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NTT Data to Develop Case Management System Under DOJ Contract; Tammy McChain Quoted

NTT Data has received a contract from the Department of Justice to help modernize background checks by building a case management system. The company said Wednesday the proposed platform will synchronize data from several federal systems and facilitate processing of federal submissions to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Under the contract, NTT Data […] More

by Jane Edwards September 16, 2021, 11:31 am
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Octo to Provide CMS With Agile Coaching for Medicare Payment Modernization Effort

Octo Consulting will support the Medicare Payment System Modernization effort of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under a five-year contract. The Virginia-based technology firm said Tuesday it will educate CMS employees and contractors about building Agile processes across the MPSM program and the Medicare Fee-For-Service system. Octo […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 15, 2021, 11:41 am
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Navy Taps VTG for Hypersonic Missile Engineering Support

VTG will provide engineering services in support of the Conventional Prompt Strike program, a U.S. Navy initiative that aims to develop a precise and long-range hypersonic missile. The single-award prime contract covers delivery of programmatic and technical services, logistics, systems engineering, test planning and engineering as well as research and development expertise, VTG said Thursday. […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 15, 2021, 11:40 am
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Planet to Provide Federal Civilian Researchers Access to Satellite Data Under NASA Contract; Robbie Schingler Quoted

Planet Labs will provide researchers funded by the National Science Foundation and those at federal civilian agencies access to satellite data under a contract with NASA awarded through the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program. Robbie Schingler, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Planet, said in a statement published Tuesday the contract validates NASA’s commitment to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 15, 2021, 11:38 am
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L3Harris to Produce T7 EOD Robots Under $85M Air Force Contract; Ed Zoiss Quoted

L3Harris Technologies has won an $85 million contract for the delivery of up to 170 T7 large explosive ordnance disposal robots to the U.S. Air Force in support of base security. The company said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes a 10-year delivery period starting in 2022 and covers systems support, maintenance and training. According to […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 15, 2021, 11:35 am
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Leonardo DRS to Build Missile Threat Simulator for Air Force

The Georgia Tech Research Institute has awarded Leonardo DRS a contract to manufacture surface-to-air missile threat simulator technology for training use by the U.S. Air Force and its international military partners. Leonardo said Monday it will provide the Unmanned Threat Emitter Threat Kit 12 Remote Emitter system to the service branch’s training ranges. The UMTE […] More

by Carol Collins September 14, 2021, 12:03 pm
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CACI to Update Transcom Logistics System; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI International has received a $36 million task order to update a web-based system U.S. Transportation Command uses to manage personal item shipments for Department of Defense’s civilian and military personnel. The company said Monday it will continue to provide enterprise technology support for the Defense Personal Property System under the task order awarded through […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 14, 2021, 12:01 pm
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BAE Awarded $305M to Build Synthetic Training Platform for UK Typhoon Aircraft Pilots

BAE Systems has secured contracts worth more than $305 million to build an integrated synthetic environment where U.K. military pilots can train to operate the Typhoon multirole combat aircraft. The company said Monday it will lead a team composed of industrial and academic entities to provide 10 simulators along with training facilities to two British […] More

by Nichols Martin September 14, 2021, 11:59 am
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Leidos Secures $65M Contract to Update IRS Systems; Jim Moos Quoted

Leidos has received a $65 million task order to help the Internal Revenue Service modernize two systems used to paper tax filings, remittances and information returns. The Reston, Virginia-based company said Tuesday it will update the agency’s Integrated Submission and Remittance Processing System and Service Center Recognition Image Processing System, two essential platforms which convert […] More

by Summer Myatt September 14, 2021, 11:58 am
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NASA Funds Phase 2 Lunar Tech Projects of 5 Small Businesses

NASA has awarded a total of $20 million to five small businesses for the continued development of technologies meant to address environmental and risk-based challenges and deliver lunar capabilities in support of Artemis exploration missions. The phase two projects will tackle thermal resilience, thermal control, radiation-tolerant computing avionics, drive actuation and small satellite propulsion under […] More

by Nichols Martin September 13, 2021, 11:46 am
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Kratos Gets DOD Funding to Prototype Space Situational Awareness Infrastructure; Frank Backes Quoted

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a $2.8 million Department of Defense funding for prototype development effort aimed at providing commanders with quick access to space-related situational awareness data. The San Diego, California-based company said it will prototype a system for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force’s Unified Data Library by working on […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 13, 2021, 11:42 am
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ECS Receives CENTCOM Contract for Mission Support Services

ECS has secured a five-year, $36.7 million contract to support U.S. Central Command in mission areas such as command and control, information sharing, knowledge management and security cooperation. The Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Thursday it will provide supervision, subject matter expertise, personnel and support to the C2 division within CENTCOM’s operations directorate. Subject matter experts […] More

by Nichols Martin September 10, 2021, 11:50 am