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The global government services business of KBR has received a one-year task order modification to support the base-life of the U.S. Army forces deployed in Iraq for Operation Inherent Resolve. The modification allows the exercise of the third option year under the task order the Army Contracting Command awarded in December 2014 via a Logistics Civil Augmentation […] More
The U.S. Army intends to launch a yearlong technology demonstration effort to evaluate Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport vehicles from four contenders as part of the program’s down-select process. The service branch said Thursday it chose four out of 10 SMET proposers through a “fly-off” event that took place in November 2017 at Fort Benning in Georgia. […] More
The State Department plans to award a sole-source potential five-year contract for facial recognition software to Idemia. The contract for the Facial Recognition (FR) program will include a one-year base performance period and four one-year options, DoS said through a notice posted on June 5 on the Federal Business Opportunities website. Work will include program management and […] More
Bechtel has announced plans to consolidate its corporate leadership teams and operations into a new global headquarters in Reston, Va., by the end of the year. The company said Thursday it will also transfer corporate positions from Houston and San Francisco to Virginia. Jack Futcher, chief operating officer of Bechtel, said the consolidation effort is […] More
Atos and Merlin International have partnered to offer managed services intended to help government and healthcare organizations defend against sophisticated threats. The agreement covers artificial intelligence and digital transformation platforms and service offerings, the companies said Wednesday. David Phelps, chairman and chief executive officer of Merlin, said both companies have strong experience helping businesses meet […] More
Robotic Research has received a potential three-year, $49.7 million contract to supply systems for the development of prototype unmanned vehicles for a leader-follower directed requirement and program of record of the Army. The company said Wednesday it will provide autonomy kits for the Expedient Leader-Follower program meant to allow existing large ground vehicles to self-operate in military […] More
Subject matter experts at CACI International will deliver a presentation about cloud computing technology at Amazon Web Services‘ 2018 Public Sector Summit, scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on June 20 and 21. The ‘Tech Talk’ forum will cover the five benchmarks of cloud-native design and the use of DevSecOps methodology to support automation and continuous operational […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s innovation systems sector, formerly called Orbital ATK, will evaluate the basic functions of global positioning system receivers for a medium-range tactical missile platform for the U.S. Navy under a $602,247 delivery order. The order falls under a basic ordering agreement and calls for the evaluation of Rockwell Collins‘ prototype NavStrike M-code GPS receiver technology, the Navy said in […] More
Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary has received the Defense Security Service‘s 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Achievement Award in recognition of security practices at two company offices located in Virginia and Colorado. Serco Inc. is one of the 39 award recipients that DSS selected out of 13,300 defense companies, the Va.-based contractor said Thursday. “Our teams across […] More
Inmarsat and the space agency of Greece will collaborate for the research and development of technologies and to share information. The satellite company said Wednesday that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) that was signed at the Posidonia 2018 international shipping event in Athens. Ronald Spithout, president of Inmarsat’s maritime […] More
Dewberry will help the U.S. Geological Survey identify the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the collection of topographic data via light detection and ranging. The company said Wednesday it will gather and process Quality Level 1 lidar data under the USGS Geospatial Product and Services Contract for the 3D Elevation […] More
The Air Force Research Laboratory has licensed a patent radio interface technology to B5 Systems for device production and marketing. The non-exclusive patent licensing agreement between the AFRL 711th Human Performance Wing and the Ohio-based company will facilitate the manufacture and sale of the Handheld Electronic Audio Recording System (HEARS), the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday. […] More
