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SAIC to Continue Enterprise IT Support for National Institute of Mental Health; Bob Genter Comments

Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential five-year, $48 million task order to continue to provide information technology services to theÂ National Institute of Mental Health. SAIC said TuesdayÂ it will help NIMH plan, implement and manage the institute’s technology environment under the task order. “We are excited to grow our health portfolio and provide enterprise […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 8, 2017, 10:00 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Unisysâ€™ PV Puvvada: Federal Security Pros Should Communicate Cyber Measures to Senior Leaders

PV Puvvada, president ofÂ Unisysâ€™ federal systems business, has saidÂ federal chief information officers and other government security professionals should communicate to senior agency heads the measures they are implementing to address cyber risks within their organizations. Puvvada wrote in a blog post published Monday that there are four elements that should be included in reports to […] More

by Jane Edwards August 8, 2017, 9:10 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

American Systems Gets USAFE IT Support Task Order Under NETCENTS-2 IDIQ; Peter Smith Comments

American Systems has received a potential five-year, $12 million contract to provide information technology and program management services to U.S. Air Forces in Europe andÂ Air Forces Africa Command Surgeon. The company said Monday it will help both military organizations update IT and information management processesÂ across USAFE military treatment facilities and medical programs. “This is […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 8, 2017, 7:15 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Lockheed Deploys 3 of 6 Receivers for Air Force GPS Monitoring Stations; Vinny Sica Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has delivered three satellite signal receivers to the U.S. Air ForceÂ as part of efforts to update the service branch’s global positioning system monitoring stations at six international locations. The company said MondayÂ the Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability receivers will work to build on the accuracy of GPS satellite signals forÂ navigation and positioning applications. Vinny […] More

by Anna Forrester August 7, 2017, 11:41 am
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CTC to Host Nuclear Manufacturing Innovation Center Open House; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 24 in Johnstown, P.A., as part of an open house utilizing existing facilitiesÂ to advance the development of processes to produce advanced and small modular reactor systems. Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Penn.) will attend the launch of theÂ Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing, CTC said Thursday. CTC President […] More

by Jane Edwards August 4, 2017, 12:00 pm
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Ken Asbury: CACI Aims to Help Advance Natl Security Innovation Through ‘Asymmetric Threat’ Forum

Ken Asbury, president and CEO ofÂ CACI International, has saidÂ he believes asymmetric threat discussions and representatives from federal agencies, industry and academia could help advance the development of strategies and capabilities to combat global national security threats. â€œSuch thought leadership also reinforces our commitment to our customersâ€™ critical missions,â€ Asbury, an inductee into Executive Mosaicâ€™sÂ Wash100 for […] More

by Jane Edwards August 4, 2017, 5:30 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Lynne Chamberlain, VP of Business Development for Red Hat

“The industry is our oyster. Open source is the industryâ€™s software technology of choice.” ExecutiveBiz: What does your role as the leader of business development for the public sector entail? Lynne Chamberlain:Â I started with Red Hat 13 years ago and moved to the North American Public Sector Organization two years later. I currently fill […] More

by Andy Reed August 3, 2017, 11:43 am
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CSRA-Led Team Expands Capacity of NIH Supercomputing Cluster; Kamal Narang Comments

CSRA has led an industry team in efforts to boost the computing capacity of the National Institutes of Health‘s supercomputing cluster. The company said Wednesday it installed the secondÂ computing power increment to the Biowulf supercomputing system designed to run computations in genomics, image processing, statistical analysis and other biomedical research efforts. The second increment follows […] More

by Ramona Adams August 3, 2017, 5:15 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Dave Dacquino, Chairman and CEO of Serco NA

“We bring a visibility to customers that help them understand the health and operational rhythm of their systems.” EM: Could you tell our readers about what Serco does and what federal markets do you serve? Dave Dacquino:Â Serco is a diversified public service company primarily serving the Federal government. Our business is focused on three market […] More

by Andy Reed August 2, 2017, 1:23 pm
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Lockheed Begins Colorado Satellite Manufacturing Hub Construction; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed Martin has kicked off a $350 million project to build a satellite production facility at the company’sÂ Waterton Canyon campus in Colorado. The Gateway Center is scheduled for completion in 2020 and will accommodate Lockheed’s growing workforce and future projects in Colorado, the companyÂ said Wednesday. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed’s space systems business, […] More

by Ramona Adams August 2, 2017, 11:46 am
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CenturyLink Secures Spot on GSA’s Potential $50B EIS Vehicle; Erich Sanchack Comments

CenturyLinkÂ will be able to offer information technology and telecommunications infrastructure services to government customers through its position on the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multi-award vehicle serves to facilitate the delivery of CenturyLink services that includeÂ cybersecurity, cloud and managed hosting, the company said Wednesday. Erich Sanchack, senior […] More

by Anna Forrester August 2, 2017, 11:11 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Dell EMCâ€™s Cameron Chehreh: FedRAMP Should Continue Evolution Toward ‘Accelerated Processâ€™

Cameron Chehreh,Â chief technology officer ofÂ Dell EMCâ€™s federal business, has said he believes the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program should continue to streamline and play a role as government agencies work to advance their digital modernization efforts. â€œThe goal is to get to a point where a vendor holding one [authority to operate] can go […] More

by Jane Edwards August 1, 2017, 8:58 am