SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley, a 2024 Wash100 Award winner, shared her plan to grow the company at a recent meeting with analysts and shareholders. A core part of her strategy is company-customer connection, which she said will lay the foundation for continued mission support, the Reston, Virginia-based enterprise said on Thursday.

SAIC is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club's upcoming Joint Coalition Operations in 2030 Forum on May 30. Click here to learn more and register to attend the forum.

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The U.S. Navy has awarded the rotary and mission systems business of aerospace company Lockheed Martin a contract modification worth $126.9 million. The cost-plus-incentive-fee award modifies contract N00024-19-C-5603, which calls for engineering services in support of ship self-defense system combat systems, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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Susanne Hake, general manager of the U.S. government business at Maxar Intelligence, said the company intends to expand this year its network of electro-optical imaging satellites to meet the data requirements of government and commercial customers. According to Hake, Maxar Intelligence intends to triple its capacity to gather 30-centimeter imagery and increase revisit rates to up to 15 times each day by launching two WorldView Legion satellites with a plan to deploy another four spacecraft this year.

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REI Systems has achieved compliance with the moderate impact level standards of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and has received a recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Grants Quality Service Management Office for its grant management platform. The FedRAMP Moderate Impact status and QSMO recommendation highlight the robust security, privacy and reliability of GovGrants, the company said Wednesday.

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Sachin Patel, a more than two-decade AT&T veteran, has joined Comcast Business to serve as vice president of government services strategy and operations and lead its federal ops team. He will provide organizational leadership to manage federal government customer operations.

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The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have awarded contracts to Rocket Lab’s national security business and True Anomaly to support a mission under the Tactically Responsive Space program. The Victus Haze mission under the TacRS program intends to harness commercial capabilities to rapidly address on-orbit threats, Space Systems Command said Thursday.

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Leidos has secured a $33.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help sustain and manage analytics systems and services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. A notice posted on SAM.gov states that the single-award contract covers software development, systems engineering, integration, operations and sustainment support services.

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Redhorse will help the Department of Energy develop, operate and maintain energy data collection programs and systems under a potential 10-year, $900 million follow-on indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Energy Information Administration Omnibus Procurement V contract covers the development, operation, management and maintenance of domestic and international energy models for conducting energy-related analyses and dissemination of results to EIA stakeholders, Redhorse said.

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The VA funding cut proposals have sparked concerns regarding the potential ramifications on services vital to veterans.    As the support pillar of those who served the nation, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) brings forth crucial services, including medical care, mental health resources, housing, and employment. The proposed budget cuts threaten to diminish […] More

Raft, a software engineering firm, received over $60 million in strategic growth investment from Washington Harbour Partners, a private investment firm. Raft said Wednesday that the growth capital will help with its research and development efforts and enhance its command and control product offerings for the tactical edge.

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