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Todd Probert: Raytheon Leverages Partnerships to Scout for Potential Military Tech Offerings

Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon,Â has said the firm has teamed up with a â€œdozen or soâ€ companies across Silicon Valley to identify technology offerings that could be adapted for use by military clients and other customers, Aviation Today reported Thursday. â€œWeâ€™re making a big bet that we have to […] More

by Jane Edwards November 2, 2018, 5:24 am
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USAID Taps AECOM for Amazon Conservation Project; John Vollmer Quoted

The U.S. Agency for International Development‘s South America Regional office in Peru has awarded a potential five-year, $23.5M contract to AECOM to help protect the Amazon rainforest from harmful infrastructure and extractive efforts. Under the Amazon Promotion of Best Social and Environmental Management Practices initiative, the company will work to protect the hydropower, oil and […] More

by Monica Jackson November 2, 2018, 3:50 am
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SOCOM Awards Boeing Rotary-Wing Aircraft Order Modification

Boeing has received a $42.8M modification on a delivery order covering the production of fourÂ MH-47GÂ helicopters to U.S. Special Operations Command. SOCOM issuedÂ the cost-plus-fixed fee modification to meet an “urgent” aircraft sustainment requirement for heavy-assault, rotary-wing aircraft units, theÂ Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted theÂ U.S. Armyâ€™s fiscal 2018 procurement and aircraft procurement funds are being used […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 2, 2018, 1:15 am
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Lockheed, Boeing Execs Discuss Measures to Help DoD Achieve Mission Capability Target for Fighter Jets

Executives from Lockheed Martin and Boeing have discussed how their companies could help the Defense Department increase readiness of fighter jets, Defense News reported Wednesday. Defense Secretary James Mattis issued in October a memo that directs the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy to boost the mission capability rate to up to 80 percent […] More

by Jane Edwards November 1, 2018, 11:25 am
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PAE Awarded F-35 Construction Site Security IDIQ; John Heller Quoted

PAE has won a potential 11-year, $35M contract to secure F-35 aircraft facility construction and renovation sites in Lakenheath, England. TheÂ 48th Civil Engineering Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers protection, information monitoring and support for sensitive U.S. government projects, PAE said Wednesday. PAE CEO John Heller saidÂ the companyÂ has developed […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 1, 2018, 8:22 am
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USPS Seeks Vendors of Email Authentication, Reporting Services

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a request for information on contractors that offer email authentication analysis, reporting and professional services. A FedBizOpps notice posted WednesdayÂ said the agency’sÂ Office of Inspector General seeks vendors capable of providing and maintaining a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-certified, cloud-based software-as-a-service offering forÂ email validation. The technology should allow USPS’Â Domain-based […] More

by Monica Jackson November 1, 2018, 6:42 am
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Huntington Ingalls Picks Triumph to Supply Navy Carrier Remote Valve Actuator

Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected Triumph Group to manufacture remote valve actuation systems required for the modernization of aÂ U.S. Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Triumph said Wednesday its integrated systems business will supply 165 actuators from the company’s mechanical solutions facility inÂ Shelbyville, Ind., for installation on the USS George Washington, or CVN-73. HII will modernize […] More

by Nichols Martin November 1, 2018, 6:17 am
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Receives Remaining Flight Controller Order for Initial SLS Flights

Aerojet Rocketdyne has received its remaining order of RS-25 engine flight controllers for the first four flights of the Space Launch System from Honeywell. AerojetÂ said Wednesday it now has 18 flight controllers in its inventory at NASAâ€™s Stennis Space Center. The controllers allows rocket communication while moderating engine thrust intensity and and monitoring overall health […] More

by Monica Jackson November 1, 2018, 4:48 am
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Industry Helps ODNI Develop Common Security Clearance Standards; ManTechâ€™s Kevin Phillips Quoted

Industry stakeholders have participated in the Office of the Director of National Intelligenceâ€™s efforts to come up with a framework of common standards designed to help agencies assess an individualâ€™s suitability for a security clearance, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. Sue Gordon, principal deputy director of national intelligence, said Tuesday ODNI expects to complete those […] More

by Jane Edwards October 31, 2018, 11:45 am
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Northrop Provides Live, Virtual & Constructive Training Support to Misawa AFB Pilots

Northrop GrummanÂ has provided its live, virtual and constructive training systems and services forÂ U.S. Air Force pilots from Misawa AF Base in Japan during four live RED FLAG-Alaska military exercises that took place in August and October. The company said Tuesday its LVC Experimentation, Integration and Operations Suite helped the military branch’s crew members operate virtual […] More

by Monica Jackson October 31, 2018, 6:24 am
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ACT I Announces Sponsorship of PSC Vision 2018 Conference; Michael Niggel Quoted

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International sponsored the Professional Services Councilâ€™s two-day 54th annual Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference that started Monday at Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, Va. â€œIt is a pleasure and honor to support PSCâ€™s engaging and informative conference,â€ ACT I CEOÂ Michael NiggelÂ said in a statementÂ released Tuesday. Niggel added that the event […] More

by Jane Edwards October 31, 2018, 3:53 am
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Altamira to Help Maintain Navy GEOINT Systems; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

Altamira Technologies has received a multiyear, $6M contract from the U.S. Navy to support the maintenance and sustainment of geospatial intelligence systems being used by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast. The companyÂ said TuesdayÂ it will provide on-site technical support for theÂ Geographic Information System and GeoReadiness Explorer platforms. NAVFAC uses the systems in efforts to manage facilities […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers October 31, 2018, 12:32 am