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    ACT I Gets Marine Equipment Support Order Under OASIS SB Vehicle; Michael Niggel Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has received a potential three-year task order to help sustain specialized U.S. Marine Corps equipment. ACT I said Tuesday it will perform Care-of-Supplies-in-Storage of managed components and designated Ground Weapons System equipment sets at Marine Corps Logistics Command facilities in Barstow, California and Albany, Georgia. “We are honored that the MCLC selected ACT I to support their augmentation efforts […] More

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    DynCorp to Continue Saudi F-15 Base Operations Support Under AFCAP IV Task Order

    DynCorp International has secured a potential $4.6 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to support F-15 base operations in Saudi Arabia under the foreign military sales program. The company said Tuesday it will provide tools, materials, safety equipment and vehicles along with transportation, supervision, lodging and training services to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia FMS program […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Rockwell Collins to Install Avionics Tech in Calidus-Built Multirole Aircraft

    A United Arab Emirates-based aircraft manufacturer has selected Rockwell Collins to produce and integrate an integrated avionics system into a new aircraft platform designed for combat and asymmetric warfare missions. Rockwell Collins said Monday it will provide its Pro Line Fusion system for installation on Calidus‘ B-250 light attack aircraft that debuted at the Dubai Airshow. Talel Kamel, managing director of Rockwell Collins’ business […] More

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    Mancon Wins Navy Public Works Support Contract

    Mancon has won a potential five-year, $44.3 million contract to provide support services to the U.S. Navy‘s public works department The Defense Department said Monday tasks under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract encompass maintenance, repair and operations supplies and materials support within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s northeast region. Work will occur at various locations in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey […] More

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    NASA, Institute for Local Innovations Enter Tech Marketing Partnership Agreement

    NASA has signed a five-year Space Act Agreement with the Institute for Local Innovations in Louisiana to promote agency-developed technology platforms to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The agency said Monday ILI and the technology transfer office within NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center aim to help drive economic development efforts in certain U.S. regions through the partnership. ILI will […] More

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    Comtech Gets $74M Wireless Emergency Comms Support Contract

    Comtech Telecommunications‘ safety and security technologies group has secured a potential four-year, $73.8 million contract to help a U.S. telecommunications company implement wireless emergency communications services. Work also covers operational and maintenance support for Enhanced 9-1-1 systems designed to route emergency calls from mobile devices to a public-safety answering point as well as transmit location data […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    FedRAMP Solicits Industry Feedback on Govt Cloud Security Requirements

    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program office has published a request for information to gather industry feedback on the U.S. government’s process to buy cloud technology platforms and inclusion of security requirements in contract language. FedRAMP said Thursday it partnered with the General Services Administration‘s Secure Cloud Portfolio team to explore strategies to standardize language in commercial cloud contracts […] More

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    Cox Construction Help Build Army Reserve, Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

    Cox Construction has won two contracts worth up to $29 million combined to help construct a U.S. Army reserve facility and replace a vehicle maintenance facility for the service branch. The company will support the design, bid and construction of a 400-member Army Reserve Center in Marimar, California, under a $21.2 million contract, the Defense Department […] More

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    eGlobalTech to Help Migrate FEMA Emergency Warning System to Cloud

    eGlobalTech has been chosen to support IBM in a project to migrate the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s integrated public alert and warning system to Amazon Web Services cloud technology. IPAWS is designed to help federal, state, territorial, tribal and local authorities inform communities in the event of a critical situation, eGT said Thursday. eGT has previously helped transition FEMA emergency management […] More

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    Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Leads Panel Discussion on Commercial Satcom Model for DoD Operations

    Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat‘s U.S. government business unit, facilitated a recent panel discussion on the use of commercial business models to address the Defense Department‘s satellite communications access challenges. Inmarsat said Thursday the forum took place Monday during the Global MilSatCom 2017 event and featured industry executives who offered their insights […] More

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    Lockheed Puts UK Fighting Vehicle Turret System Through Live-Fire Test

    Lockheed Martin‘s U.K. subsidiary has completed an initial manned live-fire test of a turret system the company built for the British army’s fleet of AJAX armored fighting vehicles. The company said Monday that General Dynamics‘ land systems business in the U.K. helped developed the turret as the prime contractor on the AJAX program. Initial tests involved firing on a static target […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    Apprio Secures DHA EHR Program Transition Support Contract

    Apprio has received a contract to help transfer the U.S. military’s electronic health record system modernization program from a Defense Department office to a Defense Health Agency directorate. The company said Wednesday it will support the transition of the Military Health System “GENESIS“ EHR project to DHA’s Health Information Technology Directorate from the DoD’s Healthcare Management System Modernization Program Management Office. […] More