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ICF has received a contract extension to provide housing, infrastructure and economic development for New Jersey in aims to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy. New Jersey’s Office of Community Affairs awarded the extension to support the state’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program, the company said Thursday. Services under the contract support the […] More
The U.S. Army has tested the capacity of Lockheed Martin‘s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor to counter an air-breathing threat during a test that was held at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed said Thursday the missile defense flight test showcased the missile defense system’s hit-to-kill mechanism and recorded the furthest distance that a PAC-3 MSE has intercepted […] More
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has issued a draft request for proposals for a recompete of its information technology services contract and raised the potential ceiling value of the procurement vehicle to $535 million, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. DTRA will hold a full and open competition for the Agency-Wide IT Service Design contract that covers work to design […] More
A new white paper from Siemens has recommended the establishment of a series of 10 mini-grids designed to improve the resilience of Puerto Rico’s current energy infrastructure in the event of natural disasters. Siemens said Monday the proposed mini-grids throughout the U.S. territory will leverage the current energy infrastructure and integrate energy storage and renewable […] More
The U.S. Navy has received the 150th identification friend or foe antenna BAE Systems built to help increase situational awareness on naval fleets. The company said Wednesday sailors use the electronically scanned OE-120 IFF technology in efforts to identify friendly aircraft and vessels, as well as counter sophisticated airborne threats. Dave Logan, vice president and general manager of C4ISR […] More
U.S. Veterans Magazine has recognized Perspecta in the publication’s list of veteran-friendly companies for 2018. The company said Wednesday that veterans and reservists account for more than 20 percent of its current workforce. Perspecta debuted in June after its separation from DXC Technology and subsequent merger with Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions. “We actively seek out members of the military community because their unique […] More
Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has sponsored a recent Professional Services Council event that featured discussions on government procurement trends that affect industry. ACT I said Wednesday CEO Michael Niggel introduced Lesley Field, acting administrator at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, at PSC’s Federal Acquisition Conference where she spoke about the Office of Management and Budget‘s efforts to help […] More
Hitachi Vantara’s federal business and ViON have introduced an online platform that works to help users compare, manage and purchase a range of artificial intelligence, infrastructure and analytics tools and services to support government information technology modernization efforts. David Turner, president and CEO of Hitachi Vantara Federal, said in a statement published Wednesday the ViON-powered […] More
General Dynamics’ land systems business has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army to convert an additional 100 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 configuration. The company said Wednesday the latest configuration works to update the vehicle’s armor, communications and fuel systems. The order falls under a potential three-year, $2.63 billion […] More
United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems business has received a three-year, $64.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to repair a tiltrotor aircraft constant-frequency generator system for the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force. CFG works to support USMC’s MV-22 and USAF’s CV-22 aircraft, the Defense Department said Wednesday. UTC Aerospace Systems will perform Rockford, Ill., and is expected […] More
Nonprofit organization Girlstart has selected two-time Wash 100 awardee and Engility Chairman, President and CEO Lynn Dugle as one of its Outstanding Women in STEM for 2018. Engility said Tuesday that Dugle will formally receive recognition on September 19 at Girlstart’s annual Game Changers luncheon at the Junior League of Houston in Texas. The company will also sponsor […] More
IBM and the Air Force Research Laboratory have unveiled an experimental supercomputing machine that will work to mimic the human brain’s neural network to perform pattern recognition and integrated sensory processing functions. AFRL said Tuesday it currently examines applications of the Blue Raven machine at the Information Directorate Advanced Computing Applications Lab located in Rome, N.Y. Blue Raven is equipped with IBM’s TrueNorth software […] More
