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  • Serco’s US Arm to Extend Army Training Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted
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    Serco’s US Arm to Extend Army Training Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted

    The North American subsidiary of U.K.-based Serco Group will continue to provide web-based, full-life cycle training support to the U.S. Army‘s Joint Munitions Command and the Defense Ammunition Center under a potential five-year, $22M contract. Serco Inc. will design, build, test and maintain learning tools, applications and services to help the Army and the Defense Department strengthen mission systems, the […] More

  • NGA, Industry Partners Release Final Arctic 3D Digital Elevation Models
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    NGA, Industry Partners Release Final Arctic 3D Digital Elevation Models

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released the seventh and final set of 3D digital elevation models covering the Arctic region. NGA said Friday the ArcticDEM Project‘s latest iteration consists of time-stamped and 2-meter resolution DEM strips encompassing 10 percent of the planet’s surface. The new models also underwent filtering to increase resolution of densely-forested areas […] More

  • Willard Williams Appointed 9th Way Solutions COO
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    Willard Williams Appointed 9th Way Solutions COO

    Willard Williams, a 26-year federal information technology market veteran, has joined 9th Way Solutions as chief operating officer of the Fairfax, Va.-based company. The company said Friday Williams will oversee operations in the enterprise and health IT services, systems and program management, and cyber and information security areas. He previously led enterprise IT projects for AECOM, ManTech, […] More

  • Lockheed Partners With NanoRacks to Seek Commercial Payload Concepts for Orion Capsule
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    Lockheed Partners With NanoRacks to Seek Commercial Payload Concepts for Orion Capsule

    Lockheed Martin has teamed up with NanoRacks to seek concepts of commercial payloads that could fly on upcoming missions of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Lockheed said Friday the market assessment marks the initial step toward its vision to deliver commercial opportunities to deep space. Mike Hawes, Orion program manager and vice president of human space exploration […] More

  • Report: Northrop Targets Oct. 26 Launch for ICON Spacecraft
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    Report: Northrop Targets Oct. 26 Launch for ICON Spacecraft

    Northrop Grumman plans to launch on Oct. 26 the Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft aboard the Pegasus rocket, NASASpaceflight.com reported Friday. The rocket will launch from the Stargazer L-1011 aircraft that will take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. ICON was originally scheduled to launch in June, but Northrop postponed the take-off after Pegasus sent off-nominal data […] More

  • L3 Expands Flight Training Facility; Christopher Kubasik Quoted
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    L3 Expands Flight Training Facility; Christopher Kubasik Quoted

    L3 Technologies has doubled the size of its facility in Texas that offers military and commercial pilot training for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and unmanned platforms. The company said Saturday it added 40K square feet of space at the Arlington Training Center to include an additional six full-flight simulators, classrooms equipped with virtual and augmented reality […] More

  • Washington Headquarters Services Seeks Industry Support for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs
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    Washington Headquarters Services Seeks Industry Support for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs

    The Washington Headquarters Services has issued a sources sought notice to determine vendors that can offer support services to the Pentagon’s Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday OASD NCB requires planning, budgeting and implementation assistance related to physical security enterprise and analysis, security policy verification […] More

  • DOT Invites Public Comment on Motor Vehicle Automation Guide
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    DOT Invites Public Comment on Motor Vehicle Automation Guide

    The Transportation Department is requesting public input on a guidance document for the development, assessment and production of driverless vehicles. DOT said Thursday its new guide, titled “Automated Vehicles 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation,” suggests a multimodal approach to automate motor vehicles and integrate the platforms on roadways. The approach is based on principles […] More

  • Army Seeks Potential Acquisition Consulting Service Sources
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    Army Seeks Potential Acquisition Consulting Service Sources

    The Army Contracting Command seeks information on potential industry providers of consulting services to the U.S. Army in the acquisition, logistics, science and technology areas. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the market research effort seeks to identify a contractor to operate the Board on Army Systems and Technologies that will be tasked to conduct up to five […] More

  • AT&T Deploys 72 Communication Assets for FirstNet Subscribers; Chris Sambar Quoted
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    AT&T Deploys 72 Communication Assets for FirstNet Subscribers; Chris Sambar Quoted

    AT&T has fielded 72 network assets for first responders who intend to use a national public safety communications network. The company said Thursday FirstNet users can leverage the deployable assets in planned events or emergency operations such as shooter situations and natural disasters, among other things, without connecting to commercial power. Subscribers can also request access […] More

  • Oracle Launches Cloud-Based App for Land Management; Mark Johnson Quoted
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    Oracle Launches Cloud-Based App for Land Management; Mark Johnson Quoted

    Oracle has unveiled a cloud-based application designed to help local and state government agencies facilitate land management and the processing of building permits and inspections. Oracle Public Sector Community Development is a subscription software-as-a-service app that works to upgrade the regulatory and compliance processes for building infrastructure and land use, the company said Thursday. “Today’s […] More

  • GSA Plans Enterprise Asset Mgmt System Procurement
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    GSA Plans Enterprise Asset Mgmt System Procurement

    The contracting division of the General Services Administration’s Region 5 Federal Acquisition Service has commenced a market research effort to determine potential vendors that can offer an enterprise asset management system. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says GSA aims to replace its legacy systems used to manage government fleet, property and information technology assets. The government seeks […] More