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  • DigitaliBiz to Engineer, Support NSF Polar Systems
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    DigitaliBiz to Engineer, Support NSF Polar Systems

    DigitaliBiz has won a potential 66-month, $48.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide systems engineering and operational support services to the National Science Foundation‘s Division of Polar programs. The Defense Department said Friday the company will help NSF implement systems designed to manage airspace, quality operational meteorology, aviation ground and information systems. The Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems […] More

  • Keith Salisbury: Pivotal, USAF Team Up to Develop Software App for Air Refueling Tanker Mgmt
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    Keith Salisbury: Pivotal, USAF Team Up to Develop Software App for Air Refueling Tanker Mgmt

    Keith Salisbury, vice president for U.S. federal sales at Pivotal Software, told Fox News in an interview published Friday how the company works to help the U.S. military execute their missions and build up their warfighting capabilities through new technology platforms. Pivotal and other tech companies traveled to the U.S. Air Force’s Combined Air Operations […] More

  • Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ
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    Air Force Taps L3 for Munition Cooperative Engagement Tech Research IDIQ

    L3 Technologies has won a seven-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to explore technologies that can facilitate cooperative engagement between munition systems deployed in a degraded communication environment. The Air Force Research Laboratory received two bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will obligate $1.7 million in fiscal 2017 research and development funds at the […] More

  • Harris to Support Philippine Military C4ISTAR System Delivery Under Navy FMS Deal
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    Harris to Support Philippine Military C4ISTAR System Delivery Under Navy FMS Deal

      A Harris subsidiary has received a $44.8 million contract to assist the U.S government in efforts to deliver command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance equipment to the Philippine military. Harris’ RF Communications business will design, engineer and test a joint command and control system of systems for the armed forces of the Philippine under […] More

  • Former Exelis, AIA CEO David Melcher Nominated to Cubic Board
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    Former Exelis, AIA CEO David Melcher Nominated to Cubic Board

    David Melcher, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, has been nominated to join the board of directors at Cubic. Cubic said Friday Melcher will bring decades of experience working with military and government leaders along with a background in finance, program management and strategy development […] More

  • AECOM Makes List of World’s Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year
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    AECOM Makes List of World’s Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year

    AECOM has been included on the World’s Most Admired Companies list by Fortune magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The company said Friday it ranked first within the engineering and construction industry for its product/service quality, innovation and social responsibility efforts. “This milestone reflects extraordinary achievement and showcases our employees’ talents, expertise and continuous commitment to the success of our clients,” […] More

  • Dan Cooper to Serve as CEO of Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems Subsidiary
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    Dan Cooper to Serve as CEO of Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems Subsidiary

    Dan Cooper, president of Xerox‘s Global Imaging Systems subsidiary, has been appointed to serve as CEO of the subsidiary once Tom Salierno retires from the position in April. Xerox said Friday Cooper is a nearly two-decade GIS veteran and previously served as president of information technology services provider Electronic Systems Inc., which he helped advance into a […] More

  • ITAPS’ Trey Hodgkins: Workforce, Budget Challenges Delay Federal Cybersecurity Program
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    ITAPS’ Trey Hodgkins: Workforce, Budget Challenges Delay Federal Cybersecurity Program

    Some industry representatives have said that lack of funds and human resources has delayed the implementation of a four-phase $6 billion cybersecurity program meant to help secure federal networks, FCW reported Thursday. Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president of the Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector, told House lawmakers during a Wednesday hearing the current budget […] More

  • DOE Facility Seeks Data Science, Machine Learning Applications for Exascale Computing System
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    DOE Facility Seeks Data Science, Machine Learning Applications for Exascale Computing System

    The Energy Department‘s Argonne Leadership Computing Facility has launched a call for proposals on the development of data science and machine learning applications to support an exascale supercomputer machine. ALCF said Thursday it will accept proposals for projects related to data science, machine learning and crosscutting simulation data and learning through April 8 as part of the facility’s Aurora […] More

  • PacStar to Begin Full-Rate Communications Module Production for Army
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    PacStar to Begin Full-Rate Communications Module Production for Army

    Pacific Star Communications has received authorization from the U.S. Army to begin full-rate production of deployable and tactical communications modules in support of the service’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications program. PacStar’s 400-Series small form factor communication modules are designed to provide baseband networking support for the T2C2 program’s Heavy and Lite satellite terminals that work to provide […] More

  • Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV
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    Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV

    A Kraken Robotics subsidiary has produced a synthetic aperture sonar technology designed to map the ocean floor in support of U.S. Navy‘s autonomous minehunting operations. The service branch integrated and tested Kraken Robotics Systems-made SAS onboard the Naval Warfare Center‘s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle, the company  said Jan. 11. The sonar is built to collect target data at a range of […] More

  • USCIS Seeks Info on Sources of Risk, Fraud, Devt Security & Operations Services
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    USCIS Seeks Info on Sources of Risk, Fraud, Devt Security & Operations Services

    The U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services has posted a request for information on potential sources of risk, fraud and development security and operations services. USCIS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday that the required services will be deployed on the agency’s Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform and other cloud environments as required. Proposed services should be able […] More