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OPM Eyes Industry Partner for IT Modernization Program
The General Services Administration selected the Office of Personnel Management as the third agency that will undergo information technology modernization as part of the former's Centers of Excellence program, Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.
DHS Issues RFI on Device Tracking Services
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking potential vendors of cloud-based subscription services that could locate connected devices, including mobile phones and laptops, at any given time.Â
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Maritime Administration Taps Tote Services for Training Ship Construction Mgmt
The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has selected Tote Services to manage the construction of a new national security training ship under a $39.1M contract.
The company will choose a shipyard and apply industry best practices for the delivery of the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, MARAD said Tuesday.
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Lockheed Awarded $63M to Continue Navy Undersea Combat System Development Work
Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems unit will continue to develop a surface ship undersea warfare system for the U.S. Navy under a $63.1M contract modification.
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DARPA Names 11 Teams to Participate in Subterranean Challenge’s First Circuit
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen 11 global teams to compete for more than $3.5M in prizes through demonstration of technology platforms in physical and virtual tunnel operations during the first leg of the Subterranean Challenge.
Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler: CDM DEFEND Phase Could Help Agencies Address Modernization, Interoperability Issues
Eric Trexler, vice president for global governments and critical infrastructure sales at Forcepoint, wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that the Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program’s transition to the third phase – Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense – could provide agencies an opportunity to address interoperability and modernization challenges. Such challenges were revealed in a survey of more than 200 federal civilian IT leaders conducted in August with research firm Market Connections.
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George Mason University GovCon Center Names 10 New Members to Advisory Board
George Mason University’s School of Business has announced the addition of 10 new members to the advisory board of its Center for Government Contracting. “These additional appointments continue our efforts to diversify the composition of the center’s board, from small to large firms, whether products or services, and with business and government representation,†Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting, said in a statement released Tuesday.