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Booz Allen Hamilton has won a five-year, $37.4 million contract from the Defense Human Resources Activity to help administer key functions of the National Language Service Corps. The Defense Department said Wednesday Booz Allen will help NLSC recruit potential members; gather and retain member data; provide information to government organizations that are part of NLSC or […] More
CenturyLink has received approval from the Justice Department to sell Level 3 Communications’ fiber network assets in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Unite Private Networks for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is subject to the Federal Communications Commission’s approval and other customary closing conditions, CenturyLink said Wednesday. “Once the transaction is approved, we will quickly work […] More
Matthew Donovan, undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, toured Boeing‘s KC-46A Pegasus production and modification facility in Everett, Washington, on Wednesday. Boeing designed the aircraft to help increase the Air Force tanker fleet’s capacities and operational performance, the military branch said Wednesday. “Air refueling is a no-fail mission,” Donovan said. He added that the company should accelerate […] More
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, has said federal agencies seeking to modernize information technology infrastructure should leverage enterprise open source software platforms. Bierweiler wrote in a GCN guest piece published Tuesday that there are four advantages associated with the adoption of enterprise open source and one of those is choice. An […] More
The Department of Labor has posted a sources sought notice seeking information technology professional and financial services in support of the DoL Wage and Hour Division. IT professional services will include Agile framework development, big data analytics, IT modernization, mobility, security, operation and maintenance; while financial services will cover management, DoL said in FedBizOpps notice posted […] More
Saab has flown a new surveillance jet platform from the company’s airfield in Linkoping, Sweden to gather verification data on performance and modelling. The GlobalEye, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, underwent a test that lasted one hour and 46 minutes, following a wave of ground trials, Saab said Wednesday. The aircraft’s modifications include a combination of surveillance equipment […] More
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business unit will expand its existing facilities in Shannon, Mississippi under a $20 million project. The Mississippi Development Authority said Wednesday the expansion will create 48 jobs; address demands for airborne, maritime and ground-based military lasers; and meet increased fabrication needs. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will add 128,000 square feet of space to an […] More
KBR has received a potential seven-year, $42 million contract from the U.K. ministry of defense to build a potable water supply system for the British military’s combat missions. The company said Wednesday it will design, manufacture, test and deliver the Combat Water Supply System and CWSS variants to the ministry. Work will also include maintenance, repair and operations […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a one-year, $46.8 million contract modification to support mission modules of the service branch’s Littoral Combat Ships. Northrop will engineer, sustain and provide technical services for LCS mission modules through March 2019, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD noted the modification exercises options under a previously awarded contract. The Naval […] More
The Indian government has called on the air force to consider both single- and twin-engine fighter jets for a potential $15 billion program to replace its fleet of combat aircraft, Reuters reported Thursday. A defense ministry source told Reuters the government also asked the air force to assess the Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft for […] More
Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary have begun testing the SB-1 Defiant coaxial helicopter in preparation for its initial flight as part of the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role program, Defense News reported Wednesday. The service has started to evaluate two flight demonstrator aircraft – Defiant and Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor – through the JMR initiative […] More
ManTech has received Capability Maturity Model Integration Level 4 for Development appraisal from a CMMI Institute partner organization for the company’s quantitative project management efforts. Cyber Solutions assessed ManTech’s work to analyze statistical data and predict key performance goals for two U.S. military projects, ManTech said Wednesday. The evaluation involved the Marine Corps Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise Accelerator and Defense Medical information […] More
