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Harris has received two contract modifications valued at $44 million in total from the U.S. Air Force to provide sustainment services for space systems. The Defense Department said Tuesday Harris will carry out space control depot support and increase sustainment services for Space Superiority Systems under a $35.5 million modification. Work will occur in Palm Bay, Florida through Jan. 31, 2018. […] More

The Center for a New American Security has launched a program that aims to study mutual security efforts between the U.S. and Europe. Neal Urwitz, CNAS director of external relations, wrote in an article published Monday that the Transatlantic Security program will be led by Julianne Smith, a CNAS senior fellow and former national security adviser to former vice president […] More

World Wide Technology has begun to offer Cisco‘s hosted collaboration platform to the former’s federal clients. Joe Berger, director of WWT’s collaboration practice, wrote in a blog entry posted Monday that Cisco’s Hosted Collaboration Solution for Government offering works to deliver  voice, video, instant messaging, presence and conferencing service on one platform. HCS-G obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program […] More

Orbital ATK has tested an attitude control motor for the launch abort system of the Orion spacecraft built by Lockheed Martin to support NASA‘s manned space exploration goals. The test demonstrated the capacity of ATM technology to guide an LAS in the event of mission abort and address human-rated requirements, Orbital ATK said Monday. Orbital ATK built the Orion’s launch abort system motor […] More

ManTech International has secured a five-year, $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and technical support for naval aircraft platforms and systems. The Defense Department said Monday that ManTech’s s advanced systems division will support reliability, maintainability, testability, quality assurance and diagnostic and system safety analyses during aircraft and system design, development, production and in-service life cycles. Work […] More

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has received a five-year subcontract from Booz Allen Hamilton to provide lifecycle logistics and sustainment services to the Naval Air Systems Command on behalf of the Defense Department‘s F-35 Program Office. The subcontract falls under a task order Booz Allen won through the U.S. Navy‘s Seaport-E contract vehicle, according to an ACT I release. “We look forward to continuing […] More

CSRA has secured a potential four-year, $57 million task order for information technology security services to the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. The company said Monday it will support the IT security office within AOUSC’s Department of Technology Services under the task order. “We are excited to offer our IT security services to customers throughout the federal judiciary,” […] More

PAE will continue to provide support services for the 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida under a potential three-year, $44 million contract. The company said Monday work covers shop maintenance services for government aircraft including modifications, task support and other functions at the air base. “I am proud of the PAE team that has provided excellent […] More

A business unit of BAE Systems has received a $7.9 million “performance incentive fee” from the U.S. Army for the completion of automotive forward speed, acceleration, and slope operation tests on Bradley vehicles. BAE’s land and armaments business secured the payment through a contract modification for the Bradley engineering change proposal effort, the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

SpaceX has launched the National Reconnaissance Office‘s classified payload dubbed NROL-76 aboard a company-built Falcon 9 rocket, TechCrunch reported Monday. Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the rocket’s first stage was separated to perform controlled landing at SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral-based landing pad, reported TechCrunch. The company postponed the initial launch attempt on Sunday due to […] More

Newport News Shipbuilding, a Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary, has christened the U.S. Navy‘s 16th Virginia-class Indiana submarine at the company’s shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. The christening occurred Saturday and ship’s sponsor Diane Donald, wife of Adm. Kirkland Donald (U.S. Navy, Ret.), former director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion,  performed the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of sparkling […] More