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  • AWS Expands Cloud Contract Center for Public Sector Organizations
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    AWS Expands Cloud Contract Center for Public Sector Organizations

    Amazon Web Services has expanded its web-based center that works to help public sector entities find and procure multiple cloud service offerings. AWS said Tuesday the Public Sector Contract Center contains a database of contract vehicles through which the company’s partners offer services to federal, state, local, education and international government organizations. The platform offers information about the General Services […] More

  • General Atomics Puts MQ-9B RPA Through Lightning Simulation Test
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    General Atomics Puts MQ-9B RPA Through Lightning Simulation Test

    General Atomics has conducted lightning simulation tests on a full-scale MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft last month at a company facility in Poway, Calif. The company said Tuesday engineers from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and NTS Pittsfield tested the MQ-9B that was equipped with lightning protection technology. GA-ASI plans to integrate the same technology into its proposed unmanned aerial […] More

  • Unisys Aims to Expedite Migration to AWS Cloud With Managed Services; Peter O’Donoghue Comments
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    Unisys Aims to Expedite Migration to AWS Cloud With Managed Services; Peter O’Donoghue Comments

    Unisys has introduced a suite of managed services designed to help organizations speed up the migration of applications, data and other workloads to the Amazon Web Services-built public cloud platform. Unisys’ CloudForte subscription-based managed services work to provide users access to cloud-native service offerings and contract invoicing capabilities that comply with federal mandates, the company […] More

  • Leidos Selected as AWS Consulting Partner; John Fratamico Comments
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    Leidos Selected as AWS Consulting Partner; John Fratamico Comments

    Leidos has earned the highest designation in Amazon Web Services‘ partner network for investing in cloud and technical services to support government and enterprise clients. The Premier Consulting Partner designation came two months after the Reston, Va.-based company received AWS Managed Service Provider status to help clients help design, build, migrate, operate and update cloud environments, Leidos said Wednesday. John […] More

  • General Atomics to Provide Marine Corps Additional UAS ISR Support
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    General Atomics to Provide Marine Corps Additional UAS ISR Support

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a General Atomics affiliate a potential $39.6 million contract to provide additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to U.S. Marine Corps through the use of unmanned air systems. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will use its MQ-9 Reaper to assist USMC’s Task Force Southwest in surge support operations under the “undefinitized” contract, the Defense Department said […] More

  • Insitu to Support DOI’s Fire Suppression Operations With UAS
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    Insitu to Support DOI’s Fire Suppression Operations With UAS

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has received a contract to deploy the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system to aid the Interior Department in fire suppression efforts. Insitu said Wednesday it will also support DOI’s manned aerial operations that include search and rescue, emergency management and other missions across 48 U.S. states and Alaska. ScanEagle is designed with infrared and electro-optical cameras, sensors and […] More

  • Cambridge Offers IT Support Services for Navy, Joint Military MEDCOI
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    Cambridge Offers IT Support Services for Navy, Joint Military MEDCOI

    Cambridge International Systems has begun offering information technology services to support the Navy and Joint Military Medical Community of Interest by modernizing healthcare for U.S. warfighters and their families. The Arlington, Va.-based firm said Tuesday it’s helping the Navy and Joint Medicine MEDCOI adopt new technologies such as information exchange and big data, Internet-of-Things capabilities and virtual […] More

  • Mark Frantz, Joseph Dyer Appointed Advisers to ASGN’s Board
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    Mark Frantz, Joseph Dyer Appointed Advisers to ASGN’s Board

    Mark Frantz, co-founder of BlueDelta Capital Partners, and Joseph Dyer, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, have been named advisers to ASGN’s board of directors. Frantz and Dyer will share with the company’s board their knowledge and insights gained through their government contracting experience, ASGN said Tuesday. ASGN CEO Peter Dameris said the firm will […] More

  • Diversified, Koniag Subsidiary Forge Mentor-Protégé Partnership
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    Diversified, Koniag Subsidiary Forge Mentor-Protégé Partnership

    Koniag‘s Eagle Harbor Solutions subsidiary and Diversified have partnered to share general and technical business knowledge in support of federal and intelligence communities. Under the Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program, the companies will seek to form a business relationship that would aid future government contracts, EHS said Monday. “Diversified welcomes the opportunity to work alongside and mentor our trusted partner, […] More

  • Bell Conducts First Public Demo of V-280 Prototype for Army
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    Bell Conducts First Public Demo of V-280 Prototype for Army

    Textron‘s Bell subsidiary has conducted the first public demonstration of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype for the U.S. Army’s capability demonstration program, which is expected to be completed in 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. The aircraft reached 170 knots in the first pass and 175 knots in the second pass of the demonstration while on hover […] More

  • KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status
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    KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status

    CMMI Institute maintained the level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration status for development of KeyW Holding‘s national intelligence sector after a re-appraisal conducted on June 6. The re-assessment for development V1.3 maturity, held every three years, involved the review of artifacts and examination of workers on performance in CMMI process areas, the company said Tuesday. “We’re proud […] More

  • Parsons, Polaris Alpha Merge Fellows Programs
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    Parsons, Polaris Alpha Merge Fellows Programs

    Parsons and Polaris Alpha have combined their fellows programs as a result of the Pasadena, Calif.-based’s engineering firm’s acquisition of the government technology contractor. Nineteen professionals from both organizations will join six current members of the unified fellows program, Parsons said Monday. The program inducts individuals who can support problem solving, research and development and […] More