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  • Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services

    The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of an distribution and deployment automated information system. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Jan. 2 the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s data integration and enterprise architecture branches need technical engineering support in efforts to deliver surface transportation automation and information services to […] More

  • Transcom Eyes ‘Secret’ Level Cloud Services Contract Award to AWS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Eyes ‘Secret’ Level Cloud Services Contract Award to AWS

    The U.S. Transportation Command has announced its intent to award a contract to Amazon Web Services to provide commercial cloud services designed to host data classified at the “secret” level. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the proposed contract will cover storage, virtual machines, internet protocol management and network bandwidth services. The company […] More

  • Cubic Business Unit Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida; Mike Twyman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Business Unit Opens New Office in Tampa, Florida; Mike Twyman Comments

    Cubic‘s mission solutions business unit has opened a new office in Tampa, Florida, in a push to expand support for U.S. military customers. The company said Thursday the office will be led by Lawrence Hollister, executive director of Cubic Mission Solutions, and will aid the delivery of military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies. […] More

  • Former Federal CISO Gregory Touhill Named to Bay Dynamics Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Federal CISO Gregory Touhill Named to Bay Dynamics Board

    Gregory Touhill, former federal chief information security officer, has joined the board of directors of cybersecurity software provider Bay Dynamics. Bay Dynamics said Tuesday Touhill will support the company’s efforts to implement a risk-based cybersecurity approach for commercial and government customers. He has served as president of Cyxtera Technologies‘ federal business group since July. Touhill became the first-ever […] More

  • DFAS Taps Grant Thornton, Cotton & Co. for Military Command Audit Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DFAS Taps Grant Thornton, Cotton & Co. for Military Command Audit Services

    The Defense Finance Accounting Service has awarded a $29.2 million contract to Grant Thornton and a $24.6 million contract to Cotton & Co. to respectively provide general fund and working capital fund audit services to the U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.S. Transportation Command. Each labor-hour contract has 19 base months and three one-year options, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DFAS […] More

  • AAR Elects Air Force Vet Duncan McNabb to Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AAR Elects Air Force Vet Duncan McNabb to Board of Directors

    Duncan McNabb, co-founder and managing partner of Ares Mobility Solutions and a retired U.S. Air Force general, has been elected to serve on AAR‘s board of directors. AAR said Tuesday McNabb commanded the Air Mobility Command and the U.S. Tranpsortation Command before he retired from the military in 2011. “We look forward to benefiting from Duncan’s insights gained over his […] More

  • Raytheon BBN Awarded Year 3 Option on Transcom Modeling, Simulation App Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon BBN Awarded Year 3 Option on Transcom Modeling, Simulation App Support Contract

    A Raytheon subsidiary has secured an $8.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Transportation Command for support work on a transportation modeling and simulation application. The Defense Department said Thursday Raytheon BBN Technologies will continue to support the Analysis of Mobility Platform that works to simulate the Defense Transportation System. DoD added the modification exercises the third option year of the contract and […] More

  • AAR Unit Receives Task Order for Additional Airlift Services in Afghanistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AAR Unit Receives Task Order for Additional Airlift Services in Afghanistan

    A business unit of AAR has received a $21.7 million task order from U.S. Transportation Command to provide additional rotary-wing airlift services in Afghanistan under an existing U.S. Central Command support contract. The company said Tuesday its airlift division will supply two helicopters, personnel and flight operations, maintenance and logistics services as part of the nine-month task order. AAR’s helicopter utility services cover external […] More

  • DISA Seeks IT Research, Consulting Support for Transcom C4S Directorate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks IT Research, Consulting Support for Transcom C4S Directorate

    The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to award a potential five-year contract to provide information technology research and consulting support services for the U.S. Transportation Command’s command, control, communications and cyber systems directorate. DISA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Monday potential contractors will work to provide such services in order to help Transcom’s directorate acquire, […] More

  • Transcom Seeks C5 Support for Joint Enabling Capabilities Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Seeks C5 Support for Joint Enabling Capabilities Command

    The U.S. Transportation Command wants information on potential contractors that can provide command, control, cyber, communications and collaboration support for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice published Nov. 9 that it is in search of vendors that can provide cyber defense, life-cycle sustainment, software management, automatic data processing equipment degaussing and disposal […] More

  • GeoDecisions Lands Transcom Geospatial Info System Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GeoDecisions Lands Transcom Geospatial Info System Contract

    GeoDecisions will work with the U.S. Transportation Command to report, view and distribute geospatial data under a $6,848,430 contract. The Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based company will develop geospatial service and information technology applications and perform the work at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois through Sept. 30, 2019, the Defense Department said Monday. Transcom received three proposals for […] More

  • Harris, Constellation West to Jointly Sustain Transportation Command’s Software; Lisa Wolford Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris, Constellation West to Jointly Sustain Transportation Command’s Software; Lisa Wolford Comments

    Harris Corp. and Constellation West will collaborate to develop and sustain the U.S. Transportation Command‘s operations software under a $3 million contract. The team will work to operate and maintain the system, update the software and integrate new technologies into the Commercial Operations Integrated System program, Constellation West said Tuesday. The contract contains a one-year base […] More