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Anne Rung, director of government sector at Amazon Business, has said adopting an e-commerce platform could help federal agencies manage spending transparency and compliance with acquisition policies, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Rung told the station in an interview that the federal government should implement an approach that begins with the identification of clients’ requirements. […] More

Mark Cherry, vice president of Boeing’s Phantom Works unit, has said he reorganized the contractor’s technology arm to further realign it with other areas of the firm’s defense business, Inside Defense reported Thursday. He told the publication that the reorganization effort resulted in the integration of Phantom Works’ personnel in key areas of the defense business such […] More

Mitre placed 51st among 59 in the large organizations category of Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology list for 2018. The list describes large organizations as those with at least 5,000 U.S. employees. The company said Monday it has been named to the list nine times, the most recent being 2016. Joel […] More

Raytheon has integrated a navigation payload into the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Wide Area Augmentation System that works to support global positioning system functions. Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5‘s payload is designed to address GPS satellite signal ionospheric disturbances, timing issues and minor orbit adjustments, the company said Thursday. The technology is part of the Raytheon-managed GEO 5 system […] More

FedBid has received a potential five-year contract to provide Labor Department contracting offices access to a cloud-based reverse auction marketplace. The company said Thursday its platform works to help government buyers view current market prices for goods and services in real time. DOL has awarded at least $71 million in contracts over the past 12 years […] More

AECOM has awarded Sallyport Global Holdings a potential two-year, $34 million subcontract to provide technical services to the Army Corps of Engineers’ projects within the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. Sallyport said Wednesday it will provide electrical and fire safety technical services as well as training support across CENTCOM AOR, except in Afghanistan. Victor Esposito, CEO of […] More

A General Dynamics business unit has received a potential $68.6 million contract modification to convert the U.S. Army’s Stryker flat-bottom vehicles into a double V-hull configuration. General Dynamics Land Systems will perform work in Sterling Heights, Mich., through March 31, 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The full obligated amount at the time of award is from […] More

Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy told CNBC in an interview posted Wednesday he believes that despite trade disputes, foreign countries will continue to procure defense platforms from the U.S. in order to safeguard their citizens’ freedom and protect their sovereignty. He noted about European countries’ efforts to increase their defense spending driven by concerns over Russia […] More

Cubic has secured a potential $276 million contract to design, build and operate a ticketing system for public transportation across the Australian state of Queensland. The company said Wednesday its transportation systems business will provide a technology platform equipped with contactless payment and passenger information processing tools under the contract with Queensland’s department of transport and main […] More