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Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.
The Social Security Administration plans to award Microsoft a potential 5.5-year contract to support the agency’s information technology projects. A FedBizOpps notice posted Sunday the company would provide tools and services to help the SSA update software and hardware configurations, design a future network, integrate new technology into the agency’s client and server environment and plan migration efforts. […] More
Elbit Systems of America has announced it will showcase a suite of aircrew situational awareness products and services at the 2018 National Guard Association of the U.S. Conference and Exhibition. The company said Monday it will present four types of products at the event that will take place Aug. 24 to 27 at the Morial Convention Center in […] More
The Department of Homeland Security‘s cybersecurity and communications office has estimated it will obligate as much as $640M through fiscal year 2020 for cyber-related programs across five components, FCW reported Friday. CS&C presented eight investment plans at an industry day that took place Thursday in Arlington, Va. The emergency communications office plans to launch a solicitation in the […] More
The team in charge of NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe has observed that the spacecraft is performing as planned, Space News reported Friday. Andy Driesman, who manages the mission from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, said in a statement that the spacecraft is operating as designed, and the team is moving forward with commissioning activities. The […] More
Tote Services has received a potential 5.5-year, $65.3M contract to help the U.S. Navy operate and maintain a vessel equipped with the Sea-Based X-Band Radar system. The service branch’s Military Sealift Command on Thursday awarded the contract that contains a one-year base period, four option years and a six-month option, the company said Friday. Work will […] More
The U.S. Army is sourcing for information on next-generation transponder technology to provide worldwide cellular- and satellite-based coverage in support of the Defense Department‘s asset tracking operations. The service branch intends to use the transponders to perform logistics activities and generate asset in-transit visibility, the Army said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice. The Army plans to […] More
ICF has won a potential three-year, $20 million task order to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update a cloud-based public health surveillance system. The company said Thursday it will provide technical expertise and support services for the surveillance, information management, technology, data management and analytic tools of the agency’s BioSense platform. The recompete task order contains a one-year […] More
Lockheed Martin is sponsoring a new astronaut-themed attraction made to educate students on the training needed to explore space. Located at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Astronaut Training Experience attraction features technology-enabled, hands-on activities that simulate an astronaut’s training for a Mars mission, the center said Thursday. The attraction also features a second program, […] More
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has announced plans to expand its North Dakota-based flight test and training center, aiming to satisfy the growing demand for flight crew training and sensor system testing. The company said Thursday it will add 14.5 acres to the 5.5-acre site located at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft System Business Park […] More
General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has received a five-year, $23.2M contract to provide air traffic control radio systems to the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide at least 110 CM-300/350 transceivers and optional control units each to replace outdated GRC 171/211 ATC radios currently used as backups, the Defense Department said Thursday. USAF can […] More
Kantara Initiative’s board of directors has approved ID.me‘s identity platform as a credentialed service provider, in compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s 800-63-3 special publication guidelines. The company said Thursday the new standards support security, citizen access and interoperability for healthcare services across the federal government. The new guidelines also no longer […] More
Mike Fox, director of production operations for integrated fighter group programs at at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed as the company’s general manager and site director in Greenville, S.C., GSABusiness reported Wednesday. His appointment takes effect Sept. 4 and he will oversee a 500-employee facility built to produce, modify and sustain nose-to-tail aircraft, as well as supervise the establishment […] More
