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    Boeing to Continue Air Force Small Diameter Bomb Support

    Boeing has secured a $30 million contract modification to extend the company’s production, engineering and logistics services for a U.S. Air Force weapon system designed to engage and hit targets from a long distance. The modification falls under a previously awarded indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract for life cycle support to Small Diameter Bomb I and increases the potential contract value to $110 […] More

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    Air Force, Northrop Vet Marc Lindsley Appointed Leonardo DRS T-100 Program VP

    Marc Lindsley, a 15-year veteran of Northrop Grumman, has joined Leonardo DRS as vice president of T-100 programs. He will lead Leonardo DRS’ efforts to win the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X Advanced Pilot Training System contract with its T-100 Integrated Training System offering, the company said Monday. Leonardo DRS teamed up with Honeywell and CAE USA to develop and submit the T-100 platform as a potential […] More

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    Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System

    Northrop Grumman has received a $22.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide testing support for a system designed to manage strategic and tactical satellites communications in the North Polar region. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop’s information systems unit will help the military branch test the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment ahead of […] More

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    New Age Protection to Help Manage DIA Access Control Program

    New Age Protection has won a potential $23.5 million contract to support management of a Defense Intellience Agency access control program. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help DIA establish accountability measures for vehicle, personnel and equipment that enter and leave agency facilities. The Virginia Contracting Activity received five offers for the labor hour […] More

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    AT&T to Provide Army Integrated Comms Service

    AT&T has secured a potential five-year, $35.8 million contract for the provision of integrated instant messaging, chat, voice, video, presence and screen sharing services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday the Army Contracting Command received seven bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an online-based solicitation. The military branch obligated the full contract amount […] More

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    Leidos Secures Air Force Threat Warning System R&D Contract

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $23.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop integrated threat warning systems. The Defense Department said Friday Leidos will research, build and demonstrate integrated threat warning platform prototypes as well as advance electro-optical test and developmental risk reduction measures. Work will occur at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio through Sept. […] More

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    DISA Selects Vetegrity for Computer-Aided Drafting, Engineering Contract

    Vetegrity has won a potential five-year, $27 million contract to provide computer-aided drafting and engineering services to the Defense Information Systems Agency. DISA received two proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and will provide the guaranteed minimum value of $500,000 through issuance of subsequent task orders, the Defense Department said Friday. The company will perform work at DISA headquarters […] More

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    Deltek Report: Agencies Show Increased Interest in Blockchain-Based Contracting, AI Platforms

    Deltek has released a new report that takes a look at how federal agencies adopt blockchain technology and artificial intelligence platforms. The General Services Administration has helped facilitate the implementation of blockchain technology through the Emerging Citizen Technology Program launched in October 2016, Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, wrote in a blog post published Thursday. ECTP […] More

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    BAE Unit to Support US, UK Trident II Missile Programs Under $64M Contract Modification

    BAE Systems‘ technology solutions and services business has received a $63.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to support strategic weapon systems for U.S. and U.K. Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile programs. The modification also covers services for the Navy’s SSGN guided-missile submarine attack weapons, nuclear weapon surety and future concepts, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More

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    Verizon’s Federal Arm to Help Maintain Naval Computer, Telecom Systems

    Verizon‘s federal business has secured a potential five-year, $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain and support switched voice and data telecommunications systems for the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic. The Defense Department said Thursday the service branch awarded the contract after a competitive solicitation process on FedBizOpps with one bid received. NCTAMS […] More

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    Lockheed Secures $62M Coast Guard C-130J Contract Option

    Lockheed Martin has received a $61.9 million contract option to produce C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Defense Department said Thursday Lockheed will build the military transport aircraft at a company facility in Marietta, Georgia, through April 30, 2020. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is the contracting activity and will obligate the full modification […] More

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    Deborah Lee James Joins Cybersecurity Tech Firm 3eTI as Special Adviser

    Former U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has been named a special adviser at Ultra Electronics‘ 3eTI cybersecurity business. The more than 30-year public and private sector veteran will offer advice on 3eTI’s efforts to design and implement defense-related programs, the company said Tuesday. She also seeks to apply her national security experience to help drive the company’s innovation programs […] More