Science Applications International Corp. will help U.S. combatant commands mitigate threats from small unmanned aircraft systems under a potential $90 million contract. The single-award deal tasks SAIC with providing integrated logistics support and sustainment services to modernize defenses against sUAS threats in the U.S., host nations and at global contingency locations. The contract was awarded […]
Nancy Norton, a former military information technology leader and a past Wash100 winner, has been elected to T-Rex Solutions’ national security board of advisers. Norton will help advise the company’s leaders on how to shape IT solutions to serve customers in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, T-Rex Solutions said Monday. She will […]
Microsoft has joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center as one of its founding members. The Space ISAC is a nonprofit organization founded in 2019. Its member organizations work together to provide critical information to defend the global space community from vulnerabilities, incidents and threats. Frank Backes, chair of the Space ISAC board of […]
NATO has awarded KBR a contract to provide engineering and technical services for the Patriot long-range air defense system. Byron Bright, president for government solutions at KBR, said his company has a long history of supporting the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, responsible for NATO’s logistics and acquisition functions. “KBR’s expertise in cutting-edge research will […]
Ashutosh Gokhale has been named vice president of business management and chief financial officer at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ technical solutions division. In his new role, Gokhale will be in charge of all financial management and business management functions across HII Technical Solutions. He succeeds Billy Jahn, who is set to retire on July 9, HII […]
A team led by Leidos has advanced to the final stage of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch aircraft prototype program. The program aims to develop a new capability for close air support, precision strike and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The combatant command plans to buy approximately 75 Armed Overwatch planes in the […]
QuantiTech, together with three of its subsidiaries, has rebranded as Axient to provide a more comprehensive portfolio of solutions for defense and civilian agency clients. The rebranding effort reflects the combined capabilities of QuantiTech, Millennium Engineering and Integration, Dynamic Concepts and System Engineering Group, Axient said. The company’s portfolio covers multi-domain test and analysis, mission […]
HawkEye 360 has announced that its Cluster 3 satellites have been shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where they will be launched aboard Spaceflight’s SXRS-5 mission. The satellites could launch within the month as part of the upcoming rideshare mission, which also includes Kleos Space’s Polar Vigilance Mission satellites, Astrocast’s internet of things nano satellites and […]
Accenture Federal Services has entered into an agreement to acquire Novetta to offer advanced analytics capabilities to government customers. With 1,300 employees, Novetta offers expertise in software development, data science, artificial intelligence, cyber, cloud and information exploitation, Accenture said Tuesday. Novetta CEO Tiffanny Gates, a member of the Potomac Officers Club and a three-time Wash100 […]
Alion Science and Technology is set to provide support services for the C-5M Super Galaxy fleet managed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center under the terms of a five-year, $64 million task order. The task calls for reliability, integrity and maintainability engineering. Work is aimed at resolving deficiencies found in C-5M aircraft systems, […]
