QED Systems has secured a potential five-year, $383 million contract to provide specification development and availability execution support services in support of the U.S. Navy's ship maintenance efforts. The company will support the maintenance of the Navy's guided-missile destroyers and cruisers, landing platform dock, dock landing ships, landing helicopter assault, amphibious assault ships and littoral combat ships, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to name Andreas Nonnenmacher, president of ARKA Group, to its 2024 Wash100 list for driving defense innovation and for spearheading ARKA’s integration and growth efforts. This marks Nonnenmacher’s first year of Wash100 recognition.

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A Palantir Technologies subsidiary has received an other transaction authority contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a planning tool prototype for the Department of Defense’s Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations. DISA said Friday that under the $9.8 million OTA, Palantir USG will work with the U.S. Strategic Command and the combatant command JEMSMO Cells to create the Electromagnetic Battle Management - Joint Decision Support prototype.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing's defense, space and security division a contract modification involving the purchase of its 12th communication space vehicle under the Wideband Global Satellite Communication constellation. The changes bring the project's total value to $3 billion, with $439 million obligated to Boeing at the time of the award, the Department of Defense announced Friday.

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Siraaj Hasan, a 25-year veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton, has assumed the position of vice president of national cyber with oversight of the McLean, Virginia-based consulting firm’s U.S. Cyber Command business. He announced his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Friday.

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ARServices has received ISO 27001:2022 certification, reflecting the Falls Church, Virginia-based federal services contractor’s commitment to cybersecurity standards. The company announced the milestone in a LinkedIn post published Friday.

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Anduril Technologies has teamed up with the U.S. business arm of South Korea's Hanwha Group to compete for a U.S. Army contract to build the next version of the service branch's Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport ground robots. Under the partnership, Anduril will serve as the prime contractor to deliver a modified uncrewed ground vehicle based on Hanwha Defense's Arion-SMET, a robotic and autonomous multipurpose UGV, Anduril said Thursday.

Iridium Communications looks to expand its portfolio of assured positioning, navigation and timing services through a potential $115 million deal to acquire Satelles. Reston, Virginia-based Satelles is a provider of satellite-based time and location services that work to complement and secure GPS and other GNSS-reliant systems, Iridium said Monday.

ICF has received from the Department of Health and Human Services extensions to a pair of contracts for the continuation of cloud migration and digital modernization work in support of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services systems. The contracts were awarded in late 2023 and are worth $50 million combined, the global consulting and technology services provider said Thursday.

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Jason Rigoli, a partner at Chevy Chase, Maryland-based private investment firm Enlightenment Capital, as a first-time Wash100 awardee in recognition of his efforts in helping platform companies scale through mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace, defense, national security and government services sectors.

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HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division has finished the initial sea trials for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Jersey. The trials, spanning several days, included testing the boat’s systems and components, submerging the vessel for the first time as well as executing high-speed maneuvers both on the surface and while submerged, HII said Thursday.

Viasat has secured a four-year contract from Northrop Grumman to provide a company-built satellite system in support of a U.S. Air Force initiative that seeks to connect commercial space internet services for military users. As part of the deal, Viasat said Thursday it will supply its ViaSat-3 Satellite Communications Network to facilitate high-bandwidth satellite internet connectivity on existing aircraft or ground vehicles for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet Call 003 program.