The State Department has approved a potential $105 million foreign military sale of equipment and services to the government of Romania to modernize 32 F-16 fighter jets procured from Norway. Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor on the potential FMS deal that covers the provision of cryptographic devices, joint mission planning systems, night […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has begun to solicit information on small businesses with the technical capability to meet the requirements of the Defense Enclave Services Expansion program. DISA intends to compete DES-E as a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help modernize the Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network, Secret IP Router Network, Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications […] More

Paul Smith, a Red Hat veteran and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has been appointed as acting CEO of Rancher Government Solutions. He takes over the responsibilities of Lynne Chamberlain, who decided to retire after three years at the helm of RGS, the company said Thursday. Smith spent 17 years at Red Hat, where he served […] More

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most sought-after digital solutions by the federal government. AI features, such as speech recognition, expert systems, machine vision, accurate detection, and efficient processing, are integrated into warfare and security systems to reduce risks, fortify defense, and achieve mission success. While the demand for AI is rising, many organizations […] More

The shipbuilding industry plays a crucial role in the economy, regional development, and national security, particularly by constructing warships. Warships serve multiple military purposes, including deterring enemy attacks and safeguarding the logistics and transportation of military forces by sea. Below is a list of five prominent government military shipbuilders in no particular order. The selection […] More

Bechtel inaugurated a new office in Chandler, Arizona, that will support its manufacturing and technology global business unit. The company said it officially opened the facility on Tuesday, and will use the space for its workforce in the engineering, procurement, project controls, and construction management departments. Bechtel is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and has operations […] More

Paperless Innovations has launched a new website for its cloud-based procurement management platform Actus to help government and commercial customers automate government purchase card compliance. The new Actus website features an updated navigation design to help users find capabilities faster and a self-service demo scheduling capability for procurement managers, Paperless Innovations said Thursday. Mike Tocci, […] More

Lockheed Martin has entered into partnerships with three small businesses under the Department of Defense’s Mentor-Protege Program to support the development of the Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor. Under the two-year agreements, Marotta Controls, Space Information Labs and Valley Tech Systems will work as subcontractors on Lockheed’s NGI program to develop, mature and deploy […] More

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, said the Environmental Protection Agency released an action plan meant to safeguard water and wastewater systems from cyberattacks. The action plan comes with several measures, such as providing technical support to water systems, enhancing the process of information sharing and data analysis, advancing projects that implement […] More

Edgewater Federal Solutions will continue providing the information security and system assurance division of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with support services under a $12 million recompete contract. Throughout the award’s five-year period, the contractor will perform information technology security engineering support, including security architecture, assessment and authorization services, to strengthen FERC’s cybersecurity measures and […] More

Aeyon has secured a two-year, $15 million task order from the Department of the Navy to provide operational data cleansing support to the Commander, Navy Installations Command/ Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The company said Thursday it was tasked to help ensure accurate and timely reporting of Navy general funds and general ledger account balances for the […] More

L3Harris Technologies will design a sensor payload for a U.S. Space Force program that seeks to establish a constellation on medium-Earth orbit for hypersonic missile tracking efforts. Under the approximately one-year, $29 million contract, a digital infrared sensor payload model will be submitted by L3Harris in support of the MEO – Missile Track Custody Epoch […] More