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Air Force Selects Perspecta for $50M Nuclear Detonation Monitoring Support IDIQ

Perspecta has won a potential six-year, $49.8 millionÂ contract to help the U.S. Air ForceÂ research and develop technology platformsÂ that can support efforts to monitor space, atmosphere and subsurface nuclear detonations. The company will provide analytical, engineering and scientific services to mature approaches, processes, tools and systems used to track nuclear treaties and directed technology applications, the […] More

by Joanna Crews July 11, 2018, 11:25 am
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Textron Subsidiary to Install Sensors on Army’s V-280 Valor Aircraft

AÂ Textron subsidiary is set to install a suite of sensors on a new tiltrotor aircraft being developed for theÂ U.S. Army, Military.com reported Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, executive vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, told Military.com that the company will installÂ Lockheed Martin‘sÂ Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor system that is designed to provideÂ 360-degree awareness for aircraft. […] More

by Nichols Martin July 11, 2018, 10:28 am
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CACI Opens Shared Services Hub Named After Jack London

CACI International has established a facility named after Jack London, executive chairman and chairman of the board at the information technology services contractor. TheÂ Dr. J.P. London Shared Services Center is located inÂ Oklahoma City, Okla., and built to accelerate the delivery of support services across the company, CACIÂ said Tuesday. Tom Nesteruk, a CACI executive vice president, […] More

by Nichols Martin July 11, 2018, 9:30 am
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DHS Grants SAFETY Act Designations for Motorola Solutionsâ€™ Access Management, Surveillance Systems

The Department of Homeland Security has authorized designations for theÂ Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act to the access management and video surveillance products of a Motorola Solutions business. Avigilon‘sÂ Access Control Manager software was assigned the developmental testing and evaluation designation and the Avigilon Control Center wasÂ fully designated as a qualifiedÂ anti-terrorism technology, Motorola Solutions said […] More

by Joanna Crews July 11, 2018, 9:00 am
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Rocket Lab Eyes U.S. Spaceports for Second Launch Site; Peter Beck Comments

Rocket Lab has shortlisted Vandenberg Air Force Base, Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska,Â Wallops Flight Facility andÂ Cape CanaveralÂ for its second launch site. The company said Tuesday it plans to select by August 2018 the location of the future Launch Complex 2, which will expand itsÂ Electron rocket production and customer access to orbit. Peter Beck, founder and chief executive […] More

by Joanna Crews July 11, 2018, 7:45 am
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Kratos to Produce Specialized Equipment for CBRNE Defense Mission

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a $6.3 million contract to supply tools and hardware in support of a national security organization’s efforts to counterÂ chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats. The companyÂ said TuesdayÂ its modular systems division will manufactureÂ specialized equipment for the unnamed customer under the contract. Tom Mills, the division’s president, said the […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers July 11, 2018, 6:17 am
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General Dynamics, Telesat Partner to Build LEO Satellite User Terminals; Manny Mora Comments

General Dynamics‘ mission systems business and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly developÂ user terminals designed to operate with the latter company’s low-Earth orbit satellites. Canada-based Telesat said Tuesday its LEO constellation will initially consist ofÂ 120 satellites and be designed to provide fiber-like broadband connectivity for government and commercial customers worldwide. â€œOur customers […] More

by Nichols Martin July 11, 2018, 5:20 am
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Perspecta Lands â€˜Other Transactionâ€™ Agreement With DISA to Build Background Investigation System

Perspecta has received an “other transaction” agreement worth $49 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to build a prototype of a case management system designed to speed up background investigations. The company will work with Accentureâ€™s federal services business, Pegasystems, Next Tier Concepts and Torch Research to develop the National Background Investigation Services Investigation […] More

by Jane Edwards July 11, 2018, 3:07 am
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Altamira to Help Air Force Research Lab Develop RF Sensing Tech; Jonathan Moneymaker Comments

Altamira Technologies has received a potential five-year, $24.6 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a radio frequency sensing technology intended for areas with a contested and congested spectrum. The company said Tuesday it will use previous work on internal and client-backed RF technology research and development effortsÂ toÂ support AFRL’sÂ Distributed Radio Frequency Sensing […] More

by Joanna Crews July 11, 2018, 1:38 am
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Evoke Consulting to Support DOE Office of the CIO Under Potential $65M BPA

Evoke Research and Consulting has secured a potential five-year, $65 million blanket purchase agreement to provideÂ executive services to the Energy Departmentâ€™s Office of the Chief Information Officer. The companyÂ said July 3Â it will support DOE OCIO in core functional areas such as portfolio management and governance, enterprise policy and resource management, as well as help the […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers July 10, 2018, 10:17 am
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Triad National Security Gets NNSAâ€™s Green Light for Los Alamos Lab Mgmt Transition

Triad National Security has received a notice to proceed from theÂ Energy Departmentâ€™s National Nuclear Security Administration to begin transition efforts for the management and operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The company said Monday it will officially assume operation and management responsibilities at the national lab on Nov. 1 after the […] More

by Jane Edwards July 10, 2018, 5:14 am
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DynCorpâ€™s Gregory Nixon Recognized for Corporate Legal Leadership; George Krivo Comments

Gregory Nixon, chief administrative officer and chief legal officer at DynCorp International, has been named to Savoy Magazineâ€™s 2018 list of top influential African-American lawyers. Nixon is one of the lawyers named to the magazineâ€™s 2018 Most Influential Black LawyersÂ list and who were acknowledged for their legal expertise and leadership, DynCorp said Monday. DynCorp CEO […] More

by Jane Edwards July 10, 2018, 5:10 am