ActioNet has received a task order modification to provide additional cloud infrastructure support services to the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration on demand. NNSA said in a FedBizOpps notice published Thursday the modification expands ActioNet’s work under a five-year, $6.3 million infrastructure-as-a-service contract originally awarded in February 2013. The company will help reconfigure an IaaS […] More

Casey Coleman, vice president of Unisys‘ federal civilian business group, government and industry need more communication in order to help fulfill information technology procurements. Coleman wrote in a blog post published Tuesday that some companies may not understand the government’s desired outcome when dialogue is absent. “Without effective dialogue between government and industry, contractors cannot understand the outcomes […] More

Orbital ATK has secured a contract to perform research and design work on space propulsion systems for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA awarded the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 contract to Orbital ATK’s Alliant Techsystems Operations subsidiary, Orbital ATK said Monday. In July, NASA awarded Orbital ATK and 12 other companies five-year […] More

A new Visiongain report forecasts the global military aircraft maintenance, repair and operations market will hit $49 billion in value in 2015. Visiongain said Friday the increasing adoption of new fighter aircraft among tier-one market players would spur growth in the industry. The 2015-2025 forecast covers maintenance aspects in operations and field, heavy airframe, heavy engine, […] More

CACI International has received a $48.6 million task order to continue its operational support for information technology systems at the U.S. Defense Department comptroller’s office. The company said Thursday it will help maintain, integrate and secure IT systems that the DoD comptroller uses to manage budgetary and accounting functions. “By leveraging our experience in business […] More

CACI International has received a five-year, $32 million task order to provide the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a case management platform for HHS to process Medicare appeals electronically. The company said Wednesday it will use the MicroPact-made entellitrak software to implement the Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment infrastructure for HHS’ Office […] More

Engility Holdings CEO Tony Smeraglinolo has said his company and TASC will work to communicate employees and customers over the next two-to-three months in an effort to help the integration of both firms run smoothly in an interview with Washington Technology published Thursday. Engility wrapped up its $1.3 billion acquisition of TASC on Thursday and the combined firm […] More

The global small arms market is set for a 2.21 percent year-over-year growth from 2014 to 2018, new analysis from Research and Markets revealed. The report, entitled “Global Small Arms Market 2014-2018,” highlighted efforts to innovate in light weapons technology, such as the U.S. government’s LSAT program, as a chief influencer in product development, the […] More

NCI Inc. has received a $12.3 million contract from the U.S. Southern Command to provide IT support services for Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. The work will run for nine months with an option to extend for one year, and consists of assistance in the command, control, communications and computer systems activities of SOUTHCOM’s Joint […] More

Deltek expects the federal government to award up to $206 billion in fiscal year 2015 contracts for information technology support and other professional services, Federal Times reported Sunday. Aaron Boyd writes that projection represents a $145 billion increase from Deltek’s estimated total value of the top 20 GovCon opportunities during FY 2014. The General Services […] More

SAP SE has reported that the number of clients that use its SAP HANA information technology solutions platform has reached more than 3,600 to date. SAP HANA combines multiple business processes in one simplified system in real time, with customized solutions based on specific IT requirements intended to lower overhead costs and open new revenue […] More

The Delta 2 rocket built by United Launch Alliance has carried a NASA carbon-monitoring satellite into space Wednesday, marking the rocket’s 51st launch mission for the space agency. “It is our honor to launch this important mission that will gather the scientific data to better understand planet earth,” Jim Sponnick, ULA vice president for Atlas […] More