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The U.S. Army has released a request for information on potential industry sources of information technology platforms and services in support of the service branch’s telehealth program for patients at home and other remote locations. The Army Medical Command said in a FedBizOpps notice published Monday the RFI is in response to a Feb. 3 memorandum issued by […] More
An Airbus Defense and Space subsidiary has completed the installation of its VESTA 911 call handling platform into the emergency communications system of Manatee County, Florida. Airbus DS Communications said Wednesday it worked to update Manatee County’s four public safety answering points with 45 call taking positions that receive approximately 250,000 calls a year. VESTA is designed to support four separate locations with two backroom […] More
Michael Baker International has launched a public safety product line that works to support first responders and will utilize a team of public safety and geographic information systems. The company will offer public safety products and services that address a national mandate for 911 technology and a line of services called DataMark along with integration […] More
General Atomics and Elbit Systems are under consideration to provide long-endurance drones for Poland’s armed forces, Defense News reported Friday. Jaroslaw Adamowski writes Poland’s military announced the country’s plan to buy long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles either from the U.S. or Israel in 2015. Poland is deciding between the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, as well as Elbit’s Hermes […] More
CenturyLink plans to compete for task orders to provide wireless network transport support services outside the continental U.S. under the potential 10-year, $4.3 billion Global Network Services contract the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded in December. The company said Thursday it is authorized to submit bids for virtual private networks, Wi-Fi, network security, software-defined networking, cloud, colocation, […] More
L-3 Communications President and COO Chris Kubasik has been elected to The Wings Club Foundation board of governors. Foundation President Mary Ellen Jones said in a statement released Wednesday that Kubasik brings aviation industry expertise to the nonprofit organization. Kubasik has at least 30 years of aerospace and defense sector experience from his previous work as president and […] More
A Govini report indicates the U.S. military unmanned aerial systems market has experienced a compound annual growth rate of about 6 percent over the past five fiscal years, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lara Seligman writes the research firm observed the Defense Department‘s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region and efforts to implement a third offset strategy have […] More
The U.S. Navy has instructed Serco‘s North American subsidiary to resume its sustainment work for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems under a contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Serco Inc. said Thursday it will recommence services under the potential $131 million C4I lifecycle sustainment contract it won in late 2015 after the Navy resolved a protest that challenged the award of […] More
A Toshiba medical systems unit has received a Defense Department authorization to operate one of the company’s ultrasound systems for the U.S. Air Force. Toshiba America Medical Systems‘ Aplio Platinum series ultrasound system has met Air Force and Defense Health Agency guidelines for patient health information malware and malicious software protection, the company said Thursday. Aplio Platinum systems contain Microsoft Windows […] More
Battelle has sold nearly 100 units of a portable drone defense system to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The nonprofit science organization’s DroneDefender technology works to disrupt the operations of unmanned aircraft systems at a range of up to 1,300 feet through the use of radio control frequency, Battelle said Wednesday. “The idea is to quickly […] More
The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the potential 10-year Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle April 21. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Tuesday the VETS 2 contract will cover information technology products and support services for federal agencies and will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, […] More
Moog has been awarded a subcontract by Northrop Grumman to manufacture a flight control actuation system for the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program jointly run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research. Moog said Wednesday the contract requires initial delivery of flight control actuators, actuator-control electronics and accessories for the […] More
