LeoLabs raised $29 million in a recent funding round that saw the participation of existing investors like Insight Partners, Velvet Sea Ventures and Space Capital, and the involvement of new ones like GP Bullhound, an investment banking company. LeoLabs said Monday that it provides space operators with insights concerning space safety, security and sustainability based on data collected by the company's proliferated radar network and processed by artificial intelligence algorithms, which will benefit from the latest investment.

Rebellion Defense has received a subcontract from warfighter-focused engineering and design firm Fuse to deliver custom software technology services to the U.S. Navy in support of a program that seeks to enhance the Pentagon’s joint tactical network. The Washington-based technology company said Monday it will integrate its engineers and operators into Project Overmatch through its mission engineering service.

John Ustica, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, has been included for the second time in Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Award recognizing government contracting change-makers for 2024. A champion of digital twin technology, Ustica highlighted SGT's innovation to combine the power of physical and digital tools to meet the production cycle needs of the public sector. 

Vote for Ustica as one of your favorite 2024 Wash100 awardees at Wash100.com. This year’s popular vote competition runs through April 30, so cast your 10 votes now!

Sigma Defense Systems has launched a development, security and operations platform designed to help defense and government agencies accelerate their digital transformation and software modernization initiatives. Sigma Software Studio is a DevSecOps platform authorized to operate across the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and the Department of the Navy enterprise, the company said Monday.

Aalyria, along with local and foreign institutions, has demonstrated the capabilities of two network concepts aimed at interconnecting private and public sector communications-equipped assets from anywhere in the world. The company said Monday the demo forms part of a previously awarded contract to showcase the Hybrid Space Architecture and Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concepts securely integrating assets from the Department of Defense, European Space Agency, Comtech, Eutelsat OneWeb, Intelsat and Viasat.

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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney business has concluded a critical design assessment of its engine offering for the U.S. Air Force’s future next-generation air dominance aircraft. The milestone marks a key step in bringing the company’s engine prototype, dubbed XA103, closer to completing a detailed design review as part of the service branch’s Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion program, RTX said Monday.

Digital services integrator Fearless secured a three-year contract to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further develop, maintain and modernize the Enterprise Data Exchange, or DEX, platform, which is designed to support data ingestion, routing, validation, provisioning and streaming. DEX works to receive data from clinics, hospitals, laboratories, nonprofit organizations and government agencies and deliver that data back to the same entities through portals and application programming interfaces, the company said in a Dec. 11 news release.

Lockheed Martin released a video of a novel augmented reality training technology meant for integration with a TF-50 trainer jet simulator. The AR technology was provided by Red 6, one of Lockheed's venture capital investments, the parent company said Monday.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded $42.3 million in funding for the Acceleration of Compatibility and Commercialization for Open RAN Deployments project. Overseen by a consortium of industry and academic organizations under the leadership of AT&T and Verizon, the ACCoRD project seeks to establish a testing, evaluation and research and development center that will work to test network performance, interoperability and security, the NTIA said Monday.

Calibre Systems has secured a prime contract from the U.S. Army to maintain and update the service branch's web-based cost estimation and analysis models and database tools. The company said Friday it will assist the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for costs and economics in maintaining the Army Force Organization Cost Estimating System and developing the Installation Status Report – Infrastructure cost factors for construction, renovation and sustainment projects.

Executive Mosaic is ecstatic to recognize Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney with the 2024 Wash100 Award. Courtney earns the award due to his growth-minded leadership of DHS acquisition activities, which upholds a commitment to fostering private sector collaboration.

Now that the full Wash100 list is available, the popular vote contest has begun. Vote for your 10 favorite GovCon fixtures at Wash100.com!

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed at $4,741.09 on Friday, marking a 0.89% rise. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that tracks data from 30 major government contractors in real time. This information is presented in a dynamic format that allows users to assess the performance of these companies and examine the wider trends shaping the GovCon industry.