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    Navy Taps 5 Small Businesses for Remedial Action Services to NAVFAC Pacific

    The U.S. Navy has selected five small businesses to provide remedial action services for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command’s Pacific area of responsibility under a potential five-year, $40 million contract. The Defense Department said Friday Cape Environmental Management, EATC JV, Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Insight-ESI and CKY will compete for task orders to perform remedial and removal actions, soil excavation and closure or replacement of underground or […] More

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    Raytheon to Help Maintain Switzerland’s Airborne Radar Warning Receiver Tech

    Raytheon has entered into a five-year deal with RUAG Switzerland to service an airborne digital radar warning receiver built for the Swiss government. Raytheon said Friday it will maintain Switzerland’s ALR-67(V)3 receivers that work to alert F-18 pilots of potential hostile threats under the commercial performance-based logistics contract. “Our two key metrics for this PBL are availability and reliability,” said Michael Baladjanian, director of Raytheon’s space and […] More

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    ULA Launches NRO’s National Defense Payload Aboard Atlas V Rocket

    United Launch Alliance has launched a national security payload into space Thursday as part of the National Reconnaissance Office‘s NROL-61 mission. The Boeing and Lockheed Martin joint venture said Thursday it launched the NROL-61 payload aboard the company-built Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V EELV 421 configuration was built to […] More

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    Saab Receives DoD Order for Man-Portable Weapon System; Michael Andersson Comments

    Saab has received a $5.4 million order from the Defense Department to supply a company-built man-portable weapon system to U.S. military agencies. The defense and security company said Thursday the order for Saab’s Carl-Gustaf was issued under a previously awarded DoD contract for 84-millimeter recoilless rifle systems. Michael Andersson, president and CEO of Saab’s North American business, said Carl-Gustaf features […] More

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    Paul Smith: Red Hat Extends Subscription Program to Microsoft’s Azure Govt Cloud

    Red Hat and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help public sector clients adopt Microsoft’s cloud computing technology through their existing open-source Red Hat software subscriptions. Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hat’s public sector business, wrote in a blog entry posted Friday the company’s Cloud Access program now allows clients to migrate their subscriptions to Azure […] More

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    Army Engineers Eye Industry Support for DoD’s Post-Chattanooga Building Security Initiative

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants industry partners to support a potential $80 million Defense Department investment for physical security updates at close to 900 recruiting centers across 70 metropolitan areas, Military Times reported Wednesday. Jeff Schogol writes the Corps plans to install cubical walls with ballistic protection at a capacity to stop 7.62-millimeter rounds as well as visual identification features, […] More

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    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono: Humana, Health Net Tricare Contracts to Have Minimum 9-Month Transition Period

    Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, has said the Tricare services contracts DHA awarded to Humana and Health Net will have a transition period of nine months to one year, Military Times reported Wednesday. Humana’s government business and Health Net’s federal services business won separate contracts from DHA to provide health services to Tricare […] More

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    UTC to Refurbish F-100 Engine Components Under Air Force Contract

    United Technologies Corp. has received a two-year, $41.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to remanufacture F-100-PW-220/229 rear compressor stators and F100-PW-229 compressor stators, duct segments and variable vanes. The Defense Department said Wednesday the sole-source contract includes foreign military sales and work will occur in Oklahoma through July 27, 2018. DoD noted the Air Force has not obligated […] More

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    Raytheon Lands DISA Systems Engineering, Integration Support IDIQ

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $40 million contract to support the activities of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Joint System Engineering and Integration Office. The company will execute the task at its Arlington, Virginia-based facility from Aug. 1, 2016 through July 31, 2021, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD noted the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains firm-fixed-price and cost […] More

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    L-3 Wins Contract to Build AWACS Flight Crew Training System for Air Force

    L-3 Communications‘ link simulation and training division has won a $38.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a flight crew training system for the service branch’s airborne warning-and-control system aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform work on the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation program in […] More

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    Army, Navy Commend Top FY 2013-2015 Defense Suppliers in Incentive Program; Katrina McFarland, Sean Stackley Comment

    The U.S. Army and Navy have released their respective lists of vendors the services commend for the companies’ performance as defense suppliers across the fiscal years 2013 through 2015. The fiscal year 2016 Superior Supplier Incentive Program list identifies the top-performing business units within defense corporations and provides opportunities for those businesses to discuss prospects with […] More

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    Q.E.D Systems to Provide Touch Labor Services for Non-Nuclear Production Trades on Navy Submarines

    Q.E.D. Systems has received a potential $30.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide non-nuclear production trade touch labor services onboard the Virginia-class and Los Angeles-class submarines. The company will supply non-nuclear welders, pipefitters, firewatchers, shipwrights, shipfitters, painters, electricians, weight handlers and outside machinists under the contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a […] More