Lured by the prize of a megabuck contract, more than 150 individuals and 60 organizations registered to take part in online briefings last week on the planned remediation deal at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee. The list of firms that turned out to kick the tires and learn ...

Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord highlighted the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems) project as a stepping stone toward a stronger U.S. drone industrial base, which she said is needed to counter China’s dominance in the sUAS market. “We ...

Fluor [FLR] said Tuesday it has discovered more errors in past financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Texas-based Energy Department contractor reported in an SEC filing that a major creditor and trustee, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, last ...

Britain’s Avon Rubber on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Cleveland, Ohio-based Team Wendy, a developer and supplier of head protection systems for military, first responder and other markets for $130 million in cash, a deal that further builds out its products and capabilities in personal ...

Noblis on Tuesday said it has acquired the management and technology consulting company Inductive Minds, which has capabilities in cloud and analytics and enhances its expertise with the Defense Department and national security community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Inductive Minds, which ...

General Dynamics [GD] on Thursday said its Mission Systems segment has invested in drone security company Dedrone and the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership under which GD Mission Systems will be a value-added reseller of Dedrone’s systems and solutions, bringing the company†...