Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has subcontracted Ball Aerospace to work under a National Air and Space Intelligence Center-operated program that supports the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense and national intelligence organizations. As part of MTSI’s team for the NOVASTAR program, Ball Aerospace will utilize its technical expertise, including electro-optical and spectral research and data […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide for the installation of the Chef configuration management tool in Microsoft Windows servers. The document contains Chef configurations that comply with the Windows Server 2022 STIG, and serves as a resource to help users enhance security within their systems, DISA said Friday. The […] More

The National Institutes of Health is requesting industry input on a draft solicitation for a potential $500 million contract vehicle for acquiring advisory and assistance services in support of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The Strategic Technical ARPA-H Talent Support indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is planned to cover technical, financial, administrative, procurement and business management […] More

Barry Duplantis, vice president and general manager of the North American public sector at Mattermost, said federal agencies should provide software developers with a technical collaboration platform that could enable them to build digital capabilities in support of their organizations’ missions. “More effective than traditional, general-purpose collaboration solutions, a technical collaboration platform equips developers with […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide to ensure the secure installation of the Tri-Lab Operating System Stack 4.  The TOSS 4 STIG outlines requirements to guide the installation of the production simulation environment in compliance with the Defense Department’s security requirements, the DoD Cyber Exchange said Thursday. TOSS is […] More

A U.S. Army command is soliciting proposals for a contract to provide a range of non-personnel support services to the Army Watercraft Systems. In a notice posted on SAM.gov, the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command said that it will award a potential $58.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to a vendor that can deliver design, engineering, maintenance […] More

Technica has secured an other transaction agreement with the U.S. Navy to modernize the service branch’s risk management framework through a prototype application meant to enable integration and synchronization with day-to-day operations, configuration control and maintenance. Work is under the Information Warfare Research Project Consortium OTA, the information technology service management company said Monday. Technica […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded defense contracting company ManTech a contract award worth $337 million over four years for technical assistance and testing of a virtual training system. Under the award, ManTech’s team will directly aid the Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona with the Navy Continuous Training Environment, which replicates the effects of command, control, communications, […] More

A ManTech International business has secured a five-year, $99.3 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and technical services in support of three naval aviation programs. In particular, ManTech Advanced Systems will provide services for the Naval Air Systems Command Weaponeering Integration, the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization and the Naval Aviation Technical Information […] More

William Tedeschi, a former senior scientist in the Department of Energy’s intelligence and counterintelligence office, has been named as the newest technical fellow at non-profit corporation Mitre. In a Linkedin post on Thursday, Mitre said it will lean on Tedeschi’s expertise in nuclear weapons, threat assessments and high-altitude electromagnetic pulse disturbances to provide technical guidance […] More

Altamira Technologies has secured a subcontract to assist veteran-owned defense contractor IronEagleX in providing the U.S. Special Operations Command with technical development support.  The subcontractor said Wednesday it will continue delivering data science and advanced analytic services to IronEagleX in support of USSOCOM under the deal. Altamira provided the same services during the technical prototype phase. In […] More

VSE has received an $86 million increase to the ceiling value of an existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the U.S. Navy for providing technical support to foreign navies. The Alexandria, Virginia-based management consulting services company will use the additional amount for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Egyptian navy’s four Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates, four fast missile […] More