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Scientific research and engineering services contractor Noblis has relocated its corporate headquarters from Falls Church, Virginia, to a new 160,000-square-foot office building in Reston. The company said Monday its new HQ on Edmund Haley Drive will accommodate 450 staff and features multiple conference rooms and specialty spaces to support privacy and collaborations. “We are proud to provide a new workspace for […] More

A new Research and Markets report projects the global military ammunition market to hit a compound annual growth rate of 1.52 percent from 2016 through 2026, buoyed by sustained procurement in defense spending countries. Research and Markets said Thursday that countries involved in conflicts and emerging economies involved in territorial disputes will drive the demand […] More

A new Research and Markets report predicts the global airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance market will hit a compound annual growth rate of 3.88 percent from 2017 through 2021. Research and Markets reported that many countries have started to augment their maritime security systems amid escalating possibilities of terrorist attacks through sea routes and illegal dealings […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project that looks to develop an automated software designed to monitor publicly available information on social media to identify potential terrorist threats, The National Interest reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes the Force Protection in the Online Information Environment project aims to examine social media content to determine within foreign […] More

SpaceX has said it plans to launch on Jan. 8 the first batch of satellites for Iridium Communications’ NEXT constellation after it determined the cause of the Sept. 1 explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Washington Post reported Monday. Christian Davenport writes the Elon Musk-owned company found that the explosion was caused by a pressure vessel in the […] More

A new Transparency Market Research report predicts the global market for military radar platforms to grow to $9.36 billion by the end of 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 2.4 percent. TMR said Friday government investments in radar research and development efforts are likely to drive the worldwide military radar market. According to […] More

Ron Epstein, senior equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has said he expects defense-related investment accounts valued at approximately $179 billion to grow at a rate of 10 percent “depending on the year.” “Fiscal ’17 is where we are today, ’18 is transition, and then I expect to see acceleration going to fiscal […] More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks information on small businesses that can provide services to renovate a 20,000-square-foot fire station under a potential $5 million contract. The possible contract covers renovation of administrative spaces, vehicle bays and sleeping quarters at the Westover Fire Station and could run through an estimated 525 days, the U.S. Federal Contractor Registration said […] More

Orbital ATK is pursuing new opportunities for its Pegasus air-launch rocket with no plans to phase out the vehicle, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes company officials believe Pegasus will continue to perform missions beyond its June 2017 launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Orbital ATK entered a partnership with Vulcan Aerospace‘s Stratolaunch Systems subsidiary in October to deploy Pegasus […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for proposals for a potential five-year contract to provide gaming training products for the Veterans Health Administration. VA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Dec. 21 the Serious Educational Game Solutions contract will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses and will include consulting support […] More

World Wide Technology has achieved the Titanium Black Status under Dell EMC‘s Partner Program which will give WWT customers access to Dell EMC’s resources and technologies. WWT said Wednesday the Titanium Black Status is a new rank within the Titanium Tier of the Dell EMC Partner Program, which will be launched on Feb. 4, 2017. The supply […] More

Acendre has unveiled a report on “Federal Government Market Trends to Watch” for 2017 on the human capital landscape with the help of insights from human resource leaders in government and the People Analytics Center of Excellence. Acendre said Tuesday the report discusses trends on automated performance management, agency budgets, information technology modernization plans, contractor […] More