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ElectroCore, a provider of bioelectronic medicine, has received a five-year contract to distribute a hand-held medical therapy product across the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Bureau of Prisons, Indian Health Services and Public Health Services. The company said Wednesday it will provide its gammaCore technology to more than 21M patients under a federal […] More
Raytheon has selected Elbit Systems‘ U.S.-based subsidiary to provide a laser component for the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, an electro-optical surveillance system designed for use with military aircraft systems. Elbit said Thursday its subsidiary will deliver the component, known as the Two Color Laser System, to Raytheon in 2019. Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO at Elbit […] More
Sharon Pritchard, competition advocate at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, has confirmed the justification of a task order for Leidos under a multiple award contract for technical and cybersecurity services. The company would provide key management infrastructure services under the order as part of the Unrestricted Cyberspace Science, Research, Engineering and Technology Integration […] More
Women now hold senior leadership roles at top defense contractors and among them are Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security business, and Engility CEO Lynn Dugle, Politico reported Wednesday. Caret noted that women continue to encounter challenges in the defense sector, which she considers are more aspirational than institutional. “We […] More
The Federal Communications Commission has given Google approval to operate radar-based motion sensors for device control applications, Reuters reported Wednesday. The sensors, known as Soli, are built with touchless hand gesture technology that allows users with speech or mobility disabilities to remotely control devices, the report noted. Soli uses a radar beam to sense three-dimensional […] More
The U.S. Air Force intends to award Raytheon a potential 10-year contract to provide technical support for the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile system. Task orders will include software updates, software corrections, flight test support and analyses, user support, simulations, logistics, field support and design studies, according to a presolicitation notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps. USAF, the […] More
David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s North American public sector, has said there are several options the federal government can consider to build up its workforce’s cybersecurity and information technology skills and one of those is to explore open-source training. “The proliferation of open source software has changed the training landscape dramatically,†Egts wrote in a […] More
Coalfire‘s federal arm has received a level 3 appraisal under the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration program in recognition of standard business processes within the unit. The company said Wednesday Ace Guides reviewed Coalfire’s set of internal processes, procedures and practices that served as the basis for the rating. Bill Malone, executive vice president of Coalfire […] More
The Department of Defense on Monday notified Congress that it would proceed with a block buy of two aircraft carriers in a move that could pave the way for the U.S. Navy to award the contract by the end of January, USNI News reported Wednesday. “The Navy has reached a price agreement with Huntington Ingalls […] More
Raytheon has received a three-year, $81.2M contract modification to provide components needed to implement configuration updates to the EA-18G and F/A-18E/F planes of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The company will provide 228 items in order to complete engineering change proposals related to the two aircraft platforms’ configuration D retrofit component, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Ninety-nine percent of […] More
Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon, told C4ISRNET that one of the trends he expects to see in 2019 is the Department of Defense’s move to accelerate the acquisition of weapons systems through commercial software development model. “I see 2019 as the point when the DoD really starts moving away […] More
Fortinet has joined the World Economic Forum’s Center for Cybersecurity as a founding partner in a move to help deter cyber crime. WEF established the center to encourage collaboration among members of industry, government, international organizations, academia and civil society to address global cybersecurity challenges, Fortinet said Wednesday. Ken Xie, CEO and chairman of the board […] More
