The Air Force Research Lab plans to conduct a series of upcoming flight tests on its futuristic flying car, called the “organic resupply bus,” to assess its applications in a wide range of missions, including distributed logistics, medical evacuation, firefighting, disaster response, search and rescue and humanitarian relief operations. The flight tests are part of […]
ManTech has secured a $256M contract to provide services in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint Common Access Platform. Under the terms of the 42-month hybrid contract, ManTech will work with a DOD agency to move forward with the design, development and fielding of the operational cyberinfrastructure. Work for the contract includes deploying technology […]
Two national security experts have called on the Department of Defense to fully commit to developing new technologies if it wants to stay ahead of adversaries like Russia and China. In an interview with the Federal News Network, Steve Blank, a tech entrepreneur and former Defense Business Board member, raised concerns about the significant number […]
The Army Futures Command has issued a solicitation for a proposed scalable government-only software development facility, which will be set up in Austin, Texas. The software factory is envisioned to be led by Army trainers who will undergo five-year coding workshops and beginner training sessions administered by the selected contractor. According to the solicitation, the […]
The Air Force has awarded PAE two task orders with a consolidated value of $151.8M to support aircraft maintenance at Navy and Army military installations. The first task order, valued at $95.7M, requires PAE to improve the readiness of aircraft housed at the Naval Aviation Maintenance Center for Excellence at Naval Air Station Lemoore in […]
The Federal Data Strategy 2021 Action Plan will expand on foundational actions introduced in the 2020 plan, particularly those centered on data governance, infrastructure and the workforce, according to Ted Kaouk, chairman of the Federal Chief Data Officers Council. The CDO Council, which is tasked with setting the governmentwide agenda on the use of data, […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a five-year, $184M contract for full-rate production of the company’s amphibious combat vehicles. The company will initially produce 36 ACVs under the first lot of the contract, a number which is expected to double in early 2021 to 72 vehicles and reach up to 80 vehicles over […]
Nutanix has tapped Rajiv Ramaswami to serve as president and chief executive officer, replacing retiring CEO Dheeraj Pandey. In addition to taking over the reins at Nutanix, Ramaswami has been elected to the company’s board of directors. The senior technology executive brings over 30 years of industry experience to his new role, having previously served […]
The Air Force Installation Contracting Center has awarded DynCorp International a spot on the $835M Rotary Wing Maintenance Consolidation Contract vehicle. With its inclusion in the contracting pool, the company will be vying for helicopter maintenance, aircrew flight equipment maintenance and weapons maintenance contracts in support of Air Force Global Strike Command, the Pacific Air […]
Peter Ranks is reportedly headed back to the Central Intelligence Agency after wrapping up a two-year stint as deputy chief information officer for information enterprise at the Department of Defense. According to sources close to the matter, Ranks, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, will return to the CIA to support the implementation of […]
