CACI International has won a $21 million task order to help the U.S. Army integrate data networking and connectivity tools for the branch’s tactical command infrastructure. The potential two-year contract also covers research and development, prototyping, logistics, systems engineering and software support services, CACI said Monday. The Army uses the battle command system to manage […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has won a potential $14 million software and engineering services to help the U.S. Army‘s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command operate ocean cargo deployment software. The company will also work with the command to connect commercial and military carriers with the Integrated Booking System Software under the potential four-and-eight-month order, SAIC said Wednesday. U.S. Transportation […] More

Northrop Grumman has inked a three-year cooperative agreement with the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks to provide pilot training for unmanned aircraft systems through the SandShark trainer technology. The company said Tuesday it will contribute two SandShark aircraft and one ground station to the university’s flight training program for international students. SandShark operators utilize commercial broadband Internet or 4G cellular […] More

FireEye has uncovered evidence of a hacking organization that has been operating since 2009 and has primarily targeted both Iranian dissidents and U.S. defense businesses. Dubbed “Ajax Security Team,” the hacker group intensified the level of its cyber activity from defacing several websites to conducting espionage operations, FireEye said Tuesday. Hackers also took aim at […] More

ENSCO will supply an application development toolkit for cockpit display systems to Legion Training and Simulation LLC and Roy Aircraft and Avionic Simulation Inc. The aircraft training firms will incorporate ENSCO’s IData graphical displays toolkit into a Virtual ENvironment Operations Module for unmanned aerial systems, ENSCO said Monday. The IData and VENOM offerings will be on display […] More

Boeing Co. and Embraer S.A. have signed a memorandum of understanding to perform biofuel research for Brazil’s aviation industry. The companies will open and fund a research center where Boeing and Embraer will work with Brazilian universities and organizations to identify gaps in the aviation biofuel supply of the country, Boeing said Monday. Julie Felgar, […] More

Bechtel has lauded several businesses for collaborating with Bechtel to support government projects in the areas of national security, construction, defense, space, energy and nuclear safety. Nineteen companies received Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure Subcontractor and Supplier Recognition Awards for their support work during 2013, Bechtel said Monday. “Our subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers help strengthen the […] More

Brian Hard has been promoted to vice president of Parsons‘ alternative project delivery services for operational shared services. Hard will be responsible for project and engineering support for the firm’s alternative project delivery activities, Parsons said Thursday. “Brian’s experience with megaproject planning is invaluable to Parsons, and we congratulate him on his promotion,” said Nick […] More

Greg Yadzinski, former acting director of MacAulay-Brown‘s Commonwealth Technology Division, has been promoted as the division’s vice president responsible for its business and technology development and customer support services. He will still report to Mark Chadason, senior vice president and general manager of the company’s National Security Group, as his group serves the intelligence, defense and homeland […] More

Parsons Group President Mary Ann Hopkins will deliver remarks at Syracuse University’s commencement ceremony for graduating engineering and computer science students on Saturday. “I look forward to the opportunity to share with the engineers of tomorrow some of what I’ve learned in the last two decades and to encourage them to pursue their passion,” she […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory are working to develop semi-autonomous technologies for quadriplegic drivers to control a race car by using their head movements. The company and the AFRL demonstrated the technologies at an airstrip near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio and former IndyCar […] More

Siemens has moved to expand its oil and gas and decentralized power generation portfolio by agreeing to acquire Rolls-Royce Energy‘s gas turbine and compressor business for $1.3 billion. The companies intend to complete the deal by December and the transaction includes Rolls-Royce’s 2,500 aero-derivative gas turbines, which generated estimated revenues of $1.5 billion in Rolls-Royce’s 2013 fiscal year, Siemens said Tuesday. Rolls-Royce built […] More