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Dell will launch a new identity management and access control offering in an effort to help customers secure their cloud environments, CRN reported Monday. Matt Brown writes the Dell One Identity Manager 7.0 security platform is designed to provide an integrated identity and access management strategy to clients. Dell intends for the new offering to […] More
Orbital ATK has secured a contract to perform research and design work on space propulsion systems for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA awarded the Research and Technologies for Aerospace Propulsion Systems 2 contract to Orbital ATK’s Alliant Techsystems Operations subsidiary, Orbital ATK said Monday. In July, NASA awarded Orbital ATK and 12 other companies five-year […] More
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has landed a potential 23-month, $38 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to further develop the company’s experimental drug against Ebola virus. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority could provide $11.3 million in additional funds for Regeneron to produce alternative anti-Ebola monoclonal antibody drugs for clinical research […] More
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on airborne communications systems for nuclear environments as well as pricing and other market details for a potential broad agency announcement. The service said in the notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that interested parties should submit an abstract that contains the requested information to the Air Force Materiel […] More
The U.S. Air Force could start to use laser weapons in combat missions within five years, Ars Technica reported Friday. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle told the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference this week he believes directed-energy weapons pods could be installed in a fighter plane “very soon,†Sean Gallagher reports. “That day is a lot closer than I think a […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded CACI International a 20-month, $63.5 million contract to support the Naval Air Warfare Center’s research and development work on C4I (command, control, computers, communications, intelligence) technologies. CACI said Monday it will help NAWCAD design, produce and install rapid reaction aerial vehicle C4I systems for the Navy and Marine Corps. “This […] More
A new Deltek report indicates that federal agencies’ use of the “lowest price-technically acceptable” methodology to acquire professional services and information technology offerings rose from 29 percent in fiscal 2012 to 32 percent during fiscal 2014. Overall, the U.S. government adopted an LPTA source selection process in 5,740 acquisition activities last year, a 24 percent […] More
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded $2.33 million in contracts to Galois and Waverley Labs for support of the science and technology directorate’s cybersecurity research and development program on distributed denial of service attacks. DHS said Friday the $1.7 million “DDoS Defense for a Company of Peers” contract with Oregon-based Galois covers the development of a DDoS response tool […] More
Kitron AS has entered into a 10-year agreement to manufacture electronic modules that Northrop Grumman will use in the production of F-35 communications, navigation and identification systems. Northrop integrates software-based radio technology into its CNI platform for Lockheed Martin-built F-35s in an effort to help pilots transmit data and voice communications during their missions, Kitron […] More
FLIR Surveillance has received a 10-year, $49.9 million contract to supply an imaging infrared system to the U.S. Navy. The Combatant Craft Forward Looking Infrared variant 2 imaging platform has image processing tools and optics that work to detect infrared radiation or light that emanates from surface targets during day and night, the Defense Department said Friday. CCFLIR2 […] More
The General Services Administration has added a new special item number for three-dimensional printers and services to the Multiple Award Schedule 36 acquisition vehicle for office equipment and supplies, Federal Times reported Friday. Aaron Boyd writes SIN 51-400 is designed to serve as a central facility for vendors and federal agencies that plan to buy 3-D […] More
Capstone has received a task order to continue its Tier II information technology services to the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s headquarters. The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk’s Philadelphia office awarded the task order to Capstone through CNIC’s Program Management Oversight Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award contract, Capstone said Sunday. The contract covers data, voice and video teleconferencing […] More
