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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
The U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research has demonstrated a platform that works to launch multiple unmanned aerial vehicles on a swarm-based mission to deter adversaries. ONR said Tuesday the military branch tested the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology with BAE Systems-built Coyote drones during a recent demonstration. The service also used the LOCUST system in […] More
General Dynamics‘ Canadian land systems business has awarded DRS Technologies an eight-year, $100 million contract to produce surveillance radars for installation on Canada’s light armored vehicles. DRS will build long-range, mast mounted surveillance systems and operator control stations under the Canadian army’s Light Armored Vehicle–Reconnaissance Surveillance System development initiative, DRS said Tuesday. The company partnered […] More
Northrop Grumman has entered into a lease agreement with Grand Sky Development Corp. to build office and hangar facilities at an aviation business complex being developed in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said Tuesday construction of a Northrop office building at the Grand Sky Tech Park on the Grand Forks Air Force Base […] More
Lockheed Martin uses computer forensic tools to identify sophisticated threat actors that probe the firm’s cyber networks, FCW reported Tuesday. Sean Lyngaas writes that Lockheed shares threat profiles collected at the company’s security intelligence center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to the FBI and the U.S. Defense Department. Charles Croom, a vice president at Lockheed’s information systems […] More
Tetra Tech has been awarded a $35 million contract to help the D.C. Department of Environment assess and remediate contaminated sediments in the Anacostia River. The company said Tuesday it will provide technical support services for the agency’s Cleaner Anacostia River remediation project. Under the contract, Tetra Tech scientists will examine samples of the river’s […] More
Exelis has introduced a suite of small form factor imaging systems designed to produce high-resolution satellite imagery. The release is part of the company’s push in the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and analytics market, Exelis said Wednesday. Rob Mitrevski, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ environmental intelligence and integrated sensing solutions business, said the company aims […] More
DynCorp International has been awarded a potential five-year, $126.2 million contract from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to help operate and maintain the agency’s aerial vehicles for wildfire-fighting missions. CAL FIRE asked the company to continue providing full flight services for the agency’s fixed-wing firefighting planes, DynCorp said Wednesday. The company will […] More
Optum has expanded its portfolio of information technology services intended to help medical facilities update their IT systems for operational and clinical management. The Analytics Data Warehouse Services offering is designed to identify patient care, quality and cost trends in a hospital and the IT Infrastructure Services platform is built to standardize hospital processes, Optum […] More
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded NCR Corp. a contract to provide point-of-sale terminals for installation in military retail stores and food service facilities. The company said Monday it will help DoD’s Army and Air Force Exchange Service install and maintain 6,000 RealPOS 72XRT systems at Exchange locations worldwide. The Exchange offers goods and services […] More
Information technology employees from 19 federal agencies have been nominated to take part in a six-month program to help the U.S. government identify and fix information technology problems, Federal Times reported Thursday. Aaron Boyd writes the IT professionals gathered Wednesday to kick off the first CIO Council IT Solutions Challenge. Participants also discussed IT issues […] More
The Defense Department has required a modular approach for the design of the U.S. Air Force‘s Long-Range Strike Bombers to allow future incremental modifications on the aircraft’s systems, Defense One reported Thursday. Marcus Weisgerber writes Frank Kendall, DoD acquisition chief and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, told reporters the LRS-B program has […] More
Northrop Grumman and professional services firm Qtec have joined a U.S. Missile Defense Agency mentor-protege program that is meant to encourage small businesses to participate more in federal subcontracts. Northrop said Friday it will mentor Qtec in business development, information assurance, systems engineering and cybersecurity under a three-year agreement. “This agreement aligns with Qtec’s long-term […] More
