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Perspecta Lands $75M OTA Award to Modernize DoD Background Investigation System; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta intends to use data analytics, commercial off-the-shelf applications and other emerging technology to help the Department of Defense update its personnel security clearance and adjudication system as part of a $75M other transaction agreement.
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ACT I Receives ‘Virginia Values Veterans’ Certification; Claudio Monticelli Quoted
Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been certified by the Virginia Values Veterans Program for the company’s efforts to improve its veteran employment procedures.
Dan Schultz on Sikorsky’s CH-53K Production Contract With USMC, Other Helicopter Programs
Dan Schultz, president of Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, told Defense One in an interview published Thursday about several helicopter projects including a potential $1.1B contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.
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Air Force Plans InstantEye Quadcopter Drone Procurement
The U.S. Air Force has announced its intent to acquire a small heavy-lift unmanned aerial system from Andover, Mass.-based research and development firm Physical Sciences, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday.
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Northrop Gets $66M Contract Extension for Navy Surveillance System Support
Northrop Grumman has received a $66.2M contract modification to continue support services for the U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator Program.
Red Hat’s Adam Clater: Open Source Tech, Freedom of Choice Key to Federal IT Modernization
Adam Clater, chief architect for North America public sector at Red Hat, wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday that federal agencies should advance information technology modernization and the initial step they need to do is avoiding proprietary or vendor lock-in arrangements when it comes to cloud adoption.
Air Force Plans $100M in Computational Tech R&D Awards
The U.S. Air Force is seeking white papers for a potential $100M multi-award contract to research and develop computing processor architectures for real-time high performance embedded computing applications.Â
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Report: Lockheed, Raytheon Boost Hypersonic Tech R&D Efforts
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon booked contracts worth more than $3B combined in recent months to develop new hypersonics technology for the Department of Defense, Aviation International News reported Friday.
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Parrot to Develop Small Surveillance Drone Prototype for Army
Parrot, a European drone manufacturer, is among the six firms that will develop small unmanned aircraft system prototypes with $11M in total funds from the Department of Defense. The company said Tuesday it was selected to participate in the Short Range Reconnaissance program, a partnership between the U.S. Army and the Defense Innovation Unit.