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Quality Magazine Selects Northrop’s Palmdale Facility as Quality Plant of 2019
Quality Magazine has named Northrop Grumman’s aircraft manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif., as its quality plant of the year.
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SAIC to Continue Support for Navy C2 Systems; Jim Scanlon Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. has booked a five-year, $37M task order to help the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division, manage a set of systems designed to support military communications.
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NAVSEA Announces Industry Day for New Navy Frigate Design, Construction Contract
The Naval Sea Systems Command will host an industry day on March 19 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the draft solicitation for the design and construction of new guided missile frigates under the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) program.
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White House to Gather Industry Execs for Workforce Strategy Meeting
The White House is set to convene the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board for the first time on March 6, Reuters reported Sunday. The advisory board, which is being co-chaired by Ivanka Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, is made up of 25 members, among whom are the CEOs of various major U.S. firms such as Lockheed Martin, IBM, Apple and Siemens.
DoD Innovation Org Wants System to Counter Drone Swarms
The Department of Defense's innovation office is looking for potential vendors of a system that can help protect military facilities against potential drone swarm attacks, FCW reported Sunday.
USCIS Issues RFI on Cybersecurity, Risk Mgmt Services
The U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services is conducting market research into risk management and cybersecurity service offerings that can support the agency's efforts to protect information.
Unisys, NDi Sign Cybersecurity Software Reseller Agreement
Network Designs Inc. has agreed to resell a Unisys-made software suite designed to help customers secure transmission control protocol/internet protocol-based assets against cyber threats.
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Three Firms Win Spots on Army Environmental Remediation Services Contract
Three companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $41.1M contract to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in environmental remediation efforts.
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Navy Taps HDT, DWT for $78M Gas Particulate Filter Supply IDIQ
HDT Expeditionary Systems and Design West Technologies have been awarded spots on a potential five-year, $78.5M contract to supply M98 gas particulate filter sets to the U.S. Navy.
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Section 809 Panel Recommendation Highlights Need to Update IT Acquisition, Budgeting Approaches
Some industry experts say the Section 809 panel’s recommendation to exempt the Pentagon from the Clinger-Cohen Act highlights the need to fix the budgeting approach to provide agencies the ability to facilitate the information technology acquisition process, Federal News Network reported Friday. Mark Forman, vice president and global head of public sector at Unisys, said the Section 809 report suggests that agencies have now shifted to buying IT as-a-service, instead of treating or procuring IT as a capital asset.
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Defense Human Resources Activity Issues RFI on Commercial Tech to Back Federal Workforce Retraining Efforts
The Defense Human Resources Activity has asked industry to submit white papers on commercial technology platforms that could help federal agencies carry out career development and retraining initiatives for government employees, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. The agency released the request for information on Feb. 26 as the government prepares to launch a pilot program to assess the capabilities of learning management systems and processes to advance skills development among federal employees.