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Mitre has added 137 new entries to an online database of software security weaknesses, Inside Defense reported Monday. Version 3.2 of the Common Weakness Enumeration also includes one “deprecated” item and 534 amended entries, which the nonprofit company attributed to changes in names, relationship, description and references. The community-developed list seeks to provide a common baseline standard for […] More
Joe Lombardozzi, Roy Fleischer and Ellen Evans have joined the business development team of Easton, Md.-based government program quality management services contractor Qlarant. Qlarant said Friday Lombardozzi, formerly vice president of business growth at IBM‘s Truven Health Analytics subsidiary, will serve as VP for sales and business development. He spent nearly 17 years at CGI‘s federal business and eight […] More
Systems Planning and Analysis will continue to provide support services for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine security program under a five-year, $20M contract. SPA said Friday it will help the Office of Naval Research plan and manage technology transition efforts, as well as perform technical and operational analysis, modeling and simulation tasks. Edward Wright, a senior vice president and […] More
The U.S. Air Force is seeking qualified industry sources of software development services for a web-based technology platform designed to facilitate joint operation planning. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the selected contractor will help the military branch update and maintain the Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment 2.0 application through agile software development methodology. Tasks will […] More
The U.S. Air Force will host a event on Feb. 12 and 13 to discuss training requirements of the military service’s 17th Training Wing with interested vendors. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday states that the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance industry day seeks to explore potential applications of government and commercial technology platforms to address TRW training gap. Companies […] More
Lockheed Martin has received a $52.7M contract modification to provide development, sustainment and engineering services to a U.S. Air Force center responsible for overseeing multiple constellations of spacecraft. The company will continue to help the military service manage demonstration and experimental satellites and develop, test, evaluate space and missile systems, The Department of Defense said Friday. Work […] More
Inmarsat and Collins Aerospace have partnered to provide onboard Wi-Fi connectivity for aviation customers under a new value added reseller agreement. Under the deal, Collins Aerospace will resell the Jet ConneX service as part of its ARINCDirectSM offering to facilitate inflight internet and air-ground data transfer for business jet operators, Inmarsat said Thursday. ARINCDirect works to help customers plan and manage flight […] More
Leidos’ life sciences unit has secured a U.S. patent for its new peptide-based PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors developed for more targeted delivery of treatments. The company said Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the patent for Leidos Health Life Sciences through the Patents 4 Patients program. The program provides a faster review process […] More
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are seeking access to SpaceX‘s South Texas facility for surveying purposes, The Herald reported Wednesday. James Gleeson, SpaceX spokesperson, said in a statement that the department intends to conduct a survey within the site, a facility that would launch transport rockets to Mars in […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s Skunk Works division has partnered with California’s Office of Business and Economic Development to drive job growth in the state. The agreement creates new engineering and manufacturing jobs and authorizes Lockheed to invest $100M in new facilities within the Southern California area, the company said Thursday. Jack O’Banion, vice president of business development […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a $2.4M initial task order to provide logistics support for the U.S. Air Force‘s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure system. The order falls under a potential $3.6B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the provision of LAIRCM equipment and support services, the company said Thursday. The system is designed to help aircrews detect, track and jam incoming IR […] More
Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer at Accenture’s federal services business, has said the government is likely to make information technology modernization its top priority in 2019. “In today’s complex and dynamic environment, IT must lead the way. The relationship between technology and mission outcomes has never been stronger,†he told Nextgov in an interview published […] More
