Don Parente, vice president of sales and solution architecture for the federal sector at MetTel, said a software-defined wide area network could serve as a revolutionary architecture that could enable federal agencies to deliver secure network connectivity to multiple sites. SD-WAN “uses a centralized control plane to route traffic, allowing administrators to write rules and […] More

Collaboration software developer Mattermost has partnered with Parabol to drive the integration of artificial intelligence capabilities to support agile workflows across Microsoft Azure AI and Atlassian tools. The partnership will integrate Parabol Agile Meetings and Atlassian Jira with Mattermost to provide an AI-enhanced platform designed to facilitate incident response, ChatOps and DevSecOps in highly secure […] More

V2X will provide the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific with operation and maintenance support under a potential $88 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The company received an initial $15.4 million award to operate and maintain Navy communication, electronic and computer systems over a 12-month base period, the Department of Defense said […] More

SES and Intelsat have agreed on a $3.1 billion acquisition deal that would see the U.S. satellite services provider combine with the Luxembourg-based satellite firm to establish a multi-orbit operator with expanded coverage, resources and capabilities to support customers. In a joint announcement Tuesday, both companies said existing cash and equivalents, as well as new […] More

Boeing will assume the capabilities and operations of a St. Louis-based facility that produces critical components for its F/A-18 and F-15 fighter jets after it agreed to buy the site from GKN Aerospace and its parent company Melrose Industries for an undisclosed sum. The Arlington, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor said Friday it will also […] More

The U.S. Air Force has increased the ceiling value of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering worldwide contingency and humanitarian support services from $6.4 billion to $15 billion. Six companies will continue to provide contingency planning, force training, emergency and contingency construction services, logistics and commodities under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program V contract, the […] More

Last week, GovCon Index reached an average of $4,879.91, an increase of 1.90% from the previous week. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that compiles stock market data from 30 of the most influential government contracting organizations and presents it in real time. Users are able to leverage this information to make their own assessments about […] More

The recent Elastic Public Sector Summit offered several key takeaways into how government agencies could better handle data in order to improve citizen engagement and deliver public service more efficiently, according to Chris Townsend, vice president of public sector at search analytics company Elastic. First, tools that can rapidly transform large data sets into actionable […] More

Candace Givens, formerly vice president of the overhead persistent infrared and geospatial systems business unit at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday her promotion to VP of mission assurance at the company’s aeronautics systems sector. Givens first joined Northrop as an electrical harness designer in 1996. After over two years, she moved to Boeing in the same capacity. […] More

Scott Michalek has taken on the role of vice president of strategic architecture at SAP National Security Services, an independent U.S. subsidiary of business process software developer SAP. Michalek announced his new position recently on LinkedIn, where he said his new responsibilities include the design and implementation of technologies for customers within regulated U.S. IT […] More

Second Front Systems has deployed training software provider Learn to Win’s platform to the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 6 designation under a partnership agreement. 2F said Friday the IL6 status, which is designated for classified information up to and including information classified as Secret, will help warfighters perform at the highest level. The software is […] More

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business plans to equip the EagleEye radar with an active electronically scanned array antenna and related software to increase the radar system’s range and provide additional mode enhancements. EagleEye is a multimode radar that comes with a maritime wide area search mode, can perform moving target indication and can conduct visual […] More