The U.S. Air Force has awarded Texas-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics a $512M firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft to be delivered to Bulgaria. Lockheed will perform work in Fort Worth, Texas, and Greenville, South Carolina, through Jan. 31, 2027. The contract value includes pre-priced options worth $4.18M, the Department of Defense said. The contract […]
Baris Yener is the senior vice president for mission and services and technology solutions at ICF, a management consulting company based in Fairfax, Virginia. Since taking on the role in May 2018, Yener has been responsible for the development and execution of the strategy of the enterprise cyber and resilience division business across commercial and […]
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence has offered the government initial policy recommendations that align with a broader effort to facilitate the Department of Defense’s transition to a digital enterprise. Specifically, the commission wants the government to double non-defense AI research and development funding to $2B for fiscal year 2021 and again in 2022 […]
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Envistacom a spot on the 10-year, $5.1B Global Tactical Communications Systems II contract vehicle. The contract award requires Envistacom to modernize the Army’s current critical tactical programs through systems integration and cyber engineering services. The contract also calls for the delivery of advanced virtualized transport technologies, including waveforms […]
The Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy the minimum viable products for agency dashboards, which have been deployed to 59 agencies. Judy Baltensperger, project manager for the dashboard of DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, told Fifth Domain that the agency plans to integrate a number of capabilities, such as risk-scoring, assessment metrics, system […]
Gregory L. Bowman is the vice president for strategy, growth and partnerships at Munich, Germany-based electrical and electronic manufacturing company Siemens. As a four-year executive at Siemens, Bowman also served as deputy and chief operating officer of energy and infrastructure programs for Siemens Government Technologies. During his time as director of operations, cross-divisional energy and […]
FSA Federal has secured a potential $1.3B Department of Justice contract for the provision of administrative support services in support of the department’s Asset Forfeiture program. Under the contract, FSA will deploy 1.4K personnel to serve 14 agencies, including U.S. Attorneys, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in over 400 locations […]
AttackIQ has announced the availability of its breach and attack simulation platform in RockITek’s General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule. The AttackIQ platform enables government agencies to map cyber defense to real-world threats and allows for continuous testing of security controls. John Sobczak, chief executive officer of RockITek, believes that AttackIQ will offer the same […]
The Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs have joined together to accelerate the delivery of three-dimensional printed personal protective equipment and other medical supplies in support of America’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the joint effort, the federal agencies will solicit designs […]
Geospark Analytics has appointed Amanda Brownfield as its new president ahead of its expansion into the public and commercial global threat and risk assessment markets. In the said role, Brownfield will work with Geospark Analytics’ Chief Executive Officer Omar Balkissoon to implement the company’s overall strategy and vision and to handle the company’s finances. Brownfield […]
