Government
The U.S. Navy awarded contracts valued at approximately $120 million to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation last week, tapping the company to provide generators for its next-generation Columbia-class submarine.
The Columbia is meant to replace the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, with a lead... Read More »
In a letter to the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) last week, a dozen Republican senators critiqued an alleged policy proposal that conservative media said would cause illegal immigrants to be released into the United States before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could arrest... Read More »
Technology, science, and digital transformation solutions company ECS has been awarded a $53 million contract supporting the USTRANSCOM Global Air Transportation Execution System (GATES).
ESC, a subsidiary of IT and professional services firm ASGN Incorporated, is slated to provide software... Read More »
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Laredo Port of Entry recently detailed a series of cocaine seizures.
“Within a four-day span, our frontline CBP officers at Laredo Port of Entry seized a total of three significant loads of cocaine in the cargo... Read More »
An announcement from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf last week revealed that $185 million in state funding would go toward two new programs to improve community safety, both through support for local law enforcement and county district attorneys’ offices.
The governor’s final capstone budget... Read More »
Create a lasting legacy – that is the message from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ad Council’s latest accessibility and preparedness PSA campaign, which will focus on the Black and African American communities nationwide.
“Black and African American communities... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is detailing a shared $6.8 million agreement with Burlington Industries, LLC, which will sustain and strengthen the domestic clothing and textile industrial base.
The agreement extends through September 2027 and calls for Burlington Industries to invest in... Read More »
A year on, the United States is still learning lessons from its withdrawal from Afghanistan, and U.S. Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) this week introduced the Will to Fight Act to guarantee foreign national resolve is on the list for study.
“As an Army Ranger in Iraq and... Read More »
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Boeing a $5 billion Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR) contract.
“Boeing’s proposal offered decades of experience in weapon systems integration, anchored by the unique expertise of our people,”... Read More »
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) announced a new partnership with Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. this week, which seeks to create a self-amplifying messenger RNA (samRNA) vaccine for use against pandemic influenza.
This, the partners believe, would allow... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently unveiled a new initiative to recruit early career scientists and engineers.
The DARPA Innovation Fellowship Program is slated to select fellows to develop and manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory research efforts to... Read More »
An entirely new lot of upgraded AMRAAM missiles is under development for the United States Air Force and Navy, per a $972 million contract awarded to Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
"This contract underscores the importance of AMRAAM in the warfighters' arsenal," Paul Ferraro, president of air... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are espousing the benefits of three Oregon fire districts receiving a combined nearly $100,000 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG).
The City of Coos Bay would receive an allotment of $32,380, while Siletz Rural Fire Protection... Read More »
Under the direction of the Biden administration and drawing on funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will create a $50 million Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund program to bolster state and local government efforts to fight natural... Read More »
A group of lawmakers recently forwarded correspondence to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, indicating concerns about Turkey reportedly considering acquiring Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
U.S. Reps. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) joined 18 colleagues in also restating... Read More »
Turning to the public, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) released a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) this week to gather input on an idea for a new Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle meant to be the guiding model for health security acquisitions.
Its development could... Read More »
Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) of Grand Rapids, Mich., secured its place as the first face of domestic manufacturing for the JYNNEOS smallpox and monkeypox vaccine this week, thanks to an award of approximately $11 million in support from the United States Department of Health and Human... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has forwarded correspondence to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging DHS action regarding reported increased southern border terrorist apprehensions.
“Recent reports have shown an increase of terrorist apprehensions in recent... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense's Industrial Base Policy Office recently launched a manufacturing pilot program with the Austin Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) in Austin, Texas.
The Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program initiative is slated to focus on advanced... Read More »
As the war between Ukraine and Russia enters into its sixth month, the U.S. Army is still finding new ways to help its eastern European ally, and as of last week, that support took the form of a $182 million contract with Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
The company, formed through a combination of... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) recently formed a congressional caucus that seeks to prevent, reduce and offer a response to civilian harm resulting from U.S. and partners’ operations.
The action stems from the... Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially removed N95 respirators from its list of medical device shortages, deeming the personal protective equipment (PPE) in sufficient supply now after supply chain issues that roiled much of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the agency will continue... Read More »
Aerospace company Boeing has delivered four MH-139A Grey Wolf test aircraft to the Air Force as it prepares to replace its aging UH-1N helicopter fleet.
“The Grey Wolf is a modern, versatile aircraft offering greater range, speed and endurance than the UH-1N Huey it replaces,” Boeing... Read More »
At a roundtable with local firefighters and Kittitas and Yakima County officials in Washington, United States Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), drove home the need for -- and her efforts to secure -- additional federal wildfire disaster prevention and mitigation funding.
Kittitas County has experienced... Read More »
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas indicted 10 alleged MS-13 gang members with a series of crimes.
The alleged crimes, according to the Department of Justice, include racketeering conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to murder in aid of racketeering, related... Read More »
In an effort to improve school safety at the state and local levels, United States Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) last week introduced the Security to Avoid Violence in Educational Settings (SAVES) Act, which would create a new federal grant program.
The Department of Justice would be in charge of a... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Post-Quantum Cryptography, a guide which provides critical infrastructure and government network owners with essential updates.
The analysis also provides operators with an overview of... Read More »
Leaders from the House Committees on Energy & Commerce and Homeland Security joined forces in a letter this week to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), pressing for urgent action to close vulnerabilities in the oversight of radiological material purchases.
Spurring the letter was a covert... Read More »
At a ceremony hosted by United States Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), the arrival of all 20 of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft to Grand Sky, North Dakota was cheered, as it marks the next step in the Sky Range hypersonic missile testing program.
Sky Range seeks to... Read More »
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $107.7 million contract to modernize the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71).
Authorities noted the extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) pact calls for BAE Systems to execute the modernization work at its Norfolk, Virginia... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) have joined eight colleagues in expressing concerns regarding a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State determination that "terrorist-linked" individuals are no longer barred from entering the United States.
The... Read More »
Volt Athletics, Inc., based in Seattle, Wash., has secured a $199,730 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) award to develop its Artificial Intelligence (AI) software system.
“DHS recognizes that wellness is a complex issue and is engaging the private... Read More »
Amid a monkeypox outbreak that continues to grow internationally, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) exercised an option on an existing contract this week to acquire additional intravenous (IV) doses of the TPOXX smallpox treatment.
TPOXX is a U.S. Food and Drug... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) recently announced funding for their respective states to aid faith-based and other nonprofit organizations in securing their facilities against terrorist attacks and acts of hate.
Portman, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has advanced to the second phase of its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, selecting Serco Inc. for design elements.
The NOMARS initiative targets building and demonstrating a new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) capable of going... Read More »
