Ramona Adams

The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

Inmarsat has partnered with the U.K. chapter of non-government disaster response organization Team Rubicon to provide satellite communications equipment and manpower support. The company said Thursday its employees will also be given an opportunity to become part of the trained Team Rubicon volunteers group called Greyshirt. Stuart Lane, field operations director at Team Rubicon UK, said Inmarsat will deliver […] More

A Leidos subsidiary has secured a potential five-year, 15 million contract from the Labor Department to hire clinicians who will serve as contract medical consultants under an occupational illness benefits program for current and former Energy Department employees. QTC Management will also help maintain the quality of medical review results under DOL’s Division of Energy Employees Occupation […] More

Leonardo has secured a two-year, $51.7 million contract to update the threat detection system of U.K.’s fleet of Typhoon fighter aircraft, Belfast Telegraph reported Thursday. The Defensive Aids Sub System upgrade effort will help Typhoon jets carry out homeland defense missions as well as air strikes against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria, the […] More

The first batch of six U.S. Army students has graduated from the Initial Entry Fixed-Wing training program delivered at CAE‘s Dothan Training Center. CAE said Monday it helped the Army develop the IEFW training course that lasts for four months and covers academic, simulator and aircraft training, including upset recovery training. The first set of […] More

Orbital ATK has secured a five-year, $48 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to help sustain Trident I and Orion rocket motors the agency intends to use in target and interceptor vehicles. The company said Wednesday it will provide engineering, test and analysis, motor logistics storage and disposal static test, and flight test motor preparation support under the […] More

Esri and Microsoft have jointly established a grant process to provide mapping and artificial intelligence tools to environmental conservationists. Eligible organizations and individuals can apply through the grant process to gain access to Esri’s ArcGIS geographic information system software and Microsoft’s cloud and AI platforms, Esri said Wednesday. “Understanding environmental data in the context of location is […] More