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Iridium to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in Q2 2017; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium CommunicationsÂ willÂ releaseÂ a new satellite communicationsÂ service offering for the government and enterpriseÂ sectors in the second quarterÂ of 2017. TheÂ CertusÂ service will be powered by Iridium’s NEXT satellite networkÂ and will work to deliver broadband connectivity to public and private sector customers asÂ a standalone option or in conjunction with very small aperture terminals,Â IridiumÂ said Tuesday. Iridium CEO Matt Desch said the […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 7, 2016, 11:45 am
in News, Products & Service

Raytheon Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne as Weapon Propulsion Tech Supplier; Taylor Lawrence Comments

Aerojet RocketdyneÂ has agreed to supply propulsion and energetic systems for Raytheon‘sÂ major weapon programs under aÂ strategic sourcing agreement between the two companies. Raytheon and Aerojet Rocketdyne also aim to jointlyÂ chase affordability programs in the government sector throughÂ 2019 as part of their partnership, Raytheon said Tuesday. “This landmark agreement is an important step forward in collaboration between […] More

by Jay Clemens June 7, 2016, 10:34 am
in Industry News, News

Bechtel to Continue Management Support for 2 Industrial Development Projects in Saudi Arabia

Bechtel has secured a five-year contract extension from an autonomous Saudi Arabian government agency to continue to provide management services for two industrialÂ development projects in Jubail and Ras Al Khair. The companyÂ said Monday itsÂ contract with theÂ Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu covers projects to construct residential and educational buildings as well as roads, bridges, […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 7, 2016, 9:54 am
in C4ISR News, News

Air Force Takes in 1,400 Rockwell Collins-Built Remote GPS Receivers

Rockwell Collins has suppliedÂ 1,400 anti-jamming and anti-spoofing GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force‘s Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command underÂ a follow-onÂ order. The company said Monday itsÂ Remote Secure Receivers are designed with the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing ModuleÂ that works to help military personnelÂ secure their smartphones, tablets, radios and vehicle computingÂ systems. Rockwell Collins has built and […] More

by Ramona Adams June 7, 2016, 9:06 am
in News, Products & Service

Maryland Highway Agency Selects CSRA SubsidiaryÂ for Traffic IT Services

Maryland’s State Highway Administration has awarded a 10-year, $56 millionÂ contract to aÂ CSRA subsidiary for information technology engineering and software development services in an effort to help manage ground transportation and traffic flows.Â contract to provide IT engineering and software developments to help improve traffic efficiency. CSRA State and Local Solutions will aim to help Maryland’sÂ Coordinated Highways […] More

by Dominique Stump June 7, 2016, 9:05 am
in C4ISR News, News

Steve Gizinski: Inmarsat-Spectra Group Alliance Creates Satellite Service for Tactical Mobile Comms

Inmarsat and Spectra Group have partnered to developÂ a mobile satellite service intended to help military customers facilitate ultra and very high-frequency tactical communications. Steve Gizinski, vice president of special programs atÂ Inmarsat’s U.S. government business unit, wrote in a blog post published MondayÂ theÂ L-band Tactical SatelliteÂ platform worksÂ to provide data and voice connectivity for militaryÂ users. He noted […] More

by Ramona Adams June 7, 2016, 8:17 am
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Bloomberg Government Team Predicts FY 2016 Reversal of Contract Spending Declines, M&A Reshaping to Continue

Total federal contract spending declined for the sixth consecutive year in the government’s 2016 fiscal yearÂ but the team of analysts at Bloomberg Government predict that negativeÂ trend to reverseÂ inÂ the current FY 2016. In its BGOV 200 study released Tuesday, Bloomberg Government said federal unclassified contract spend for fiscal year 2015 fell nearly 1.5 percent to a […] More

by reynolitoreso-or June 7, 2016, 8:13 am
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Evoqua to Perform Water Purification Services at Norfolk Naval Station; Rodney Aulick Comments

Evoqua Water Technologies has been selected to provide boiler water services at Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia under a five-year contract with a U.S. Navy supplier. Evoqua said Monday the company will use its mobile deionization units to produce deionized boiler feed water for ships that dock at the naval station. The contract also calls […] More

by Jay Clemens June 7, 2016, 7:56 am
in Mobility, News

BlackBerry Updates AtHoc Crisis Mgmt Platform to Address Emergency Communication Issues

BlackBerry‘s AtHoc division has updated its crisis management platform in an effort to addressÂ market trends. BlackBerry said MondayÂ the updates include anÂ option toÂ create rules for forwarding alerts received from external organizations and sources, automated staff mustering, management alerting and severity-codified notifications. “Critical events are inherently complex, and our customers have been asking for faster and more […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 7, 2016, 7:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Raytheon-Ponemon Survey: Majority of Companies Wait for Cyber Damage to Find Security Vendors

A Raytheon-commissioned study carried out by theÂ Ponemon Institute study found at least two-thirds ofÂ businesses wait until cyber attacks damage their systems or steal data to contactÂ managed security services providers. The Don’t Wait: The Evolution of Proactive Threat HuntingÂ survey includes responses from nearly 1,700 information security leadersÂ acrossÂ 19 countries on the outsourcing of network security activities, Raytheon […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 7, 2016, 7:18 am
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MacB, Exeter Partner to Sustain Air Forceâ€™s Purchase Request Processing System

MacAulay-Brown will collaborateÂ with Exeter Government Services to provide process management and sustainment support for the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s acquisition platform under a five-year contract. MacB said Monday the contract also covers system analysis and software code design and testing support for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Centerâ€™s Purchase Request Processing System as well as […] More

by Jane Edwards June 7, 2016, 5:55 am
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Deloitte to Provide Analysis Support for NAVAIR Weapons Division

The U.S. Army hasÂ granted Deloitte Consulting aÂ four-year, $9 million contractÂ to provide enterprise value map, value chain and governance performance analysisÂ for the Naval Air Warfare Center weapons division. Deloitte will conduct analysis in support ofÂ project management, executive consulting, business improvements, sustainment, process design and other areas, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will perform work […] More

by Dominique Stump June 7, 2016, 5:49 am