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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
is an Executive Mosaic staff writer covering broad topics in the federal government contracting industry.
Aerojet Rocketdyne has developed and demonstrated a new underwater propulsion system that uses heat from lithium-based chemical reactions to power a steam turbine and to generate thrust for torpedoes. The company said Tuesday it designed the new Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion lithium boiler using a previously released torpedo data package for the U.S. Navy Compact […] More
Galois will develop a platform for enabling data analysis while ensuring its privacy as part of a grant awarded by the Department of Energy under its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The research and development company said Monday the envisioned TRIFECTA platform will use secure hardware enclaves, differential privacy and […] More
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has indicated its intent to procure technical and analytical services through a potential $90 million contract vehicle reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. A presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov says the Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance VI contract entails assistance to AFSOC headquarters and components in three mission […] More
The Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability Consortium has welcomed five space industry companies as new members to support its mission of advancing interoperability in satellite and ground system networks. DIFI said Monday the companies will join other members working on industry interoperability standards that could help spur innovation and transformation of space, satellite and other network […] More
The Australian government has accepted the delivery of a Lockheed Martin-built pilot training system that integrates PC-21 aircraft, flight simulators, cockpit trainers, mission planning and maintenance capabilities into one platform. The final six-month assessment phase saw the AIR5428 Pilot Training System undergoing over 3,500 flight simulator events and 10,000 flying activities, recording a 97 percent […] More
Security imaging company RaySecur has added Mike Howard, former chief security officer at Microsoft, and Mark Sullivan, former director of the U.S. Secret Service, to its advisory board. Alex Sappok, CEO of RaySecur, said in a statement published Friday the two new advisers bring to the board first-hand experience in working in the corporate security […] More
Northrop Grumman has delivered an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system in multi-intelligence configuration to a U.S. Navy air base in Maryland. The Integrated Functional Capability-4 variant, also known as B8, arrived Feb. 1 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and is the first production unit of the MQ-4C platform with sensor technology designed for the […] More
Brandon Nelson, an over 10-year executive in the federal contracting space, has taken over leadership of FalconTek as the new president of the Herndon, Virginia-based service-disabled veteran-owned small business. FalconTek said Friday the newly appointed executive will head efforts to grow the company through the delivery of technical, professional and health care services offerings to […] More
CACI International has secured a $20.41 million contract to support a program initiated by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop autonomous network configuration software for “always on” communications. The government contractor will work on the Mission-Integrated Network Control program at locations in New Jersey, Missouri and Virginia through August 2025, the Department of […] More
Boeing has conducted several tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama to demonstrate the readiness of its fully composite cryogenic fuel tank for use on aerospace vehicles. The company said Wednesday its engineers and their NASA counterparts put the cryogenic liquid-filled composite tank to a stress test, with the storage surviving in pressure […] More
Peter Pace, retired U.S. Marine Corps general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of quantum computing company Rigetti Computing. Chad Rigetti, founder and CEO of Rigetti Computing, said in a statement published Thursday Pace brings to his new role experience in leading national […] More
Cloud security company Zscaler has created a government-focused subsidiary with the intent to help federal customers implement strategies for the adoption of cybersecurity technologies and zero trust frameworks. The Zscaler U.S. Government Solutions business is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and will accommodate 75 employees to support agencies and their systems integration partners, the company said […] More
