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The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information on service-disabled, veteran-owned companies that can offer information technology services to help modernize VA.gov. According to a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday, the department aims to update user-facing digital tools, implement a content management system and address website users’ expectations as part of the VA Digital Modernization […] More

SAP National Security Services‘ nonprofit organization has commenced a three-month information technology training and employment program for military veterans in Tampa, Fla. NS2 Serves offers the course for post-9/11 service members to obtain certifications that can help them qualify for high-tech jobs, the nonprofit said Monday. Veterans who complete the program will receive a Certified SAP Associate designation. They […] More

CACI International has obtained certification from NSF International for compliance with industry-recognized standards on information technology service management systems and processes. The company said Monday it received the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 20000-1:2011 designation after NSF assessed the firm’s U.S. operations and platforms that support enterprise IT service delivery. The certification encompasses systems planning, establishment, implementation, operation, monitoring, […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has cut the first 100 tons of steel for the 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock as part of the ship’s fabrication start. LPD 29 or the Richard M. McCool, Jr. entered fabrication on July 30 in Pascagoula, Miss., under a design and construction contract awarded to the company on April 21, […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded AECOM a five-year, $27 million contract to provide architect-engineer remediation services for military munitions and hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste. Fourteen bids were submitted to the Army Contracting Command for the project slated for completion by July 26, 2023, the Defense Department said Friday. Leidos received a separate five-year, $27 million contract […] More

Richard White, president of SSL Government Systems, said the development of on-orbit servicing technology can help accelerate innovation efforts meant to support future space missions, Geospatial World reported Friday. White added an SSL-designed servicer will work to integrate with government and commercial spacecraft in orbit. NASA awarded the Maxar Technologies subsidiary a five-year, $127 million […] More

The General Services Administration will hold an industry day on Aug. 7 in Washington, D.C. to seek feedback on a follow-on contract for the CIO Application Maintenance, Enhancements and Operations program. A FedBizOpps notice posted July 19 says GSA will provide industry stakeholders an overview of the proposed scope of work and seek insights on […] More

Kathy Warden, president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman, has said the company considers hypersonic missiles as a promising business line, USNI News reported Saturday. Warden, a three-time Wash100 recipient, told analysts at a conference call that Northrop’s innovation systems business, formerly Orbital ATK, expands the defense contractor’s portfolio of products into hypersonics. “We have […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9.6 million contract to L3 Technologies and a $9.2 million contract to Boeing to supply flight training systems designed to train EA-18G pilots on tactical missions. Each company will provide two EA-18G tactical operational flight trainers and Boeing will also build one brief/debrief station for the service branch, the Defense Department said Friday. The Naval Air […] More

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon intend to separately respond to a solicitation for new active electronically scanned arrays for the U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of legacy Hornet aircraft, Flightglobal reported Friday. The service branch issued a request for proposals in early July for advanced AESAs as part of a modernization requirement for 88 Boeing F/A-18C/Ds. Raytheon seeks to offer […] More