Saturday, May 11, 2024
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Missile defense contracting, Navy shipbuilding and more highlight this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest.
A newcomer to missile defense contracting has beaten out behemoth Northrop Grumman:
Missile defense newcomer Jacobs bests Northrop for potential $4.6B MDA contract
The aerospace and technology arm of Jacobs -- a Dallas-headquartered company best known for its global engineering and construction services -- upset incumbent Northrop Grumman by winning a potential $4.6 billion follow-on contract to support the Missile Defense Agency, its first successful major foray into government missile-defense business.
Navy shipbuilding news:
Navy plans to award as many as three design contracts for future frigate competition
The Navy expects to award as many as three design contracts for the guided-missile frigate replacement program in fiscal year 2020, Inside Defense has learned.
Huntington Ingalls finds potential buyer for Avondale
Huntington Ingalls said last week it has entered into an agreement to sell its Avondale facility.
BRAC news:
Pentagon updating analysis of excess base capacity
The military is updating its analysis of excess base capacity, according to a Pentagon spokesman, after lawmakers panned the Defense Department's latest Base Realignment and Closure request.
The Air Force wants to rework its cyber guidance:
Air Force looks to loosen cyber protocols, give airmen more room to make decisions
Peter Kim, the Air Force's chief information security officer, said Wednesday the service will look at ways to give airmen more flexibility within the Risk Management Framework while the Air Force begins a sweeping review of its guidance.
At least one industry group has reservations about the Senate version of the FY-18 defense policy bill:
PSC registers objections to Senate defense bill
The Professional Services Council opposes several provisions in the Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill, including one requiring large contractors to cover the cost of their failed bid protests.
Document: PSC letter to Senate authorizers on FY-18 defense policy bill