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  • L3 Delivers Passenger Screening System to Istanbul Airport
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    L3 Delivers Passenger Screening System to Istanbul Airport

    L3 Technologies has delivered its ProVision 2 passenger screening system to the Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey. The company said Wednesday the order brings the total number of deployed ProVision platforms to 2,000 systems worldwide. ProVision works to detect metallic and non-metallic objects such as weapons, explosives, liquids, gels, plastics, powders, metals, ceramics and other materials. […] More

  • In the News: Alan B. Thomas, Jr., Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Service at GSA
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    In the News: Alan B. Thomas, Jr., Commissioner of Federal Acquisition Service at GSA

    Transparency is the name of the game: clear conversations with customers, industry and other stakeholders is a rock in the foundation of the ongoing effort to procure new information technology in line with promoting partnership with the private sector for innovative solutions through programs like the Presidential Innovation Fellows and other efforts employing teamwork in […] More

  • Avaya Opens Bahrain Office to Help Address Communication & Collaboration Tech Demand
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    Avaya Opens Bahrain Office to Help Address Communication & Collaboration Tech Demand

    Avaya has opened a new office in Bahrain as the company aims to offer communication and collaboration tools in support of digital transformation projects there. The company said Tuesday some Bahrain-based public and private sector organizations seek to adopt cloud, artificial intelligence, analytics and internet-of-things technologies with the goal to contribute to the country’s economy. The Kingdom’s […] More

  • Raytheon to Supply Mk 54 Torpedo Common Parts Kits to US Navy, Thailand, UK
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    Raytheon to Supply Mk 54 Torpedo Common Parts Kits to US Navy, Thailand, UK

    Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems unit will deliver Mk 54 lightweight torpedo common parts kits to the U.S. Navy and U.K. and Thailand under a $35 million contract modification. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification also covers Mk 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo kits, exercise fuel tanks, spares, production support material and various related engineering and […] More

  • Lockheed, Army Demo Counter-UAV Laser Weapon Prototype
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    Lockheed, Army Demo Counter-UAV Laser Weapon Prototype

    Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have demonstrated a prototype laser weapon system equipped with sensors, software and specialized optics built to engage adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles. The Advanced Test High Energy Asset system worked to eliminate five Outlaw unmanned aerial systems during a test that took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, […] More

  • Boeing Gets 1st Task Order Under Air Force Minuteman III Weapon Support IDIQ
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    Boeing Gets 1st Task Order Under Air Force Minuteman III Weapon Support IDIQ

    Boeing has received a five-year, $23.3 million initial task order to help the U.S. Air Force operate and maintain the service branch’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system for nuclear deterrence. The company will also provide technical data on the land-based weapon system as part of the order that falls under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, […] More

  • Vexterra to Provide Lab Support for DIA National Media Exploitation Center
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    Vexterra to Provide Lab Support for DIA National Media Exploitation Center

    Vexterra Group has won a potential five-year, $16.1 million contract to provide operational laboratory support and other services to the Defense Intelligence Agency’s National Media Exploitation Center. The company will support digital forensics, content processing and analytical functions at NMEC’s Science and Technology Integration Lab, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Seven offers were submitted to the Virginia Contracting Activity […] More

  • Forcepoint, Raytheon, GigaTrust, ICM Partner on Security Compliance Platform for DoD Suppliers
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    Forcepoint, Raytheon, GigaTrust, ICM Partner on Security Compliance Platform for DoD Suppliers

    Forcepoint has formed a partnership with Raytheon’s cyber services business, GigaTrust and Internet Content Management to deliver a platform designed to help suppliers comply with a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement that requires vendors to standardize security systems and methods to safeguard controlled unclassified information and defense data. Forcepoint said Wednesday its cybersecurity platform works […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Awarded Navy Aircraft Carrier Support Contract Options
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    Huntington Ingalls Awarded Navy Aircraft Carrier Support Contract Options

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a $27.5 million in contract options from the U.S. Navy to provide a range of support services for the military branch’s Gerald R. Ford-class and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. The Defense Department said Wednesday the exercised options cover technical, engineering, design, development, conversion, test, studies, operational and modernization support as well as material, spares, […] More

  • Cisco Donates Tech, Expertise to Mercy Corps Humanitarian Aid Programs
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    Cisco Donates Tech, Expertise to Mercy Corps Humanitarian Aid Programs

    Cisco has pledged to donate expertise, technology and advisory services to Mercy Corps as part of a five-year, $10 million collaborative effort that seeks to accelerate the nonprofit organization’s delivery of humanitarian aid and development assistance worldwide. The partnership aims integrate digital platforms into programs that work to help improve quality of life of people facing crisis […] More

  • Todd Dzyak Promoted to President, CEO of 2 WidePoint Business Units
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    Todd Dzyak Promoted to President, CEO of 2 WidePoint Business Units

    Todd Dzyak, who joined WidePoint Corp. in 2008, has been promoted to president and CEO of the McLean, Virginia-based company’s two business units that provide telecommunications lifecycle management services to U.S. federal, state and local government clients. The company said Wednesday Dzyak will lead WidePoint Integrated Solutions Corp. and WidePoint Solutions Corp. in his new position. Jin Kang, CEO […] More

  • Serco Lands Austin Safety Service Patrol Support Contract; Dave Dacquino Comments
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    Serco Lands Austin Safety Service Patrol Support Contract; Dave Dacquino Comments

    Serco Inc. has secured a potential six-year, $21.3 million contract to support a safety service patrol program within the Texas Transportation Department’s Austin District. The company said Wednesday it will help TxDOT oversee safety service patrol services that encompass approximately 310 miles of roadway in efforts to reduce incident duration and increase traffic safety in Austin. The contract […] More