THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company Arcfield has finalized its purchase of Orion Space Solutions as part of efforts to expand its space exploration and hypersonic detection and tracking capabilities in support of intelligence community and Department of Defense agency customers.
The Biden administration has established the Council on Supply Chain Resilience in an attempt to strengthen the production and distribution of goods in the United States. The council, which will be co-chaired by the national security and economic advisers, convened to discuss interagency coordination to monitor and prevent disruption of the supply chain.
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Agile Defense has booked a potential $1.01 billion?Defense Information Systems Agency single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Joint Interoperability Test Command. Under the award, Agile Defense will deliver?test and evaluation planning, results reporting and data collection and analysis services to assist the command with a range of functional areas.
Vibrint has completed the formation of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Jim Robb, a national security leader, as chief strategy officer and general manager of services. He will report to Vibrint CEO Tom Lash as he works to expand the Hanover, Maryland-based company’s services and products for national security clients.
The?Department of the Navy has released its first-ever cyber strategy outlining key goals for establishing information and cyberspace superiority. In line with the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy and National Defense Strategy, the?DON Cyber Strategy is built on seven lines of effort primarily surrounding information technology, critical infrastructure and partnership.
LMI will help the U.S. Postal Service manage enterprise-wide programs and projects under a potential eight-year, $670 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Enterprise Program Services contract covers strategic and tactical support on USPS projects that aim to boost customer service, productivity, performance, product development, service delivery and competitiveness in the mailing industry.
BlueHalo, an?Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired?Ipsolon Research, a provider of high-performance, ultra-small form factor software-defined radios, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is intended to support BlueHalo's current strategic and technological priorities by accelerating?rapid prototyping and product delivery and promoting quality within its supply chain.
Dorothy Aronson will assume the chief artificial intelligence officer role at the National Science Foundation in addition to her current position as the agency's chief information officer. The appointment was in line with President Biden's AI Executive Order that requires many larger government agencies to have a chief AI officer.
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