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Cubic Defense Applications will continue to provide support for the U.S. Navy’s data link systems used in operational missions under a $3.1 million contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. Under the project, the company will work to prolong the life cycle of SPAWAR’s AN/USQ-167 Common Data Link System by developing and testing […] More
The General Services Administration has started to consolidate vendors’ items for the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative for Office Supplies vehicle after the Government Accountability Office’s cancelled of a stay of performance. GSA said Tuesday it had halted work on FSSI Office Supplies Third Generation pending a number of protests of its August decision to award spots on the newest iteration […] More
Patrick Coomans, a security specialist at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has urged enterprises to relook their password strategies and work toward adopting more secure methods of authenticating identities. Coomans, senior identity strategist at Verizon’s identity solutions division, wrote on the company blog Wednesday that the proliferation of common password use, coupled with lightning-fast password-guessing software at […] More
The global market for small arms is expected to grow into a $5 billion industry in five years as technological innovation moves forward and demand for non-defense use increases, new analysis from MarketsandMarkets revealed. The analyst said Wednesday the report predicts a market that will grow at a rate of 4.17 percent year over year from 2014 to […] More
CAE said Tuesday it has delivered the U.S. Army’s first UH-72A flight training device at Fort Rucker, Alabama, months ahead of schedule. The UH-72A FTD has a wide display powered by the CAE Medallion-600 image generator, and is fitted with a motion/vibration seat and a database comparable to government-owned systems, according to the company. “We […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency is studying the market for vendors that can process and aggregate open source data for the agency’s Information Volume and Velocity portfolio. In a sources sought announcement posted on FedBizOpps, DISA’s Advanced Concepts and Experimentation Division said it wants to find out if there are companies with a capability to extract Internet data in […] More
NASA plans to issue a draft request for proposals for a recompete of its Enterprise Applications Services Technologies indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity program. The single cost-plus-performance-fee contract will comprise maintenance, management and development of the agency’s enterprise information technology applications, NASA said Nov. 25. NASA indicated that the EAST-2 project will have a two-year base period of performance and options to […] More
Boeing has passed a NASA certification baseline review the space agency conducted for the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program. NASA said Monday this is the first of several Boeing must go through to complete full certification of its human space transport systems. The review evaluated Boeing’s CST-100 space capsule design, the Atlas V rocket and the operational systems needed for the launch. […] More
A new IDC report has underscored the need for healthcare organizations to pour more investments not just in cyber attack response but also in detection and mitigation, noting that the frequency of a breach will only continue to accelerate. “For healthcare organizations, it’s not a matter of if they are going to be attacked but […] 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
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 can now be purchased by government customers through General Services Administration Schedules. The company said the laptop-tablet, which is built to offer desktop-like power computing, “has met all GSA criteria†and been available under the procurement vehicle since Nov. 3. Microsoft announced that it has also approved additional resellers in an effort […] More
The Department of Veterans Affairs will deploy resource and program management and planning software from Decision Lens as part of an agency-wide initiative to realign its priorities. The cloud-based analytics tool is designed to aid enterprise decision-makers on budget allocations, changes to the information technology portfolio and workforce planning, Decision Lens said Thursday. It also identified research and development and source […] More
