Robert Geckle Jr., CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, said during the 2023 Global Aerospace Summit on Sept. 16 that his company is investing in its manufacturing capability in the United States to address the demand for low-Earth orbit satellites brought on by the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation program. Speaking at a panel moderated by Defense & Aerospace Report, Geckle described the PWSA program as "the box office hit from a demand signals standpoint" and touted his company's "proud heritage of mass production of constellations," a capability that can be expanded and enhanced to meet the requirements of national security. More

The Department of the Interior has awarded ICF a potential five-year, $30 million blanket purchase agreement to update the training systems of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Additionally, the global consulting and technology services provider will assist in developing incident position standards for wildland firefighters under the single-award BPA. More

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to offer Aqua Security's cloud-native security product to the government sector through Amazon Web Services' digital marketplace. Aqua Security is now included in Carasoft's Distributor Seller of Record program, which makes software products available in the AWS Marketplace for public sector customers. More

Microsoft, Micron Technology and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are partnering on the two-year Transferring Exascale Computational Chemistry to Cloud Computing Environment and Emerging Hardware Technologies project. TEC4 aims to make computational chemistry more accessible to greater numbers of researchers and practitioners, effectively providing computational chemistry as a service. More

NASA has begun seeking proposals from industry sources with the capability to design and develop a spacecraft that could support the agency's safe deorbit operations for the International Space Station. Proposals for the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle procurement effort are due Nov. 17.  More

Emerging defense, security, and warfare trends have changed the government contracting landscape. Efforts that were previously focused on securing the mainland and fighting off enemy threats now extend to modernizing warfare equipment and mobility technology, integrating digital solutions into existing processes, expanding healthcare services to civilians and military personnel, exploring the aerospace realm for advanced […] More

Astroscale U.S. will develop a system prototype that could be used to support in-space refueling, servicing, transportation and related capabilities under a $25.5 million contract from Space Systems Command. SSC issued a request for proposals for the Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project through the Space Enterprise Consortium other transaction authority agreement. More

Akima has received an award from the veterans service organization American Legion for its support in aiding veterans in their transition to civilian life. The federal contractor said Tuesday it secured the “Employer of the Year” title in the large business category during an awards ceremony held on Aug. 30. More

Professional services provider cBEYONData has secured a potential five-year contract from the Army Materiel Command to help modernize the U.S. Army's enterprise resource planning systems. The company will work with partners Sentar and CODEplus to modernize, integrate and enhance Army ERPs, including Global Combat Support System-Army and the General Funds Enterprise Business System. More

The Federal Railroad Administration and Ensco have renovated FRA's research, testing and training facility in Colorado to include additional facilities designed to support virtual training on rail and surface transportation system safety and security. The Transportation Technology Center now features six new classrooms with the latest virtual training technologies, including instructor microphones, headsets and backdrops, to accommodate an online learning environment. More

Boeing's Millennium Space Systems subsidiary reached operational readiness of its Victus Nox space vehicle 11 hours ahead of schedule. The space vehicle completed checkout and achieved full mission operability 37 hours after it was launched on Sept. 14 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. More

Amazon Web Services released on Sept. 19 the list of startup companies that will participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator. Thirteen selected startups will undergo a virtual and in-person mentorship course under the four-week program. More