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    Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Approval Through AWS Vendor Package

    Acquia has used Amazon Web Services‘ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program vendor package to achieve a FedRAMP authority-to-operate designation and obtain permission to sell cloud computing services in the public sector. AWS said Monday Acquia’s cloud platforms were assessed at the moderate impact level through the sponsorship of the Treasury Department. Acquia achieved FedRAMP ATO in April for […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Boeing, Huckworthy Partner Under DoD Mentor-Protege Program

    Boeing and Huckworthy have forged a partnership through the Defense Department’s Mentor-Protege Program. Boeing’s commercial satellite services business will mentor Huckworthy on how to further commercialize the latter’s Traveller line of tactical communications and technology platforms to the government sector as well as compete for prime and subcontracts under a three-year agreement, Huckworthy said Monday. […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    The Sequoia Project Certifies CGI’s CONNECT Open Source Platform for Use on eHealth Exchange

    The Sequoia Project has certified the use of CGI‘s CONNECT Gateway open source platform on the eHealth Exchange network for health information sharing. CGI said Monday the gateway works to support the dissemination of health information to more than 2,000 organizations such as federal agencies and health-related organizations. The company added it partnered with the U.S. Federal Health Architecture to deliver program management, […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    Army Seeks Info on Counter-UAS Detection Platform Sources for AN/TPQ-53 Radar System

    The U.S. Army has sought information on potential industry sources that can equip the service branch’s AN/TPQ-53 radar system with a platform that works to detect, monitor and counter unmanned aircraft systems. The Army Contracting Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday it wants interested vendors to modify the radar platform’s existing software to detect and track […] More

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    Air Force Taps Integrity Applications for White Lightening Software, Hardware Devt Contract

    Integrity Applications Inc. has landed an $8.6 million contract to provide white lightening software and hardware as well as technical documentation services to the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Monday IAI will develop concepts that will work to identify attributes and characteristics required for the analysis of operational status, capacities and modes of operation to […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    DoD Orders Tactical Two-Way Sensor Data Transport Baseband Kits From Cubic Subsidiaries

    The Defense Department has given initial purchase orders to Cubic‘s TeraLogics, DTECH Labs and GATR Technologies subsidiaries for the delivery of Tactical Two-way Sensor Data Transport baseband kits. Cubic said Monday the integrated T2SDT system to be delivered by its subsidiaries that operate within the Cubic Mission Solutions business division aims to help boost existing Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel via Satellite terminal capacity. […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Global Technical Systems to Build Open Architecture Computer Processor for Navy

    Global Technical Systems has received a $9.8 million delivery order to develop open architecture-based common processing systems that will work to help the U.S. Navy address computer requirements for the military branch’s combat platforms. GTS will produce 14 pieces of Technical Insertion 12 Hybrid CPS water-cooled advanced production units and eight commercial air-cooled APUs under the delivery order, the Defense Department […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Huntington Ingalls to Help Navy Update USS Truman Shipboard Systems

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has landed a $52.4 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy to support modernization work for the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier’s fiscal 2016 planned incremental availability. The Defense Department said Friday Newport News will help the Navy modernize, replace or repair nuclear propulsion systems and specialized systems on the USS Truman. Work covers planning, material procurement, […] More

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    Lockheed to Update Self-Defense System of Navy Aircraft Carriers, Amphibious Ships

    Lockheed Martin has won a four-year, $38.6 million contract design and produce technical insertion hardware for the self-defense systems installed aboard various aircraft carriers and amphibious ships of the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday that Lockheed will perform SSDS hardware updates in an effort to increase the performance and sustainability of the weapons equipment. DoD added the […] More

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    MDA Taps General Atomics Subsidiary to Build, Test MQ-9 Precision Laser Tracking System

    A General Atomics subsidiary has secured a $9.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to design, build and test precision tracking laser subsystems for the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will work to develop and demonstrate a flight representative laser technology with beam train optics needed to update the drone’s […] More

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    Lockheed-Northrop JV to Produce Radar Electronics for Army Apache Fleet

    A Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture has received a potential $38.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to supply radar electronic units for lot 7 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters of the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday it expects Longbow LLC to complete work under the firm-fixed-price contract by July 31, 2019. The Army Contracting Command received one offer for the contract through […] More

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    Boeing to Support U.K. P-8A Aircraft Production Under $68M Navy Contract Modification

    Boeing has landed a $68.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead parts needed for the production of P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime patrol aircraft for the U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also provide manufacturing support for two full-rate production 4 Lot 8 P-8As under the foreign military sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More