Latest stories

  • ICF Adopts New Brand to Mark 10 Years as Public Company; Sudhakar Kesavan Comments
    in ,

    ICF Adopts New Brand to Mark 10 Years as Public Company; Sudhakar Kesavan Comments

    The Fairfax, Virginia-based consulting services contractor formerly known as ICF International has rebranded itself as “ICF” and adopted both a new logo and website in conjunction with its 10th anniversary as a publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ. ICF said Tuesday it started its repositioning effort to further explain the company’s collaborations with clients, employees, investors and other stakeholders as the new […] More

  • Avaya to Help Run Dubai Transport Agency’s Contact Center Operations
    in ,

    Avaya to Help Run Dubai Transport Agency’s Contact Center Operations

    Avaya has received a three-year contract of an undisclosed value from Dubai’s roads and transport authority to provide managed services to the agency’s contact center. RTA — which crafts transport, road and traffic management requirements across Dubai — has implemented Avaya’s customer engagement and support systems to create the 8009090 Contact Center project, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Capgemini’s US Govt Arm Chooses Tysons Corner VA Site for Consolidated HQ
    in ,

    Capgemini’s US Govt Arm Chooses Tysons Corner VA Site for Consolidated HQ

    Capgemini‘s U.S. government subsidiary will relocate its Washington, D.C. and Reston, Virginia operations to a consolidated headquarters site in Tysons Corner, Virginia under a lease transaction. Commercial real estate advisory firm Serten Advisors said Tuesday that Capgemini Government Solutions will occupy 15,301 square feet of office space at the new 1765 Greensboro Station Place location that is adjacent to the Metrorail Silver Line’s […] More

  • Ping4 to Develop Flood Alerting Mobile Platform for First Responders Under DHS Contract
    in ,

    Ping4 to Develop Flood Alerting Mobile Platform for First Responders Under DHS Contract

    Ping4 has received a contract of an undisclosed value from the Department of Homeland Security to develop a mobile communications platform that will work to alert first responders on flood conditions. Smartphone application developer Ping4 said Tuesday the platform will be designed to use location-based features of smart mobile devices to provide area-specific alerts such as flood […] More

  • DHA Taps CNTS to Support DoD Health Surveillance Mission
    in ,

    DHA Taps CNTS to Support DoD Health Surveillance Mission

    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions has secured a $17.1 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide support services to the armed forces health surveillance branch of the public health division within the Defense Health Agency‘s healthcare operations directorate. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contractor will help DHA conduct health surveillance for DoD and assist in the analysis, interpretation and dissemination of […] More

  • Marine Corps Orders Bren-Tronics Rugged Battery Chargers; Per Sai Fung Comments
    in ,

    Marine Corps Orders Bren-Tronics Rugged Battery Chargers; Per Sai Fung Comments

    Bren-Tronics has been awarded a potential five-year, $38 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and deliver portable battery charging systems as part of the Marine Corps Systems Command’s 2016 acquisition strategy. The contract contains one base year and four option years and the company will start delivery of its Advanced Battery Chargers to the service branch in the […] More

  • Logos Technologies Launches Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Aerostats; John Marion Comments
    in ,

    Logos Technologies Launches Wide-Area Motion Imagery Sensor for Aerostats; John Marion Comments

    Logos Technologies has introduced a sensor designed for installation on aerostats to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance functions. John Marion, president of Logos Technologies, said in a statement released Tuesday Kestrel KS-200 is an 80-pound wide-area motion imagery sensor that works to provide “a 360-degree view of an entire city-sized area, simultaneously tracking multiple objects of […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York
    in ,

    Lockheed Unveils Bioenergy Facility in New York

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new facility in Owego, New York, designed to convert waste into renewable energy. Lockheed said Tuesday its bioenergy plant implements a system that uses a Concord Blue-built technology platform that works to derive electricity from waste through the advanced gasification process. The advanced gasification process involves the collection and use of wood-waste, industrial […] More

  • CH2M-Hill International Team to Help Amtrak Manage Northeast Corridor Rail Improvement Project
    in ,

    CH2M-Hill International Team to Help Amtrak Manage Northeast Corridor Rail Improvement Project

    Intercity passenger rail operator Amtrak has selected a team comprised of CH2M and Hill International to support management of a project to renovate and expand the Northeast Corridor rail infrastructure. The CH2M-Hill International team will work with Amtrak to help increase the capacity of tracks, tunnels, bridges and stations between Newark in New Jersey and New York City’s Penn […] More

  • Lightower Fiber Networks Added to GSA IT Schedule 70; Rob Shanahan Comments
    in ,

    Lightower Fiber Networks Added to GSA IT Schedule 70; Rob Shanahan Comments

    Lightower Fiber Networks has been awarded a position on the Government Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle to provide networking services to the federal government. Lightower said Monday it will work with customer agencies to develop network and disaster recovery services such as dark fiber, Ethernet, wavelengths and internet access under the contract with GSA. Rob Shanahan, CEO […] More

  • HHS Raises Cytori Contract Option Value to Support Thermal Burn Treatment Devt
    in ,

    HHS Raises Cytori Contract Option Value to Support Thermal Burn Treatment Devt

    The Department of Health and Human Services‘ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority has amended a previously awarded contract option to Cytori Therapeutics to fund continued development and investigation of the company’s burn wound treatment. Cytori said Monday BARDA increased the option’s value by $2.5 million to approximately $16.6 million and supplemental funds from the amended contract will support activities necessary […] More

  • Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Satcom-as-a-Service Model to Address DoD Resiliency Requirements
    in , , ,

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Satcom-as-a-Service Model to Address DoD Resiliency Requirements

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, a senior vice president at Inmarsat, has pitched the idea of a satellite communications-as-a-service model as key to help the Defense Department achieve an integrated architecture for military satellite communications. Cowen-Hirsch wrote in an guest piece for MilSat Magazine that military officials face budget challenges due to spending limits as they work to recapitalize space […] More