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Northrop Grumman will collaborate with several Australia-based companies on aerospace and defense projects as part of efforts to bolster the company’s presence in the country. The U.S. contractor awarded a number of subcontracts to businesses through a global supply chain deed program run by the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation, Northrop said Wednesday. “Awards to these outstanding […] More

ATK has been awarded a contract to help the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining beta test an aircraft structures inspection system for the U.S. Air Force, CompositesWorld reported Monday. The online magazine reports ATK’s aerospace group and NCDMM will collaborate under phase two of the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s on-tool composites inspection technology […] More

A-T Solutions will help The Mayvin Consulting Group form a business development approach to winning prime and subcontract awards under the General Services Administration‘s Mentor Protege Program. GSA launched the program in 1991 to expand marketplace participation of small businesses by partnering them with larger businesses, A-T Solutions said Thursday.  “As a former small business, A-T Solutions […] More

David Lawee, partner at Google Capital, wrote a blog post on Google’s official blog where he announced the formation of a new growth equity fund. The fund will be led by Lawee, Scott Tierney and Gene Frantz and will work with companies that are about to hit their growth phase. Lawee says future partner companies will have […] More

CGI Group has signed a $100 million contract extension to continue its information technology services for the National Bank of Canada. CGI professionals will continue to maintain and develop National Bank of Canada’s core IT applications through 2020, CGI said Wednesday. Claude Marcoux, chief operating officer for CGI in Canada, said the company intends for the […] More

Oracle and RedZone Robotics have partnered to develop technology for utilities to access, gather and manage data on wastewater and sewage infrastructures, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Monday. Stephanie Novak writes the companies seek to integrate Oracle software with RedZone robotics technology to help operators monitor a wastewater system’s performance. “We’re talking about having all […] More

NCI President Brian Clark told analysts Wednesday the company could look to purchase companies with cybersecurity and health information technology offerings, the Washington Post reported Friday. “I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to complete a deal this year and accelerate our top line as we head into 2015,” Clark said at a conference call Wednesday, […] More

Siemens’ energy business unit has been selected to build two steam engines and components for a power plant in Turkey, Penn Energy reported Thursday. The steam turbines and auxiliary systems will be supplied to the Soma Kolin power plant being constructed by Chinese company Harbin Electric International Co. Ltd. in Turkey’s western province of Manisa, […] More

Octo Consulting Group holds a prime position on a potential five-year, $400 million information technology services blanket purchase agreement awarded by the FBI. The company will compete for task orders to assist in software deployments, infrastructure and other technology processes for FBI missions, Octo said Wednesday. Octo supported previous FBI programs in national security, cyber, science and […] More