A KeyW subsidiary has secured an $18 million task order to provide software engineering and sustainment, business consulting, information technology infrastructure and procurement management support for the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. The three-year task order awarded to Sotera Defense Solutions is part of a $7 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract designated for software and systems engineering services, KeyW reported Thursday. Sotera […] More

KeyW has received a five-year, $24 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory extend its knowledge of autonomous multi-domain sensing technology for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The company said Tuesday it will explore multi-sensor, multi-domain fusion systems such as electro-optical, radio frequency and infrared sensing technologies. KeyW will also provide imaging, detection, tracking, […] More

KeyW has won a potential $23.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to research and develop radio frequency exploitation technology. The Defense Department said Tuesday KeyW will explore algorithmic approaches to help the military branch boost sensing and exploitation performance as well as detect, track, image and identify targets simultaneously in contested and challenging environments. […] More

National security services provider KeyW has obtained an International Organization for Standardization certificate for the company’s quality management processes at its headquarters and supporting facility located in Hanover, Maryland. Platinum Registration issued the ISO 9001:2015 certification that covers KeyW’s cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics, engineering services and analysis and operations, KeyW said Wednesday. ISO 9001:2015 outlines criteria for quality […] More

KeyW will join Amazon Web Services‘ Public Sector Partner Program to support the former’s information collection, processing, evaluation and dissemination offerings for the intelligence, cyber and counterterrorism sectors. The companies have previously partnered to transfer a specialized system from an intelligence community customer to the commercial AWS cloud platform, KeyW said Tuesday. Doug Worthington, vice president […] More

Shephard Hill, former president of Boeing‘s international business organization, has joined the board of directors at cyber and geospatial services company KeyW. KeyW said Wednesday that Hill will fill the board seat vacated by John Hannon and will serve on both the audit and compensation committees. “[Hill’s] hands-on experience in developing and implementing strategies for driving growth and nurturing […] More

The KEYW Corp. has won a potential three-year, $13.5 million task order to provide systems integration and instrumentation support services for the Naval Research Laboratory. KEYW said Tuesday the single-award contract covers general purpose electronic test instrument integration and evaluation and software development work, including software-defined radio engineering and cloud analytics implementation. “We are excited to […] More

Mike Harper, a government contracts pricing professional, has taken on the role of vice president of pricing and estimating at J&J Worldwide Services, a provider of preventative maintenance support services to U.S. federal government and civilian agency customers. He announced his promotion in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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The Department of Homeland Security has launched the Clean Power for Hours Challenge, a national competition seeking reliable and effective clean energy sources capable of offering consistent backup power to ensure hospitals and other essential facilities continue operations amid emergencies.  The Science and Technology Directorate-led initiative is divided into two phases, with the initial stage […] More

Last year, Mattermost launched its government-focused offering, opening up new opportunities for the company to serve customers like the Department of Defense. ExecutiveBiz spoke with Barry Duplantis, vice president of government solutions for Mattermost, to learn more about Mattermost’s growth and progress over the last year as well as what’s next for the company in the […] More

Barbara Hubbell, who has been serving as a vice president at Jacobs since June 2019, has assumed new responsibilities within the company’s newly formed divergent solutions business unit. She now serves as VP and general manager of technology and innovative solutions, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. In her previous capacity, Hubbell oversaw mission […] More

Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said government agencies should develop digital incident response playbooks to facilitate collaboration and speed up response to natural disasters and other crises. “Digital playbooks allow incident response coordinators and other first responders to plan, execute and monitor their operations through […] More