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Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been selected for two years in a row as a finalist in one of the Contractor of the Year categories of the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. ACT I said Tuesday the company is vying for the award for contractors with $25M to $75M in annual revenue. “It is […] More
Esri will cosponsor an upcoming U.S. Navy event that would gather developers to boost the service branch’s digital capacities for protection of sea, air, space and subsurface domains. The Naval Sea Systems Command will host the HACKtheMACHINE event from Sept. 21 to 23 in Seattle, Wash., the company said Wednesday. Attending developers would receive access to […] More
The National Security Agency has named Cambridge International Systems a Trusted Integrator under a program aiming to provide the government with secure information assurance tools. The Commercial Solutions for Classified program sets criteria that provide an NSA assessment standard for system integrator businesses to follow, the company said Wednesday. Firms recognized as Trusted Integrators receive […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake has announced that the company plans to acquire more companies or product lines as part of its Competitive Improvement Program, Space News reported Wednesday. The firm is focusing on mergers and acquisitions as its debt load decreased from $464.4M in May 2015 to $102.2M in June 2018 and it earned […] More
Ensco’s avionics segment has presented its latest software application baseline designed to refine situational awareness for maritime and helicopter systems via synthetic vision technology. The company said Tuesday that it showcased the SVS Core 2.0 application during the U.S. Navy’s PMA-209 Air Combat Electronics Industry Day held in Lexington Park, Md., on Tuesday and Wednesday. […] More
Federal agencies would have to spend up to $300B in appropriated funds in the last three months of fiscal 2018 before the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, Nextgov reported Tuesday. “It is not impossible for this to happen, but it is unprecedented for that high of a percentage to be obligated to contracts […] More
 Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has begun to assemble systems designed to train U.S. Air Force to operate a combat rescue helicopter platform and its weapons system. The company said Tuesday the HH-60W CRH trainers have reached final assembly at a Broken Arrow, Okla., facility managed by Sikorsky subcontractor FlightSafety International and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2019. USAF […] More
William Bender, senior vice president of strategic accounts and government relations at Leidos, said he has observed military services working to modernize information technology networks, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. The retired U.S. Air Force general described the military network modernization project as “complex” and noted that USAF’s projects include building software-based and virtual networks. In regard to security, Bender […] More
General Dynamics has updated and tested the Mobile User Objective System‘s waveform technology built to support software-based radios of the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday MUOS WFv3.1.5 is designed to help Navy personnel transmit voice, data and video communications via the military satellite communications network when they perform onshore and offshore missions. “There are more than 700 DMRs […] More
The General Services Administration has awarded Hughes Network Systems a five-year, $15M blanket purchase agreement to manage a global satellite network designed to support government distance learning programs for the U.S. government workforce. Hughes said Tuesday it will provide broadband services to the Government Education and Training Network, a multiagency consortium that uses interactive television to remotely train employees. Tony […] More
Perspecta has been featured on GI Jobs Magazine’s 2019 “Military Friendly Employers” list that recognizes initiatives to hire, train and keep military and veteran employees. “We are fully dedicated to finding opportunities for members of the military community to join the Perspecta family and making them a vital part of our team,” Mac Curtis, president and […] More
General Dynamics has received a five-year, $23M contract to replace current air traffic control radio systems at U.S. Air Force bases in Europe. The company said Tuesday it will deliver at least 140 CM-300/350 V2 software-defined radios to USAF’s facilities across the continent. CM-300/350 is built upon the Federal Aviation Administration’s NEXCOM Segment II design that includes a internet protocol-based networking […] More
