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TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 7, 2019 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has lined up an estimated $975M in funds as it completes the acquisition of rugged equipment maker Mastodon Design and enters into an agreement to buy technology firm LGS Innovations, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 31. CACI said Jan. 30 the transactions are aimed to […] More
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 6, 2019 — Cubic (NYSE: CUB) has appointed Dan Hedstrom, formerly vice president of system solutions and services for its transportation systems business, to the corporate leadership team as VP and chief information officer, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday. The company said Monday Hedstrom, who previously led Cubic Transportation Systems’ commercial information technology team in Australia, […] More
The Department of Veterans Affairs requests information from industry about the potential use of blockchain technology to facilitate a contract close-out process that is transparent and uses agency resources cost-effectively. The Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics within VA’s Strategic Acquisition Center said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday that it seeks a proof of concept […] More
Microsoft‘s plan to acquire software development platform GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock by the end of 2018 could position the former as a key provider of federal cloud computing services due to the latter’s deals with government agencies. Laura Criste, a federal market analyst with Bloomberg Government, wrote in an analysis published Friday that […] More
David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat‘s public sector business, has said public sector organizations may encounter challenges in adopting DevOps in their information technology systems due to a culture that focuses on long-term initiatives. TechTarget reported Tuesday that Egts believes the procurement culture in government is used to multiyear programs supported by a waterfall approach. Peter […] More
Consulting firm BayFirst Solutions has moved to bolster its recruitment efforts through a program that will offer bonus payments of up to $3,000 for external referrals to fill positions in its cybersecurity and counterintelligence organizations. The Washington-based national security and defense contractor said Friday eligible non-BayFirst employees who refer candidates subsequently hired for the cyber technology and counterintelligence […] More
Peraton will work to provide technology-based emergency response management services to the U.S. Army through a potential five-year, $480 million, multi-award contract as part of the Deployable Adaptive Global Responder Support program. The company said Tuesday it is one of 10 companies eligible to deliver systems that will serve to support U.S. and allied military and civilian activities […] More
The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built USS Portland amphibious transport dock has completed a series of acceptance sea trials under the U.S. Navy‘s Board of Inspection and Survey to check the vessel’s capabilities. The company said Monday its test and trials team worked with INSURV to perform approximately 200 trial events including anchor handling, steering, detect-to-engage and ballasting/de-ballasting. Steve Sloan, […] More
Lockheed Martin has delivered three satellite signal receivers to the U.S. Air Force as part of efforts to update the service branch’s global positioning system monitoring stations at six international locations. The company said Monday the Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability receivers will work to build on the accuracy of GPS satellite signals for navigation and positioning applications. Vinny […] More
CenturyLink will be able to offer information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services to government customers through its position on the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-award vehicle serves to facilitate the delivery of CenturyLink services that include cybersecurity, cloud and managed hosting, the company said Wednesday. Erich Sanchack, senior […] More
The U.S. Army has called for information on aircraft structural concepts that can be configured to adapt to changing operational needs due to unexpected flight conditions or missions without impact to structural integrity. A FedBizOpps special notice posted June 29 indicated the Army’s aviation unit seeks biomimetic structures technology that supports in-flight adaptation to different configurations in efforts […] More
Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus, has noted that a recent contract a company subsidiary received from the U.S. Air Force to support operations at Keesler Air Force Base will work to expand business with the military service. Vectrus said Monday the firm-fixed-price $97 million contract awarded to Vectrus Systems covers mission operations management, installation and facility engineering, grounds maintenance, emergency response […] More
