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Siemens USA Participates in 2018 Infrastructure Week; Barbara Humpton Comments

Siemens USA has kicked off the four-day 2018 Infrastructure Week with a showcase of its cloud-based offerings that can connect city data to leverage infrastructures in the U.S. The automation company said Monday it is coordinating with government and business leaders and infrastructure experts during the event, which aims to enhance U.S. facilities and systems. […] More

by Monica Jackson May 15, 2018, 11:27 am
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Vencoreâ€™s Mac Curtis: Applied Research to Distinguish â€˜Perspectaâ€™ From Other Govt IT Vendors

Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, has said the companyâ€™s applied research work would help differentiate Perspecta from other government information technology services contractors, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Curtis will become CEO of Perspecta that will operate as a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol â€œPRSPâ€ once DXC Technology completes by […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 9:17 am
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Boeing to Implement Assembrix Software for Manufacturing Data Security

Boeing has selected Israel-based companyÂ Assembrix to provide a software platform to help the aerospace and defense contractor secure intellectual property it shares with other vendors through design and additive manufacturing processes. The Chicago-based companyÂ said Monday it will adopt Assembrix technology in efforts distribute and secure 3D printing design information from corruption, interception and unauthorized decryption. […] More

by Nichols Martin May 15, 2018, 7:16 am
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Leidos Named to Forbesâ€™ 2018 Americaâ€™s Best Employers List; Roger Krone Comments

Leidos has been included in Forbesâ€™ annual Americaâ€™s Best Employers list. “This recognition demonstrates our dedicated effort to attract a highly-skilled, talented and diverse workforce that has a passion to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient,â€ Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Monday. […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 5:38 am
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CenturyLink Gains DOJ Nod to Sell Level 3’s Arizona Network Assets to FirstDigital Telecom

TheÂ Justice DepartmentÂ has approvedÂ CenturyLink‘s proposal to sell certainÂ Level 3 CommunicationsÂ assets in Tucson, Ariz., to FirstDigital Telecom. CenturyLink said Monday it will divest metro fiber network platforms as part of an agreement with DOJ related to the telecommunication firm’s approximately $34 billion acquisition of Level 3. The proposed sale is subject to customary closing conditions that include […] More

by Joanna Crews May 15, 2018, 5:11 am
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CACI to Continue Support for DoD Financial Mgmt System; DeEtte Gray Comments

CACI International has received a potential five-year,Â $23 million contract to continue to help the Defense Department update and maintain an enterprise financial management system. The company said Monday it will provide onsite financial management support, as well as help design, build, test, implement and sustain anÂ OracleÂ Enterprise Business SystemÂ platform for the department. DeEtte Gray, president […] More

by Nichols Martin May 15, 2018, 5:06 am
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Huntington Ingalls-BWXT JV to Begin Los Alamos Site Cleanup Under $1.4B DOE Contract

N3B is set to commence environmental cleanup efforts at the Los Alamos National Laboratory after the Huntington Ingalls Industries–BWX Technologies joint venture completed a transition period under the terms of a potential $1.39 billion contract from the Energy Department. Huntington Ingalls said Tuesday that N3B hired personnel, assessed conditions, established a working procedure and implemented […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 15, 2018, 3:51 am
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Leidos to Support DTRA’s Biological Threat Reduction Efforts

Leidos has received a $33.7 million contract modification to provide scientific and technical services for aÂ Defense Threat Reduction AgencyÂ program that aims to thwart biological threats. DTRA exercised the option period 1 of a previously awarded time-and-materials contract for the company to support multiple projects under the Cooperative Biological Engagement program, theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ said Monday. The program […] More

by Nichols Martin May 15, 2018, 2:37 am
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Charles Moorman IV, William Parrett Appointed to Oracle’s Board of Directors

Charles Moorman IV and William Parrett have been elected to Oracle‘s board of directors in a unanimous vote that expandsÂ the number of board members to 14. As members of the board, they will serve a one-year term and will take part in the election during the annual stockholders meeting to be held in November 2018, […] More

by Joanna Crews May 14, 2018, 11:04 am
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Turkey to Receive First F-35 Aircraft in June

Turkey, a parts supplier for the F-35 program, will receive its first delivery of the aircraft on June 21, with a second one to follow after, AA reported Friday. The deliveries follow orders Turkey made in 2014 for two F-35 units that are scheduled for deployment by 2019. The U.S. military is currently training two […] More

by Nichols Martin May 14, 2018, 8:48 am
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Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret Cites Milestones to Back KC-46 Tanker Delivery This Year

Leanne Caret, president and CEO ofÂ Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security segment,Â told Military Times in a video interview aired Sunday that the company is going to deliver KC-46 aerial refueling tanker aircraft this year, citing several milestones. â€œYouâ€™ve seen the completion of several very critical milestones that were the major gates towards enabling that delivery. One […] More

by Jane Edwards May 14, 2018, 7:08 am
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Report: GSA Eyes Final RFP for 2 Pools of OASIS Vehicleâ€™s Unrestricted Portion by May 31

The General Services Administration plans to open to companies two pools of the unrestricted portion of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. GSA intends to award 15 contracts under pool 2 that covers financial services and two contracts for pool 6 that includes aircraft research and development support. […] More

by Jane Edwards May 14, 2018, 6:24 am