Department 13 International and XiDrone Systems have teamed up to pursue intellectual property development related to counter-unmanned aerial systems, wireless communications and autonomous platforms. The partnership will provide patents rights to D13 to integrate its MESMER counter-UAS system with radar, electro-optical/infrared, radio frequency, acoustics and other sensors to build a platform designed to mitigate commercial […] More

Sharon Hays, formerly an account manager at General Dynamics‘ information technology business, has joined LMI as a senior technical fellow. LMI said Tuesday Hays will help Chief Technology Officer Sanjay Parthasarathy to manage the nonprofit consulting firm’s research institute and implement technologies that can support customer missions. She will also be responsible for cultivating strategies to invest […] More

LMI has secured a position on a potential 10-year, $1.6B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in efforts to develop, implement and align health care quality measures. The company said Wednesday it seeks to expand its presence within CMS and offer data collection and analysis services to help the agency manage patient care […] More

LMI has been named to Military Times’ Best for Vets Employers list for nine years in a row in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide employment opportunities to retired service personnel. The 2018 Best for Vets list of 100 companies is based on an annual survey that evaluates the firms’ corporate culture, policies and recruitment initiatives […] More

U.S., Canadian and European aviation regulatory agencies have approved Honeywell‘s  satellite communication system and cabin connectivity service to facilitate Wi-Fi access onboard multiple helicopter models. Honeywell said Wednesday it received a Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate for the use of Aspire 200 satcom technolology on Airbus AS350 and Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency […] More

LMI has received potential five-year, $46 million contract modification that covers facility planning, services data management and geospatial information support for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Infrastructure Reset Strategy. The modification contains a one-year base period worth $12.3 million and work could extend through Oct. 22, 2022 if all options are exercised, LMI said Monday. Work under the modification […] More

UltiSat has received a potential $8.1 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-band satellite coverage for the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle training and operations. The company said Monday it will also help the Air Combat Command manage Global Hawk Ku-band ground terminals deployed within the 48 contiguous United States. Steve Roth, […] More

UltiSat has secured a $4.7 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku-based satellite services for U.S. Pacific Command missions that use the Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle. The task order was issued under the Future Comsatcom Services Acquisition vehicle jointly managed by DISA and the General Services Administration, UltiSat said Monday. Steve Roth, a program director […] More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded LMI a potential four-year, $49.7 million contract to continue to support the marketplace plan management group at CMS’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. The company said Wednesday it will help manage, analyze and review issuer operations within CCIIO MPMG under the follow-on contract with an $11.9 million […] More

The Defense Security Service has given the 2017 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award to 36 company facilities for maintaining high standards for industrial security. DSS said Thursday the winning facilities represent various large and small companies such as BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Camber subsidiary, CGI Group, Concurrent Technologies Corp., General Dynamics, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Modern Technology […] More

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) has been awarded a contract from ArgonST, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, to construct the internal component of antenna masts for Navy Surface Ships. This is the sixth contract that CTC has won to manufacture these components. “We look forward to continued collaboration with ArgonST,” said Edward J. […] More

The Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization has awarded UltiSat an $8.4 million task order to facilitate Ku-band commercial satellite communications coverage for the Air Combat Command’s unmanned aerial vehicle operations. UltiSat said Wednesday it will provide a comsatcom transponded capacity to Global Hawk-based missions of ACC throughout Europe and surrounding waters. Amy Gwinn, senior vice president of UltiSat’s government […] More