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in Government Cloud, News
Andras Szakal: IBM, Cloud Service Providers Adapt Offerings to Meet Client Demands
Andras Szakal, vice president and chief technology officer of IBM‘s U.S. federal business, has participated in a panel discussion that tackled how public sector organizations utilize and acquire cloud services, Sys-Con Media reported Wednesday. Dana Gardner writesÂ Szakal discussed howÂ cloud service providers have created purpose-built cloud environments for federal government entities which have enterprise applications that […] More
October 20, 2016, 11:47 am
in Industry News, News
Commerce Dept Picks 35 Companies as Data Project JV Partners
The Commerce Department‘s National Technical Information Service has selected 35 organizations viaÂ a merit-based process to serve as joint venture partners tasked toÂ work with NTIS on data projects to be performedÂ for federal agencies. Commerce said Wednesday the NTIS JV private sector partners, that include small and large businesses,Â nonprofit and research groups, were selected as a result […] More
October 20, 2016, 9:12 am
in Healthcare IT, News
Sutter Health, Validic Collaborate to Support Federal Health Data Delivery Pilot Project
Sutter Health and ValidicÂ have teamed up to support a federal pilot project that aimsÂ to identifyÂ strategies for the delivery of patient-generated health data to medical serviceÂ providers and researchers. Validic said Wednesday results of the collaborative effortÂ will help inform government policy and provide insight onÂ how the industry canÂ implement remotely-collected patient health informationÂ in the U.S. The […] More
October 20, 2016, 6:41 am
in Industry News, News
AMMROC Implements Juniper’s Network Mgmt, Security Platforms
A United Arab Emirates-based aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaulÂ services providerÂ has developed a network infrastructure based on Juniper Networks-built switching, security and network management technology. Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul CenterÂ adopted Juniper’sÂ SRX Series Services Gateways, EX Series Ethernet Switches and Junos Space Management PlatformÂ to manage the performance, scalability and capacity of AMMROCÂ operations, Juniper […] More
October 20, 2016, 5:00 am
in C4ISR News, News
Textron Subsidiary Demos Small Aerosonde HQ Unmanned Aircraft to Potential Customers
Textron‘s unmanned systems business held an inaugural customer demonstration of a small unmanned aircraft system designed to combine vertical takeoff-and-landing capacity of a multirotor platform with the speed of the company’s AerosondeÂ fixed-wing aircraft offering. The companyÂ said WednesdayÂ it demonstrated theÂ Aerosonde HQÂ at the Textron Systems Unmanned Systems Service and Support Center as well as showcasedÂ the system’s transition […] More
October 20, 2016, 2:25 am
in Industry News, News
Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments
Tribalco has receivedÂ a task orderÂ of an undisclosed value toÂ engineer, furnish, install, secure and test video teleconference equipment for the U.S. Army. Bethesda, Maryland-based Tribalco said Monday it will serve as the prime contractor on the task order and perform EFIS&T activities as part of the military branch’s video teleconference endpointÂ modernization program. The company has provided […] More
October 19, 2016, 6:30 am
in Industry News, News
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Awards $2.6B in Screening Services Contract Extensions
Canada’s air transport security authority has renewedÂ its contracts withÂ G4S Secure Solutions, GardaWorld and Securitas Transport Aviation SecurityÂ forÂ airport screening servicesÂ across the country. CATSA said TuesdayÂ the potentialÂ ceiling values of the extensions totalÂ $2.6 billion and each contractor will extend work with the agency byÂ five years throughÂ March 31, 2022. Angus Watt, CATSA’s president and CEO, said the agencyÂ and its […] More
October 19, 2016, 6:24 am
in Industry News, News
ASEC to Support Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One
Aviation Systems EngineeringÂ Co. has securedÂ a potential six-year, $35.3 million contract from the U.S. NavyÂ for technical, analytical, administrative and material support services to the military branch’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One. The Defense Department said Tuesday the service branchÂ will obligate $635,299 inÂ fiscal 2017 research, development, test and evaluation, operations and maintenance funds at the time […] More
October 19, 2016, 5:20 am
in Healthcare IT, News
2 Johns Hopkins Institutions Launch Joint Effort to Help Transform Healthcare Delivery
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Johns Hopkins Medicine have partnered with the goal toÂ help transformÂ diagnosis and treatment of diseases through data analytics and systems engineeringÂ methods. APL said MondayÂ the partnership seeks toÂ bring together theÂ Individualized Health Initiative and other Johns Hopkins assets in theÂ field of precision medicine as well as to developÂ a “learning health system” […] More
October 18, 2016, 1:33 pm
in Industry News, News
CAE Reports $76M in US, Intl Defense Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments
CAE has reported $76.3 million in defense contracts from sector customers such asÂ U.S. military agencies and other companies Insitu and Rotorsim. The company said Tuesday the U.S. Air Force and Navy have exercised contract options for continued KC-135 tanker and T-44C aircrew training services respectively. Work to support the Air Force’s KC-135 program will […] More
October 18, 2016, 9:36 am
in Biometrics News, Industry News, News
Unisys to Help CBP Modernize US Border Security Systems
Unisys has secured a potential five-year contractÂ from the Customs and Border ProtectionÂ to update systems that CBP uses to identify people and vehicles that enter and exit theÂ U.S. TheÂ Integrated Traveler Initiatives contract was awarded as a task order underÂ the Department of Homeland Security-run EAGLE II procurement vehicleÂ andÂ represents an iteration of CBP’s Land Border Integration projectÂ awarded to […] More
October 18, 2016, 8:04 am
in C4ISR News, News
IAP Worldwide Services to Help Implement Army’s Distributed Common Ground System
IAP Worldwide Services has landed a potential $53 million contract to help the U.S. Army implementÂ a ground intelligence system at Fort Hood in Texas and other military facilities worldwide. IAPÂ said MondayÂ it will provideÂ integrated logistics, fielding and training servicesÂ forÂ theÂ Distributed Common Ground System-ArmyÂ under the contract awarded through the military branch’sÂ Rapid Response Third GenerationÂ vehicle. Work also coversÂ hardware […] More
October 18, 2016, 7:36 am

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