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  • Veris Group to Provide Risk Management Framework Training to AF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Veris Group to Provide Risk Management Framework Training to AF

    Veris Group has secured a $54,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide security controls, Risk Management Framework and continuous monitoring training to the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center’s information technology support staff. The company said Thursday its customized training offering builds on its experience with the Defense Department‘s Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process. Rebecca Svec, manager […] More

  • Navy Taps SAIC to Help Deploy New Mgmt Info System Release - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps SAIC to Help Deploy New Mgmt Info System Release

    Science Applications International Corp. will provide software development and other services to help deliver the U.S. Navy‘s Global-Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System Release 3 under a $11.4 million contract. The Defense Department said Thursday SAIC will carry out design, integration and testing services; technical and engineering support; configuration and program management; contract administration; and logistics services. SAIC will […] More

  • TCS Adds 14 US, 9 Foreign Patents in 2Q; Maurice Tose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TCS Adds 14 US, 9 Foreign Patents in 2Q; Maurice Tose Comments

    TeleCommunication Systems has added 14 U.S. patents and nine foreign patents for public safety, location-based services, GIS/mapping, messaging and wireless data technology during the second quarter of its current fiscal year year. The company said Thursday it purchased two of the new U.S. patents while the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the other 12 U.S. patents. “This patent portfolio protects […] More

  • Raytheon Installs 1st Operational Hardware on GPS Ground System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Installs 1st Operational Hardware on GPS Ground System

    Raytheon has completed the installation of the Launch and Checkout System hardware on the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System as part of efforts to modernize GPS capabilities in the U.S. The company said Wednesday it performed hardware installation at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, which will house the future GPS OCX Master Control Station. Matt Gilligan, vice president of navigation […] More

  • Vormetric Survey: Majority of Americans Call for Diplomatic Response to Nation-State Cyber Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vormetric Survey: Majority of Americans Call for Diplomatic Response to Nation-State Cyber Attacks

    A Vormetric survey indicates that 92 percent of Americans believe the U.S. should take action if a cyber attack by foreign nation-states on U.S. government data were to occur. The company said Tuesday a majority of the respondents point toward diplomatic responses such as trade sanctions and talks with the foreign country’s leaders. Wakefield Research helped Vormetric […] More

  • GSA to Award Credit Monitoring, ID Protection Services Contract Aug. 21 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA to Award Credit Monitoring, ID Protection Services Contract Aug. 21

    The General Services Administration has rescheduled the award of the contract for services to address the hacking of the Office of Personnel Management‘s security clearance database, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Emily Kopp writes that GSA plans to release the request for quotation and final blanket purchase agreement for credit monitoring and identity protection services […] More

  • SAIC Awarded California Judicial Council IT Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Awarded California Judicial Council IT Services Contract

    Science Applications International Corp. will continue its information technology services for the Judicial Council of California under a potential five-year, $59 million prime contract awarded by the state. The company said Tuesday it will provide IT managed services and help desk, remote server and desktop support to the council, which administers California’s judicial processes. “We are proud to […] More

  • Charles River Analytics: New Sensor-Based System to Measure Medical Personnel's Cognitive Performance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics: New Sensor-Based System to Measure Medical Personnel’s Cognitive Performance

    Charles River Analytics has developed the MEDIC system that works to monitor, extract and decode indicators of cognitive load among military medical personnel in order to gauge their competence in operational environments. The company said the tool enables trainers to gain insight on the performance of medical personnel trainees beyond observation data. MEDIC utilizes physiological, neurophysiological and behavioral sensors and […] More

  • TechNavio: DPaaS Market to Grow at 57.03% CAGR by 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio: DPaaS Market to Grow at 57.03% CAGR by 2019

    A TechNavio report released by ReportBuyer predicts that the global data-protection-as-a-service market will climb in value at a 57.03-percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2019. ReportBuyer said Tuesday the growth is due to the greater ease in application development as more vendors offer DPaaS tools such as hypervisors, network virtualization and BYOD-integrated applications. […] More

  • Sparton-Ultra Electronics JV Named Navy ‘Tier 1 Superior Supplier’ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sparton-Ultra Electronics JV Named Navy ‘Tier 1 Superior Supplier’

    The U.S. Navy has named the  joint venture of Sparton Corp. and Ultra Electronics Holdings a Tier 1 Superior Supplier based on Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System data. Sparton said Tuesday the ERAPSCO Joint Venture is among other Defense Department suppliers recognized for CPARS performance in the past three years. “The 2015 superior suppliers are […] More

  • TCS to Continue Support for Marines Under $14M SATCOM Program Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TCS to Continue Support for Marines Under $14M SATCOM Program Task Order

    TeleCommunication Systems will continue its Ku satellite bandwidth, terrestrial and 24-hour support for the Tactical Satellite Communications Network of the U.S. Marine Corps under a $14.2 million task order option in a previously awarded contract. TCS said Tuesday the task order is part of the Future Commercial SatCom Acquisition program of the General Services Administration and […] More

  • HP to Create E-Health Platform for Kerala Family Welfare Dept in India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP to Create E-Health Platform for Kerala Family Welfare Dept in India

    Hewlett-Packard will develop an e-health information technology platform for the health and family welfare department of Kerala in India as part of efforts to improve patient care at the region’s healthcare facilities, InfotechLead reported Monday. Shilpa Khatri writes that the platform will work to deliver digital healthcare services using mobile applications, analytics, data mining and […] More