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OPM, Excelsior Sign Agreement to Back Federal Employees’ Higher Education Pursuits; Beth Cobert Comments
Excelsior College has inked an agreementÂ with the Office of Personnel Management to assistÂ more than 1 million federal employees along with respective spouses and domestic partnersÂ in their individual pursuits ofÂ higher education degrees. The collaboration will build on OPM’s efforts to gather new talent and support federal employees’ career development and address government-wide and agency-specific skill requirements, […] More
by Elizabeth de la Cruz May 11, 2016, 12:00 am
in C4ISR News, News
DHS, University of North Dakota Partner for Unmanned Aerial Tech Research Program
The Department of Homeland Security has signedÂ a three-year cooperative research and developmentÂ agreement with the University of North Dakota toÂ study the potential advantages and risks of usingÂ unmanned aerial technology. DHS’ science and technology directorate and the university aim to identifyÂ strategies to preventÂ misuse of unmanned aerial systems, the departmentÂ said Monday. “This mission critical research will facilitate a […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 10, 2016, 1:00 pm
in Industry News, News
CTC to Present Intell, Data Mgmt Platforms at GEOINT Symposium
Concurrent Technologies Corp. will displayÂ its intelligence and information platformsÂ at a U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation symposium that will be held in Orlando, Florida, from May 15 to 18. CTC said MondayÂ itÂ will exhibitÂ products the company designed to address data discovery, correlation and analysis challenges as well as offerÂ an in-booth demonstration of a machine environment that is built […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 10, 2016, 12:14 pm
in News, Products & Service
Summit Consulting to Help SBA Review Federal Credit Subsidy Models; Frieda Chung Comments
Summit Consulting has been awarded a potential five-year contract toÂ examine federal credit subsidy models for the U.S. Small Business Administration in orderÂ to help verify the modelsâ€™ compliance with accounting and industry standards. The company will evaluateÂ SBA model methodology, operations, input and output and documentations against the Federal Credit Reform Act regulations, Summit said Monday. â€œIt […] More
by Jay Clemens May 10, 2016, 11:27 am
in News, Products & Service
Carahsoft Adds User1st Accessibility Software to GSA Schedule; Tiffany Goddard Comments
Carahsoft Technology Corp. has added the cloud-based accessibility software offerings of User1st to the company’s General Services Administration schedule in an effort to help agencies and businesses gain access to websites. User1stâ€™s accessibility software is designed to help public sector customers follow domestic and international web accessibility standards under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User1st […] More
by Jay Clemens May 10, 2016, 11:01 am
in Industry News, Mobility, News
GSA Seeks Info on Federal Mobile Service Procurement Process; Jon Johnson Comments
The General Services Administration has asked industry on behalf of the mobile services category team to provide information on how vendors sell enterprise mobile devices and services to federal agencies. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted May 2 the request for information is part of MSCTâ€™s compliance with the Office of Management and Budgetâ€™s […] More
by Jane Edwards May 10, 2016, 9:55 am
in C4ISR News, News
FAA Partners With 3 Firms to Test Drone Detection Tools; Marke Gibson Comments
The Federal Aviation AdministrationÂ has teamed upÂ with Sensofusion, Gryphon Sensors and Liteye Systems to perform research and develop platforms that work to detect and track unmanned aerial systems near airports as part of the Pathfinder program. FAA said Monday the initiative aims to detect unauthorized operations of drones at airports and facilitate the integration of UAS […] More
by Jane Edwards May 10, 2016, 9:50 am
in News, Products & Service
DoD to Provide Raytheon TOW Missiles to Jordan
The Defense Department has come to an agreement with Jordan’s ministry of defense to deliver Raytheon-made tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided missiles to the Middle Eastern country starting 2016. Scott Speet, Raytheon TOW program director, said in a statement released TuesdayÂ that the company’s TOWs work to supportÂ its international partners with extended-range precision systems. TOW missiles — […] More
by Dominique Stump May 10, 2016, 9:29 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon’s New Texas Campus to House Data Processing Functions
Raytheon has opened a new facility in Richardson, Texas that will house data processing work for unmanned airborne and space-based operations, WBAP/KLIF News reported Monday. According to the station,Â Raytheon looks to hire at least 2,000 workers in the city to add to the current pool of 27,000 employees across Texas. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s […] More
by Scott Nicholas May 10, 2016, 9:25 am
in Industry News, News
L-3 Revives ‘Vertex Aerospace’ Brand; Ed Boyington Comments
L-3 Communications‘ aerospace sustainment and support businessÂ has re-adopted the “Vertex Aerospace” nameÂ in a move to highlightÂ theÂ unit’s specialized services forÂ the public sector. The business is part ofÂ L3’s aerospace systemsÂ segment and provides a wide range ofÂ aviation services to military and government customers, L-3 said Monday. “The name Vertex Aerospace resonates with our customers and employees because […] More
by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 10, 2016, 9:11 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News
Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Commercial Integration Cell Program Aims to Help Address Satcom Threats
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for U.S. government at Inmarsat, has said she believes the Defense Department‘sÂ Commercial Integration CellÂ program will help to track and resolve threats to satellite communications. SheÂ wrote in an opinion piece for MilSat Magazine that CIC is poised to introduce major updates to how potential satellite communications […] More
by Jay Clemens May 10, 2016, 8:47 am
in Industry News, News
Orbital ATK Installs 2nd Qualification Motor for NASA SLS Booster Test
Orbital ATK has set upÂ the secondÂ qualification motor forÂ NASA‘sÂ Space Launch System boosters ahead of a ground test to assess the boosters’ performance against low temperatures on June 28. The company said Monday the static-fireÂ test of the second motor called QM-2 follows the groundÂ test of QM-1 in 2015. “Testing before flight is critical to ensure reliability and […] More
by Ramona Adams May 10, 2016, 8:46 am