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  • John Chen: BlackBerry-Giuliani Partners Alliance to Offer Cybersecurity Products, Services
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    John Chen: BlackBerry-Giuliani Partners Alliance to Offer Cybersecurity Products, Services

    BlackBerry has partnered with Giuliani Partners to offer technology platforms and services that will work to help government and enterprise clients protect data and infrastructure against security breaches. BlackBerry said Thursday its Secure mobile security platform will be the underlying software for Giuliani Partners’ cybersecurity consulting services as part of the partnership. Giuliani Partners seeks to help customers evaluate infrastructure assets, identify potential cybersecurity […] More

  • Sevatec to Help DHS Manage Homeland Security Info Network; Chris Cole Comments
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    Sevatec to Help DHS Manage Homeland Security Info Network; Chris Cole Comments

    Sevatec has received a task order to help the Department of Homeland Security operate and maintain an enterprise information network that works to help stakeholders access and share data in a secure environment. The company will provide application and help desk support for the Homeland Security Information Network, the Common Operating Picture and other information sharing systems, Sevatec said […] More

  • Lockheed to Build Asteroid Exploration Spacecraft for a NASA Discovery Program Mission
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    Lockheed to Build Asteroid Exploration Spacecraft for a NASA Discovery Program Mission

    NASA has selected Lockheed Martin to build, design and operate spacecraft that would support research into the bulk physical properties, geology and surface composition of  six Jupiter Trojan asteroids orbiting the sun. Lockheed said Thursday the Lucy spacecraft will be built through one of NASA’s two new Discovery Program missions and that the agency established a $450 million cap for vehicle development. […] More

  • DARPA Enters New Phase in Tactical Undersea Network Architecture Program
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    DARPA Enters New Phase in Tactical Undersea Network Architecture Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has completed the initial phase of a program to develop concepts and technologies designed to restore connectivity for U.S. troops when conventional tactical networks are offline or unavailable. DARPA said Thursday its Tactical Undersea Network Architecture program has moved into the second and final phase to demonstrate a prototype of the system at sea. LGS Innovations helped the agency design […] More

  • General Atomics Gets Phase 1 MQ-9 UAV Logistics Support Order Under France FMS Deal
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    General Atomics Gets Phase 1 MQ-9 UAV Logistics Support Order Under France FMS Deal

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business will provide Phase 1 logistics support for MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to France under a one-year, $24 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force. The order comes under a foreign military sales contract and work will occur in Poway, California, through Dec. 31, 2017, the Defense Department said Thursday. The Air Force Life Cycle Management […] More

  • DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems
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    DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems

    General Electric‘s healthcare business has received a one-year, $14.4 million contract modification for the supply of patient monitoring systems to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Department said Thursday the modification exercises the eighth option year in a previously awarded 10-year contract and covers subsystems, accessories, consumables and training support. Work will occur in Wisconsin through Jan. 13, 2018 and will support the U.S. […] More

  • CTC Recognized for Pennsylvania Guard and Reserve Staff Support; Ed Sheehan Comments
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    CTC Recognized for Pennsylvania Guard and Reserve Staff Support; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition from the Pennsylvania Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office for the company’s outstanding support of employees who serve in the Pennsylvania Guard and Reserve. CTC said Thursday it accepted the Soaring Eagle Award during the ESGR Employer Awards Luncheon held in November 2016 along with the Extraordinary Employer Support Award, Above […] More

  • Tim Paynter Named Northrop Strategic Comms VP
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    Tim Paynter Named Northrop Strategic Comms VP

    Tim Paynter, director of communications at Northrop Grumman, has been selected to succeed the retiring Randy Belote as vice president of strategic communications. Paynter’s appointment will take effect Jan. 21 and he will report to Lisa Davis, corporate VP of communications, Northrop said Wednesday. Paynter will serve as the firm’s principal spokesperson, oversee media coverage […] More

  • Jacobs Secures New Jersey Transit Microgrid Design, Engineering Support Contract
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    Jacobs Secures New Jersey Transit Microgrid Design, Engineering Support Contract

    Jacobs Engineering Group has secured a contract to deliver design and engineering services to a New Jersey Transit project that aims to establish a microgrid to help power rail system transit infrastructures in the event of power outages. The company said Wednesday it will help design a central, natural gas-fired power plant, connections to the PJM commercial grid and substations and […] More

  • DJI, Seagate Partner to Help Address UAV Data Demand
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    DJI, Seagate Partner to Help Address UAV Data Demand

    DJI and Seagate have partnered to develop technologies for unmanned aerial vehicle operators to store, download, manage and share large amounts of data from UAV missions. Both companies aim to help address the data requirements of UAV users as drone camera systems gain resolution and flight times increase, Seagate said Wednesday. Michael Perry, director of strategic partnerships at DJI, said the […] More

  • AFRL Picks BAE to Deploy Security Systems for Intell Sharing; DeEtte Gray Comments
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    AFRL Picks BAE to Deploy Security Systems for Intell Sharing; DeEtte Gray Comments

    BAE Systems has received a potential five-year, $49 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to deploy and maintain systems built to secure information sharing across government networks. The data-sharing technologies that BAE is tasked to deliver under the Systems Engineering and Evaluation System Analysis Worldwide Cross Domain contract will work to support the Defense Department, […] More