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The U.S. Navy has kicked off the search for sources to maintain the service’s environmental information management system under a potential $38.5 million contract. The companies must perform the technical support on a Navy enterprise data center-hosted system for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, according to a synopsis released Thursday. Interested companies have until Oct. […] More

A new Public Technology Institute survey has found that 47 percent of information technology executives of cities and counties across the U.S. think their local IT departments will continue to operate over the next year at current budget levels. PTI polled 274 local government IT leaders with Deltek and 74 percent of the respondents said […] More

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract of an undisclosed value to help develop navigation backup methods and tools for military use. Rockwell Collins said Thursday it aims to produce technologies for warfighters to leverage communication systems without relying on GPS through the agency’s Spatial, Temporal and Orientation Information […] More

Raytheon wants to join Alenia Aermacchi and CAE in a bid for a contract to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s T-38 aircrew training systems, Defense News reported Thursday. Aaron Mehta writes Raytheon and the Air Force have discussed about the company’s interest in pursuing the T-X trainer replacement program after General Dynamics left the Alenia […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that forecasts smart commercial drones markets will grow to $27.1 billion by 2021 from $3.4 billion in 2014. The report predicts commercial-grade consumer video drones will take the largest chunk of revenue throughout the forecast period, Research and Markets said Sept. 11. According to the data services provider, the growth […] More

A new Research and Markets report forecasts the global military communications market to reach $40.82 billion by 2020 from $23.02 billion in 2015 amid a growing demand for updated communication techniques. The report sets the market’s compound annual growth rate at 12.1 percent during the forecast period, Research and Markets said Wednesday. T noted that tier-one […] More

Forty-two percent of U.S. government contracting firms that responded to a Grant Thornton survey reported growth in revenues from their contracts with public sector organizations during the past fiscal year. The professional services company’s 2015 Government Contractor Industry Survey also found that 37 percent of respondents saw their contract revenues decline as a result of […] More

The Professional Services Council has teamed up with the California Technology Council in an effort to help early-stage firms and entrepreneurs offer their technological platforms and services to federal agencies through the government procurement process. The memorandum of understanding calls for PSC and CTC to collaborate through content development and participation in each other’s events, PSC […] More

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Dynetics have completed a second hot-fire test on the F-1 rocket engine’s gas generator at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The companies carried out the test series under the Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction contract that aims to reduce risks in rocket boosters for the Space Launch System program, the companies said Wednesday. Aerojet […] More

NASA has wrapped up a technical and programmatic assessment of the Orion spacecraft, which the agency is building with Lockheed Martin in a bid to send astronauts to an asteroid or Mars. The agency pledged $6.77 billion to fund Orion development efforts from October 2015 through the spacecraft’s initial crewed mission by April 2023 following […] More

A Deltek study has found that almost 400 architectural and engineering services companies aim to capture more public infrastructure improvement projects involving water systems and roads and bridges over the next 18 months. John Bornstein, Deltek’s marketing manager for the North American A&E industry, wrote in a blog post published Monday that public sector accounts […] More

The U.S. Postal Service has awarded TWD & Associates a potential five-year, $3 million contract to help operate and maintain a technology platform that facilitates video conferences at 40 USPS facilities nationwide. The company said Tuesday it will also manage on-demand video call services as well as update video conferencing system equipment and software for […] More