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  • Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet
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    Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet

    Serco has received a contract extension from the International Nuclear Services, a division under the U.K. nuclear decommissioning authority, to provide continued management services for the INS fleet of nuclear cargo vessels. The four-year contract extension exercises options from a previously awarded contract which covers operations and management services for vessels of the INS, NDA […] More

  • 3 Things Execs Need to Know about Social Selling in GovCon
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    3 Things Execs Need to Know about Social Selling in GovCon

    By Mark Amtower There is a lot of buzz about social selling, as well as some misconceptions. Here’s three things to know: 1) What is social selling? It is the process of getting and staying on the radar of potential partners and prospects in a positive way via social media, of solidifying and expanding relationships with existing customers and […] More

  • BAE Gets Grant to Introduce Unmanned Maritime Platforms Testing Service in UK
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    BAE Gets Grant to Introduce Unmanned Maritime Platforms Testing Service in UK

    BAE Systems has received a potential $598,000 grant from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership to design and develop an unmanned maritime systems testing service in the U.K. BAE said Sunday it will collaborate with Blue Bear Systems Research, ASV Global, SeeByte, Marine Electronic Systems and the University of Southampton on the new service that will […] More

  • CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract
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    CBP Solicits Bids for $297M Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Contract

    The Customs and Border Protection has begun to solicit proposals for a potential five-year $297 million recruitment and hiring services contract. CBP said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to help the agency hire up to 5,000 border patrol agents as required by the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. Offerors should be […] More

  • DoD Taps Autonomous Solutions to Develop  AI, Machine Learning Tech for Driverless Vehicles
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    DoD Taps Autonomous Solutions to Develop AI, Machine Learning Tech for Driverless Vehicles

    Autonomous Solutions Inc. has secured additional funds from the Defense Department to further develop artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies designed to manage the behavior and mobility of autonomous vehicles. ASI said Thursday it supports two other ongoing government-run programs that aim to build machine learning systems such as obstacle classification, light detection and ranging camera fusion […] More

  • TSI to Supply Testing Equipment for Army Respiratory Protective Devices
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    TSI to Supply Testing Equipment for Army Respiratory Protective Devices

    TSI has received a $13 million contract to supply protection assessment test systems for the U.S. Army to evaluate respiratory protective devices that soldiers use. The company said Thursday it will provide PortaCount 8020M systems to support the donning and fitting of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense gas masks for Army personnel. Troy Tillman, business director of TSI, said […] More

  • Technica Lands Air Force Top-Secret Network Support Contract
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    Technica Lands Air Force Top-Secret Network Support Contract

    Technica has secured a potential four-year, $33 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force manage a network that stores top secret/sensitive compartmented information. The company said Tuesday it will support the Air Combat Command’s Program Management Office for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems and the 625th Air Communications Squadron under the Blanket Operations and Security Sustainment […] More

  • ViaSat to Provide Blue Force Tracker Engineering Support to DISA
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    ViaSat to Provide Blue Force Tracker Engineering Support to DISA

    ViaSat has received a one-year, $9.9 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide engineering services for the Blue Force Tracker-2 program. The Defense Department said Friday contract work will include out-of-warranty repairs, satellite ground stations and satellite network control center maintenance, software assurance and Tier 4 to 6 help desk support. BFT-2 is designed […] More

  • Stephen Shute, Donald Paoni, Dave Spencer Take New Leadership Roles at SAP North America
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    Stephen Shute, Donald Paoni, Dave Spencer Take New Leadership Roles at SAP North America

    SAP has appointed three executives to the North America management team to oversee the company’s business operations in the U.S. and Canada. Stephen Shute, chief operating officer for SAP North America, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief business officer for the Americas and Asia Pacific Japan and will directly report to Jennifer […] More

  • Former Apple, Cisco Executive Stephanie Carullo Named New COO of Box
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    Former Apple, Cisco Executive Stephanie Carullo Named New COO of Box

    Dan Levin, the longstanding chief operating officer of the cloud storage and document sharing company Box is stepping down, and will be replaced by former Apple and Cisco executive Stephanie Carullo, reports Biz Journals. Carullo worked in sales at IBM for 14 years and was then employed in various sales leadership positions at Telstra, Cisco and Apple. She was most recently employed by […] More

  • Blue Marble’s Geographic Information System Joins USACE Approved Software List
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    Blue Marble’s Geographic Information System Joins USACE Approved Software List

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has included Blue Marble Geographics‘ geographic information system and light detection and ranging module to the Corps’ list of accredited software products. Blue Marble said Thursday its Global Mapper GIS platform and the accompanying LiDAR module can now be used by USACE military and civilian personnel worldwide. Global Mapper is designed to […] More

  • Inmarsat to Provide Satcom, Manpower Support to Disaster Response Organization
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    Inmarsat to Provide Satcom, Manpower Support to Disaster Response Organization

    Inmarsat has partnered with the U.K. chapter of non-government disaster response organization Team Rubicon to provide satellite communications equipment and manpower support. The company said Thursday its employees will also be given an opportunity to become part of the trained Team Rubicon volunteers group called Greyshirt. Stuart Lane, field operations director at Team Rubicon UK, said Inmarsat will deliver […] More