The Army has awarded BAE Systems a potential $600 million contract to provide sustainment and support for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle. Currently, BAE Systems is in the low-rate production phase for the AMPV program and has delivered at least one of each of the vehicle’s five variants. The sustainment contract will run for five years […]
San Antonio, Texas-headquartered small business SecureLogix has received a $997,526 contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide Next Generation 9-1-1 technology that will help secure data like text, images, video and voice calls from cyber threats, Homeland Preparedness News reported. The recent contract marks the second phase of the award process. The […]
Northrop Grumman has received a $935 million contract from NASA to create and integrate a habitation module for the lunar Gateway. The Habitation and Logistics Outpost module will serve as a habitat for visiting astronauts and a command post for the lunar orbiting facility, NASA said on July 9. HALO will have docking ports for […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business division a $171.6 million contract to support the production of the service’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system. The Low-Rate Initial Production Lot I contract will focus on transitioning the program from the development stage into production and deployment, Raytheon said Thursday. The NGJ-MB system […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has posted a notice of intent to award a two-year contract to BigBear .ai to build a composable collaborative planning prototype. Columbia, Maryland-based BigBear provides solutions focused on machine learning, cloud-based data analytics and cyber engineering. Under an effort called Project AURORA, the planned contract seeks to accelerate the […]
A new report from the Department of Defense’s Office of the Inspector General shows that the Pentagon did not properly secure its additive manufacturing systems from foreign intrusion and data tampering. According to the IG report released on July 7, the failure to secure the systems, such as 3D printers, was due to the DOD […]
The U.S. Space Force recently unveiled a new satellite operations center at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The new facility, dubbed the Rendezvous and Proximity Satellite Operations Center, is aimed at advancing the service’s space warfighting capabilities. The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Innovation and Prototyping Directorate created the REPR center, which will function […]
Kelly Fryer is the executive director of FinTech Sandbox, a New York City-headquartered nonprofit that helps financial technology startups build products. According to Fryer, the company promotes FinTech innovation worldwide using a structured program of engagement between a startup, data partner and enterprise. Fryer has been with the company since September 2020, having joined from […]
A joint venture between Aerodyne Industries and KBR has received a potential $531 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract from NASA to provide engineering services for spaceflight and ground systems. Under the Mechanical Integrated Services and Technology II contract, the joint venture’s responsibilities include developing and validating new technologies designed for future space and science missions […]
The Internal Revenue Service is asking industry to submit proposals for ways to digitize and digitalize paper files within the organization as part of the Pilot IRS program. The initiative is used to develop innovative technologies without a dedicated research and development arm. In a draft request for proposals posted on SAM .gov, the IRS […]
