Harris Corp. has started to deliver hardware and software systems for installation in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite network after the equipment passed a pre-shipment review. Those systems will be used to build the ground segment for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R series program, Harris said Thursday. “We have worked closely with NOAA […] More

Exelis will build voice communications radios for installation on the U.S. Army’s Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters under a $10.9 million contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency. The ARC-201D airborne radio system is designed with networking and anti-jamming systems, Exelis said Thursday. Nick Bobay, president of Exelis’ night vision and communications services division, said the radio […] More

Lockheed Martin and IBM have moved to invest in cyber research facilities in Israel, Homeland Security Today reported Wednesday. The new CyberSpark complex located in Beer-Sheva, Israel, will house cyber incubators, academic researchers, educational centers and government agencies, according to the report. Those organizations will work to develop cybersecurity infrastructures such as a physical space and […] More

QinetiQ North America has won a $12 million contract to develop mapping and prediction models for the Naval Research Laboratory‘s oceanography programs. QNA will build ocean modeling, remote sensing and physical oceanography systems under the three-year contract, QNA said Wednesday. “We have over 25 years of expertise in ocean modeling and related support, and we appreciate […] More

Tetra Tech has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering and architectural services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE intends for the company to help plan, design and run military construction projects in U.S. and overseas locations, Tetra Tech said Thursday. The single-award, indefinite-delivery contract has a one-year base […] More

Whitney, Bradley & Brown has won a potential three-year, $13.9 million contract to provide support services to a U.S. Marine Corps data operations unit, SEAPOWER Magazine reported Tuesday. The magazine reports WBB will lead a team that includes ManTech International and OSU-University Multispectral Laboratories to work with the USMC Information Operations Center in Quantico, Va. David […] More

CenturyLink Technology Solutions, formerly known as Savvis, is working to expand its data center reach in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz. with the help of IO. Under the partnership, CenturyLink Technology will use IO’s Intelligent Control technology platform to provide control, data collection and business intelligence services across data centers, CenturyLink Technology announced Wednesday. Users and […] More

IT Partners Inc. will offer on-site consultation services to users seeking to integrate SAP products into their information technology infrastructures. During onsite visits, IT Partners personnel will help companies design and integrate custom applications into existing systems, the company announced Wednesday. The new service offering also covers maintenance options, deployment work and information about SAP deployment best practices. Pittsburgh-based […] More

Northrop Grumman has awarded grants, worth nearly $7,000, for two science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in Salt Lake City, UT. One grant is meant for the development and promotion of two educational programs for young people and the other to provide job training for adults ages 18 to 30, Northrop Grumman announced Wednesday. “Northrop […] More

John Chiaramonte has joined Mission Critical Partners as a senior program manager, where he will work to help MCP expand its Next Generation 9-1-1 business. Chiaramonte joins MCP from a lead associate post with Booz Allen Hamilton, a management consulting firm. At Booz Allen, he managed a portfolio of projects supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation‘s National 911 Program and Next Generation 9-1-1 Initiative, […] More

Click here to view the full list of GovCon and Government Leaders inducted into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 in 2013. The 2013 GovCon market saw a historic period of turmoil, uncertainty and change that will impact GovCon firms, the federal government and U.S. citizens for years. As the Asia pivot took hold, next-gen technologies grew up […] More

Lou Von Thaer started a new chapter of his three-decade GovCon career in June 2013 as president of a business once part of Science Applications International Corp. that eventually became Leidos‘ national security sector. Von Thaer now leads a team of 13,000 professionals in the sector after previously leading 7,000 employees at General Dynamics Advanced […] More