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Managed services provider NeoSystems has launched a free diagnostic survey that is designed to help government contractors evaluate their business systems and operational health. Tysons Corner, Virginia-based NeoSystems said Tuesday the company’s GovCon personnel developed the GovCon Business Systems Diagnostic Survey that will provide diagnostic grades and advice. Federal Publications Seminars and NeoSystems will also host the “Business Systems Health Check” webinar […] More

The procurement agency of Germany’s national interior ministry has tasked Smiths Detection to provide hold baggage screening equipment at Berlin Brandenburg Airport that comply with the federal police agency’s EDS Standard 3 regulation. Smiths Detection said Wednesday the HI-SCAN 10080 XCT systems use x-ray technology, computed tomography and detection algorithms to provide levels of security and meet threat identification and false […] More

A partnership between Sierra Nevada Corp. and the United Nations’ Office for Outer Space Affairs aims to launch microgravity payloads from UN member states aboard the company-built Dream Chaser spacecraft by 2021. The U.N. said Tuesday the collaborative effort aims to give developing nations an opportunity to build and deploy payloads into orbit and that all member nations will have the chance to propose payloads […] More

OGSystems has partnered with Leidos to provide data processing support services to the U.S. Army‘s High-Resolution 3D Geospatial Information program under a potential five-year, $777 million task order. Leidos is the prime contractor for that order to help the Army Geospatial Center gather, process, disseminate, store and maintain geospatial data. Leidos will also collaborate with KEYW, Tenax, Neany, Sigma Space, Pixia and Woolpert to support the […] More

The General Services Administration and Energy Department have started to seek information on potential industry sources that can provide building technology platforms designed to build up the environmental and economic performance of federal and commercial facilities. Both agencies will evaluate potential building technologies through measurement and verification performance studies as part of the Green Proving […] More

Science Applications International Corp. has secured a potential four-year, $47 million task order contract to provide technical engineering and installation services for a future U.S. Air Force command and control facility in Nebraska. SAIC said Tuesday the Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific awarded the order under the service branch’s SeaPort-e professional services contract vehicle and work will take place over one […] More

Honeywell has introduced a new portfolio of foam blowing agents and refrigerants in support of the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Significant New Alternative Policy. The SNAP program aims to assess and regulate alternatives for chemicals that EPA plans to phase out in compliance with the Clean Air Act, Honeywell said Monday. Honeywell’s Soltice suite consists of […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a five-year, $33.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from NASA to help the space agency’s Ames Research Center manage voluntary air and rail incident reporting programs. The company said said Monday it will assist Ames Research Center in efforts to operate and maintain the Aviation Safety Reporting System and Close Call Reporting System. Booz Allen […] More

Fitch Ratings has said it expects U.S. defense spending levels will continue to remain “solid” in fiscal year 2017 and in the succeeding years based on the assumption that the budget caps will be overturned. Fitch Ratings said Monday that its credit outlook for the defense and aerospace sector has been supported by a higher level […] More

A partnership between Australia’s defense department, shipbuilding company ASC and Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary has completed phase one trials for the first of the country’s three Hobart-class destroyers, The Lead South Australia reported Monday. Caleb Radford writes the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance performed the HMAS Hobart  builder’s sea trials off the coast of South Australia to evaluate the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. AWD Alliance General Manager […] More

Capstone has received a competitive task order from the Naval Supply Systems Command to provide operational contracting support services the Joint Staff Director of Logistics. The company said Thursday this award made under NAVSUP’s Joint Force Development Support Services vehicle will cover integration of OCS in joint training and lessons, development and validation of systems and OCS development through operationalized concepts. Joint […] More

Oracle will no longer use the General Services Administration’s Information Technology Schedule 70 acquisition vehicle and third-party resellers to directly sell its software platforms to government agencies, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Oracle’s decision seeks to reduce litigation risks associated with the False Claims Act as well as address concerns over compliance with the Transactional Data Reporting rule […] More