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  • Knight Point Systems Makes List of 100 ‘Best Places to Work’ in Virginia
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    Knight Point Systems Makes List of 100 ‘Best Places to Work’ in Virginia

    Knight Point Systems has been recognized by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group as one of the 100 “best places to work” in Virginia for 2018. The Reston-based information technology services contractor ranked second among 26 large employers featured on this year’s list. Virginia Business and Best Companies Group compiled the list after a two-part survey […] More

  • Benedetto Demonte Named Kroll North America Cyber Practice Leader
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    Benedetto Demonte Named Kroll North America Cyber Practice Leader

    Benedetto Demonte, a managing director at Kroll, has taken the additional role of North America leader for the firm’s cybersecurity and investigations practice. Kroll said Monday Demonte will lead a team of cyber investigators and digital forensic professionals who aim to help clients address challenges related to information and computer security, incident response, identity and intellectual theft, internet fraud and insider […] More

  • CSRA to Unveil milCloud 2.0 Provisioning Portal at AFCEA West Event
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    CSRA to Unveil milCloud 2.0 Provisioning Portal at AFCEA West Event

    CSRA will introduce its cloud provisional portal and other service offerings intended for Defense Department customers during a three-day event hosted by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association in San Diego. The Falls Church, Virginia-based information technology services contractor is also a platinum sponsor for this year’s AFCEA West conference and exposition that kicked off Tuesday, CSRA said Monday. CSRA […] More

  • Chris Marzilli: General Dynamics-Built Comms Tech Aids Coast Guard in SAR Missions
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    Chris Marzilli: General Dynamics-Built Comms Tech Aids Coast Guard in SAR Missions

    A maritime communications technology developed by General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has supported search-and-rescue missions of the U.S. Coast Guard since 2006. The service branch used the company-built Rescue 21 Coastal system for command, control and direction-finding communications tasks in approximately 100,000 SAR operations, GDMS said Friday. Chris Marzilli, GDMS president and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said the business has […] More

  • BAE to Continue USAF Component Obsolescence Mgmt Support; Al Whitmore Comments
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    BAE to Continue USAF Component Obsolescence Mgmt Support; Al Whitmore Comments

    BAE Systems has received a potential three-year, $37 million contract to continue to continue to help the U.S. Air Force address obsolescence on aircraft, weapon systems, equipment and electronic components. The company said Monday it will use the web-based Advanced Component Obsolescence Management platform to monitor and predict when Air Force systems and platform parts will become obsolete. […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, Taiwan-Based Aerospace Firm Enter Radio Production License Agreement
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    Rockwell Collins, Taiwan-Based Aerospace Firm Enter Radio Production License Agreement

    Rockwell Collins has granted Taiwan’s state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation rights to manufacture AR-1500 networked communications airborne radios through a manufacturing license agreement between the two companies. Taiwan will become the first international customer to procure the Rockwell Collins-developed radio technology, the company said Sunday. AR-1500 is designed to help airborne and ground users transmit and secure data, voice and […] More

  • Deloitte-UiPath Team Deploys Process Automation Systems for US Govt Agencies
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    Deloitte-UiPath Team Deploys Process Automation Systems for US Govt Agencies

    A partnership of Deloitte and UiPath has received multiple projects from U.S. government agencies to help automate processes through robotic systems. Deloitte said Wednesday the team delivers robotic process automation platforms that work to automate agencies’ tasks including new hire onboarding, employee transfer processing, purchase requests, invoice processing and asset management. RPA systems are also designed […] More

  • JLL: Northern VA Posted 115 MWs in 2017 Data Center Leases; CyrusOne’s Stuart Dyer Comments
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    JLL: Northern VA Posted 115 MWs in 2017 Data Center Leases; CyrusOne’s Stuart Dyer Comments

    A new report by JLL says Northern Virginia-based developers recorded 115 megawatts in data center leasing space in 2017 compared with 113 MWs posted in 2016, Data Center Frontier reported Friday. The study unveiled Wednesday at the CAPRE 2018 Data Center Forecast in Ashburn, Virginia, also showed that CyrusOne and Digital Realty controlled at least […] More

  • Leidos Forms Industry Team to Chase Navy NGEN Recompete Contract; Roger Krone Comments
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    Leidos Forms Industry Team to Chase Navy NGEN Recompete Contract; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos has teamed up with IBM, Unisys and Verizon‘s enterprise solutions arm to bid on a U.S. Navy follow-on contract to deliver enterprise information technology services. The Next Generation Enterprise Networks Re-compete Service Management, Integration and Transport program will cover IT and support services to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, Marine Corps Enterprise Network and the Outside of the […] More

  • Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Weapons System Completes Military Standard Qualification Tests
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    Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Weapons System Completes Military Standard Qualification Tests

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has completed the qualification procedure for a comprehensive weapons system developed for S-70M and S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. An independent qualification assurance board confirmed the effectiveness and conformance of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk weapons system to military airworthiness, operational safety and firing standards, Lockheed said Monday. The system employs an electro-optical infrared sensor technology and designed […] More