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  • Neil Albert: MCR Federal Seeks More Prime Contracts Through GSA OASIS Vehicle Position
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    Neil Albert: MCR Federal Seeks More Prime Contracts Through GSA OASIS Vehicle Position

    MCR Federal will compete in three pools as part of a potential 10-year, $60 billion General Services Administration contract vehicle covering professional services to federal agencies. The company said Monday its services will be available through the pools for aircraft, aircraft engine parts, auxiliary equipment, space vehicles, guided missiles, propulsion units and aircraft. “Our continued growth depends on our ability […] More

  • General Dynamics Awarded $643M for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
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    General Dynamics Awarded $643M for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer

    A General Dynamics segment has won a $642.5 million U.S. Navy contract to build an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer which adds to a multi-year deal that includes two other DDG 51 destroyers and three Zumwalt-class destroyers already in production. This new ship order brings the total General Dynamics Bath Iron Works contract value to an estimated $3.4 billion, the company said Monday. The all-steel DDG […] More

  • Dennis Muilenburg to Congress: Boeing Plans Aircraft Production Rate Increase
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    Dennis Muilenburg to Congress: Boeing Plans Aircraft Production Rate Increase

    Boeing Chief Operating Officer Dennis Muilenburg outlined the company’s approach to production of commercial airplanes in response to global market competition before Senate lawmakers on Thursday, Herald Net reported Sunday. Dan Catchpole writes that Muilenburg also detailed Boeing’s plan to increase production rates for the 737 and 787 aircraft lines and to introduce the fresh 787-9 and -10, […] More

  • Dell, ikaSystems to Help Washington State Org Refresh Health Plan Services; Sid Nair Comments
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    Dell, ikaSystems to Help Washington State Org Refresh Health Plan Services; Sid Nair Comments

    Dell Services and  ikaSystems will work with the nonprofit Community Health Plan of Washington to update health services for Washington state residents with the goal of complying with federal healthcare reform laws. Dell said Tuesday it will provide information technology and business process outsourcing services to the nonprofit, as well as deploy ikaSystems’ health IT claims and billing tools on a software-as-a-service model. […] More

  • Kimberly Boarts Joins DLT Solutions as Enterprise Apps Director
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    Kimberly Boarts Joins DLT Solutions as Enterprise Apps Director

    Kimberly Boarts, a 12-year veteran of Oracle, has joined DLT Solutions to serve as director of enterprise applications. Boarts will be responsible for DLT’s sales of Oracle’s enterprise applications, databases and engineering systems, DLT announced Monday. She joins DLT from Affigent LLC, where she established Affigent’s alliances program and helped that company grow its Oracle team to […] More

  • Rod Day Named Iron Mountain EVP and CFO; Al Verrecchia Comments
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    Rod Day Named Iron Mountain EVP and CFO; Al Verrecchia Comments

    Rod Day, formerly Iron Mountain acting chief financial officer, has been named executive vice president and CFO at the company. Day will be responsible for accounting, external reporting, financial planning and analysis, internal audit, investor relations, tax and treasury operations, Iron Mountain said Tuesday. Al Verrecchia, chairman of the Iron Mountain board of directors, said […] More

  • Catapult Technology Appoints Hélène Courard as VP of Capture and Proposals; Shawn Bethea Comments
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    Catapult Technology Appoints Hélène Courard as VP of Capture and Proposals; Shawn Bethea Comments

    Catapult Technology has named Hélène J. Courard vice president of capture and proposals. The more than 20-year industry veteran will be responsible for process improvement and execution of business capture and proposal program elements as well as lead business growth strategy, Catapult said Tuesday. “Hélène has an impressive win rate over the course of her career, and […] More

  • L-3 Tech Built to Give Field Soldiers Internet Connectivity
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    L-3 Tech Built to Give Field Soldiers Internet Connectivity

    L-3 Communications is working to extend mobile communications to frontline soldiers under a $15.5 million contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Sunday. John Keller writes the U.S. Army and Marine Corps warfighters will connect to a millimeter-wave communications backbone under the DARPA Mobile Hotspots program. The company will work to […] More

  • Exelis, NIRF Imaging Form Diagnostic Tech Alliance; Dave Smith Comments
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    Exelis, NIRF Imaging Form Diagnostic Tech Alliance; Dave Smith Comments

    Exelis and NIRF Imaging have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to develop and market a near-infrared fluorescence imaging technology for point-of-care diagnostic applications. The companies will integrate Exelis-made image intensifier tubes into NIRF’s medical technology in order to produce a new tool tool for imaging patients’ lymphatic system, Exelis said Monday. Exelis’ Pinnacle intensification technology […] More

  • Robert Smith: Lockheed to Continue Reconnaissance Aircraft Sustainment Work for S. Korea
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    Robert Smith: Lockheed to Continue Reconnaissance Aircraft Sustainment Work for S. Korea

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a nearly $9 million foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Air Force to help maintain South Korea’s reconnaissance aircraft system. Lockheed will sustain the Peace Krypton system’s spare and repair components, supply test tools for South Korea’s aircraft, fixed and mobile ground stations and upgrade system software, the company said […] More

  • Sam Gordy: Leidos Backs Council on Cybersecurity’s Security Controls Updates
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    Sam Gordy: Leidos Backs Council on Cybersecurity’s Security Controls Updates

    The Council on Cybersecurity, which includes Leidos, has updated its security control framework intended to help security practitioners mitigate risks within their networks. The 20 critical security controls were made to serve as guidelines for organizations to build up their security posture, Leidos said Monday. Sam Gordy, Leidos ‘integrated systems group president, said the company […] More

  • Lockheed to Continue NASA ISS Cargo Mission Support
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    Lockheed to Continue NASA ISS Cargo Mission Support

    Lockheed Martin‘s Integrated Systems division will continue providing analytical, physical and equipment processing services to support International Space Station activities at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of a $22 million, one-year contract option with NASA. Lockheed will extend its cargo mission planning, coordination and processing, and other services for pressurized and unpressurized cargo transportation of vehicle flights visiting ISS, NASA said […] More