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ECS Federal has won a potential five-year, $18.7 million contract to provide support services to the U.S. Army’s program management office. The Army Contracting Command received four bids for the hybrid contract via the internet and obligated the full amount of the award from fiscal 2017 and 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds, the Defense […] More

Carahsoft Technology has landed a spot in CRN’s 2018 list of U.S. technology integrators and information technology consultants that have experienced a fast economic growth over the past two years. The company said Wednesday it ranked 103rd in the Fast Growth 150 list based on a 43 percent growth rate over the previous fiscal year. Craig […] More

The U.S. Army has launched efforts to begin the acquisition process for an interim capability intended for cruise missile protection through a program led by new Futures Command’s air-and-missile defense cross functional team, Defense News reported Wednesday. Col. William Darne, chief of staff of AMD CFT, said the team decided to focus on and address the […] More

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary has registered the proposed SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter as S-100 with the Federal Aviation Administration, Vertical reported Wednesday. Sikorsky and Boeing have teamed up to develop and propose SB-1 Defiant for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program that would serve as a forerunner for the service’s Future Vertical Lift initiative. […] More

FireEye has invited former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine Albright to discuss current cybersecurity issues at this year’s Cyber Defense Summit which will take place from Oct. 1 to 4 at the Washington Hilton at Washington, D.C. In addition to Albright’s “Economy and Security in the 21st Century” keynote address, FireEye will also hold eight […] More

The Defense Department obligated a total of $2.1 billion to “other transaction” agreements with multiple contractors during fiscal year 2017, up 50 percent from the previous year, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. BGOV data showed that DoD has 150 active OTAs worth up to $48 billion combined, all of which awarded either directly to companies or through […] More

Diversified Technical Services Inc. has received a potential $84 million task order to continue to provide information technology support for the U.S. Air Force‘s human resources division. The follow-on task order was awarded under the Small-Business Network-Centric-Solutions-2 Application Services contract vehicle, USAF said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice. DTSI said Wednesday it will extend the provision of IT […] More

The U.S. Air Force has posted a request for information on enterprise service desk and end user devices as the service branch aims to increase mission effectiveness with the use of commercial technology platforms. USAF said Aug. 2 in a FedBizOpps notice it will explore organizational, business and technical process tools that can support the service branch’s […] More

AAR has received a $2 million task order to supply 20-foot and 9-foot variants of TFI shelters for ground combat readiness training of U.S. Air Force security forces. The company said Wednesday it will manufacture lightweight shelters for the service branch to store weapons repair stations and armories. Jeffery Jackson, vice president of business development at AAR’s mobility systems […] More

A communications satellite SSL built for telecommunications firm PT Telkom Indonesia has started conducting post-launch maneuvers a day after its liftoff aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Merah Putih released the satellite’s solar arrays and would fire its primary thruster to reach final orbit, SSL parent company Maxar Technologies said Tuesday. The system is designed to provide internet and telephone […] More