Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
CTA International, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Nexter Systems, has delivered a new cannon system to the U.K. defense ministry’s Ajax and Warrior vehicle platforms. CTAI handed over the first delivery of 515 40-millimeter cannons that fire cased telescoped ammunition, BAE Systems said Monday. The ammunition is contained in a straight tube and is designed […] More
The Department of Homeland Security is currently seeking loaned executives to work with its science and technology directorate and provide assessment support and recommendations on the commercialization of research and development efforts. The incumbent or incumbents will be part of integrated product teams in an effort to evaluate the current state of technology transfer and commercialization in the S&T […] More
The Baker-Tetra Tech joint venture has landed a potential $50 million contract from the U.S. Navy for design and engineering services for the Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Defense Department and other federal agencies. The contract calls for the JV to provide multimedia environmental compliance engineering support services, including the preparation of studies, plans, reports, cost estimates and […] More
Andover, Massachusetts-based security system supplier Minuteman Security Solutions has landed a potential six-year, $24 million contract with options from the U.S. Army to deliver the Integrated Commercial Intrusion Detection System. The Army Contracting Command received three bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an Internet solicitation process, the Defense Department said Friday. TICIDS is a standardized intrusion detection system designed to […] More
Research and Markets has predicted a 50-percent compound annual growth rate for the global exoskeleton robots market over a four-year period ending 2020. The market research firm said Friday the market has seen increased commercial sale of exoskeleton robots built for the military and industry beyond the use of the technology for physical rehabilitation. A new Research and Markets report indicated that the […] More
Spyrus will launch a new product line the company designed to incorporate what it calls “military strength cryptography” to the Internet of Things and related applications. The company said Monday it will roll out a family of hardware, software, and supporting development kits that include the Rosetta microSDHC, a self-encrypting storage device with public key infrastructure functionality, and the Rosetta Micro, […] More
Boeing and Mubadala Development Company have formed an alliance in an effort to create research and development programs to assist aerospace manufacturing capability in the United Arab Emirates, Gulf News Journal reported Thursday. The two companies agreed to a five-year agreement that provides Boeing access to the Aerospace Research and Innovation Center at Khalifa University and the Masdar […] More
Siemens has unveiled three Cyber Security Operations Centers located in Milford, Ohio, in the U.S. and in Lisbon, Portugal, and Munich, Germany, for industrial facilities protection. The CSOCs will house industry security specialists tasked to monitor facilities around the globe for cyber threats, send out warnings to companies regarding incidents and coordinate possible countermeasures, Siemens said […] More
Blue Coat Systems and Tripwire have forged an alliance that aims to provide incident response teams a new system that works to potentially reduce the number and impact of data breaches. The agreement includes the integration of Blue Coat’s Malware Analysis and Security Analytics network and Tripwire Enterprise to make a model designed to isolate, contain and manage infected devices in […] More
Deloitte‘s digital unit has teamed up with Adobe to develop a new software platform for government services accessible across digital channels. Deloitte Digital has launched CitizenConnect, which is designed to provide access to multiple citizen services applications via mobile devices in an effort to boost customer relationship management for government agencies, Deloitte said Thursday. “Government’s current approach to self-service is often […] More
L-3 Communications has landed an initial contract from General Dynamics‘s Bath Iron Works subsidiary to provide eight integrated electrical system units for the U.S. Navy‘s destroyer ships. L-3 will install the company’s Power Node Control Center on DDG 51 units to support simultaneous transfer switch, frequency converter, circuit breaker, power conditioner, power transformer and motor controller functions, the […] More
Textron Systems‘ electronic systems unit will continue manufacturing radio frequency components for Lockheed Martin‘s electronic Consolidated Automated Support System under a U.S. Navy contract awarded in February 2015. Textron said Tuesday its electronic systems business unit is scheduled to deliver 31 Radio Frequency Mission Equipment Kits in July. The Rhode Island-based company said its RF MEK — one of […] More
