Lockheed Martin has awarded L-3 Communication Systems-East a contract of an undisclosed value to design a communications subsystem for deployment onboard Canada’s arctic and offshore patrol ships. L-3 CS-East will provide automated components for maritime communications equipment under the Canadian navy’s AOPS project, for which Lockheed is a supplier, L-3 said Wednesday. “The interior and exterior […] More

Thales Group has signed a deal with East Japan Railway Co. to provide a communications-based train control system in order for the operator to manage railway traffic. JR East intends for Thales’ CTBC platform to replace the legacy system used to monitor the Joban rail line connecting the Japanese cities of Ayase and Toride, Thales […] More

Tim Zuber has been appointed U.S. partner-in-charge of knowledge and collaboration management at KPMG. In his new role, Zuber will lead efforts to adopt best practices throughout the firm and will serve on the U.S. strategic investments committee, KPMG said Tuesday. Steven Hill, U.S. vice chair of strategic investments, said Zuber brings experience in team building […] More

OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. has won a potential $51.1 million contract to deploy protective security officers for the Transportation Security Administration at various locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia. The firm-fixed-price contract, won through a recompete, contains one base year and four option years, OMNIPLEX said Nov. 26. “This is an exciting win for OMNIPLEX,” […] More