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A new Research and Markets report forecasts the defense logistics information systems market in the U.S. to grow at an annual compound rate of 3.56 percent by 2019. The market will see growth in the adoption of cloud computing and service-oriented architecture-based services between 2014 and 2019, Research and Markets said Monday. Research and Markets cites […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has received 25 contracts worth almost $79 million combined to provide military health services at the U.S. Defense Department during the last quarter of fiscal year 2015. The contracts cover work in areas such as healthcare analytics, medical data privacy and security, behavioral health and wellness, combat care and health engagement, Booz Allen […] More
NASA has completed an initial, 500-second hot-fire test on the RS-25 engine for Boeing‘s Space Launch System at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi in preparation for the rocket’s future missions to deep space. The space agency said Friday its engineers checked the inlet pressure conditions and engine controller unit and will continue with further tests in April. “We’ve made modifications […] More
Lockheed Martin has subcontracted Marotta Controls to build power conversion units for an air-launched missile technology intended to help U.S. military users locate and defeat enemy vessels. Marotta said Friday it will produce multiple power converters for integration into the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile‘s avionics system. LRASM is a collaborative project of the Defense Advanced Research […] More
Raytheon has completed a flight test of its APG-79(V)X AESA radar system fitted to F/A-18C/D Hornet jets to check detection, SAR mapping and air-to-air/air-to-ground functions. The company said Monday the radar system will aim to help extend the tactical advantage and relevance of the F/A-18C/D. The APG-79 system joins Raytheon’s APG-63(V)3 and APG-82(V)1 radars and also flies on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler jets, […] More
Boeing has produced a set of 702SP small-platform satellites that will use an all-electric propulsion system when they are launched to space in February as a stacked pair. SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket will carry the ABS-3A and EUTELSAT 115 West B satellites to space together next month, Boeing said Friday. Besides 702SP, the company said it also released the 702MP and 502 […] More
Marc Marlin, a director at investment bank KippsDeSanto, believes that the government contracting industry will see companies looking to bolster their market posture and drive business growth through mergers and acquisitions in 2015. Marlin wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on Federal Times that large, pure-play businesses in fields such as cyber, health, cloud, C4ISR and big data analytics will see […] More
6Wresearch has released a report that projects the global biometrics market to hit $21.9 billion by 2020. The report cites the Asia-Pacific region as an emerging market leader due to what 6Wresearch notes as  “increasing government spending†on information security and biometric projects, the research firm said in November. 6Wresearch lists China, Japan, South Korea […] More
Jim Ghiloni, a program director at the U.S. General Services Administration, says the agency’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services program will follow a task order contracting method instead of a blanket purchase agreement construct. He writes in a blog post published Wednesday that federal customer agencies cannot use BPAs to acquire professional services through […] More
Gulu Gambhir, a senior vice president and chief technology officer of Leidos, will represent the company at the Raymond James Government Solutions & Technology Summit on Tuesday, Leidos said Monday. The conference will focus on growth areas such as geospatial intelligence, big data and cloud in the government and commercial markets. According to the event agenda, Gambhir will talk about […] More
James Miller, formerly defense undersecretary for policy, has joined Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory as a senior fellow. Miller brings to the lab a background in nuclear deterrence, missile defense, space policy and cyber warfare, APL said Friday. He served as the principal civilian adviser to the defense secretary on strategy, policy and operations and also as deputy […] More
CNSI has introduced a new mobile application and online portal intended to help healthcare providers connect with patients. The company worked with the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Bureau of Medicaid Operations to develop the myHealthButton app and myHealthPortal technology, CNSI said Thursday. Sharif Hussein, CNSI’s Midwest Region senior vice president, said the company built […] More
