Will AI take our jobs, even in Huntsville?

Cover image: Provided by www.shrm.org. First of all, AI is currently only taking very niche, very specific jobs. Mainstream news and clickbait will tell you that the hundreds of thousands of cut jobs in the last year are due to AI. Actual reporting and research is not confirming this as of yet. A poll from […]

Skyfire Consulting relocates headquarters to Huntsville, announces new drone training facility

Skyfire Consulting announced on June 25 that they have partnered with the City of Huntsville and the Huntsville International Airport. As part of this strategic agreement, Skyfire will move its headquarters from Atlanta to Huntsville.  Skyfire’s new headquarters will be located at 1626 County Line Road. There, the company will have access to over 2,000 […]

MDA awards contract extension totalling $214 million to local business

deciBel Research Inc., a defense contractor based in Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a $40,588,656 extension to its existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).  This extension increases the total value of the contract from $172,576,570 to $213,165,226. The contract, originally competitively awarded, is vital for the continued development and sustainment of […]

Navigating CMMC compliance: Key budgeting insights for local DoD contractors

Cover image: Provided by the Huntsville CVB/Marty Sellers of SellersPhoto Aerial Photography Daniel Akridge and Sam Stiles of Summit 7 conducted a free 50-minute webinar on Wednesday, June 12 entitled “How to Budget for CMMC.”  CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is a series of regulations, passed by the federal government, that will apply to defense […]

UAH earns national recognition as Alabama’s best value university for eighth time

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has once again been named the Best Value university in Alabama by SmartAsset, an online financial services provider. The 2023 rankings mark the eighth time that UAH, part of The University of Alabama System, has received this honor. “UAH has been ranked in the top spot for eight years. […]

Huntsville’s aerospace expertise powers successful Boeing Starliner launch

NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams made history by becoming the first individuals to launch into orbit aboard Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Starliner. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:52 am ET, beginning a 25-hour journey to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission marks the start of […]

NASA names new deputy director for Marshall Space Flight Center

Rae Ann Meyer has been selected as deputy director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective June 2. In this role, Meyer will assist in leading Marshall’s nearly 7,000 on-site and near-site civil service and contractor employees and an annual budget of approximately $5 billion. She will also help guide the center […]

Governor Ivey helps Lockheed Martin welcome new $18 Million Huntsville Facility

Lockheed Martin unveiled its newest Huntsville facility on the afternoon of May 30. The 122,000-square foot building — located at 1200 Redstone Gateway — will be home to an engineering facility, labs, and a demonstration center. The company invested $18 million in renovations to an existing space to ensure that the facility will be a […]

Technology and National Security remain key at the 2024 Defense Innovation Summit

UAH’s Invention to Innovation Center (I2C) hosted the “Defense Innovation Summit: Emerging Technologies for National Security” on Thursday, May 23. The invitation-only gathering was created to facilitate stronger ties between individuals working in different sectors of the national security landscape.  “The primary aim of the summit is to establish a network that connects three key […]

Intrepid secures near $900M contract for Army Enterprise Business Systems support

Intrepid LLC has been awarded an $850 million, five-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal to provide comprehensive support and services for the General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS). The Enterprise Resource Planning Business Initiatives (ERP BI II) Task Order will see Intrepid offering its expertise to various military and defense entities. These […]