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is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
Exelis has completed upgrade work on an encryption software for the ground operational control system of the GPS satellite constellation. The OCX MUG software is built to help controllers on the ground to adjust and monitor a satellite’s positioning while in orbit, Exelis said Thursday. Exelis designed the technology to configure spacecraft payloads and manage […] More
DynCorp International has received a $6.4 million contract to train military engineers in Afghanistan through a security assistance training program run by the U.S. Army. The company will administer a series of Afghan national army exercises in carpentry, plumbing, masonry and electrical engineering as a subcontractor to GovSource Inc., DynCorp said Thursday. This one-year order falls […] More
CenturyLink Technology Solutions will use an IO software-defined data center infrastructure to extend its colocation and managed hosting services into the Phoenix market. The CenturyLink subsidiary aims to deliver up to 9 megawatts in data center capacity to Phoenix customers using IO’s Intelligence Control platform, IO said Wednesday. Jeff Von Deylen, president of CenturyLink Technology […] More
Three Wire Systems LLC is part of an Ace Technology Partners-led team that will supply information technology products and services to the U.S. Air Force under the branch’s NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle. NETCENTS 2 covers network-centric software and hardware systems for the Defense Department and other federal agencies, according to a Three Wire Systems statement. ATP’s team will […] More
Lockheed Martin and the Tennessee Valley Authority will be working together to encourage industrial and commercial entities across the southeastern U.S. to invest in clean energy. Lockheed’s energy solutions business will offer smart energy management, systems engineering and operations support services to TVA and utilities through the program, Lockheed said Wednesday. “We will manage incentive […] More
Tetra Tech has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering and architectural services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE intends for the company to help plan, design and run military construction projects in U.S. and overseas locations, Tetra Tech said Thursday. The single-award, indefinite-delivery contract has a one-year base […] More
Whitney, Bradley & Brown has won a potential three-year, $13.9 million contract to provide support services to a U.S. Marine Corps data operations unit, SEAPOWER Magazine reported Tuesday. The magazine reports WBB will lead a team that includes ManTech International and OSU-University Multispectral Laboratories to work with the USMC Information Operations Center in Quantico, Va. David […] More
NDP, a net-centric systems engineering company, has won a task order to design a communications  infrastructure framework for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center. The Air Force picked NDP to build a prototype of a network-independent messaging system using open-source software, NDP said Monday. NDP won the contract under the General Services […] More
General Atomics will spend $11 million to expand manufacturing operations in Lee County, Miss. and plans to create about 80 new jobs there, The Clarion-Ledger reported Monday. The publication reports GA will transfer production of defense, energy and nuclear equipment to an 87,650-square-foot building at the company’s existing campus in the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park. […] More
AtHoc Inc. has provided a mass notification system to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for hospital personnel to communicate and safeguard patients in the event of an emergency. The Bethesda, Md.-based military hospital implemented AtHoc’s Interactive Warning System, which works to notify 12,000 on-premise medical staff in the event of a critical situation, AtHoc […] More
A publicly-owned electric utility in Seattle has selected a suite of Oracle enterprise software applications to manage smart grid infrastructures and services. Seattle City Light intends to use Oracle’s products to fulfill customer support, operational and cost requirements in the utility’s metering business, Oracle said Tuesday. “A key factor in our Oracle selection was that […] More
Xerox will implement an electronic pricing system for the Veterans Health Administration to manage Medicare reimbursement coverage for veterans. VHA intends for the Xerox’ web-based tool to automatically calculate Medicare payment rates of non-contracted hospice and home health services, Xerox said Tuesday. “Claims pricing is a growing segment of the VHA’s health services offerings,” said Mike […] More
