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  • ICF to Provide Three-Year Support for HUD Housing, Community Development Program
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    ICF to Provide Three-Year Support for HUD Housing, Community Development Program

    ICF will help the Department of Housing and Urban Development deliver integrated technical assistance and capacity building services under a number of three-year cooperative agreements. The company said Tuesday it will provide data analytics, capacity building, and web-based and on-site training for local non-profit organizations and city, county and state bodies through HUD’s Community Compass […] More

  • Architecture Vet Jean O’Toole Promoted as Dewberry’s Business Unit Manager in Fairfax, Va.
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    Architecture Vet Jean O’Toole Promoted as Dewberry’s Business Unit Manager in Fairfax, Va.

    Jean O’Toole, previously a senior associate at professional services firm Dewberry, has been named business unit manager for the company’s office in Fairfax, Va. She will manage the daily operations of the office and support client services for facilities in the public and private sectors, the company said Monday. Her nearly 30-year career in architecture and project […] More

  • DISA Seeks Unified Enterprise Platform for DoD Organizational Needs
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    DISA Seeks Unified Enterprise Platform for DoD Organizational Needs

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced a $7.8 billion acquisition vehicle aiming to procure a unified enterprise software that would streamline office productivity, messaging, content management and collaboration within the Defense Department. DISA said Monday it will use the potential 10-year Defense Enterprise Office Solution (DEOS) single-award contract to acquire a platform to replace legacy organizational […] More

  • Cubic Mission Solutions Launches Updated Networking Modules at SOFIC 2018
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    Cubic Mission Solutions Launches Updated Networking Modules at SOFIC 2018

    Cubic’s mission solutions business unit has introduced at the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference the modified M3X networking modules from subsidiary DTECH Labs‘ product range. The San Diego, Calif.-based firm said Tuesday the updated modules feature a raised angle connector to interconnect without using an external Ethernet or power cable. The modules are also designed to […] More

  • USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources
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    USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources

    The U.S. International Trade Commission seeks information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based document management platform designed to help USITC share files with other government agencies, law firms and individuals and ensure the security of confidential data. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says USITC is looking for a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant […] More

  • Leidos’ Vicki Schmanske Recognized by Women in Technology
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    Leidos’ Vicki Schmanske Recognized by Women in Technology

    Vicki Schmanske, deputy group president of Leidos‘ health group, has been recognized with an award from non-profit organization Women in Technology. She was given the 2018 Leadership Award under the “Corporate, Large-Market Sector” category, Leidos said Monday. Jon Scholl, group president of Leidos Health, said Schmanske’s work for the company includes the implementation of the […] More

  • Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments
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    Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

  • Cray, Hitachi Provide Supercomputers for Japan Weather Bureau
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    Cray, Hitachi Provide Supercomputers for Japan Weather Bureau

    Cray, in partnership with Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, has provided the Japan Meteorological Agency with two Cray XC50 supercomputers. Hitachi serves as the prime contractor and systems integrator on the project. The systems have been installed at JMA’s facility in Kiyose, Tokyo, and will assist the weather bureau in its atmospheric and oceanographic modeling, and weather […] More

  • DOE to Award 219 Research Grants to Small Businesses
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    DOE to Award 219 Research Grants to Small Businesses

    The Energy Department plans to award 219 research and development grants cumulatively worth $34 million to 183 small businesses from 41 states, the agency announced Monday. Rick Perry said that Phase I grants will be funded via the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, with the department awarding a median of $150,000 […] More

  • Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort
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    Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort

    The U.S. Army has begun to seek information on potential contractors that can provide mission support services for the Army Capabilities Integration Center. A FedBizOpps notice published Friday says the service branch plans to award a potential five-year, $240 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract for the procurement of mission support services. ARCIC is a subordinate […] More

  • NCI to Review Payment Errors Under HHS Contract
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    NCI to Review Payment Errors Under HHS Contract

    NCI has received a five-year, $44 million prime contract to perform payment error rate measurement review services for the Department of Health and Human Services‘ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The company said it will conduct claims review for national-level improper payment rates concerning Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. NCI will also perform studies on state Medicaid and […] More

  • Johns Hopkins Participants in Mercury Mission Receive NASA Recognition
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    Johns Hopkins Participants in Mercury Mission Receive NASA Recognition

    NASA has granted its Group Achievement Award to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory personnel and external partners who contributed to a Mercury mission that concluded three years ago. The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging, or MESSENGER, mission, which was intended to orbit and examine the planet Mercury, lasted for over four years […] More