Products & Service

CACI International will provide the U.S. Central Command with counter narco-terrorism support across the command’s area of responsibility under a $62.5 million contract awarded through the Rapid Response 3rd Generation vehicle. Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO, said Tuesday that the contract extends the company’s work on CENTCOM’s counter narco-terrorism mission, which aims to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and their impact on […] More

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 can now be purchased by government customers through General Services Administration Schedules. The company said the laptop-tablet, which is built to offer desktop-like power computing, “has met all GSA criteria” and been available under the procurement vehicle since Nov. 3. Microsoft announced that it has also approved additional resellers in an effort […] More

Cubic‘s transportation systems business has agreed to integrate its payment processing technology into Calgary’s parking service in an effort to help users manage their transportation account. The Calgary Parking Authority and Cubic intend for the partnership to help customers process parking and transit payments with a common smart card or mobile application, Cubic said Monday. “Users already engaged with […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs will deploy resource and program management and planning software from Decision Lens as part of an agency-wide initiative to realign its priorities. The cloud-based analytics tool is designed to aid enterprise decision-makers on budget allocations, changes to the information technology portfolio and workforce planning, Decision Lens said Thursday. It also identified research and development and source […] More

Northrop Grumman has installed its AstroMesh Reflector on NASA‘s Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite ahead of SMAP’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in January. The company said Friday it designed the mesh reflector to aid SMAP in its mission to measure soil moisture, collect freeze and thaw data and support weather and climate prediction and drought monitoring. Geoff Marks, chief technologist at Northrop’s Astro […] More

Three Wire Systems has acquired a so-called “AIS Cage” or hardware hosting site at the San Diego-based AIS Data Center from DefenseWeb Technologies as Three Wire aims to support applications in an accredited IT environment. The company said Thursday the acquisition is part of its efforts to expand its application development and delivery services. It will work with its […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton has exhibited several of its new products and services at a demonstration hosted by technology incubator 1776 in Washington, D.C. Booz Allen customers viewed demonstrations of the firm’s products for law enforcement, cybersecurity, public safety and disease tracking during the exhibit, the company said Friday. “Our product demonstration, Booz Allen’s partnership with 1776 and our company’s pivot […] More

General Dynamics and a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Kinetics have partnered to build an air burst ammunition for U.S. military clients. Advanced Material Engineering and General Dynamics will collaborate to integrate a time-based fuse technology into the 40mm airburst to program the detonation time, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “By integrating programmable ammunition with innovative products, such as our next-generation fire control system, we […] More

Northrop Grumman will soon roll out its latest laser technology under its Viper portfolio that has been specifically developed for directed infrared countermeasure systems. The company said Wednesday that its laser systems group spent five years to update to Viper 2.1 and is now getting ready for full-scale production from its Apopka and Rolling Meadows […] More

CGI has been selected to update Los Angeles City’s supply and financial management systems under a four-year, $19.6 million contract. The legacy systems will be replaced with the latest version of CGI Advantage, the company said Thursday. CGI Advantage is an enterprise resource planning suite that works to help local governments streamline processes in procurement […] More

Boeing is planning to utilize systems engineering controls from military space programs for its $41 billion Ground-based Midcourse Defense system in response to reviews on the design’s reliability, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that the company is coordinating with Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. James Syring to revamp GMD by adopting a “space program” approach. “There’s a higher […] More

Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have conducted flight tests on a prototype airborne electronic warfare system at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The Next Generation Jammer, which features an active electronically scanned array radar and digital receiver and techniques generator, was fitted onto a Gulfstream business jet, Raytheon said Wednesday. Travis Slocumb, vice president of electronic warfare systems […] More