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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 company said Tuesday it will provide on-site technical support for the Geographic Information System and GeoReadiness Explorer platforms. NAVFAC uses the systems in efforts to manage facilities […] More

Data Systems Analysts has won a spot on a potential nine-year, $12.1B contract vehicle to support the U.S. Army‘s enterprise infrastructure and information systems worldwide. The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions Services contract covers command, control, communications, computers and information management services as well as efforts to maintain and manage IT legacy platforms and equipment, DSA said. DSA is among […] More

David Brown, a 35-year nuclear operations veteran, has been appointed president of a joint venture between BWX Technologies‘ technical services group and Aptim‘s federal services unit. He will lead the BWSR business that currently supports decommissioning, demolition and operations at multiple Naval Nuclear Laboratory sites through a contract with Fluor, BWXT said Tuesday. Brown previously served as director of […] More

Endeavor Robotics has partnered with Howe and Howe Technologies to build a purpose-built system both companies intend to jointly offer under the second phase of the U.S. Army‘s Robotic Combat Vehicle program. The Army conducts initial experimentation with MII3 armored personnel carriers as part of RCV Program’s first phase and expects the next stage to begin in […] More

Amyx has landed a spot on the small business segment of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s potential 10-year, $17.5B contract that covers information technology services. The company said it seeks to help customers develop custom applications; administer cloud services; assess cybersecurity; and provide other IT services through the ENCORE III contract. Work will take place […] More

Esri has announced the inclusion of its location intelligence technology in a catalog that lists applications and software platforms designed for the public safety community. The FirstNet App Catalog now includes the Explorer for ArcGIS app designed for use with Esri’s software-as-a-service platform and intended to help first responders view authoritative maps using their mobile devices, the company said Monday. FirstNet subscribers […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks participants for a four-year research program aimed at developing “third-wave” artificial intelligence tools that can mimic human reasoning and common sense, Nextgov reported Friday. The Machine Common Sense project is scheduled to commence in June 2019 and will challenge multiple teams to make AI applications understand basic physics, human […] More

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the company is coordinating with the U.S. Air Force to secure the final delivery requirements for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft, Defense News reported Saturday. Muilenburg said during a third-quarter earnings call that Boeing continuously works toward the final certification of the refueling and transport tanker to meet its delivery […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ San Diego shipyard has won a potential $51.5M contract to help the U.S. Navy modernize an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship. The project will also include maintenance and repair work on the USS O’Kane as part of fiscal 2019 DDG 77 extended selected restricted availability efforts, the Defense Department said Friday. Naval Sea Systems Command received three offers […] More

Two Huntington Ingalls Industries executives have been selected for Our Mississippi’s 2018 list of most influential African-American people in the state. The publication honored Edmond Hughes, vice president of human resources and administration at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, and company board member Augustus Collins at an awards ceremony held Thursday at the Westin Hotel in Jackson, Miss., the company said said […] More