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Raytheon and Computer Sciences Corp. have partnered to compete for a contract to maintain training aids, simulators and devices and provide logistics support for the U.S. Army. The teaming agreement seeks to combine Raytheon’s systems integration, logistics and training management experience with CSC’s portfolio in maintenance and virtual system training operations, Raytheon said Wednesday. Raytheon also collaborates with CSC in […] More

The General Services Administration‘s 18F digital services group is scheduled to issue a request for quotation for a new blanket purchase agreement the agency will use to acquire agile software development services. GSA will include this BPA contract in the agency’s Schedule 70 information technology procurement vehicle, three GSA officials said in a blog post published Wednesday. […] More

A Harris Corp. subsidiary has released a new mobile connectivity service intended to help offshore maritime and drilling crews communicate with other people anywhere in the world. Harris CapRock Communications designed the GSM service offering to facilitate roaming connectivity as well as voice, text, email and smartphone data communications for customers based in remote areas, […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected Hybrid Enterprises to act as exclusive reseller of an aircraft built to transport cargo loads and personnel to remote areas. Hybrid Enterprises is scheduled to begin deliveries of Lockheed’s Hybrid Airships by 2018, Lockheed said Tuesday. “We have completed all required [Federal Aviation Administration] certification planning steps for a new class of aircraft and are ready to […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has received an extension to its contract with Lend Lease to provide infrastructure design services for the New Air Combat Capability project in Australia. Jacobs said Tuesday its support for the project will cover acoustics, electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, security, structural and other schematic, detailed and final design aspects. According to the company, the NACC project […] More

Dr. Alfred Zinn, a principal research scientist at Lockheed Martin, has developed a nanoscale version of copper that he intends for use in circuit board manufacturing, the Silicon Valley Business Journal reported Monday. Angela Swartz writes CuantumFuse is designed to be heated at 392 degrees Fahrenheit — lower than the average 500 degree temperature — in an […] More