The U.S. Air Force is seeking to identify contractors capable of providing modeling, software and engineering support II services to the Air Force Technical Application Center. In a source-sought notice issued on Saturday, the Air Force said it is looking for a wide range of services, including operations and maintenance support, research and development and […] Read more
General Dynamics Information Technology has launched its Ember Digital Engineering Accelerator, the latest addition to the company’s growing portfolio of solutions aimed at expediting government missions. The new technology uses advanced modeling and simulation to create and evaluate intricate systems implemented by the government, including weapon systems and IT networks, GDIT said. According to the […] Read more
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has deployed a new tool that eliminates the need for civil engineer field technicians to return to military installations to upload civil engineering data on the NexGen IT system. The custom-designed mobile tab within the system allows the technicians to record data from real property, facility space management, operations, […] Read more
Pittsburgh-based engineering simulation company Ansys is now a member of BAE Systems’ Mission Advantage technology partnership program, under which it will help BAE’s Department of Defense customers advance their adoption of digital and model-based systems engineering. Ansys’ entry into the program aligns with a DOD directive issued in December addressing digital engineering methodologies, technologies and […] Read more
KBR has secured several new contracts worth over $450 million for the delivery of highly technical systems engineering support and services to the U.S. government. The contract wins for the National Security Solutions division will see the company provide a comprehensive suite of services, including systems engineering, acquisition support, research, communications security infrastructure, operations […] Read more
NASA has awarded Science Applications International Corporation an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide safety and mission assurance engineering support to the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Set to start June 1, the contract has a five-year base period and two one-year options, with a total maximum value […] Read more
Space and data-as-a-service provider Sidus Space announced that it has completed the testing of the NASA Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications engineering unit that it integrated into its LizzieSat FlatSat in its Cape Canaveral, Florida, facility. CEO Carol Craig said that the successful integration highlights Sidus Space’s capability to deliver expert support for software […] Read more
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, has revealed that her company is increasing digital engineering spending in 2024 amid rising demand from the Department of Defense. Digital engineering involves developing and testing a system using digital models to avoid physical infrastructure limitations, Breaking Defense reported Friday. The DOD introduced a new policy in […] Read more
Parry Labs has named two new executives as part of its push to expand its presence in modular open systems approach, digital engineering and best-of-breed edge computing. On Monday, Parry Labs announced that Matt Sipe had joined the company as vice president of strategy-open systems and Tom von Eschenbach as vice president of crewed aviation […] Read more
NASA and 11 companies and one university will be working to ensure seamless operations at the International Space Station. The space agency announced that it had selected the companies to work on the $478 million Research, Engineering and Mission Integration Services-2 contract. Under the deal, the contractors will provide several support services, including ground hardware, […] Read more
