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NASA wants input from the aviation industry and related sectors on the agency’s plan to formulate a service-based air traffic management system meant to support autonomous and collaborative flight operations. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says NASA looks to levearage fast-time and human-in-the-loop simulations that will focus on the National Airspace System’s northeast region as part of the eXploration initiative’s increasing […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has sought information on potential contractors that can provide the Immigration and Customs Enforcement with an enterprise training management platform. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says ICE wants a training management system designed to handle various training formats, course curriculums, accreditation requirements, evaluation, analytical and reporting tools in support of […] More

The Defense Department and federal civilian agencies have obligated $46.7B on information technology contracts during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year and have $13.3B in remaining funds to spend on IT through the end of this month, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. BGOV estimates that DoD’s IT contract obligations for September will reach $7.1B. The […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a potential $67.5M contract to provide engineering and technical services to U.S. Navy radar programs. The company said Tuesday its advanced naval weapon system business will support the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division’s radar division in efforts to develop requirements, analyze and engineer systems, develop software, design antennas. Work under the single-award contract also […] More

Boeing has completed the Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness accreditation for the KC-46 tanker program after the company received a supplemental type certificate for the aircraft. The company said Tuesday its team kicked off in 2015 a series of ground, lab and flight tests to evaluate the performance of the aircraft’s boom and drogue systems for aerial refueling […] More

T-Rex Solutions has garnered a spot in Inc. magazine’s list of the United States’ top privately held companies undergoing rapid growth. The company said Tuesday it ranked 349th in this year’s Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. It came in second among government contractors with $100M to $200M in annual revenue and 28th in the […] More

Paul Dolan, chief operating officer of Aviation Technical Services, has joined the Defense Department advisory board that offers advice to DoD and senior military leaders on how to incorporate business practices into their operations. He will join other industry executives who serve on the Defense Business Board and bring private-sector perspective to the department, ATS said Wednesday. […] More

The U.S. Air Force could name a manufacturer in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 to build helicopters that will replace the military service’s UH-1N Huey fleet, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Proposed replacement platforms are Sikorsky‘s HH-60U, Boeing‘s MH-139 and Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s UH-60L. Boeing said last year its offering was derived from Leonardo’s AW139 multimission helicopter that have […] More

The Nevada Department of Transportation has awarded Parsons a two-year contract to provide engineering design services to support statewide efforts aimed at reducing road traffic accidents. Parsons said Tuesday that it will design roadways, roundabouts, pedestrian access areas, traffic calming strategies, bike lanes and street lighting in accordance with the department’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan. “Our team […] More

The General Services Administration plans to create a governmentwide contract vehicle for support services to civilian and military platforms used on the ground, at sea and in the air, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. The report noted that GSA’s Federal Systems Integration Management Center will manage the planned “ATLAS” acquisition program. Pamela Dixon, a GSA spokeswoman, […] More

The General Services Administration has launched a formal solicitation for a follow-on contract vehicle that will cover entity identification and validation services intended to secure contracting transactions across the federal government. GSA said Friday it seeks a contractor to help customer agencies verify the identities of organizations that aim to receive assistance from or do business with the […] More