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Boeing Co. has received the first signals of its ninth global positioning system IIF satellite from space. Boeing said the GPS IIF took off Wednesday aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and reached the orbit after more than three hours. Aerojet Rocketdyne supplied the propulsion system […] More
World Wide Technology will offer Polatis’ optical switching systems to customers in the enterprise and government sectors under a reseller agreement between both companies. WWT will deploy Polatis’ optical switches with Cisco in a retailer’s multivendor optical network and protect the network in a 16-slot, layer 2/3 multiservice platform, Polatis said Tuesday. Polatis and WWT are also collaborating […] More
Satellite and geospatial imagery vendors such as DigitalGlobe have worked to utilize streaming technologies for data mining and analytics operations in environments with high volumes of available data, TechTarget reported Wednesday. Craig Stedman writes that the company has worked to integrate big data, cloud computing and stream processing technologies to deliver real-time analytics. DigitalGlobe’s InsightCloud service, which has gone through beta tests and will be […] More
Raytheon‘s missile systems unit and Poland-based missile and ammunition manufacturer Mesko have signed a new agreement to cooperate on defense technology sharing and development in an effort to build on a previous pact between the companies. The collaboration will focus on production work on the Excalibur precision projectile, Talon laser-guided rocket, Krab howitzer and new Polish attack helicopters, Raytheon said Thursday. “The LOI […] More
The Defense Commissary Agency has partnered with an NCR Corp. subsidiary to build a new technology platform for the agency to manage distribution of groceries for U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. NCR Government Systems will deliver multiple software products for DeCA’s enterprise business system modernization initiative, NCR said Wednesday. “From back-end supply chain […] More
A Preferred Systems Solutions subsidiary has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement to help the FBI procure financial management tools and services. PSS said Wednesday its Government Contract Solutions arm and partner Erimax will provide acquisition, program management and costing and pricing services to FBI’s finance division procurement department. Tanaz Shahrzad, vice president of GCS’ […] More
Lockheed Martin plans to upgrade a wind tunnel in Grand Prairie, Texas it has acquired from Triumph Aerostructures. The company previously leased the facility and has performed subsonic, transonic and supersonic research and development tests there, the company said Wednesday. “The high speed wind tunnel in Grand Prairie is an aerospace engineering treasure, serving as a proving ground […] More
CGI has been selected to support the U.K. military’s fire control battlefield information system application and fire control application system. CGI will provide software applications support for FC BISA and the FCA, and hardware support for the FCA handheld computer platform. Daniel James, a project manager at the British defense ministry, added that the FCA system […] More
Janet Foutty took leadership of Deloitte‘s federal practice in January 2014 after a 23-year tour through the firm in roles such as managing director of technology and a stint on its financial services industry leadership team. Foutty, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, offered a preview of how she thinks shared services models and other technology advancements […] More
Northrop Grumman has partnered with Center Centre, a Tennessee-based school, to bolster the user experience professional field through mentorship, talent development and innovation. Northrop said Tuesday it will mentor participating Center Centre students and provide them opportunities to network, contribute to real-world projects, and join workshops and internship programs. “UX is a key technology focus at Northrop […] More
Pragmatics has received several task orders worth a total of at least $1 million to provide the U.S. Air Force with Enhanced 911 systems under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 2 vehicle. The company said Monday it will engineer, test and integrate E911 systems for Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and Joint […] More
Northrop Grumman has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $6.75 million subcontract to provide pod structural housings in support of Northrop’s contract with the U.S. Navy for production of the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System. CPI Aero said Tuesday it will begin delivery of the ALMDS pod structural housings early next year and extend through 2021, if all options are exercised. The company […] More
