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Greg Wenzel: Booz Allen Research Highlights Gov’t Role in C4ISR Design

A study fromÂ Booz Allen Hamilton and the Government Business Council recommends government and industry align their expectations in order to meet the requirements of defense acquisition programs. The Booz Allen-backed study polled 340 federal and defense leaders to assess their views on military procurement and potential reform in the process, Booz Allen said Wednesday. Eighty-five […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 13, 2014, 11:40 am
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

Leidos Lands Three VA Blood Bank, Repository IT Contracts; Steve Comber Comments

LeidosÂ will provideÂ technical and program management support to the Department of Veterans Affairs for healthcare information technology operations under three contracts worth $16 million combined. The VA’sÂ office of information and technology for product development awarded two contracts for IT and project management services to support the agency’s blood bank and MyHealtheVet online health record access programs,, […] More

by Admin March 12, 2014, 7:17 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Ed Morche: Level 3’s Network Incorporated in Northrop Air Force Training Tools

Level 3 Communications has been awarded a subcontract to provide connectivity services forÂ Northrop Grumman-built simulation and training systems used by the Air Force. The Air Force’s distributed mission operation network uses Northrop simulators that are designed for the branch to train pilots on aerial refueling and other complex flight maneuvers, Level 3 said Tuesday. Northrop […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 11, 2014, 12:20 pm
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Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility Subsidiary Enters New Phase of Philippines Environmental Program

An Engility Holdings subsidiary will work with the U.S.Â Agency for International DevelopmentÂ to help plan, design and implement strategies for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the Philippines. The contract for theÂ Building Low Emission Alternatives to Develop Economic Resilience and Sustainability project is worth up to $16.4 million over four base years and an option year,Â EngilityÂ said Monday. […] More

by Admin March 11, 2014, 9:53 am
in Executive Spotlight, General, Industry News, News

Angie Messer on the Role of Innovation at Booz Allen, Creating Value By Integrating Technologies, and Bringing a Diverse Background to the GovCon Market

Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President Angela “Angie” Messer leads the firm’s initiatives in emerging technologies and mission solutions within its Strategic Innovation Group. In that role, the former U.S. Army officer and former leader of Booz Allen’s Army business focuses on mission areas including C2ISR, cloud computing, social media, data science, enterprise technology, and […] More

by Admin March 10, 2014, 1:02 pm
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Sarah Allen on Leidos’ Recruitment and Marketing Efforts as a Standalone Company and Her Takeaways from its Separation from SAIC

Sarah Allen serves as Leidos‘ chief human resources officer and is an executive vice president at the GovCon firm, where she works to use recruitment and retention efforts to generate competitive advantage and help the firm grow. Allen had been with SAIC for around four years when it separated intoÂ national security, engineering and healthcare technology […] More

by David J. Barton March 10, 2014, 12:39 pm
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Paul Smith: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Available to Agencies ‘On-Demand’ Via Amazon Cloud

Red Hat‘s Enterprise Linux computing platform is available to government customers, agencies and system integrators through theÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ GovCloud (US) region. Red Hat intends for Enterprise Linux users move workloads into the AWS cloud while maintaining the tools available through on-premise deployments, the companyÂ said Tuesday. “On AWS GovCloud (US), agencies can use Red Hat Enterprise […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh March 6, 2014, 9:38 am
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Ray Johnson: Lockheed, UMD to Tap Quantum Science in Computing Partnership

Lockheed MartinÂ and the University of Maryland have signed a memorandum of understanding to build an integrated quantum computer in an effort to further develop drug discovery, communications and logistics technologies. The company and university will form a quantum engineering center in College Park to exhibit a quantum computing platform for users to operate, Lockheed said […] More

by Jay Clemens March 6, 2014, 8:18 am
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Gene Colabatistto: CAE Seeks to Help Ottawa Plan, Prepare for Emergencies With New Info System

CAE will help the city of Ottawa implement a new emergency management information system for agencies to collaborate, share and track information with one another during crises. As the deal’s prime contractor, CAE’sÂ integrated enterprise solutions unit will integrateÂ Intermedix‘sÂ WebEOC incident management system andÂ Amika Mobile Corp.’sÂ AMS critical communication system to build a new product, CAE said Tuesday. […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh March 5, 2014, 11:16 am
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Northrop Grumman’s IT Arm to Support DOD’s Automated Biometric Identification System

Northrop Grumman’s information technology unit in McLean, Va. will support the development, maintenance and sustainment of the Defense Department’s automated biometric identification system. The more than $15.9 million modification is funded in part by fiscal 2014 research, development, testing and evaluation funds and provides for contractor support for biometric enabling capabilities of a program management […] More

by Admin March 3, 2014, 6:48 pm
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Kay Kapoor: AT&T to Work With FDIC IT Division on Data, Voice Networking Services Contract

AnÂ AT&TÂ business unit will provide managed network connectivity services toÂ Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. offices throughout the U.S. under a $12 million contract. AT&T Government Solutions — the telecommunications company’s federal business organization –Â will support private wide area networks and voice communications at 95 FDIC locations nationwide, AT&T said Thursday. Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T Government Solutions, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 27, 2014, 1:17 pm
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Matt Kaye: Sterling Global Completes Iraqi De-Mining Work

Sterling Global Operations worked with seismic surveying company Terraseis to remove mines and unexploded bombs from a 154-square-mile land in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The de-mining effort was executed to allow for oil and gas exploration in that area situated near the Iraq-Iran boundary, SGO said Wednesday. â€œIn the 1980sÂ IraqÂ fought an eight-year war withÂ Iran, and since […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 27, 2014, 12:00 pm