DOD

Latest stories

  • in Industry News, News

    MDA, DoD Ink Security Control Agreement

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has signed a security control agreement with the Defense Department in a push to pursue opportunities in the U.S. government and defense markets. The agreement would help MDA seek security clearance for its operations at its Palo Alto, California-based facility as part of the implementation of the company’s growth strategy, MDA said Thursday. […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Defense Forensic Science Center Taps UltiSat for Ku-Band Network Services to Support Investigations

    UltiSat has received a task order from the Defense Forensic Science Center for Ku-band network coverage in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and associated services in support of the U.S. Army‘s Criminal Investigation Laboratory. The company said Wednesday it will provide Network Operations Center, help desk, technical field service and teleport support to help the laboratory conduct […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Draper Lab Receives $54M Navy Contract for Trident Missile Guidance System Production

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Charles Stark Draper Laboratory a five-year, $53.5 million contract to produce the MK 6 guidance system for Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles. Draper Lab will also support failure verification, test, repair and recertification of inertial measurement units, electronic assemblies and electronic modules under the contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will occur […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Leidos to Continue CBRNE Threat Simulation, Modeling Support for DTRA

    Leidos has been awarded a potential three-year, $17 million task order to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency model and simulate chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats. The company said Thursday it will support web-based joint assessment tools that work to facilitate collaboration among subject matter experts and help the Defense Department and other government agencies respond to CBRNE incidents. The order contains […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Northrop Receives Navy Contract Modification on Development of Common Missile Compartment

    Northrop Grumman has received a $22.7 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract to support the development and production of the U.S. Navy‘s Common Missile Compartment. The modification covers support for tactical underwater launcher hardware production as well as technical, design, development, component, full-scale test and evaluation engineering, the Defense Department said Thursday. The […] More

  • in News

    IBM Vet John Lainhart Named Senior Strategist at Grant Thornton’s Cyber Risk Advisory Practice

    John Lainhart, a former leader of the U.S. public sector cybersecurity and privacy group at IBM, has been appointed as senior strategist at Grant Thornton‘s cyber risk advisory practice. He will oversee the development of cybersecurity offerings for the public sector in his new position, Grant Thornton said Thursday. “It’s essential for agencies to invest in cyber defense and preparedness, […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Unisys Introduces Cyber Wargaming Services for Public, Private Sector Clients

    Unisys has launched a set of cyber resilience services intended to help government and commercial clients develop threat management policies and procedures through simulation. The company said Wednesday its new service offering incorporates the Defense Department‘s cyber wargaming methodology and standards established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. John Bone, ‎global director of wargaming and exercises at Unisys, leads the […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Microsoft Introduces Azure Blueprint for DoD Impact Level 5 ATO

    Microsoft has expanded the Azure Blueprint program in efforts to help Defense Department mission owners achieve authorization to operate under the Impact Level 5 baseline. John Molesky writes in a blog post published Monday the new Azure Blueprint release covers a DoD L5 Customer Responsibility Matrix and System Security Plan template to assist personnel who implement mission-level […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    BAE Unit to Provide Logistics Support, Incidental Materials for Navy C4I Projects

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a one-year, $24.4 million contract modification to a business unit of BAE Systems to provide logistics services and incidental materials for the Naval Air Warfare Center‘s aircraft division. BAE’s technology solutions and services unit will perform 568,551 hours of support for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence projects of NAWCAD’s special communications mission solutions division […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Cherokee Information Services Awarded Defense Stockpile Mgmt System Support Contract

    Cherokee Information Services has been awarded a four-year, $33.6 million contract to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency‘s defense stockpile management system. The company will perform work at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and at Kirkland Air Force Base in New Mexico through Jan. 25, 2021, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DTRA obligated $1.5 million in fiscal 2017 operations […] More