Processing....
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.
Drone Aviation has partnered with Drone Nerds to demonstrate a tether system during the Aerial Logistics and Emergency Response Technology Expo that will take place Tuesday in Yaphank, N.Y. Representatives at more than 200 government agencies such as the FBI, Secret Service and the New York Police Department are expected to attend the event that will feature Drone Aviation’s […] More
QTS Realty Trust and Relus Cloud have partnered to provide Amazon Web Services migration support to customers that aim to implement a hybrid colocation strategy for information technology operations. The partnership seeks to help clients migrate to the cloud through a managed service meant to simplify the process for managing workloads in the AWS environment, […] More
A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and CDM Smith has received a potential $100 million contract to provide disaster response services for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The services will encompass public assistance recovery operations, construction, project management and technical support designed to alleviate damage in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria, Jacobs said Thursday. The company will […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will begin reviewing proposals for cheaper alternatives to using traditional military satellites, Space News reported Thursday. DARPA intends to award contracts, totaling $117.5 million, for work to develop the Blackjack program’s low Earth orbit constellation, which will be used to deliver global coverage for military operations. The agency will select up to […] More
The sixth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team for the U.S. Navy has finished a series of acceptance trials on Lake Michigan. Lockheed said Thursday the tests occurred from May 20 to 24 and showcased the surface and air detection features of USS Sioux City , designated LCS 11, as well as aviation support, small boat launch handling […] More
Raytheon has received a five-year, $25.3 million contract to provide mission support services to the U.S. Army. The service branch obligated $1.4 million at the time of award from its operations and maintenance funds for fiscal 2018, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will take place at Fort Irwin in California through June 29, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received […] More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System, designed to support weather forecasting, has achieved operational status after completing a series of tests. Known as JPSS-1 before it reached orbit, the NOAA-20 satellite features multiple instruments built to gather data on Earth’s atmosphere, land and waters, the agency said Wednesday. The Ball Aerospace-built satellite was launched in […] More
Rockwell Collins has announced a new platform designed to provide tactical combat targeting and communications capabilities in the digital battlefield. The FasTAK wearable system consists of a laser range finder, a tactical computer, a video downlink receiver and digital targeting software that work together to provide communications and awareness data for warfighters, the company said Wednesday. Users may access these […] More
The Naval Air Systems Command plans to award United Technologies Corp.‘s Pratt & Whitney subsidiary a sole-source contract to help install updated auxiliary power units into the U.S. Navy‘s E-6B Mercury planes. Work will cover APU installation, sustainment and engineering support for 16 E-6B aircraft units and training systems, the Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday. The service branch noted […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a potential five-year, $90 million contract to manufacture radar warning receiver systems to fullfill production requirements under a foreign military sales transaction. Raytheon’s self protect systems business will fabricate, integrate, test and deliver AN/ALRâ€69A receivers through the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted the company will receive $51.5 million from Japanese FMS funds upon […] More
Mike Snyder, senior vice president at Dewberry, has been appointed to the position of coalitions chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies. ACEC coalitions facilitate exchanges of knowledge and best practices in the engineering industry. These coalitions include the Council of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, the Council of American Structural Engineers, the Council of Professional Surveyors, […] More
The Department of State‘s information resource management bureau is conducting market research into infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service offerings as part of a cloud migration project. DOS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday IRM aims to migrate its information technology applications and services to cloud platforms authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The bureau currently […] More
