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  • PSI to Continue Expeditionary Medical Support for US Air Force
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    PSI to Continue Expeditionary Medical Support for US Air Force

    Planned Systems International has received a potential three-year task order to continue providing consultation, advisory, analytical and assistance services for the U.S. Air Force‘s expeditionary medical support system modernization effort. PSI will also support home station medical response, casualty prevention and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense programs of the Air Force Medical Service organization, the company said Friday. The […] More

  • Unisys Achieves AWS Govt Competency Status for Cloud Platform Delivery; PV Puvvada Comments
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    Unisys Achieves AWS Govt Competency Status for Cloud Platform Delivery; PV Puvvada Comments

    Unisys has achieved Amazon Web Services’ Government Competency designation in recognition of the former company’s efforts to deliver cloud-based platforms to federal, local and state government agencies through AWS. Unisys said Monday the designation is part of the AWS Competency Program designed to recognize corporate partners that have showed technical proficiency in the deployment of […] More

  • State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support
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    State Dept Explores Industry Sources of EHR System Implementation Support

    The State Department is requesting information on project management services providers that can help the agency deploy an ambulatory electronic medical records system for the healthcare units of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. A FedBizOpps notice published Wednesday states that the department’s Office of Medical Services seeks support on EHR project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, training, implementation and go-live and close-out activities. MED […] More

  • CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments
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    CorasCloud to Supply Marines With Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments

    The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has tasked CorasCloud to deliver its customizable project and portfolio management system to plan, manage and execute the service branch’s tasks and support its initiatives. CorasCloud said Monday it will provide its CorasManage system to the Program Manager Information Systems and Infrastructure – Product Manager Total Force Information Systems along with the Product Managers’ Tool Kit deployed on […] More

  • Fluor, Partners Reach Financial Agreement on $6B Maryland Light Rail Project
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    Fluor, Partners Reach Financial Agreement on $6B Maryland Light Rail Project

    A team comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line and Star America Purple Line has achieved financial close on Maryland’s $5.6 billion Purple Line Light Rail project. The Fluor-led Purple Line Transit Partners will finance, design, build, operate and maintain the project for Maryland’s transportation department and transit administration through a 36-year period, Fluor said Monday. The company added the team received financing […] More

  • Bob Kleinhample: SAIC, VMware Partner on Cloud-Based Simulation Offering for Gov’t Clients
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    Bob Kleinhample: SAIC, VMware Partner on Cloud-Based Simulation Offering for Gov’t Clients

    Science Applications International Corp. has selected VMware to provide cloud-based platforms for SAIC’s simulation training program as part of an effort to meet the technical requirements of government customers. Bob Kleinhample, vice president of simulation and training systems at SAIC, wrote in a blog article published Monday that SAIC developed a simulation-as-a-service offering with the use of VMware’s […] More

  • Mellanox, DOE Lab to Collaborate on Exascale Computing Tech Design
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    Mellanox, DOE Lab to Collaborate on Exascale Computing Tech Design

    Mellanox Technologies and the Energy Department‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have entered into a partnership agreement to design and architect exascale computing technologies. PNNL and Mellanox seek to explore advanced functions of the company’s Interconnect platform as well as develop a new in-network computing architecture,  Mellanox said Monday. The partnership will also support efforts of Mellanox and DOE’s Center for Advance Technology Evaluation to […] More

  • Xerox Lands Public Sector Cooperative Contract for Managed Business Services
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    Xerox Lands Public Sector Cooperative Contract for Managed Business Services

    Xerox will provide operational and managed business platforms and services to government agencies and educational institutions under a contract awarded through cooperative purchasing organization National IPA/TCPN. The Region 4 Education Service Center awarded the national cooperative contract to Xerox’s public sector solutions business after a competitive solicitation process, the company said Monday. The contract covers customer service, […] More

  • Mitre Nabs 8th Spot in 2016 Washington Post ‘Top Workplaces’ List
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    Mitre Nabs 8th Spot in 2016 Washington Post ‘Top Workplaces’ List

    The Washington Post has placed Mitre on the eighth spot of the 2016 edition of the publication’s annual Top Workplaces list to represent the nonprofit organization’s second consecutive year of selection. Mitre said Monday survey firm WorkplaceDynamics conducted the Post’s 2016 Top Workplaces survey that measured individuals’ responses to statements on factors in employee happiness such as company direction, execution, employee connection, workload and […] More

  • LMI Defense Sector Lead Mary Margaret Evans Named to NDIA Board of Trustees
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    LMI Defense Sector Lead Mary Margaret Evans Named to NDIA Board of Trustees

    Mary Margaret Evans, vice president of business development for the defense sector at LMI, has been appointed to the National Defense Industrial Association’s board of trustees. LMI said Monday Evans will bring her defense industry and acquisition reform experience to her role at NDIA. NDIA aims to promote the development of weapons systems, technology platforms, training […] More

  • Factom to Develop Added Security Options for IoT Devices
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    Factom to Develop Added Security Options for IoT Devices

    Factom has been awarded the $199,000 Blockchain Software to Prove Integrity of Captured Data From Border Devices project contract from the Department of Homeland Security science and technology directorate to deliver security options for IoT Devices. The company will leverage on the Blockchain network and develop an identity log to gather device identification, including the manufacturer, available updates, […] More

  • Raytheon Systems and Technologies Undergo Performance Tests as USS Zumwalt Completes Trials
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    Raytheon Systems and Technologies Undergo Performance Tests as USS Zumwalt Completes Trials

    The USS Zumwalt’s key functions and Raytheon-made systems underwent performance tests as the ship sailed through acceptance and builder’s trials. The company’s Total Ship Computing Environment integrated mission system and all other systems, including DDG 1000’s engineering control systems, integrated bridge, navigation and electro-optic surveillance systems, passed the performance test during the trials trials, Raytheon said Friday. Pat […] More