Anna Forrester

Argentina’s request to buy $80 million in Bell 412EP helicopters built by the Textron subsidiary Bell has received clearance from the State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the proposed foreign military sale includes four Bell 412EPs, helicopter major components and spare parts, pilot and maintenance training and logistics support. DSCA said Argentina seeks to bolster its air mobility efforts […] More

Galois has received a $1.86 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace to provide a data storage system with privacy and Internet of Things functions. Tozny, the authentication and mobile security subsidiary of Galois, said it will be the technical lead on the pilot program and will […] More

MIL Corp. will offer additional services to government agencies following the catalog conversion of the General Services Administration‘s Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services contract to the Professional Services Schedule. The company said Monday the conversion adds financial management, auditing and financial training work to its current portfolio of consulting, facilitation, program integration and management services. “This GSA schedule […] More

DRS Technologies and BAE Systems are working to develop a wireless night-vision targeting technology for the U.S. Army as part of the service branch’s rapid target acquisition project, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes that the companies separately work to build the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle and Family of Weapon Sights Individual components but will […] More

Virtru will offer its Google Apps-integrated encryption tool to government agencies covered under FBI‘s Criminal Justice Information Services via Carahsoft Technology‘s portfolio for the public sector. Carahsoft said Tuesday the cloud-based encryption tool is already integrated into Gmail and will soon be available on Google Drive. “We are excited to offer this joint solution as it is ideal for law […] More