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Bruce Klein and Paul Opalack have joined Tech 2000 Inc. as members of the company’s board of directors. Klein, formerly senior vice president of Cisco’s worldwide partner organization, and Opalack, managing director of Noblestar Capital, will aid in the company’s effort to further the development of its software-as-a-service businesses appnetic and Lumious, Tech 2000 said […] More
In a one-year span that featured announcements of three acquisitions, Cubic Corp. unveiled a nearly $400 million bet that the C4ISR market will spur long-term growth in the San Diego-based contractor’s global defense business that represents roughly 60 percent of its estimated $1.5 billion in revenue. Cubic made its first move of that C4ISR expansion effort in December 2014 with the $114.5 million acquisition of […] More
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will adopt an acquisition management system designed by Compusearch to act as FEMA’s official contract writing system. FEMA will use the PRISM system to interface with the agency’s financial management system and more than 300 contracting professionals and other acquisition workers at the agency will have access to the tool, Compusearch said Friday. The Department of […] More
InQuisient has unveiled a new tool that aims to help federal chief information officers meet Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act requirements. The company said Wednesday FITARA Fast Track works to assist CIOs by providing an automated daily management tool to streamline the acquisition process. The tool also aims to function as a portfolio management tool that could tie […] More
Meggitt Training Systems has received a $5.8 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce 166 small arms training systems for use in marksmanship, collective and judgmental scenarios. The company said Tuesday this third order makes a total of $25 million worth of awards placed so far for the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainers system under a $32.7 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Kathleen […] More
Upsite Technologies has teamed up with Access Floor Systems.com to offer federal agencies a line of airflow management systems for data centers through a General Services Administration schedule contract. The Upsite Technologies-built AisleLok suite of modular containment platforms and airflow management tools will be available for purchase on the GSA Advantage ordering system, Access Floor Systems said Tuesday. […] More
Spectrum Solutions will use OSIsoft and Esri software to implement an energy information management program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a $6 million contract. Spectrum Solutions will combine OSIsoft’s PI System, Esri’s ArcGIS geospatial information system and the PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS in order to facilitate situational awareness for energy managers, OSIsoft said Wednesday. “Our goal is […] More
The Army Research Laboratory has asked for information on commercial tools and services to facilitate research and development of command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. ARL’s Computational and Information Sciences Directorate is also interested in collaborating with industry to explore supercomputing architectures for the U.S. Army and the Defense Department, the military branch said Monday in […] More
Iridium Communications has delayed the launch of its 66-satellite Iridium NEXT constellation from April to July after the launch provider notified of delays in obtaining government approvals for the launches, Iridium CEO Matt Desch told investors Thursday. SpaceX will launch 10 Iridium NEXT satellites in December on its Falcon 9 rocket and joint Russian-Ukrainian spaceflight company Kosmotros will subsequently launch two […] More
Avnet subsidiary Avnet Government Solutions has added NetApp products and services to its General Services Administration schedule in efforts to offer data storage and management technology to government agencies. Avnet said Wednesday it aims to give partners access to NetApp technology through Avnet’s IT Schedule 70. Pete Rzonca, Avnet Government Solutions president, said public sector clients can use the technology to […] More
Lockheed Martin will work to refresh the interfaces of the U.S. Navy’s various submarine warfare subsystems under a $60 million contract awarded in December. The company will update the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems on multiple submarine classes such as the Virginia-class submarines, Lockheed said Tuesday. Lockheed’s SWFTS systems engineering and integration team will perform work […] More
The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit white papers for a potential four-year, $7 million program that aims to develop autonomous systems that will work to demonstrate resiliency in contested environments where communications may be denied. The service branch said in a broad agency announcement posted Feb. 19 the program will focus on the development of […] More
