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HII Division Lands Chem-Bio Defense Acquisition Technical Support Contract

A Huntington Ingalls IndustriesÂ division has received a contract to continue to provide acquisition technical support services to the Defense Departmentâ€™s joint program executive office for chemical and biological defense. HIIâ€™s technical solutions division secured four procurement technical support task orders under JPEO-CBDâ€™s Omnibus Program, Engineering and Technical Support indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, HII said Tuesday. HII Technical […] More

March 9, 2017, 5:10 am
in Industry News, News

Report: India’s Navy Eyes $1.5B Procurement of Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Systems

Indiaâ€™s navy has issued a request for information for a program that seeks to purchase approximately $1.5 billion in short-range surface-to-air missile platforms in an effort to replace its Israel-made Barak-1 air defense systems, Defense News reported Wednesday. Vivek Raghuvanshi writes the Indian navy plans to release a tender after six months through the Make […] More

March 9, 2017, 4:32 am
in Industry News, News

DoD Unveils Corrosion Prevention & Control Planning Standard With SSPC, NACE International

The Defense Department has partnered with SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International to release a new standard on corrosion prevention and control planning. â€œThe newÂ Corrosion Prevention and Control PlanningÂ standard will allow the DoD to facilitate the inclusion of corrosion-planning requirements in new contracts as it designs, acquires, and sustains new weapon systems […] More

March 9, 2017, 3:23 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

SASâ€™ Steve Bennett: Trump Administration Should Push for Govt Data Transparency

Steve Bennett, director of global government practice at SAS, has said the Trump administration should work to implement initiatives that seek to increase technology use within the federal government and one of those is to advance â€œgovernment data transparency.â€ Bennett wrote in an FCW commentary published Tuesday that the current administration should promote â€œaccess to […] More

March 8, 2017, 8:04 am
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US Govt Cancels Solicitation for Kuwait Security Support Recompete Contract; Vectrus’ Chuck Prow Comments

Vectrus has disclosedÂ that the U.S. government has called off the solicitation for a security and base operations services recompete contract in support of U.S. Army facilities in Kuwait due to changes in mission requirements. The company is the current contractor on the Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services contract that is set to expire […] More

March 8, 2017, 5:33 am
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FLIR to Supply CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance Kits to Army Under $54M Delivery Order

The Defense Department has awarded FLIR Systems a potential $54.2 million delivery order to supply 50 sets of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear dismounted reconnaissance toolkits to the U.S. Army. The order is part of DoDâ€™s five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that seeks to support the DR-SKO program of record of the joint program executive office for […] More

March 8, 2017, 3:44 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Tripwire Survey: 80% of Security Pros More Concerned With Cybersecurity This Year

A newÂ TripwireÂ survey saysÂ 80 percent of security professionals have expressed more concern on cybersecurity in 2017 than in the previous year. Tripwire said Monday it polled at least 200 security professionals at the RSA Conference 2017 and found that only 17 percent are confident in the U.S. governmentâ€™s capacity to safeguard itself from potential cyber attacks. […] More

March 8, 2017, 12:16 am
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NASAâ€™s Raven System With SSL-Built Gimbal Mechanism Arrives at ISS; Rich White Comments

NASAâ€™s Raven technology with a Space Systems Loral-built two-axis gimbal equipmentÂ has reached the International Space Station following the Feb. 19 launch of SpaceXâ€™s 10th ISS cargo resupply mission. NASAâ€™s satellite servicing projects division developed the Raven system designed to test components of a spacecraft navigation system that aims to facilitate satellite servicing, asteroid exploration and […] More

March 1, 2017, 8:17 am
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Juniper’s Tim Solms: DoD Should Integrate Automation, SDN With Data Center Consolidation

Tim Solms, vice president for U.S. federal business and managing director of worldwide government at Juniper Networks, has said the Defense Department should implement automation and software-defined networking efforts as it works to consolidate data centers. Solms wrote in a commentary for Federal News RadioÂ published MondayÂ that the adoption of SDN and automation seeks to help […] More

March 1, 2017, 7:58 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Exostar Updates Enterprise Collaboration Tool for Govt Security Standard Compliance

Exostar has updated its multi-tenant enterprise collaboration platform to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technologyâ€™s security controls and Defense Department‘s cybersecurity directives. The company said Tuesday its collaboration technology offeringÂ is a software-as-a-serviceÂ platform designed to help defense companies, subcontractors and suppliers share files that contain covered defense information with other organizations in accordance […] More

March 1, 2017, 6:40 am
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Marise Payne: Australia to Invest $192M in Growler Radio Jammer, Radar Tech Development

Australia will make a potential $191.6 million investment to develop a new radio jammer and radar system for the countryâ€™s Boeing-built EA-18GÂ GrowlerÂ aircraft. Sen. Marise Payne, Australiaâ€™s defense minister, said in a statement released Wednesday the country will partner with the U.S. Navy to perform development work on the next-generation radio jamming platform. Payne announced the […] More

March 1, 2017, 5:00 am
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CityLab: DHS Presolicitation for Border Wall Construction Draws Interest from 180 Contractors

Approximately 180 companies have responded to a Department of Homeland Security presolicitation notice for the design and construction of wall structures between the U.S. and Mexico, CityLab reported Tuesday. Kriston Capps writes DHSâ€™ Customs and Border Protection said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday that it plans to release a formal request for proposals for […] More

March 1, 2017, 4:55 am