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Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Develop Landing Guidance Tool for F-35, Drones Under $255M Navy Contract

Raytheon will work to develop and produce a Joint Precision Approach and Landing SystemÂ for integration with the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft and unmanned aerial systems under the potential six-year, $255 millionÂ contract with the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the contract could reach $270 million in total value if the service branch exercises all options. […] More

by Neel Mehta October 19, 2016, 12:00 am
in Healthcare IT, News

2 Johns Hopkins Institutions Launch Joint Effort to Help Transform Healthcare Delivery

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Johns Hopkins Medicine have partnered with the goal toÂ help transformÂ diagnosis and treatment of diseases through data analytics and systems engineeringÂ methods. APL said MondayÂ the partnership seeks toÂ bring together theÂ Individualized Health Initiative and other Johns Hopkins assets in theÂ field of precision medicine as well as to developÂ a “learning health system” […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 18, 2016, 1:33 pm
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Bill Birkhofer on Jacobs’ Support for US Space Program & Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Convergence

Bill BirkhoferÂ leads the aerospace and defense portfolios of Jacobs Engineering Group as a senior vice president with additional responsibilities over the Pasadena, Calif.-based contractor’s global infrastructure and telecommunications The two-time inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100Â group holds four decades of experience in the engineering and construction fields and participates in GovCon industry trade associations such as […] More

by Ross Wilkers October 18, 2016, 1:30 pm
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

Tony Frazier: DigitalGlobe’s Radiant Purchase Seeks to Help Support Intell Agencies’ Cloud Goals

Intelligence analysts must be able to access data from cloud computing platforms to supportÂ information-based services and insightsÂ for agencies, DigitalGlobeÂ services business leadÂ Tony FrazierÂ told National Defense magazine in an articleÂ published Monday. Longmont, Colorado-based DigitalGlobe announced itsÂ $140 million acquisition of geospatial information services providerÂ The Radiant GroupÂ Oct. 11Â and will addÂ 400 employees with secret security clearancesÂ withÂ 250 of them software developers. […] More

by Jay Clemens October 18, 2016, 12:21 pm
in News, Products & Service

Burns & McDonnell Chosen for Future NGA St Louis Campus Commissioning Services

Burns & McDonnell has received a potential $9.5 million contract to provide commissioning support services for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencyâ€™s future 99-acre replacement campus in north St. Louis, Missouri. The company said Monday theÂ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers planning, programming, design, construction and operation services at theÂ Next NGA West campus. NGA announced in June the finalization of […] More

by Jane Edwards October 18, 2016, 10:46 am
in Industry News, News

DOE Issues Draft RFQ for NNSA Engineering, Technical Support BPA

The Energy Department has issued a draft request for quotation in support of a plan to develop a blanket purchase agreement for engineering, programmatic and technical services in support of DOEâ€™s National Nuclear Security Administration. AÂ FedConnect notice posted FridayÂ says the the RFQ is open to vendors that hold the General Services Administrationâ€™s contract schedules for […] More

by Jane Edwards October 18, 2016, 9:51 am
in News, Products & Service

Army Orders Comtech VSAT Satellite Systems & Associated Services

Comtech Telecommunications has received aÂ $13.4 million order to provide very small aperture terminal satellite systems and associated services forÂ the U.S. Army. The company said Monday its government solutions segmentÂ will supply the military branch withÂ secret internet protocol routerÂ and non-secure internet protocol router access pointÂ VSAT satellite equipment under the order. Comtech added the ArmyÂ project manager for the […] More

by Ramona Adams October 18, 2016, 9:42 am
in Industry News, News

CAE Reports $76M in US, Intl Defense Contracts; Gene Colabatistto Comments

CAE has reported $76.3 million in defense contracts from sector customers such asÂ U.S. military agencies and other companies Insitu and Rotorsim. The company said Tuesday the U.S. Air Force and Navy have exercised contract options for continued KC-135 tanker and T-44C aircrew training services respectively. Work to support the Air Force’s KC-135 program will […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 18, 2016, 9:36 am
in General, News, Top Lists

Ian T. Graham Receives Executive Mosaic’s Top General Counsel Executives Award

IAN T. GRAHAM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY BAE SYSTEMS, INC. Ian T. Graham is Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of BAE Systems, Inc., a leading global defense and security company. Appointed to this role in June 2010, he is responsible for all legal matters associated with BAE Systems, Inc. and […] More

by Nicholas Hoffman October 18, 2016, 9:23 am
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Unisys Launches Info Mgmt Platform for Public Safety Agencies; Mark Forman Comments

Unisys has introduced anÂ information management system the company designed to help law enforcement agenciesÂ exchange investigative intelligence acrossÂ multiple applications. The company said TuesdayÂ itsÂ Digital InvestigatorÂ platform featuresÂ a public portal that will connect usersÂ to public safetyÂ agencies to report missing persons, request appointments and receive request updates. Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys, said the company developed the […] More

by Ramona Adams October 18, 2016, 9:19 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Enlighten IT Consulting Lands DoD Cyber Support Contract; Shawn Justice Comments

Enlighten IT ConsultingÂ has received a potential $3.3 million contract to help the Defense Department protect data and information networks from insider threats and external cyber vulnerabilities. DoD awarded the Cyberstrike contract in support of the implementation of the Pentagonâ€™s Cyber Strategy that Defense Secretary Ashton Carter approved in April 2015, EITC said Monday. The Pentagonâ€™s […] More

by Jane Edwards October 18, 2016, 8:46 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Army Seeks Info on Technical Tools for Joint Cyber Training Platform

The U.S. Army wants information on potential technical tools and cost or schedule drivers for the modernization ofÂ a platform that works to help the Defense Department train cyber mission forces inÂ emulated network environments. The service branch said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday that previous analysis onÂ theÂ Persistent Cyber Training Environment platform revealedÂ gaps inÂ event planning and […] More

by Ramona Adams October 18, 2016, 8:29 am