The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the potential 10-year Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle April 21. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Tuesday the VETS 2 contract will cover information technology products and support services for federal agencies and will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, […] More

In a one-year span that featured announcements of three acquisitions, Cubic Corp. unveiled a nearly $400 million bet that the C4ISR market will spur long-term growth in the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense business that represents roughly 60 percent of its estimated $1.5 billion in revenue. Cubic made its first move of that C4ISR expansion effort in December 2014 with the $114.5 million acquisition of […] More

A new Research and Markets report predicts the global military radar systems market will experience a 4.05 percent compound annual growth rate from 2014 to 2019. New developments in the gallium nitride technology used in solid-state power amplifiers are expected to drive the military radar systems market, Research and Markets stated. According to the report, […] More

The government services market started to get a glimpse of what would eventually become an ongoing landscape shift in October 2014 when Engility Holdings announced its $1.3 billion acquisition of fellow Chantilly, Va.-based contractor TASC, a deal which closed in February 2015. Since the TASC deal was announced, companies in the government services space have […] More

Engility has raised $28,000 to help Building Homes for Heroes construct a new Florida house for Army Specialist Hugo Gonzalez, who sustained injuries from an improvised explosive device blast during a mission in Iraq. “Specialist Gonzalez is an American hero, and we deeply appreciate and respect his service and his sacrifice on behalf of this great country,” Tony […] More

FireEye has disclosed findings pertaining to an advanced persistent threat group that it says is based in China and targets data on diplomatic issues in Asia. The group called Watermain has worked since 2011 to send spear phishing emails that contain a script designed to create backdoors in infected computers, FireEye said Thursday. “Collecting intelligence on India […] More

Jeff Handy serves as president and CEO of Fulcrum, where he has responsibility for the company’s performance and profitability, works to drive its overall vision and establishes its long-term initiatives. The more than 20-year technology leader with oversaw Fulcrum’s transition from a commercial products reseller into a federal IT engineering technical services contractor that works with defense, intelligence and […] More

Deltek‘s John Slye has urged the Office of Personnel Management to work on the consistency of its information technology budget reporting as it moves to modernize its cybersecurity measures in the aftermath of data breaches at the agency. Slye, an advisory research analyst at Deltek, wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that OPM seeks an additional […] More

The Danish Business Authority has given approval to Sikorsky Aircraft, Lockheed Martin, CAE and General Electric to begin the initial phase of projects with Danish companies to provide MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Denmark’s defense ministry. Sikorsky Aircraft said Monday the four U.S.-based contractors will deliver nine Seahawk helicopers to the U.S. Navy as part of a foreign military sales […] More

Red Hat has received Common Criteria certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ for its JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 offering, indicating its capability to meet international security standards. The company said Wednesday third-party assessor atsec information security evaluated the Red Hat product against the standards indicated in the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. “Common Criteria accreditation is a high watermark for security […] More

Exelis and Satair Group have partnered to distribute Exelis-made components for commercial aircraft waste and water tanks. Satair Group said Thursday it will also provide aftermarket sales and support services to aerospace customers of Exelis waste storage tank products globally under a five-year distribution agreement between the companies. Exelis unit EDO Corp. has produced composite […] More

Raytheon and Estonia’s military have entered into a long-term arrangement to partner on cybersecurity initiatives following talks on bilateral defense cooperation in a recent Washington visit by Estonian Defense Secretary Mikk Marran. “Combining Estonia’s world class information technology infrastructure with Raytheon’s cyber security expertise will result in new opportunities to address the most challenging cyber threats on a global scale,” Tom […] More