Latest stories

in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

Globecomm Awarded 5-Year BBG Broadcast Services Contract; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

The Broadcasting Board of Governors has awarded Globecomm a five-year contract to help transmit radio and television programming contentÂ to theÂ Middle East and North Africa. GlobecommÂ said Tuesday it will support the transmission of Middle East Broadcasting Network‘sÂ Radio Sawa audio andÂ AlhurraÂ videoÂ through teleport, satellite transponder and terrestrial fiber services under the contract. â€œThis project underlines the companyâ€™s focus […] More

by Joanna Crews May 8, 2018, 3:20 pm
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Hughes to Back DoD Wideband Satcom Interoperability Effort Under Follow-On Contract; Rick Lober Comments

Hughes Network Systems has received a follow-on contract from the Defense Department to develop a flexible modem interface prototype designed to facilitate interoperability between military and commercial services and platforms. The contract award marks the second phase of a pilot study that seeks to evaluate how satellite communications systems can interoperate in support of military […] More

by Jane Edwards May 8, 2018, 8:10 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

CTC to Sponsor 28th Annual Showcase for Commerce; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â will sponsor the three-day 28th Annual Showcase for CommerceÂ that will kick off on May 30 in Johnstown, Pa. Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) are among the congressional leaders who are expected to attend the event that seeks to help industry representatives connect with defense contractors and […] More

by Jane Edwards May 8, 2018, 6:15 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

Cubic-Federal Resources Alliance to Supply Air National Guard Training Systems; Dave Buss Comments

The partnership of Cubic‘s global defense business and Federal Resources will provide training systems to the U.S. Air National Guard under a contract worth more than $6 million. ANG ordered 95 PRISim Suite PortableTrainersÂ that will include scenario customization software and recoil and less-lethal weapons and devices,Â Cubic said Monday. Dave Buss, president of Cubic Global Defense, […] More

by Joanna Crews May 7, 2018, 9:02 am
in General, News

GovFlex Helps Government Contracting With Changes in Talent Acquisition

Though the U.S. enjoys the lowest unemployment rate in eighteen years at 3.9 percent, this only highlights the challenges of finding qualified talent. Nowhere is this more evident than in the government contracting marketplace, where both federal agencies and private sector companies are finding it difficult to find qualified employees. The more specialized the individual, […] More

by David Smith May 7, 2018, 5:31 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

SAICâ€™s Bob Fecteau Inducted Into CIO Magazineâ€™s Hall of Fame

Bob Fecteau, a senior vice president and chief information officer atÂ Science Applications International Corp.,Â has been inducted into the CIO magazineâ€™s Hall of Fame in recognition of his leadership and contributions to the technology sector. Fecteau and 14 technology business executives will be recognized at the three-day CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony that will kick […] More

by Jane Edwards May 7, 2018, 5:23 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Cubic Opens Office in Dallas for AT&T Partnership Support; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic‘s mission solutionsÂ business has established an office located close toÂ AT&T‘s Dallas headquarters. Both companies started to collaborate last year to develop an interoperability platform and have formalized a partnership to create an interagency communications offering based on the Vocality RoIPÂ gateway, Cubic said Thursday. “We take pride in our ability to provide exceptional service to our […] More

by Nichols Martin May 4, 2018, 10:05 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Ken Asbury: CACI Aims to Fill Capability Gaps Through â€˜Transformationalâ€™ M&As

CACI International CEO Ken Asbury has said the companyâ€™s effort to strike a â€œtransformational transactionâ€ is not based on scale but on the need to address gaps in capabilities across the 12 markets it serves, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. â€œWe are an organization that is not consumed by the notion of scale,â€Â Asbury told […] More

by Jane Edwards May 4, 2018, 7:20 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Leanne Caret: Boeing Eyes KC-46 Tanker Aircraft Delivery by Year’s End

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security segment, has said the company is â€œon the cusp of deliveryâ€ of the first 18 KC-46 air refueling tanker aircraft to the U.S. Air Force this year, the Seattle Times reported Thursday. â€œWe have an entire fleet of tankers here and as we get […] More

by Jane Edwards May 4, 2018, 5:30 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

Cubic to Display Training Products at Int’l Special Ops Forces Expo; Dave Buss Comments

Cubic‘s global defense business will present a range of combat and security training products at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference that is scheduled to take place May 7 to 10 in Amman, Jordan. The biennial event aims to gather homeland security, special operations, and industry representatives worldwide to discuss national security and counterterrorism […] More

by Joanna Crews May 4, 2018, 5:20 am
in General, Press Releases

Craig Abod Wins 2018 GCW Reader’s Choice Award for GovCon Executives

TYSONS CORNER, Va., May 2, 2018 â€” Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft, has received the 2018 GCW Readers’ Choice Award forÂ GovCon Executives after garnering the highest number of votes among his category inÂ Executive Mosaic‘s 2018 Wash100 list, GovConWire reported Wednesday. Abod, who is a four-time Wash100 inductee, earned 832 out of the 24,131 total votes […] More

by Jason Scott May 2, 2018, 2:50 pm
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Dave Dacquino: Serco Inc. to Continue Navy Counterterrorism Support Under $232M Contract

Serco Inc., the British contractor’s North American arm, will continue to help the U.S. Navy sustain naval electronic surveillance systems for anti-terrorism and force protection efforts under a potential five-year, $232 million contract awarded in April. The company said Tuesday itÂ has performed similar work since 2001 through prior contract vehicles and helped integrate communications for […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 2, 2018, 5:00 am