PSC Finds Increase in Federal Use of Shared IT Services
The Professional Services Council has found that the use of shared information technology services by federal agencies has jumped 2 percent each year since 2017, FedScoop reported Monday.Â
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center's Dahlgren Division is looking to tap MZA Associates for technical support and subject matter expertise associated with the testing of high-energy laser beam control systems. In a SAM notice posted Friday, NSWCDD indicated its intent to negotiate an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the company to integrate and demonstrate BCS technology designed for the AC-130J HEL prototype.
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Peraton holds a position on a potential $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity to help the U.S. Air Force develop an advanced battle management system in support of the Department of Defense's Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program. "We are proud to have been selected as one of the service's industry partners in developing the information backbone for the future of joint warfighting," said John Coleman, president of Peraton’s defense and homeland security sector.
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has inducted Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory staff members Doug Adams, Justin Likar, Mike Ryschkewitsch, Bradley Wheaton and Matthew Zuber into the professional society's 2021 class of associate fellows.