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The Internal Revenue Service has launched a market research effort to explore potential industry sources of support services for IRS’ Information Technology Enterprise Program Management Office. A FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday says the agency wants to know the availability, capability and interests of companies to help the IT EPMO plan, manage and execute projects. Scope of work […] More
A Jacobs Engineering Group subsidiary has received a $17.5 million contract modification to provide additional engineering services for a launch test capability of the U.S. Navy and U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday Jacobs Technology will help design, develop, test, evaluate, activate and operate the LTC complex at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China […] More
A Research and Markets report forecasts the worldwide market for targeting pods will experience a 6.61 percent compound annual growth rate in the next five years as military agencies increase aircraft procurement and modernization efforts. The targeting pods market’s value is projected to increase from $3.3 billion in 2017 to $4.5 billion by 2022, Research Markets said Thursday. Lockheed Martin, L3 […] More
Lockheed Martin offered some South Carolina legislators a tour of the company’s facility in Greenville and provided them an update on two aircraft programs during their visit Monday. The company said Wednesday state officials and congressional staff toured the T-50A Final Assembly and Checkout facility and Ground Based Training Systems center. T-50A is Lockheed and Korea Aerospace Industries‘ joint […] More
NTT Data will offer GDS360-built information protection and data security platforms to the former’s public sector client base as part of a multi-year teaming agreement. GDS360 said Wednesday its end-to-end products combine elements such as zero-knowledge encryption key management, user identity management, behavioral analytics and access audits to help clients meet data security requirements. The company’s […] More
SpaceX on Wednesday carried out the first static fire test of its Falcon Heavy rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for its initial launch that CEO Elon Musk said could occur in a “week or so,†Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. The company conducted a hold-down firing test of the rocket’s 27 Merlin 1D main engines […] More
Galois has received a multiyear, $4.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop methods and tools to secure hardware for consumer, government and commercial use. The company said Wednesday it will lead a team project under the first phase of DARPA’s System Security Integrated through Hardware and Firmware program that seeks to address hardware vulnerabilities exploited […] More
A round of Series B financing has pulled in $23 million for StreetShares, a financial services provider to government contractors. The company said Wednesday it secured a $20 million investment from Rotunda Capital Partners and a total of $3 million from existing investors, such as veteran-focused venture firm Stony Lonesome Group. Mark Rockefeller, StreetShares CEO, said the investments will […] More
Sera-Brynn has signed a two-year cooperative research and development agreement to facilitate information exchange with a cybersecurity laboratory branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The CRADA serves as grounds in which Sera-Brynn can jointly conduct R&D with DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, seeking to support infrastructure, networks and systems […] More
A CSRA-developed online registry platform has helped the Federal Aviation Administration document more than 1 million owners of civilian drones throughout the U.S. CSRAÂ said Wednesday more than 870,000 of the registered drones are from hobbyists while the remaining 122,000 registrations are for individually documented commercial and public drones. The company helped FAA design, build and […] More
Orbital ATK has received a contract to help the U.S. Navy update the configuration of an extended range variant of an airborne tactical missile system designed to engage and destroy enemy air defenses. The company said Wednesday it aims to mature the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range design ahead of the program’s engineering and manufacturing development phase. AARGM-ER is […] More
Comtech Telecommunications has received a $1 million delivery order modification to provide support services to the U.S. Army project manager for tactical networks. The company said Wednesday its command and control technologies group will support communications assets for U.S. expeditionary unit readiness. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO at ComTech, said the company aims to deliver communications systems to the military’s […] More
