The General Services Administration has awarded Karsun Solutions a $75M task order to upgrade its software platform for purchasing fleet management services. Under the terms of the five-year task, Karsun will develop an agile, integrated systems environment for GSA's purchasing vehicle, leasing, short-term rental, telematics and tolling programs. “We recognize this is a major modernization […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced that it has flight-tested the Sparrowhawk small unmanned aircraft system in a captive carry configuration. According to AS-ASI, the Sparrowhawk is a launch and recovery aircraft designed with a focus on the Advanced Battle Management System’s attritableONE technologies. “Sparrowhawk extends and multiplies MQ-9-based sensors, reduces manpower and increases ISR […]
Oak Ridge National Laboratory plans to outsource threat detection and response services to adopt a proactive approach to closing vulnerabilities, according to the lab's top cybersecurity official. Kevin Kerr, ORNL's chief information security officer, told Nextgov that the number of cyber threats is too large for the laboratory's in-house security team and security operations center […]
Amentum has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DynCorp, a global provider of aviation and logistics support services. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition, according to Amerntum, will create a major provider of mission-critical services boasting $6B in combined revenue over the last 12 months. "We look forward to […]
Perspecta announced it has gifted the Home of the Brave veteran-focused campaign to Soldiers' Angels, a nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. Home of the Brave is a campaign that partners with the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service, among other organizations, to give employees and employers the chance to show their gratitude for […]
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded California-based InferLink, a $1M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research program deal to develop a collaborative peer-to-peer tool for sharing cybersecurity information and lessons learned. By the end of the two-year period of performance, InferLink is expected to have developed a prototype fit for Phase III funding. “This […]
Vertex Aerospace has announced the appointment of Bill Beard, a 40-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, as the company's new senior vice president of corporate operations and strategy. As SVP, Beard is now responsible for overseeing Vertex's strategic growth and for providing leadership to its corporate business operation functions. "Bill's diverse and wide range […]
Kathy Warden, the chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman, has received her fifth Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic due to her leadership and vision in advancing U.S. military technology. “Our nation is facing a rapidly evolving threat environment and protecting our citizens with a modern strategic deterrent capability has never been more critical,” said Warden […]
The Office of Personnel Management plans to create a procurement strategy to extend its new cloud instance to the rest of the agency, according to a senior official. Akanksha Sharma, a senior adviser to OPM's chief information officer, said the plan is based on the agency's successful adoption of cloud for plotting and analyzing coronavirus […]
The General Services Administration has awarded RRDS a $241.5M contract to provide light commercial vehicles to federal fleet customers across the United States. GSA received the 16-month deal through the GSA Fleet Vehicle Purchasing Program, which serves as the Department of Defense's and federal government's avenue for purchasing non-tactical vehicles. "RRDS is proud to support […]
