ICF International has won five-year, $5.9 million contract to help the Environmental Protection Agency formulate and enact strategies for addressing renewable energy issues. The company will recommend ideas and provide resources to update the agency’s programs designed to bolster energy security, control air pollution and fight climate change in the U.S., ICF said Monday. “With more […] More

Lockheed Martin and EMC have partnered to invest $1 million to work with Israeli industry, government and academic institutions in bringing technology development opportunities to market, Reuters reported Sunday. Steven Scheer writes both companies will contract external parties such as Ben-Gurion University for cloud, data analytics and cyber technologies projects. “Our goal is to foster […] More

DynCorp International will provide engineering design and support services to a U.S. Air Force squadron currently stationed in the United Arab Emirates. The company will perform the work under a potential three-year task order worth up to $4.4 million over one base year and two option years, DynCorp announced Friday. This order falls under the Air Force Contract Augmentation […] More

Viscount Systems will deploy its access control technology and certification software to certain U.S. federal government facilities based in Maryland and Virginia. The undisclosed agency will use the company’s Freedom access control software and the VeriCert certification software at the sites, Viscount announced Thursday. As the U.S. government continues to move towards increased security requirements […] More

Global Security & Intelligence Strategies has become a strategic partner in a coalition that works to utilize intelligence and security services, decision support, strategic counsel and design offerings for public sector operations. The Government Technology & Services Coalition added GSIS to help develop policies and set direction for thought leadership, concepts and ideas in homeland security, […] More

Exelis Inc. has partnered with a nonprofit organization and a talent consultancy firm to launch a leadership and training program for veterans entering the civilian sector. Korn Ferry International and Points of Light will work with Exelis’ corporate volunteer service program to offer the four-month program to 35 veterans, Exelis announced Friday at the program’s […] More

Joseph L. Mejaly has been selected to serve as the next vice president and general manager of AxleTech International, a subsidiary of General Dynamics. In his new role, Mejaly will be responsible for implementing strategies of continued product development and delivery within the company’s global management team, General Dynamics announced Friday. AxleTech, a developer of […] More

The U.S. Navy is set to take over operations of three satellite ground stations developed by General Dynamics for the Mobile User Objective System program. The ground control systems relay radio calls from service personnel to Defense Department communication networks in any location using the MUOS satellite array, the company said Thursday. “All they will need […] More

The National Nuclear Security Administration has received the final wind turbines for a wind farm in Amarillo, Texas that is being built by Siemens Government Technologies, the German conglomerate’s U.S. federal business organization. Siemens has set the operational date for the Pantex Renewable Energy Project as July 31, 2014 — nearly a year after NNSA and […] More

An Elbit Systems company has won an $11.7 million contract modification to develop a helmet-mounted display system for U.S. Marine Corps pilots, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes Fort Worth, Texas-based EFW Inc. will produce helmet display tracker system kits for pilots of the Whiskey Cobra attack helicopter under the U.S. Naval […] More

Boeing’s tracking and data relay satellite has transmitted its first signals from space after its launch on Jan. 23. The TDRS-L is the fifth satellite that Boeing built for various NASA operations involving the International Space Station, researches on the Earth’s climate and deep space study using the Hubble Telescope, Boeing said Thursday. Craig Cooning, […] More

A U.K. research facility has deployed an Agilent Technologies scanning microscopy device to support experimental studies on two-dimensional materials, including graphene. The 5600LS atomic force microscope was installed at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, a nanotechnology innovation hub backed by the European Commission, Agilent said Thursday. Agilent’s instrument works by using an electrical characterization method to […] More