The Department of Defense has come up with a new strategy to help users across the enterprise regain superiority over the electromagnetic spectrum. As indicated in a report published on Defense .gov, the 2020 Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy serves as a road map outlining how the U.S. military can have uncontested use […]
Perspecta has been awarded over $519M in classified programs to provide mission support to clients across the federal government. Work for the multiple classified programs includes high-end systems engineering and integration, data analytics, cybersecurity support, cloud/information technology services and software development. Damian DiPippa, senior vice president and general manager of Perspecta's intelligence group, welcomed the […]
James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, noted that fiscal year 2020 has been a record-breaking year for the Navy in terms of contract engagements with small businesses despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Geurts, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker and 2020 Wash100 winner, told reporters […]
The General Services Administration has welcomed the Library of Congress’ Copyright Office as the latest partner agency to its growing Centers of Excellence initiative. As part of the CoE partnership, GSA will facilitate the modernization of the Copyright Office’s arm for responding to public inquiries regarding copyright, the Office of Public Information and Education. Specifically, […]
The Army has issued a sources-sought notice announcing its intent to re-compete the five-year, $105.8M Army Resource Cloud contract. According to a report from Bloomberg Government, the proposed contract calls for support services for managing the cloud computing environment of the Program Budget Data Management Division of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G-8. The […]
The Department of Defense has published a rewritten version of the DoD 5000 series acquisition policy in an attempt to speed up the procurement and deployment of new hypersonic weapons, a Defense .gov report said. According to Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 winner, the overarching policies outlined […]
Science Applications International Corp. announced that it has secured the single-award, $737M Air Force Modeling and Simulation Support Services 2.0 contract. Under the terms of the AFMS3 2.0 contract, SAIC will create modeling and simulation, training and analysis standards for organizations like the Air Force and the Department of Defense. The company will collaborate with […]
Air Force Secretary Barbara Berrett admitted during a Space Foundation-hosted webinar that the service remains uncertain as to how it can best organize space acquisition authority and efforts to enable the Space Force to rapidly develop new capabilities. While Barrett said the matter is not nearly resolved, she noted that service leaders are working on […]
The Air Force plans on further experimenting with additive manufacturing to create a 3D printing-based supply chain in space, Breaking Defense reported. To do so, the service intends to launch a space-based 3D printing challenge, according to Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. The proposed challenge would build […]
Katie Arrington, the Department of Defense's chief information security officer for acquisition, confirmed that the Pentagon is closing in on signing a new agreement with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body to facilitate the implementation of new security standards under CMMC. Speaking at a NeoSystems-hosted webinar, Arrington, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, […]
