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Bloomberg Government Team Predicts FY 2016 Reversal of Contract Spending Declines, M&A Reshaping to Continue

Total federal contract spending declined for the sixth consecutive year in the government’s 2016 fiscal yearÂ but the team of analysts at Bloomberg Government predict that negativeÂ trend to reverseÂ inÂ the current FY 2016. In its BGOV 200 study released Tuesday, Bloomberg Government said federal unclassified contract spend for fiscal year 2015 fell nearly 1.5 percent to a […] More

by Ross Wilkers June 7, 2016, 8:13 am
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ONR Provides More Funds for CTC Virtual Pre-Deployment Training Program; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corporation‘s contract with the Office of Naval Research to developÂ aÂ virtual, avatar-based, pre-deployment training program for theÂ U.S. Marine CorpsÂ has reached $1.1 million in value with the award ofÂ an additional $200,000. CTC will provide itsÂ Virtual Human Terrain Scenario Training program, which is designed to generate virtual avatars as role players in a live training environment […] More

by Dominique Stump June 3, 2016, 10:05 am
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CTC-Battelle JV Gets 1st Task Order to Support Defense Environmental Research Center Under Army’s $122M IDIQ; Ed Sheehan Comments

A joint venture of Concurrent Technologies Corp. and Battelle has received the first task order to provide support to the National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence under a potential five-year, $122.5 million contract the U.S. Army awarded in April. National Defense Energy & Environmental Alliance will develop test data designed to qualify citric acid passivation […] More

by Jane Edwards June 3, 2016, 6:43 am
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CEO Kevin Robinson on MTSI’s Unmanned Technology Partnerships & Full Employee Stock Ownership Goal

Kevin Robinson succeeded Modern Technology Solutions Inc. co-founder Phil Soucy as president and CEO of Alexandria, Virginia-based government services contractor in earlyÂ 2014. Started in 1993, the employee-owned MTSI with 700 workers on its current roster focuses on technical and engineering services in areas such as unmanned aircraft, missile defense, intelligence research-and-development and cybersecurity. Robinson recently […] More

by Ross Wilkers June 2, 2016, 2:09 pm
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Tech Becoming Essential to Cybersecurity, Intell Fusion Efforts

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services,Â has said that SAP NS2 is exploring new cybersecurity and intelligence collection methodsÂ in an interview with IT Business EdgeÂ published Wednesday. IT Business Edge quoted him as sayingÂ he believes commercial technology can help government agencies toÂ protect systems against cyber threats and fuse traditional and open-source intelligence sources. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 2, 2016, 11:19 am
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CACI Receives Navy Contract Extension for Warfare Systems Program Office Support; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI InternationalÂ has received aÂ five-year, $50 million task orderÂ from the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Surface Warfare Center to provideÂ program and financial management support services to the center’sÂ warfare systems program office. The companyÂ said Tuesday it will continue to support the business functions of WSPO as well asÂ help the office implementÂ newÂ war room information technology systems and document management tools. […] More

by Scott Nicholas May 31, 2016, 10:48 am
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Mark Testoni: SAP NS2 Focused on Software Buyers in Classified, National Security Markets

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, toldÂ IT Business Edge in an interview published TuesdayÂ SAP NS2’s sales team is focused on software products and services intended to support national security and classified programs in the U.S. government sector. He toldÂ IT Business Edge’sÂ Don TennantÂ the German software conglomerate left the unclassified accounts and other […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 25, 2016, 8:52 am
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Siemens to Install Combined Heat & Power, Building Automation Systems at US Army Facility in Germany; Barbara Humpton Comments

Siemens has secured a $24.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to install, maintain and operate a combined heat and power system at the Installation Management Commandâ€™s headquarters at Sembach Garrison in Germany. Siemens Government Technologies will also install the Desigo CC building automation and control platform at the garrison under the Energy Savings Performance […] More

by Jane Edwards May 25, 2016, 4:33 am
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CEO John Heller Outlines PAE’s Priorities, Vision Under Platinum Equity Ownership

Arlington, Virginia-based government services contractorÂ PAEÂ entered a new chapter in the company’s six-decade history upon its purchase byÂ Platinum Equity and leaders on both sides are now planning investments with an eye toward short- and long-term growth. Despite budget uncertainties and shifting priorities at agencies, PAE CEO John Heller views Los Angeles-headquartered private equityÂ firm Platinum Equity’s move […] More

by Ross Wilkers May 24, 2016, 2:29 pm
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Matt Desch: Iridium Releases Positioning, Navigation & Timing Tech Offering

Iridium CommunicationsÂ has introduced aÂ technology platform the company designed toÂ help users access satellite-basedÂ positioning, navigation and timing data in locations whereÂ GPS servicesÂ are limited or unavailable. The Satellite Time and LocationÂ system will workÂ to verify GPS, Galileo and Glonass navigation signals when deployed through Iridium’s constellation of cross-linked satellites in low-Earth orbit, the companyÂ said Monday. Matt Desch, Iridium CEO, […] More

by Scott Nicholas May 23, 2016, 2:10 pm
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Matt Desch: Iridium Mulls Satellite to Track Aircraft GPS Transponder Following EgyptAir Crash

IridiumÂ CommunicationsÂ eyesÂ the possibility of launching by 2018Â a satellite system that monitors an aircraftâ€™s global positioning system transponder to help broadcast flight information in real time, CBS News reported Friday. “A global surveillance system can track that airplane down to the second and help you find it very quickly,” Iridium CEOÂ Matt DeschÂ told the news station. Existing systems […] More

by Jay Clemens May 23, 2016, 10:11 am
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MarkLogicâ€™s Amanda Mason Joins Panel Discussion on Cybersecurity at US News STEM Conference

MarkLogicâ€™s Amanda Mason has said her experience in the U.S. Air Force has helped her coordinate groups from both the private and public sectors to provide students of cybersecurity learning programs with “hands on experiences,â€ U.S. News & World Report reported Friday. Tom Risen writes Mason, director of strategic programs for the intelligence community at […] More

by Jane Edwards May 23, 2016, 6:32 am