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    Verisign Lands GSA ‘.Gov’ Domain Mgmt Contract

    Verisign has received a one-year, $2.1 million bridge contract from the U.S. General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service to continue the company’s management, operations and maintenance services for the generic “.gov” Top Level Domain. Contract services online domain name registration, billing, help desk functions, reporting and daily operations of the root domain name servers for .gov websites, according to a justification […] More

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    DataPath Announces First US Govt Agency Sale of Inmarsat Global Xpress Service

    A U.S. government agency has purchased access to the Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite communications service via a sales agreement with field communications firm DataPath to represent the latter company’s first such deal in the federal market. Inmarsat’s GX network resides in the Ka frequency band and is designed to support voice, video and data applications in operating environments, DataPath said Friday. DataPath […] More

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    Navy Picks General Dynamics IT for Shipboard, Airborne Systems Development

    General Dynamics‘ information technology unit has landed a $47 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support for new and existing shipboard and airborne systems. General Dynamics Information Technology will provide other services such as customization, design, fabrication, modernization, logistics, installation, testing, evaluation and related services through March 2017, Defense Department reported Thursday. The […] More

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    Army Taps Boeing for C-17 Parts Installation, Integration

    Boeing‘s defense, space and security unit has been awarded an $18 million contract to integrate and install DO-160G Tri-band radomes and mounting rings on C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for the U.S. Army. The Army Contracting Command awarded the firm-fixed-price contract with options through a solicitation with one response projected to be completed on Sept. 30, 2017, Defense Department said […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Liquidity Services Wins DLA Bid for US Military Scrap Assets

    Liquidity Services has placed the winning bid in a U.S. Defense Logistics Agency auction event held Wednesday in search of a contractor to manage, purchase and sell scrap assets for the Defense Department. The DLA scrap contract contains a base period of three-years and two one-year options to extend work, Liquidity Services said Thursday. Scrap assets include property that has […] More

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    Nutanix to House East Coast & Federal Operations in Tysons Corner VA

    San Jose, Calif.-based storage and virtualization company Nutanix will formally open a new facility in Tysons Corner, Virginia on Tuesday to serve as the main hub for federal government and commercial business operations on the East Coast. Dheeraj Pandey, chairman and CEO of Nutanix, said in a release issued Wednesday that the company aims to have increased focus and presence in the Washington, D.C. […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Capstone Lands CNO Contract to Implement Information Resource Mgmt Programs; Rich White Comments

    Capstone has received a five-year $25.8 million contract from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to implement and maintain information resource management programs for the CNO’s chief information officer. The company will offer services such as program management, field services, information assurance compliance support, applications and systems support and enterprise video teleconference support, Capstone said Monday. “We are […] More

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    Alcoa Gets Potential $50M Army Contract to Develop ‘Light-Weighting’ Tech

    Alcoa‘s defense unit landed a five-year contract worth up to $50 million from the U.S. Army for research and development of “light-weighting” technology for ground vehicles. The Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center authorities awarded the Ground Vehicle Light-Weighting contract to Alcoa Defense to support Defense Department ground systems R&D and engineering efforts, Alcoa said Thursday. […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    GCN: Unisys Stealth Security Software Near NSA Classified Programs Approval

    The National Security Agency is in the contracting and evaluation phase of its evaluation of Unisys‘ Stealth security software platform that is now available for use in classified programs, GCN reported Thursday. Mark Pomerleau writes NSA is looking to add Stealth to the agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Program Components List “Once they validate the commercial product, then it’s an opportunity […] More

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    Erickson Gives Update on Legacy Aircraft Maintenance Programs; Kerry Jarandson Comments

    Erickson has offered investors an update on its support legacy aircraft programs through aircraft maintenance, refurbishment and parts manufacturing services. “We have more than 200 mechanics and engineers on our team at Erickson,” Kerry Jarandson, Erickson vice president of maintenance, repair and overhaul and manufacturing, said in a release Tuesday. Adams Communication & Engineering Technologies subcontracted Erickson in January […] More

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    Benga Erinle: Ultra Electronics 3eTI Supports Navy Leaders’ Call for ICS Security Accountability

    Ultra Electronics 3eTI released a statement in response to a letter U.S. Navy leaders sent to Defense Sec. Ashton Carter regarding the addition of industrial control systems security on the monthly DoD cyber scorecard, Ultra Electronics said Wednesday. DoD assesses agencies’ cybersecurity improvement efforts through the scorecard framework. Benga Erinle, president of Ultra Electronics, said in the statement […] More

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    General Atomics Conducts 1st Predator B ER Long-Wing Flight; Linden Blue Comments

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems group conducted the first flight of the extended-range variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft at Gray Butte Flight Test Facility on Feb. 18 to demonstrate launch ability, airworthiness and landing capability. The Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper extended-range long-wing upgrades include 13 feet of additional wingspan designed to boost aircraft endurance by 13 hours, short-field takeoff and landing modifications […] More