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Verizon Secures 2 EIS Task Orders to Support DOE’s Digital Modernization Efforts; Jennifer Chronis Quoted

Verizon‘s public sector business has booked two contract awards, worth a total of $34.6 million, from the Department of Energy in support of its digital modernization efforts. The task orders, awarded through the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle, cover voice and data services across multiple DOE facilities including its headquarters in Washington, […] More

by Summer Myatt December 1, 2021, 11:38 am
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IARPA, Army Research Office Seek Data Analytics Architectures Under AGILE Program

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity and the U.S. Army Research Office have released a new broad agency announcement for computer architectures capable of addressing challenges in defense and intelligence data analysis. The Advanced Graphic Intelligence Logical computing Environment program will focus on research and development of intelligent mechanisms meant for information processing, transfer and […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 30, 2021, 11:56 am
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CISA Requests Info on Protective Email Service

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a request for information detailing a need to secure the email traffic running through the government’s federal civilian executive branch domain enterprise. In a Nov. 23 sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov, CISA said it seeks a commercial cloud-based protective email service that could be accessed by […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 30, 2021, 11:50 am
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Agile Defense Receives $50M Army Contract for IT Services

Agile Defense has secured a more than five-year, $50 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for information technology support services, cybersecurity as well as information assurance and information systems security. The Reston, Virginia-based contractor was tasked to support enterprise network, IT systems design, integration or consolidation, training and systems operation and maintenance under the […] More

by Christine Thropp November 30, 2021, 11:40 am
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Lockheed Books $94M Army Contract for Patriot Missile Defense Support

Lockheed Martin has received a $94.21 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army to support the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile segments of the U.S. military and foreign armed forces. The company will perform PAC-3 support work in Orlando, Florida, and various countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East through Nov. 30, 2024, the Department […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 30, 2021, 11:37 am
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Carahsoft to Support Software Maintenance of Army Enterprise’s Licenses Subscription

Carahsoft Technology has received a $32.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to support the Army Enterprise’s current licenses subscription software maintenance through Nov. 30, 2022. The contractor will conduct secure product support in Reston, Virginia, under the Army award, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The Army Contracting Command used the military service branch’s fiscal 2022 operation […] More

by Christine Thropp November 29, 2021, 11:56 am
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Kratos to Deliver Satellite & Comm System, Services to US Military; Phil Carrai Quoted

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a $12 million order for satellite command and control system products, hardware and equipment in support of the U.S. military. The award includes satellite services such as mission activity and maneuver planning, telemetry processing, orbit and altitude adjustment, simulation, security, training and testing, Kratos said Wednesday. According to […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 29, 2021, 11:50 am
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Vertex Awarded $69M Contract Option for Air Force T-1A Trainer Base Supply

Vertex Aerospace has won a $69.4 million U.S. Air Force award to provide base supply operation and maintenance in support of 178 medium-range, twin-engine jets used in airlift and tanker pilot and navigator training. The company beat two other competitors to receive option four of the Air Education and Training Command T-1A Jawhawk trainer aircraft […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 29, 2021, 11:48 am
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Raven Industries to Showcase Thunderhead Stratospheric Balloon Under DIU Contract

A Raven Industries subsidiary was tasked by the Defense Innovation Unit to demonstrate the use of stratospheric balloons to enhance warfighter’s situational awareness at the tactical edge. Under the DIU contract, the Thunderhead Balloon Systems of Raven Aerostar will carry prototype communications nodes to try to connect units and integrated payloads for airborne data collection […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:50 am
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DHS Lists 11 R&D Topics for Small Business Innovation Research Program

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has released a presolicitation notice detailing 11 new research and development topics under its Small Business Innovation Research Program. Dusty Lang, SBIR director at DHS, said in a statement published Monday the program opens the door for small businesses to work with the federal agency in […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:49 am
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BigBear.ai Wins Army, NSA Contracts for Force Management, Strategy Support; Reggie Brothers Quoted

BigBear.ai has received a U.S. Army contract for the prototyping of a force management platform and a National Security Agency contract for strategic priority development and implementation support. Reggie Brothers, CEO of BigBear.ai and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Monday the company will help both military and government customers in […] More

by Angeline Leishman November 23, 2021, 11:48 am
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Air Force Taps Blue Canyon to Develop, Test Micro-Satellite for Deep Space Missions

Blue Canyon Technologies, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, has secured a $14.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a small satellite bus for operations beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit. The contractor will build a satellite capable of operating and maneuvering for up to three years in orbits beyond GEO under the […] More

by Naomi Cooper November 23, 2021, 11:48 am