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    Bechtel, BWXT to Continue Devt of Small Nuclear Reactors for Commercial Use

    Bechtel and BWX Technologies have entered into a new agreement to further develop a small modular nuclear reactor that can be used for commercial purposes. Bechtel said Friday it will provide program management, engineering and construction services for the Generation mPower project while BWXT will design the nuclear steam supply system. The two companies will then work together […] More

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    Kratos to Provide Technical Support for SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific Comms Division

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a potential $36.2 million contract to provide technical support to the U.S Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific communications division. The company said Friday its defense and rocket support services division will provide project management, system engineering, research, logistics, test and evaluation, integration, troubleshooting, installation and security […] More

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    Leidos to Conduct CBRN Technical, Scientific Research Under Air Force Contract

    Leidos has landed a $9.8 million U.S Air Force contract to provide analytic, modeling and survivability studies centered on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. The Defense Department said Friday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract seeks to gather data that could lead to technical and scientific answers regarding CBRN-related issues. Leidos will conduct studies in Reston, Virginia, and at Wright-Patterson Air Force […] More

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    Research and Markets Forecasts Key Cloud Security Vendors Through 2020

    Research and Markets has launched a market report entitled Global Cloud Security Market 2016-2020 which lists five key vendors in cloud security and predicts a compound annual growth rate of 20.91 percent during the covered period. The company announced Friday the contents of the new report and named Cisco, IBM, McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro as the five top cloud security vendors. […] More

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    Harris CapRock Unveils Cybersecurity System for Offshore, Oil & Gas IT

    Harris CapRock Communications has introduced a cybersecurity system designed for oil and gas information technology infrastructures as well as maritime and cruise customers. “Security breaches and emerging threats to corporate networks are impacting the oil and gas market with greater cost and frequency as offshore operations rely more heavily on always-on communications networks,” said Harris CapRock […] More

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    S-RAM Dynamics to Build CO2 Refrigeration System Under Army Contract

    S-RAM Dynamics has landed a $1 million contract to develop and test a mobile carbon dioxide refrigeration system prototype for the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. The company said Friday the Small Business Independent Research phase 2 contract looks to reduce energy and fuel consumption of the Army’s mobile refrigeration systems through the use of […] More

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    General Dynamics Unveils FedRAMP-Compliant Cloud-Based Contact Center System; Marcus Collier Comments

    General Dynamics has launched a cloud-based customer service platform designed for government clients that require high security and privacy. The Customer Experience Platform uses Genesys technology that supports both cloud-based and on-premise deployment options, General Dynamics said Wednesday. Marcus Collier, General Dynamics senior vice president for health and civilian solutions within the information technology division, said CXP aims […] More

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    Charles River Analytics Lands Naval Research Contract for Big Data Framework

    Charles River Analytics has been awarded a $400,000 contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop a multi-source naval analytics and analytic services framework for warfighting environments as part of the Navy‘s branch-wide tactical cloud computing project. The Navy is developing its Tactical Cloud Reference Implementation to create on-demand access for shared sensors and computing resources, Charles River said Wednesday. […] More

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    Fluor-Led Team Chosen for $2B Maryland Light Rail Project

    Purple Line Transit Partners — a team comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line and Star America Purple Line — has been chosen for the $2 billion Purple Line Light Rail Project in Maryland. Fluor said Wednesday the team will provide design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance services to the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit […] More

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    NICE Unveils Digital Evidence Software Org Platform for Microsoft Azure Govt Platform Deployment

    NICE Systems has unveiled a new digital policing software program the company designed for deployment on a Microsoft-built cloud computing platform for government agencies that is certified by an FBI division for use by law enforcement agencies. NICE said Tuesday it built the NICE Investigate software to help law enforcement agencies organize evidence acquired from digital technologies in an effort to expedite case investigation processes. […] More

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    Force 3, Tenable Partner on Network Security Offerings

    Force 3 and Tenable Network Security have entered into a partnership in efforts to boost the network security services that Force 3 provides its client base. Force 3 said Monday it will be able to offer Tenable’s SecurityCenter Continuous View and Nessus in the federal marketplace as a platinum partner. “Mobile devices and cloud technology are revolutionizing enterprise IT security, […] More

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    DHS Selects GovReady PBC for Software Certification, Accreditation Tools

    GovReady PBC has received $1.1 million in funds from the Department of Homeland Security to provide tools for a DHS project that aims to help companies offer their software and information technology systems in the federal market. DHS’ science and technology directorate said Tuesday the Security Controls Compliance Server project’s goal is to simplify the certification and accreditation process […] More