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Janus Global Operations‘ quality management system has attained the ISO 18788:2015 certification, a worldwide standard that seeks to set a global business and risk management framework for security contractors and organizations. The company said Thursday that the ISO 18788:2015 certification follows on its ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 certification in 2015. Alan Weakley, JGO president and COO, said that “Commercial and government clients in […] More

BAE Systems and IBC Advanced Alloys have signed a joint development agreement to produce components based on the latter company’s beryllium-aluminum alloys. IBC said Wednesday it will initially develop prototype components to demonstrate the characteristics of Beralcast casted products for specific applications at BAE under the deal. David Heinz, IBC president and CEO, said the partnership supports the company’s efforts […] More

The U.S. Air Force is looking into the possibility of using an energy-as-a-service model at its bases in order to keep facilities powered in the event of a cyber attack or a natural disaster, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jared Serbu writes the model could replace the Air Force’s existing business arrangements that involve enhanced-use leases and energy saving performance […] More

The Department of Energy has awarded $850,000 in funds to support groundwater restoration and fractured rock characterization projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico under DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund. DOE picked a total of 54 energy technology projects that involve collaboration between 12 national laboratories and 52 companies as part of an effort to help businesses move technologies from the lab to the market, LANL said […] More

Boeing has unveiled a new facility in Houston designed to allow NASA astronauts and mission control staff to train on various space flight operations through a simulator, the Houston Business Journal reported Wednesday. The company’s Space Training, Analysis and Review facility that officially opened Tuesday is built to facilitate crew training operations for the Boeing-built CST-100 […] More

Carahsoft Technology is among the companies included in The Channel Company‘s annual list of the top 500 information technology consultants, integrators and service providers across North America based on sales revenue. The company said Wednesday it has climbed in rank on the CRN 2016 Solution Provider 500 from 22 last year to 20 this year, which is the company’s 11th consecutive placement in the […] More

A Bluedrop Performance Learning subsidiary has secured a $13 million contract from Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary to provide aircrew training instructors and courseware in support of a maritime helicopter program in Canada. Bluedrop Training & Simulation said Tuesday the contract requires 30 technician and aircrew instructors, simulator operators and training program support personnel to train the 406 Operational and Training Squadron to operate Canada’s CH-148 […] More

An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch to the International Space Station on July 18 or onward to carry out a cargo resupply services mission. NASA said Wednesday the company’s ninth mission under the space agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract will bring almost 4,900 pounds of science research supplies and equipment to ISS. It will also deliver two […] More

NASA has kicked off its hunt for a processor based on the ARM architecture for use aboard the space agency’s and U.S. Air Force’s future manned and unmanned spacecraft, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center released a solicitation Monday in search of a radiation-hardened, multicore processor under the […] More

Bechtel has extended its partnership with Gabon to continue work on a $25 billion national infrastructure plan that looks to build the country’s skill base for project management, construction, engineering, project controls, sustainability, health, safety, environment, quality and contracts. Bechtel said Wednesday the collaboration has established a public works agency called l’Agence Nationale des Grands Travaux d’Infrastructures — or ANGTI — […] More

Inmarsat has moved to grow the satellite communications provider’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with a newly opened office in Tokyo, Japan. The company said Monday it commemorated the opening with a traditional Japanese sake-barrel-breaking ceremony and several of Inmarsat’s partners and clients attended the celebration. Gerbrand Schalkwijk, chief sales officer at Inmarsat’s maritime sector, said the company considers […] More

Boeing has signed an agreement with Turkey-based company iGA Havalimani Isletmesi to provide technical assistance services for an international airport infrastructure development project in Istanbul. Under the deal, Boeing unit Jeppesen will supply a Total Airport and Airspace Modeler tool to help iGA and the General Directorate of State Airports Authority of Turkey design airpace structure for the Istanbul New Airport as well as develop an operations […] More