Products & Service

Optex Systems has received a potential $1.7 million award from the U.S. Army to deliver laser-protected periscopes that will be installed on the service branch’s Abrams battle tanks. The optical sighting systems manufacturer said Thursday the periscopes feature an optional glass and plastic laser protection that works to shield soldiers’ eyes during combat. The initial orders from the Army Contracting Command […] More

A BWX Technologies subsidiary has received a potential $241.5 million contract from an unidentified prime contractor to support an Energy Department program that aims to convert highly enriched uranium into a form suitable for fuel. Nuclear Fuel Services Inc. will help downblend as much as 10.4 metric tons of HEU under the HEU disposition initiative of […] More

Phacil has been awarded a five-year, $17.4 million contract to provide information assurance, networking and maintenance services to the U.S. Marine Corps. The company will perform enterprise service desk, connectivity services, asset management, enterprise directory, Adobe Experience Manager support, cloud, unified communications and mobility services for the Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Phacil said Wednesday. Bill […] More

Exostar has updated its risk management service offered to defense contractors in an effort to meet a cybersecurity compliance mandate from the Defense Department. The service now includes a questionnaire that works to guide defense contractors through more than 100 information security controls in the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Special Publication 800-171, Exostar said Wednesday. Non-deviation from NIST […] More

Netclearance has unveiled its mBeaconCard wearable identity badge that works to support indoor tracking, access control and payments, among other workplace applications for the Internet of Things. The company said Tuesday the credit card-size badge is designed to integrate with Netclearance’s mBeacon2 and mBeacon3 IoT gateways, cloud-based and on-premise platforms and third-party apps and analytics tools. Netclearance CEO David Fernandez said mBeaconCard works […] More

A county in Michigan has deployed a Xerox-built tool in an effort to notify property owners about fraudulent deeds and liens. The deeds registry office in Oakland County, Michigan, integrated the Xerox’s Property Records Notification system with its Super Index search engine for filed public documents, Xerox said Wednesday. Louis Schiavone Jr., managing director for local government […] More

The Defense Department’s F-35 joint program office has completed the initial test of a prototype helmet for integration with the Lockheed Martin-built fighter jet, Defense News reported Tuesday. Lara Seligman writes JPO and Lockheed performed the test on a 103-pound mannequin fitted with the Generation III helmet at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico March 31. […] More

An AECOM business unit has been awarded a $10 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services to the U.S. Army Medical Command of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Defense Department said Monday AECOM Technical Services is scheduled to complete the task by April 18, 2021. The Army Corps of Engineers received 34 bids for the […] More