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American Ordnance Receives $89M Army High-Velocity Grenande Training Cartridge Order
American Ordnance has received an $89.4M contract modification to supply high-velocity grenade cartridges for U.S. Army training.
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Booz Allen’s Shannon Fitzgerald on Digital Tools That Could Help Agencies Improve Citizen Experience
Shannon Fitzgerald, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and head of the company’s citizen services business, said top commercial brands are adopting digital platforms and services that could be used by federal agencies to improve customer experience. Fitzgerald wrote in a Nextgov article published Monday that agencies seeking to streamline user experience should advance the use of chatbots and redesign their websites to make it easier for citizens to find the information they need.
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DynCorp Backs Offutt AFB Emergency Response; George Krivo Quoted
DynCorp International has provided a $10K donation to the Air Force Aid Society to support flood emergency response efforts at the Offutt AF Base.
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General Dynamics to Support Defense Health Agency’s Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Program
General Dynamics’ information technology business has received a potential $44.2M sole-source contract to help the Defense Health Agency promote awareness of traumatic brain injury and access to care services for service members, military veterans and their families.
Red Hat’s Paul Smith: Federal Digital Transformation Requires Cultural Modernization
Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hat's public sector business, said digital transformation calls for the federal government to advance cultural modernization to support the creation of environments that encourage employee empowerment and creative thinking. Smith, a 2019 Wash100 winner, explained in a commentary piece published Monday on Federal News Network how Dev/Ops could help agencies transition away from waterfall software development in order to facilitate the development and deployment of platforms.
Boeing-Led Team Conducts Missile Defense System Dual Interceptor Test
A Boeing-led industry team and the Missile Defense Agency launched two ground-based interceptors to counter an intercontinental ballistic missile target during a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. Boeing said Monday one interceptor zeroed in on the ICBM target in space and the second GBI observed the intercept before homing in on additional debris as part of the “two-shot salvo†engagement test.
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Verizon, AT&T Get Authority to Operate on EIS Telecom Contract; Michael Maiorana Quoted
Verizon and AT&T have secured an authority to operate on the General Services Administration’s potential 15-year, $50B Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecommunications and information technology services. GSA said Monday the companies each received the three-year ATO on Friday, March 22, after they completed the business support system security testing phase, which evaluated their capacity to process task orders and deliver services under the EIS vehicle.
Michael Griffin, Defense Undersecretary for Research & Engineering, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Advancing U.S. Space Programs and Energy Weapons Systems
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Michael Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering at the Department of Defense, was selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his commitment to advance U.S. space programs and the country’s energy weapon systems. This latest honor marks Griffin’s second consecutive win.
Jim McAleese, Principal and Owner of McAleese & Associates, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Providing Consulting and Legal Services to Government Contracting Businesses
Executive Mosaic is honored to unveil Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese & Associates, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his work in providing consulting and legal services to government contracting businesses.
Air Force Research Lab to Solicit Decision Support Algorithm R&D Proposals
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to release in April a broad agency announcement for the research and development of algorithm-derived decision support tools for potential use across defense and intelligence agencies.
Sierra Nevada Hits New Milestone for Dream Chaser Spacecraft Dev’t Under NASA CRS-2 Contract
Development of a Sierra Nevada Corp. spacecraft reached another milestone when the company completed a key performance check under the Commercial Resupply Services Contract 2 with NASA.