Accenture Federal Services announced that it has been awarded a $729 million contract to help the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command transform multiple enterprise resource planning systems into a single, consolidated model. The wholly-owned Accenture subsidiary said the unified model aims to improve efficiency, enhance readiness and reduce costs. Under the contract, AFS will be called […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched an unclassified innovation workspace at the T-REX entrepreneur center in the St. Louis Downtown Innovation District in Missouri. The Moonshot Labs are aimed at encouraging collaborative research in the government, industry and academic geospatial intelligence community in the region, NGA said. Navy Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director at NGA, […]
The Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon is slated to be the U.S.’ first hypersonic missile to move from the drawing board into actual production and use, an official close to the matter revealed. Mike White, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, said a […]
The Senate has confirmed Gina Ortiz Jones as the next undersecretary of the Air Force, the second-highest-ranking civilian role within the service branch. Jones received her Senate confirmation on July 22, one month after the Senate Armed Services Committee advanced her nomination. The new undersecretary is a former intelligence officer in the Air Force, spending […]
The U.S. Navy is keen on field testing its latest high-tech weapons, including hypersonic missiles, using its newest and most modern warships, a flag officer close to the program said. Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander of Naval Surface Forces, revealed that the service is planning to test a Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic boost glide missile […]
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have approved a $740 billion spending plan for the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2022, up by $24 billion compared to President Joe Biden’s request. The SASC’s version of the FY2022 defense authorization bill includes $1.7 billion in funding to restore an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and $1.5 […]
The Department of Defense has awarded Lumen Technologies a task order to support the U.S. Army Contracting Command by providing secure high-speed connectivity. Lumen will deliver its internet and voice over internet protocol solutions to the command under a task order that could be worth $52 million if all options are exercised. The task order […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has pre-awarded Textron Systems the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototype agreement for the development and delivery of the purpose-built Cottonmouth vehicle to the service branch. The Marine Corps’ ARV competitive prototyping efforts are intended to produce data that will be used to inform a decision point in fiscal year 2022. The pre-awarded […]
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said divestitures are necessary to circumvent budget challenges and free up money to actualize the Navy’s future ship fleet. The service’s top officer spoke about the divest-to-invest strategy during a “State of the Navy” question-and-answer session. According to Gilday, the strategy will allow the Navy to build a […]
The Government Accountability Office has found shortcomings in how the Coast Guard audits its employees’ use of telework networks and health statuses. Without auditing the accuracy staffers’ self-reports, the Coast Guard might use inaccurate data to inform its technology investment plans, GAO said in a report. “Coast Guard officials could not provide assurance or evidence […]
