KBR's government services business has secured a potential five-year, $19M contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to support flight operations of an Earth observation satellite built to capture space-based photos of the planet's land surface and collect data for global efforts to reduce hunger.

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Data Systems Analysts has won a spot on a potential nine-year, $12.1B contract vehicle to support the U.S. Army‘s enterprise infrastructure and information systems worldwide. The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions Services contract covers command, control, communications, computers and information management services as well as efforts to maintain and manage IT legacy platforms and equipment, DSA said. DSA is among […] More

Data Systems Analysts has landed a spot on a potential five-year, $249M contract to provide life cycle systems support to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense. The company said it aims to support JPEO-CBRND and other joint project management offices located within and outside continental U.S. under the Joint Enterprise-Omnibus Program, […] More

Data Systems Analysts has been recertified under the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard for maintaining the company’s practices related to information security management. DSA said it obtained the recertification after completing an audit conducted by BSI Group America. The standard works as a guide for businesses to manage sensitive employee and customer data in the delivery of advanced technology services across the […] More

Fran Pierce, chairman and CEO of Data Systems Analysts, has received EY‘s 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year award in the services category. The professional services firm presented her with the award, which recognizes entrepreneurs within the greater Philadelphia region, a during a gala event that took place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Pierce […] More

Data Systems Analysts has received approval from the Small Business Administration to guide Harmony Technology in business development efforts through a mentor-protege agreement. DSA said it will also provide management, technical and administrative assistance to HarmonyTech as part of efforts to help the McLean, Va.-based information technology firm vie for government contracts. Fran Pierce, DSA chairman and CEO, said that […] More

Orbital ATK has received the green light to begin development work on NASA’s land remote sensing satellite designed to gather space-based images and data that can support agriculture, disaster relief and land use mapping research efforts. The company said Thursday the approval came after it completed a critical design review, which showed that the Landsat […] More

Ball Aerospace has built and delivered a flight cryocooler for the thermal sensor instrument of an Earth observation satellite that NASA aims to launch in December 2020. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland received the Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 cryocooler ahead of a scheduled instrument integration and test, Ball Aerospace said Wednesday. The cryocooler is designed to lower the temperature […] More

Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, a more than two-decade veteran of IBM, has joined Microsoft as chief diversity officer. McIntyre will lead Microsoft’s cross-company efforts to promote cultural diversity in the workplace and establish partnerships with external organizations to help drive inclusion and diversity in the technology field, Microsoft said Sunday. She will perform her new duties at Microsoft’s office in Redmond, Washington, and […] More

A Data Systems Analysts subsidiary has won a task order to update two systems the  National Archives and Records Administration uses to manage its card catalogs and electronic records. Project Performance Company will support the modernization of NARA’s Description and Authority Service and National Archive Catalog platforms that currently operate on Amazon Web Services‘ cloud technology, DSA said Monday. PPC will help […] More

Data Systems Analysts holds a position on a potential 10-year, $50 billion information technology contract vehicle managed by the General Services Administration. DSA is one of 61 awardees on the unrestricted portion of the Alliant 2 governmentwide procurement contract in late 2011. The company said Wednesday Alliant 2 offers agencies access to multiple IT offerings that align with the Federal […] More

Luke McCormack, former chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, has joined the federal advisory board of directors at Data Systems Analysts. DSA said McCormack brings information technology and leadership experience in the public and private sectors to DSA as a federal advisory board member. As DHS CIO, he was responsible for strategic guidance, cybersecurity […] More