The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has created an 18-month road map to accelerate the modernization of the IT system for the National Background Investigation Services program, which saw delays in the integration of new capabilities over the past years. While $1.35 billion has already been spent on NBIS, the federal government’s one-stop-shop IT system […]
DCS, a national security-focused engineering company, has secured a spot on a $249 million Navy contract vehicle for various technical services. The company now has positions in two pools under the Naval Air Warfare Center Air Division Webster Outlying Field’s Rapid Prototyping Integration and Development multiple-award contract. DCS said it will provide services under Pool […]
Alion Science and Technology has been awarded an $87 million task order to help the Navy identify what technologies it needs to ensure that its non-nuclear vessels are future-ready. Under the terms of the five-year task order, Alion and primary subcontractor Serco will provide technical analysis services to the Naval Sea Systems Command deputy commander […]
Infoscitex, a DCS company specializing in technology and engineering, has been awarded a contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop modeling and simulation technology. Work will be done under the terms of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a shared cost ceiling of $48 million, IST said Thursday. The company will specifically support AFRL’s […]
The U.S. Army has announced plans to test an entire company of unmanned combat vehicles in simulated battle in 2022 in an effort to refine the hardware and software needed to eventually manufacture fully operational combat robots. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Army Futures Command’s Next Generation Combat Cross-Functional Team, said the exercises will […]
McKean Defense Group, an employee-owned ship integrator, has landed a contract to provide ship sustainment and maintenance for Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. The $20 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support Materials, Structures, Environmental and Protection Division 33, McKean said. “The team we assembled for this effort provides Division 33 with access to hundreds of […]
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate John Sherman, a long-time national security technology professional, as the Department of Defense’s permanent chief information officer. Sherman has nearly 25 years of experience holding technology roles within the Intelligence Community and the DOD, the White House said Thursday. He currently serves as the DOD’s acting […]
The U.S. Army has awarded CACI International a potential $514 million task order to provide network modernization services for outside plant infrastructure and facilities. CACI said the task order includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods. The deal was issued under the General Services Administration’s Alliant 2 contract vehicle, CACI […]
SES Space & Defense will provide satellite connectivity management services to the U.S. Army under a $3.6 million blanket purchase agreement. The military branch awarded the contract to Global Enterprise Solutions, which was acquired by SES and became part of the space and defense subsidiary in 2022. Work under the BPA involves the delivery of […]
The Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital is seeking public comments through a new Federal Register Notice and a complementary request for information to support the development of its new loan program. The program, authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024, is designed to stimulate private investment in critical technologies and supply […]
