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NASA has detailed its plans to seek industry feedback for a future contract to support mission systems operations at the space agency’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. The center is looking for sources to provide services for mission control center systems, training systems, space vehicle mockup facility and flight operations directorate mission systems environments, according to a presolicitation notice issued […] More

The U.S. Navy is considering changing its procurement strategy for the Next Generation Enterprise Network program from a sole-source method to a multiple-award contracting model, SIGNAL Magazine reported Wednesday. Robert Ackerman writes Capt. Michael Abreu, Naval Enterprise Networks program manager, said the Navy seeks to engage with vendors in order to determine if segmentation of NGEN offerings would help the military branch address future information technology requirements. A […] More

A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the airport and marine port security market’s value will grow from $53.84 billion this year to $110.52 billion in 2025, representing an 8.3 percent compound annual growth rate. The research firm said Friday the market growth will be driven by governmental efforts to implement advanced security systems at various ports of entry. The surveillance technology segment is projected […] More

Schafer Corp. has established a commercial space situational awareness business unit that will be led by Donald Greiman, a former National Air and Space Intelligence Center vice commander for the U.S. Air Force. Greiman will serve as vice president and general manager for CSSA and work with former astronaut Mark Brown to lead a team that will support Schafer’s space situational […] More

Centerra Group has been awarded a five-year contract to provide facilities maintenance services to an Energy Department organization that markets and distributes electricity in the Pacific Northwest. The company said Friday the contract with DOE’s Bonneville Power Administration is scheduled to run through 2021. BPA sells wholesale power from 31 federally-backed hydroelectric power stations located in the Columbia River Basin, one non-federal nuclear […] More

The U.S. Air Force has rescheduled production decision for the KC-46 tanker program from June to August 2016 due to an issue with the aircraft’s refueling boom loads that came up during flight tests earlier this year. Boeing, the KC-46 manufacturer, said Friday it is scheduled deliver the first batch of aircraft beginning August 2017 instead of March 2017, with the 18th […] More

The General Services Administration has started its search for information on potential industry sources that can provide construction management support services for a proposed new GSA headquarters facility under a potential 10-year contract. GSA said in a sources sought notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that it is in search for small and large businesses that can support […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has asked industry to suggest “agile” methods and best practices to design and build information technology systems. DHS said in a notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that it looks to establish a department-wide contract vehicle for agile design and development support services. The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and the Office of the Chief […] More

Iridium’s Scott Scheimreif, ABI Research’s Patrick Connolly and Gopher Protocol’s Danny Rittman discuss future location tracking and navigation offerings and market prospects with Investorideas.com. Connolly said ABI Research predicts the global positioning device market will reach nearly $2 billion by 2021 as the market experiences a transition period, Investorideas.com said Thursday. “The market is undergoing […] More

Mercury Systems has been awarded a $4.7 million contract to build digital transceivers intended to support electronic warfare missions at a government-run facility. The company said Wednesday it booked the order in the fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year 2016 and is scheduled to deliver the transceivers to the facility over the next several quarters. Charlie Hudnall, vice president and general manager for the embedded sensor products […] More

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded eGlobalTech a contract of an undisclosed value to provide enterprise architecture services to the information technology office within DHS’ Transportation Security Administration agency. Allan Potter, eGlobalTech senior director for homeland security, said Thursday the company aims to help TSA innovate, make decisions and manage investments. The company will also support efforts of […] More