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The Professional Services Council has called on Congress to introduce an appropriations bill that would include language to reimburse federal contractors for their support services in the event of a U.S. government shutdown. PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway said in a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations committees that a law enacted during […] More
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a potential three-year, $18.7 million contract to perform research and develop new techniques in an effort to identify and locate high-frequency emitters through geolocation techniques. The Air Force received seven proposals for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Friday. Phase two of this contract covers the development of a hardware system and […] More
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have assessed the design of a ground-based S-band surveillance system the company is building to help the military service monitor orbiting space objects. The company and Air Force are constructing Space Fence System on Kwajalein Island in the Pacific Ocean and the branch determined the radar to be technically mature following […] More
Research and Markets predicts in a report that the global market for unmanned aerial vehicles will climb in value to $5.59 billion by 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 32.22 percent. The company said Monday its report identifies the Federal Aviation Administration‘s relaxed regulation of commercial UAV drone operations after 2014 as the factor […] More
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force launched a company-built KC-46A Pegasus tanker Friday for the aircraft’s maiden flight and in preparation of its aerial refueling test flights with other military aircraft later this year. The Air Force said Friday the plane took off at 1:24 p.m. Pacific time from Paine Field, Washington, and landed at […] More
Securboration Inc. has won a $40 million contract to develop and update the U.S. Air Force’s event processing environment software. The company will migrate the software tool to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance infrastructures to help warfighters transmit and receive information, the Defense Department said Friday. Securboration will perform work in Melbourne, […] More
Deloitte reports that IT leaders increasingly utilize cloud strategies to address business challenges as well as build toward a next-generation IT operating model. The company said Monday companies should develop a plan that considers the cloud compatibility of IT-supported business functions before migrating to cloud. Ranjit Bawa, a principal for the technology strategy and architecture practice at Deloitte, […] More
Exelis has received a $47 million contract to perform engineering work on the U.S. Air Force’s countermeasures phased array antenna. Exelis will develop the form, fit and function interface, and deliver prototypes of the AN/ALQ-172 line replaceable unit-8 antenna, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will carry out the task in Clifton, New Jersey, through […] More
A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts the global market for big data-as-a-service to reach $7 billion in total value over the next five years, up from $1.8 billion in 2015. The research firm said Monday the worldwide BDaaS market covers various big data services offered through cloud-based environments, such as Data Analytics-as-a-Service, Data-as-a-Service and Hadoop-as-a-Service. According to […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts the U.S. market for green data centers to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26.35 percent over the next decade. Research and Markets said Thursday the market will be driven by the demand among data center operators for computer systems facilities that are designed to reduce energy […] More
The U.S. Air Force has unveiled a potential three-year, $24.9 million funding opportunity for industry to develop new methods and systems for the collection and processing of signals intelligence and cyber communications. White papers should contain information on processes and technological platforms that could enable SIGINT tools to detect and characterize electronic communication signals of interest in dense […] More
Parsons will provide support to the U.S. Army for the management of training ranges and lands in Europe under a four-year contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Europe District. The company said Thursday it will support the collection and management of environmental, geospatial and land use data as part of the integrated training area management program. […] More
