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  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion System Backs Orbital ATK Cygnus Launch for SS Cargo Resupply Mission
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Propulsion System Backs Orbital ATK Cygnus Launch for SS Cargo Resupply Mission

    An Aerojet Rocketdyne-built propulsion system helped to launch a Orbital ATK-made Cygnus space vehicle onboard a United Launch Alliance-made Atlas V rocket to transport cargo to the International Space Station. The OA-6 flight’s launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Tuesday represents Orbital ATK’s fifth cargo delivery mission to the ISS under the company’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, Aerojet […] More

  • The Spectrum Group Adds Evelyn Suarez to International Affairs Business Group
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    The Spectrum Group Adds Evelyn Suarez to International Affairs Business Group

    Evelyn Suarez, an international trade lawyer and consultant, has joined The Specctrum Group. Anthony Principi, chairman of TSG, said in a statement issued Thursday Suarez will work to support the Alexandria, Va.-based consulting firm’s international affairs business group through her knowledge and experience in the field of international trade regulation. Suarez’s specialties include trade facilitation, customs, […] More

  • Jeff Roberts: Erickson to Continue Support for Alaska Aerial Firefighting Ops
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    Jeff Roberts: Erickson to Continue Support for Alaska Aerial Firefighting Ops

    Erickson has been awarded two contracts by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to supply medium-lift helicopters to help the state’s firefighters respond to wildfires. The company said Tuesday it will provide two helicopters in support of the department’s fire suppression efforts in the boroughs of Palmer and Fairbanks. “We have more than 55 years of experience in Alaska… and […] More

  • NASA, Orbital ATK Launch OA-6 ISS Cargo Delivery Mission
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    NASA, Orbital ATK Launch OA-6 ISS Cargo Delivery Mission

    NASA has launched Orbital ATK‘s Cygnus spacecraft that will carry more than 7,000 pounds of cargo for delivery to the International Space Station. The OA-6 mission launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station late Tuesday marks the company’s fifth operational mission under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program, the agency said Wednesday. Cygnus is expected to dock with the orbiting laboratory on Saturday […] More

  • Interior Dept Selects eGlobalTech for Cloud Transition Services
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    Interior Dept Selects eGlobalTech for Cloud Transition Services

    eGlobalTech has secured a five-year contract from the Interior Department to help implement a cloud-based Drupal platform that will work to support the agency’s website management consolidation effort. The project will employ the government-targeted content management system OpenPublic to help DOI’s existing websites transition onto a consolidated web content management platform, eGlobalTech said Tuesday. DOI seeks to optimize user engagement of its […] More

  • Mythics to Provide Oracle Products for State Dept Offices
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    Mythics to Provide Oracle Products for State Dept Offices

    Systems integration and consulting services firm Mythics will provide Oracle-built products and services to the State Department under a blanket purchase agreement with the agency. All State Department bureaus, offices and components worldwide will have access to Oracle products as Mythics is a resale partner, the latter company said Friday. The BPA is intended to act as a procurement vehicle for the State Department to optimize service […] More

  • Globecomm Lands Overseas IPTV Service Delivery Contract With US Govt Agency; Dwight Hunsicker Comments
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    Globecomm Lands Overseas IPTV Service Delivery Contract With US Govt Agency; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

    Globecomm has received a potential five-year contract from an unidentified U.S. government agency to provide managed Internet Protocol-based television services to that organization’s deployed staff in overseas locations. The company said Tuesday the contract has a base term of one year with four one-year options and covers services under its Globecomm Programmed Video Solutions/TV offering. Services will […] More

  • Network Innovations Completes Inmarsat XpressLink Conversion to Global Xpress for European Govt Customer
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    Network Innovations Completes Inmarsat XpressLink Conversion to Global Xpress for European Govt Customer

    Network Innovations has collaborated with Intellian to convert Inmarsat’s XpressLink service for a European government customer and activate the Global Xpress service for maritime users. Inmarsat said Tuesday Network Innovations, a value-added reseller of Inmarsat satellite technology, worked to assess the customer’s communication requirements in order to help address existing satellite challenges. Roy Sielaff, director of European government […] More

  • QTS to Open Chicago-Based Data Center in IaaS Market Push
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    QTS to Open Chicago-Based Data Center in IaaS Market Push

    QTS Realty Trust is establishing a mega data center in downtown Chicago as the company aims to help address a demand for colocation, managed hosting and cloud computing services in the Midwest. QTS said Tuesday the 317,000-square-foot facility will be built to provide infrastructure as a service to government and other enterprise customers. Construction on the first phase of the QTS Chicago […] More

  • ISS Lands Sustainment Services Contract for Military in US and Asia
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    ISS Lands Sustainment Services Contract for Military in US and Asia

    Intelligent Software Solutions has received a $2.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue sustainment services for several military organizations in U.S. and Asia. ISS said March 14 that it will provide continued software and maintenance operations that involve Combined Information Data Network Exchange and WebTAS Enterprise including day-to-day support and code development. The company added it will […] More

  • State Department to Host Overseas Small Biz GovCon Conference
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    State Department to Host Overseas Small Biz GovCon Conference

    The State Department is set to hold its first overseas small business government contracting conference on May 31 at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. The Office of Small and Disadvantage Business Utilization will convene large contractors, agency representatives, suppliers and small businesses during the event to facilitate socio-economic discussions, the department said in a […] More