Joe Kim, a senior vice president and global chief technology officer at SolarWinds, has said federal information technology professionals should work to protect agencies’ IT systems amid the increasing number of laptops, mobile phones and other devices used on government networks. Kim wrote in a GCN article published Friday that government IT professionals should perform […] More

BAE Systems has been selected to test and verify the Active Protection Systems installed aboard the Netherlands’ CV90 infantry fighting vehicles. The system comprises countermeasures designed to intercept rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles and other threats in order to protect crewmembers and the vehicle, BAE Systems said Friday. BAE Systems will also lead the integration of […] More

Data Systems Analysts has received a task order from the U.S. Navy to provide information assurance expertise to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare Protection and Oversight Directorate. DSA said Monday it will support research and analysis of strategies to detect, mitigate and deter threats to the military branch’s cybersecurity architectures on land and at sea. “We […] More

VSE has secured $53.4 million in delivery orders to provide maritime program support for multiple U.S. allies as part of the company’s foreign military sales contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The orders include logistics, planning, repair and maintenance management, supply, technical assistance, training and engineering services, VSE said Tuesday. JR Brown, president of VSE’s federal services group, said […] More

Capstone has received a task order from the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk Philadelphia Contracting Officer to provide various technical services in support of the U.S. Navy fleet forces command N357. The company said Sunday that it will supply services designed to manage the gaps within the joint exercise planning, the defense readiness reporting system, […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has received a $18.2 million contract to design, test and deliver a cryocooler for NASA’s Landsat-9 spacecraft. Ball Aerospace will build two stages of cooling materials into the Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 instrument Cryocooler, NASA said Tuesday. The first cooling stage will be for a layer of thermal shielding and the […] More

Data Systems Analysts has secured a database administration and software maintenance task order from the National Ground Intelligence Center as part of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Encore II contract. The task order calls for the company to deliver systems that work to fulfill NGIC’s mission database administration, software application and IT technical requirements, DSA said Friday. The requirements are part of […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies has selected satellite component manufacturer Vanguard Space Technologies to produce structures for the NASA Landsat 9 project to collect baseline data for a map of Earth’s land cover. Vanguard will make baseplate structural assemblies and mounting struts for the OLI-2 Instrument that consists of construction, attach points and metallic fits to mount the telescope and other […] More

Leidos sponsored the Washington Wizards’ Military Night game versus the Miami Heat at Verizon Center on Wednesday. The Reston, Va.-based company donated $100 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for every blocked shot a piece during the season under the Defending the Rim program, Leidos said Tuesday. “We’re excited that, through our continued sponsorship of Military Appreciation Night, […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies will manufacture the second Operational Land Imager instrument for NASA‘s Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite under a potential six-year, $19.3 million sole-source letter contract. The company said Thursday it will build Operational Land Imager-2, which works to generate satellite imagery that will support studies on the impact of natural and man-induced activities on Earth’s surface. […] More

Data Systems Analysts has received a task order to support geospatial decision support and facilities management systems for the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. DSA said will help install and maintain geographic information systems and the web-based GeoReadiness Explorer application at multiple facilities in NAVFAC’s southeastern area of responsibility. The GRX platform is designed to merge tabular and spatial data […] More

Cynthia Scott serves as senior director of contracts and business strategy at Data Systems Analysts Inc., where she is responsible for the firm’s inorganic growth strategies. Prior to DSA, Scott was the director of government contracts at Air Products and Chemicals from October 2010 to January 2013. Scott served as contracts director and diversity/inclusion lead at Lockheed Martin […] More