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  • Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility to Continue Army Systems Engineering Support Work
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    Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility to Continue Army Systems Engineering Support Work

    An Engility Holdings subsidiary has been awarded a position on a $10 million systems engineering support contract with the U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center. Dynamics Research Corp. will provide systems analysis and architecting, product data acquisition and management, model-based systems engineering and other related services to the center’s systems engineering directorate, the company said Monday. Tony Smeraglinolo, […] More

  • Triple Canopy JV Celebrates Anniversary of DoE Services Contract; Ignacio Balderas Comments
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    Triple Canopy JV Celebrates Anniversary of DoE Services Contract; Ignacio Balderas Comments

    National Strategic Protective Services, a joint venture of Triple Canopy and Securiguard, has completed its first year of a security contract with the Department of Energy‘s Oak Ridge, Tenn. facility. During the past year, NSPS received a “very good” rating and a 96 performance score from the DoE for its work on the Oak Ridge facilities, the company announced Monday. […] More

  • Taylor Wilkerson of LMI Named CCALS Technical Advisory Committee Chair
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    Taylor Wilkerson of LMI Named CCALS Technical Advisory Committee Chair

    Taylor WIlkerson, LMI program manager, has been named the new chairman of the technical advisory committee of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems. The appointment of Wilkerson, a supply chain and risk analysis and assessment veteran, supports the fact that LMI is one of CCALS’ first backers in the industry, the company said in […] More

  • Robert Zapfel Named Xerox President of Services Business, Corporate EVP
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    Robert Zapfel Named Xerox President of Services Business, Corporate EVP

    Robert Zapfel has been named the president of Xerox‘s services business and the corporate executive vice president, effective April 1. Zapfel will replace Lynn Blodgett, who will retire at the end of 2014, the company announced Monday. Blodgett, who joined the company in 2010 after the acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services, will assist in Zapfel’s transition […] More

  • Rich Armstrong: DRS Builds Magnet Motors for Drilling Contractors, Clients
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    Rich Armstrong: DRS Builds Magnet Motors for Drilling Contractors, Clients

    DRS Technologies has delivered its permanent magnet motors offering to Weatherford International Ltd., a provider of equipment for the oil and gas industry. The rugged PR Series 1600 HP magnet motor technology is built to be integrated with Weatherford’s oil drilling mud pump, DRS said Friday. “We believe permanent magnet motor technology and the direct […] More

  • MCR to Help Virginia Org Run Export Development Program; Neil Albert Comments
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    MCR to Help Virginia Org Run Export Development Program; Neil Albert Comments

    MCR Federal LLC will work with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to manage a two-year program that aims to help Virginia-based companies increase exports. The Virginia Leaders in Export Trade initiative is designed to help local businesses grow by selling goods and services in international markets, MCR said Monday. “MCR sees many growth opportunities in […] More

  • Bruce Caswell: MAXIMUS to Host Healthcare Communication Webinars
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    Bruce Caswell: MAXIMUS to Host Healthcare Communication Webinars

    MAXIMUS will hold a series of webinars to discuss strategies for healthcare organizations to disseminate public health data by using web, print and mobile platforms. The company’s health literacy center will host the “Communications Tune Up” webinar series between March 28 and Aug. 15, MAXIMUS said Monday. “Reaching and communicating health information to diverse populations […] More

  • McKinsey to Help IRS Assess HIX Tax Assistance Systems
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    McKinsey to Help IRS Assess HIX Tax Assistance Systems

    McKinsey & Co. has been awarded an $843,000 contract to help the U.S. Internal Revenue Service evaluate information technology projects designed to address the healthcare law’s tax provisions, FCW reported Friday. Adam Mazmanian writes McKinsey will assess the IRS’ readiness, budget and risk management strategies to manage the financial assistance systems for Healthcare.gov. The company […] More

  • Inmarsat Partners with Sasken Comm Tech on Satellite Phone; Ronald Spithout Comments
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    Inmarsat Partners with Sasken Comm Tech on Satellite Phone; Ronald Spithout Comments

    Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. has completed the design and development phases for Inmarsat’s new satellite mobile device offering. Sasken worked to design the software, hardware and antenna systems, as well as to integrate and test the IsatPhone 2 mobile handset, Sasken Communication said Monday. The satellite phone features network registration, voicemail, emergency assistance, built-in E-compass […] More

  • Mike Mackey: Northrop, Navy Review Initial Test Points for Triton UAS
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    Mike Mackey: Northrop, Navy Review Initial Test Points for Triton UAS

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have finished the first test flight phase for the company’s Triton unmanned aircraft system in an effort to evaluate how the drone flies at different altitudes, speeds and weights. The company said Monday 568 test points were evaluated during the initial envelope expansion test program through 13 simulated flight tests, 81 hours of long-endurance […] More

  • IBM to Build Road Toll System for Norway; Arne Norheim Comments
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    IBM to Build Road Toll System for Norway; Arne Norheim Comments

    IBM Corp. has been selected to develop and manage a unified road toll system in Norway for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. The AutoPASS Grindgut traffic management system will be designed to process millions of vehicles annually through big data and analytics as well as mobile technologies, IBM said Monday. Arne Norheim, country manager of […] More

  • BAE, US, UK Militaries Test F-35 Variants
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    BAE, US, UK Militaries Test F-35 Variants

    BAE Systems worked with the U.S. and British military forces to conduct a piloted flight simulation trial of technology that works to provide navigational and maneuvering aid to fixed-wing aircraft landing on aircraft carrier vessels. The company said Monday it has been developing the Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing technology for the F-35 short takeoff and vertical landing variant, which […] More