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AT&T has finished one-third of its project to deploy a 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum to support the First Responder Network Authority, UrgentComm.com reported Wednesday. The company expects the effort to result in a 50 percent capacity increase for FirstNet by the end of 2019 ahead of a transition to a 5G network. AT&T CEO […] More

CollabraLink Technologies will help the Department of Health and Human Services automate financial management operations under a multiyear contract. The company said Wednesday it will leverage its agile software development and human-centered design capabilities to help the HHS program service center’s business office streamline its budgetary activities. “This is a critical program for PBO as they look to promote […] More

The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. has selected four companies to provide scheduled and unscheduled aircraft inspection services under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Avitas, IBA, ICF and McLarens are the awardees for the multiple-award contract, the export credit agency said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday. The IDIQ contains a minimum guaranteed amount of $1K and a ceiling […] More

Collins Aerospace, the combined firm of Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems business, has proposed leasing a facility in North Jacksonville, Fla., to manufacture polyurethane-based components for military use, Jax Daily Record reported Wednesday. The report said the new company is requesting $1.64M in tax incentives as part of its business expansion proposal, which includes […] More

The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Systems Command is looking for potential industry sources of C-40 transport aircraft that would be assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. NAVAIR said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice Marines aim to procure two units of C-40, a military variant of Boeing‘s 737-700C commercial airliner, along with training and life cycle sustainment support services by […] More

The FBI has announced plans to issue on Jan. 11 the draft solicitation for a potential $5B recompete blanket purchase agreement for information technology products and services, Nextgov reported Tuesday. A FedBizOpps notice published Monday says the bureau plans to award 15 to 22 positions for each of the six tracks of the Information Technology […] More

Jeff Babione, general manager for Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works business, has said the company plans to recruit new employees in response to the increase in defense and aerospace work, Inside Defense reported Tuesday. He said Skunk Works intends to extend job offers in universities and employ 50 to 60 engineers each month as part of […] More

Lockheed Martin and Airbus have agreed to team up to meet the aerial refueling requirements of U.S. defense agency clients. “Reliable and modernized aerial refueling is an essential capability for our customers to maintain their global reach and strategic advantage,” Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president and CEO, said in a statement published Tuesday. Hewson noted […] More

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Navy repair non-nuclear submarines under a one-year, $46.2M contract modification. Work will take place in New London, Conn., and covers overhaul, corrective and preventive maintenance, field changes, interim modification and upgrades, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will also provide ancillary services and/or supplies […] More

The U.S. Air Force has chosen Ball Aerospace to develop an open-source framework for the Space and Missile Systems Center to process satellite-based intelligence data about foreign missile threats. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday USAF plans to use the Mission Data Processing Application Framework as a data collection testbed under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution initiative, […] More

ICF has announced plans to officially introduce in early 2019 an integrated business that will deliver marketing, technology and communications support to clients in private and public sectors. ICF said Tuesday John Armstrong, former general manager and North American leader at IBM’s iX business, will oversee ICF Next. Armstrong said ICF Next will leverage its […] More