Joe Kim, a senior vice president and global chief technology officer at SolarWinds, has said federal information technology managers should implement network monitoring tools to address challenges associated with the adoption of software-defined data centers. Kim wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday those SDDC-related challenges include the need to manage service-level agreements and configuration issues. Government […] More

Global, a 1st Flagship subsidiary, has received a potential five-year, $32 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support vessels assigned to the Naval Sea Systems Command Inactive Ship Maintenance Office and the Guided-Missile Cruiser/Dock Landing Ship Modernization Detachment. The Defense Department said Friday that Global will help inspect, survey, maintain and dispose of vessels at […] More

Cubic‘s global defense segment plans to recruit new employees to support the development of learning products and services for the U.S. Navy at a company facility in Orlando, Florida. The company said Wednesday it secured more than $12 million in contract funds to create game-based courseware for the service branch’s littoral combat ships. Cubic currently employs more than 235 personnel at its Orlando […] More

Boeing has decided not to compete for a U.S. Navy program to provide an over-the-horizon cruise missile designed to be launched from frigates and littoral combat ships due to continuing changes in system requirements, Defense News reported Tuesday. Christopher P. Cavas writes Troy Rutherford, director of cruise missile systems at Boeing’s defense business, said the […] More

The U.S. Navy has halted a proposal solicitation for the commercial recycling of the retired USS Enterprise‘s non-nuclear components. The military branch said Monday it needs more information to determine an executable and environmentally sound approach for the disposal of USS Enterprise. The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was decommissioned in February after almost 55 years in active service. The service branch’s disposal […] More

The Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Indian Head explosive ordnance disposal technology division has partnered with Nammo Group‘s U.S.-based subsidiary Nammo Energetics Indian Head to produce rocket motors and warheads. The public-private collaboration is authorized under NSWC IHEODTD’s Center for Industrial and Technical Excellence designation, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Jan. 20. “Under this 30-year partnership, Nammo Energetics Indian Head will address […] More

The State Department has approved a potential $25 million foreign military sale of AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe three-dimensional air search radars and related equipment to the Philippines. Saab and VSE will serve as the principal contractors for the sale that covers two AN/SPS-77 radars and installation, operator training, system operational testing and documentation support services, the Defense Security […] More

The Naval Sea Systems Command is working on a competitive solicitation in search of industry members that can develop, design, fabricate, integrate and test acoustic device countermeasure special test units, engineering development models, associated products and engineering services. A presolicitation notice published Tuesday on FedBizOpps says the procurement will support the Next Generation Countermeasure program as NAVSEA looks to release […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a potential $21.4 contract from the U.S. Navy to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Ramage. The Defense Department said Monday the contract has an initial value of $14.1 million and covers the ship’s fiscal 2017 extended selected restricted availability. Work will occur at Huntington Ingalls’ facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi […] More

Data Systems Analysts has been awarded a position under the U.S. Navy‘s SeaPort-e indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to compete for professional support services task orders. DSA said Monday it will offer support services for the Naval Sea Systems Command’s program executive offices, directorates, warfare centers and field activities that use the NAVSEA SeaPort Enhanced Contract. The SeaPort-e contract also authorizes […] More

Orbis Sibro has received a multimillion-dollar task order from the U.S. Navy to support information systems of the Naval Sea Logistics Center, an echelon V field activity for the Naval Sea Systems Command. The company said Tuesday it will provide in-service logistics, maintenance and supplier quality information technology support services to NAVSEALOGCEN under the task order. […] More

The U.S. Navy has asked industry to provide information on X-band radar systems and active antenna platforms designed for tracking and surface surveillance operations. The Naval Sea Systems Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct. 21 that it also wants information on scalable X-band exciters, receivers and frequency synthesizer tools that can be integrated […] More