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Mitre placed 51st among 59 in the large organizations category of Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology list for 2018. The list describes large organizations as those with at least 5,000 U.S. employees. The company said Monday it has been named to the list nine times, the most recent being 2016. Joel […] More
AECOM has landed a potential $24 million contract to help the U.S. Navy build an aircraft parking apron and support facilities at a military air base located in Darwin, Australia. The company said Thursday it will construct four airfield-rated concrete, paved parking spots; install four Type III fuel hydrant pits; and relocate existing fuel isolation valve pits at the Royal […] More
Raytheon has integrated a navigation payload into the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Wide Area Augmentation System that works to support global positioning system functions. Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting 5‘s payload is designed to address GPS satellite signal ionospheric disturbances, timing issues and minor orbit adjustments, the company said Thursday. The technology is part of the Raytheon-managed GEO 5 system […] More
FedBid has received a potential five-year contract to provide Labor Department contracting offices access to a cloud-based reverse auction marketplace. The company said Thursday its platform works to help government buyers view current market prices for goods and services in real time. DOL has awarded at least $71 million in contracts over the past 12 years […] More
AECOM has awarded Sallyport Global Holdings a potential two-year, $34 million subcontract to provide technical services to the Army Corps of Engineers’ projects within the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility. Sallyport said Wednesday it will provide electrical and fire safety technical services as well as training support across CENTCOM AOR, except in Afghanistan. Victor Esposito, CEO of […] More
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, told Datanami in an interview published Tuesday about the advantage of adopting an open approach to technology development in the big data space. “When you think about integration points, and the various technologies and players coming to market, if you don’t have an open approach and […] More
A General Dynamics business unit has received a potential $68.6 million contract modification to convert the U.S. Army’s Stryker flat-bottom vehicles into a double V-hull configuration. General Dynamics Land Systems will perform work in Sterling Heights, Mich., through March 31, 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The full obligated amount at the time of award is from […] More
Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy told CNBC in an interview posted Wednesday he believes that despite trade disputes, foreign countries will continue to procure defense platforms from the U.S. in order to safeguard their citizens’ freedom and protect their sovereignty. He noted about European countries’ efforts to increase their defense spending driven by concerns over Russia […] More
Cubic has secured a potential $276 million contract to design, build and operate a ticketing system for public transportation across the Australian state of Queensland. The company said Wednesday its transportation systems business will provide a technology platform equipped with contactless payment and passenger information processing tools under the contract with Queensland’s department of transport and main […] More
Matthew Donovan, U.S. Air Force undersecretary, has said the service and Boeing expect the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to be delivered in October, which is two months ahead of the service’s previous projection, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The report said the agreement on the new schedule suggests that Boeing is close to fixing problems on […] More
A second prototype of Sikorsky‘s S-97 Raider light tactical helicopter has reached a milestone necessary to enter into the full-flight testing phase, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said pilots of the Lockheed Martin subsidiary operated the helicopter for 90 minutes Tuesday and have completed a flight-test card. Dan Spoor, vice president of future vertical lift at Sikorsky, told […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a potential $17.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the service branch’s Intermediate Maintenance Activity maintain Mk 48 submarine torpedoes for exercise and warshot use. The company will render an average of 56,160 annual man-hours to support the operation and management of an Mk48 depot-level repair facility, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More
