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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 Department of Homeland Security has posted a sources sought notice for a software that will be used to manage DHS federal finance, procurement and assets. DHS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday it seeks a software platform built to implement enterprise-level business processing with minimal customization needed. Products to be delivered are expected to […] More
Kymeta has begun production of electronically-steered flat satellite antennas in partnership with government clients, Space News reported Monday. A hundred of these Mtenna flat satellite antennas have already been shipped across 23 countries. The antennas have been used with military-grade armored vehicles and ships made to operate in austere environments. The company said it is currently developing […] More
Northrop Grumman engineers are set to conduct final tests on NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope after they have unloaded optical and scientific instruments from a shipping container at a company facility in Redondo Beach, California. The company aims to ensure that the space observatory is ready for its mission before it heads to a Kourou, French Guiana, launch site, NASA said Monday. […] More
The Air Force Research Laboratory has granted Battle Sight Technologies exclusive rights to microencapsulated chemiluminescent materials through a licensing agreement. Battle Sight intends to use the AFRL-developed technology in efforts to create a prototype infrared writing instrument for potential use by warfighters and first responders, the U.S. Air Force said Friday. The service branch expects military personnel […] More
Orbital ATK is developing a new rocket technology in a bid to become the U.S. Air Force‘s supplier of a Next Generation Launch system intended for national security missions, KSL.com reported Sunday. Kay Anderson, senior communications coordinator at Orbital ATK, told the publication that the company and the military service have invested a combined $200 million on the rocket development […] More
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded August Schell a potential six-year, $41.2 million contract to help establish a strategic sourcing method for the Department of the Navy to procure Axway software licenses and related maintenance services. The Defense Department said Friday the company will support DON’s Enterprise Software Licensing program aimed at simplifying the acquisition and management of ESL agreements […] More
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has conducted a test to validate the sympathetic reaction of a new safety-oriented explosive co-developed with Aerojet Rocketdyne. The MNX-770 Mod 1 explosive is being developed for use in 500-pound BLU-111 and 1000-pound BLU-110 general purpose bombs, which are also referred to as the Mk-82 and the Mk-83, respectively, the company said Thursday. Aerojet […] More
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business demonstrated an acoustic detection system during an event held at the U.S. Army‘s Fires Center of Excellence in Lawton, Oklahoma. The company said Thursday it was invited to showcase the Fencepost platform at the annual Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment in support of counter-unmanned aerial system missions. Hank Rinehart, business lead for surveillance and sensor […] More
The U.S. Air Force has tasked Xerox to aid the service branch’s document management activities and replace USAF document equipment with new multifunction tools throughout 2019. The company said Thursday it will provide support to address the Air Force’s print, scan and fax needs, as well as help desk and server management services. Xerox expects the equipment replacements […] More
A Druva data protection system has received approval under the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation product list. The Druva Insync is an integrated data protection platform designed to protect end-user data within specified endpoints and cloud storage, Carahsoft said Monday. The system also includes features for management, compliance monitoring, auditing, remediation and self-restoration. The CDM program was […] More
Security Devices International has released a new 40mm ammunition round offering that employs a company-made collapsible head technology. The Collapsible Head Impact Projectile is based on a blunt impact projectile and designed for law enforcement use, SDI said Wednesday. CHIP completed third-party tests in accordance with NATO’s AEP-99 Thorax Injury Risk Assessment of Less-Lethal Projectiles. Evaluators found that SDI’s […] More
Motorola Solutions has rolled out three products the company designed to help first responders communicate via land-mobile radio and long-term evolution networks. LEX L11 is designed to support global broadband networks such as the country’s future emergency broadband network FirstNet, Motorola said Wednesday. The LTE device works in conjunction with the APX 8500HP portable radio technology and Capture Mobile […] More
