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ADDX Corp., Alexandria, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B009); Capella Space Corp., San Francisco, California (FA8612-22-D-B007); AT&T Corp., Oakton, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B008); Applied Information Sciences Inc., Reston, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B010); Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC, Louisville, Colorado (FA8612-22-D-B011); Credence Management Solutions LLC, Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B012); Edge Technologies Inc., Arlington, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B013); EOS Defense Systems USA Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (FA8612-22-D-B014); Exfo America Inc., Richardson, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B015); Hermeus Corp., Atlanta, Georgia (FA8612-22-D-B016); Ierus Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama (FA8612-22-D-B017); Cyberspace Solutions LLC, Herndon, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B018); Labelbox Inc., San Francisco, California (FA8612-22-D-B019); Nalej Corp., New York, New York (FA8612-22-D-B020); OST Inc., McLean, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B021); Praeses LLC, Shreveport, Louisiana (FA8612-22-D-B022); Real-time Innovations Inc., Sunnyvale, California (FA8612-22-D-B023); Riverside Research Institute, New York, New York (FA8612-22-D-B024); Saber Astronautics LLC, Boulder, Colorado (FA8612-22-D-B025); Shared Spectrum Co., Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B026); Shield AI Inc., San Diego, California (FA8612-22-D-B027); Skylight Inc., Sarasota, Florida (FA8612-22-D-B028); Sparkcognition Government Systems Inc., Austin, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B029); Tenet 3 LLC, Dayton, Ohio (FA8612-22-D-B031); Trace Systems Inc., Vienna, Virginia (FA8612-22-D-B032); Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems Inc., Austin, Texas (FA8612-22-D-B033); and BrainGu, Grand Rapids, Michigan (FA8612-22-D-B034), have been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software and algorithm development in order to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).  These contracts provide awardees the opportunity to compete for efforts that support the development and operation of systems as a unified force across all domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum) in an open architecture family of systems that enables capabilities via multiple integrated platforms.  The locations of performance are to be determined at the contract direct order level and are expected to be complete by May 28, 2025. These awards are the result of fair and open competition. Air Force Life Cycle Management, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Woodland Hills, California, is awarded a $337,943,520 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides researching alternatives, investigating and documenting new capabilities and anomalies related to H-1 avionics and weapons; and the development, integration, verification, validation, and testing of H-1 Integrated Avionics Systems, as well as identifies maintenance capabilities, upgrading and/or updating test equipment and other support equipment required to support the systems. Work will be performed in Woodland Hills, California (99%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (1%), and is expected to be completed in June 2027. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, California, is the contracting activity (N6893622D0028).

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) chose encryption tools that will become part of the upcoming protocols to protect activities such as online banking and email.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $185,922,484 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-6117 to exercise an option for engineering design and development. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (65%); Clearwater, Florida (32%); Syracuse, New York (2%); and Marion, Florida (1%), and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $17,829,479 (97%); and fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $535,657 (3%) will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,636,575 firm-fixed-price modification (P00079) to a previously awarded contract (N0001917C0001). This modification adds scope to procure 22 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System shipsets for Distributed Aperture System for Technology Refresh-3 developmental and operational testing, Block 4 testing, the Electromagnetic Environmental Effects aircraft, and a spare sensor set provision in support of F-35 Lightning II next generation capabilities. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas (90%); and Fort Worth, Texas (10%), and is expected to be completed in July 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $9,275,181; and fiscal 2022 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,275,180 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

The Army software factory begins with security.

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Q&A with Raj Iyer, Army chief information officer, who advises the secretary of the Army, setting the strategic direction and objectives for information technology and information management.