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Chenega Wins DARPA Physical Security Support Contract; Timothy Lamb Comments

A Chenega Corp. subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $42.2M contract toÂ provide physical security support services to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Chenega Infinity will help DARPA’s security and intelligence directorate protect agency personnel, business operations,Â data and facilities, according to a FedBizOpps summary. “Chenega is veryÂ pleased to have the opportunity to serve the Security […] More

by Peter Graham September 14, 2018, 9:47 am
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NASA to Host Industry Day for Upcoming Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge

NASA will hold an industry day on Nov. 1 and 2 for aviation industry entities and government agencies interested in participating in a series of challenges that aim to promote urban air mobility safety. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the space agency intends to use the industry day to discuss the goals and schedule […] More

by Monica Jackson September 14, 2018, 9:31 am
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SPA-Envisioneering JV Eyes R&D Support Task Orders Under $28B DoD Contract Vehicle; William Vantine Quoted

A joint venture of Systems Planning and Analysis and Envisioneering will vie for task orders to provide research, development, evaluation and test support services to the Defense Department under a potential nine-year, $28B contract. The Defense Technical Information Centerâ€™sÂ Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract also covers R&D analytical services in support of defense components and other […] More

by Jane Edwards September 14, 2018, 5:30 am
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TAPE Business Unit Completes CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Louisa Long Jaffe Quoted

Technical and Project Engineeringâ€™s enterprise solutions unit has completed the third stage of a process level improvement training and evaluation program required by many Defense Department entities for software development contractors. GMS Registrar performed the Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development Level 3 appraisal after TAPE passed the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 13, 2018, 8:53 am
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Spear, LexisNexis to Secure Public Access to Gov’t Websites; Haywood Talcove Quoted

The General Services Administration has tapped Spear and LexisNexis Risk Solutions to provide identity verification and fraud detection offerings to expand and secure public access to government websites. Under GSAâ€™s Identity Proofing Initiative, the two companies will work to protect access to Login.gov, which is a website that allows civilians to communicate with various government […] More

by Monica Jackson September 13, 2018, 3:00 am
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Altamira Expands Fairborn, Ohio Office to Support Defense Work; Ted Davies Comments

Altamira Technologies has expanded its footprint in the Dayton, Ohio region to at least 30,000 square feet with the opening of a new office space in Fairborn, the Dayton Business Journal reported Wednesday. The launch of the third-floor office space at the companyâ€™s Fairborn, Ohio-based facility aims to accommodate work with the Defense Department through […] More

by Jane Edwards September 13, 2018, 2:34 am
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Horacio Rozanski: Booz Allen Eyes Gov’t AI Market Potential

Booz Allen HamiltonÂ CEOÂ Horacio RozanskiÂ said during a recent earnings call theÂ company has invested in artificial intelligence as the Defense DepartmentÂ and federal agencies tap into the technology, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. â€œWe see this as the beginning of something. The market for [AI] is here and Booz Allen is well prepared to capture it,â€ Rozanski added. […] More

by Peter Graham September 12, 2018, 7:55 am
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Brig. Gen. Thomas Todd: Army Gives Nod to Boeing to Resume Apache Helicopter Deliveries

Brig. Gen. Thomas Todd, program executive officer for aviation, has said the U.S. Army started to accept deliveries of Boeing-built AH-64E Apache helicoptersÂ on Aug. 31 after the company kicked off an effort in June to address safety issues with the aircraftâ€™s strap pack nut, Defense News reported Tuesday. The service temporarily stopped deliveries of Apaches […] More

by Jane Edwards September 12, 2018, 3:59 am
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Valiant-ALCA JV Secures $61M Navy Facility Support Extension; James Jaska Quoted

AÂ Valiant Integrated Services–ALCA joint venture has been awarded a potential eight-year, $61M contract to continue to support three of the U.S. Navyâ€™s facilities located in Italy. The JV will deploy equipment and provide services necessary to address housing, facility support, transportation and environmental concerns at the Naval facilities in Sigonella, Niscemi and Augusta Bay, Valiant […] More

by Monica Jackson September 12, 2018, 2:52 am
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Report: AWS Eyes Space Market Entry

Amazon Web Services recently posted job openings for a data processing engineer and a product manager for space and satellite platforms, CNBC reported Wednesday. This Just In, a website that reports on AWS endeavors, discovered the cloud services provider’s listingsÂ that were removed for unknown reasons. The engineer would be tasked to develop and maintain satellite […] More

by Monica Jackson September 12, 2018, 12:24 am
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BAE Starts $50M Expansion Project in Alabama; Paul Markwardt Quoted

BAE Systems has broken ground on aÂ Huntsville, Ala., facility for the development and production of aircraft survivability and precision munition systems, Rocket City Now reported Monday. The company first unveiled details of itsÂ $45.5M expansion project at Cummings Research Park in July. Paul Markwardt, vice president and general manager of BAEâ€™s electronic systems business, said the […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 11, 2018, 9:55 am
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Former GSA Official Joanne Collins Smee Joins Xerox Executive Team

Joanne Collins Smee, former director of technology transformation services at the General Services Administration, has been appointed as chief commercial officer and executive committee member at Xerox. As CCO, she will oversee sales and channel strategies and the delivery of products and service offerings through an order-to-cash process, XeroxÂ said Monday. She previously managed technology and […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers September 11, 2018, 7:38 am