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  • in Industry News, News

    Cambridge to Help FEMA Update Natl Preparedness Integrated Exercise System

    Cambridge International Systems has secured a prime contract to update a system the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses to plan, conduct and assess preparedness based exercises. Arlington, Virginia-based Cambridge said Jan. 12 it will provide project design, development, implementation, integration, management, operations and maintenance services for the National Preparedness Integrated Exercise System. The company will also host NPIES’ three-tier […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    FEMA Seeks Info on Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Support Sources

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for submission of responses to its sources sought notice that seeks to obtain industry information on cloud management and hosting services in support of FEMA’s cloud infrastructure modernization efforts. US Federal Contractor Registration said Thursday that FEMA wants potential contractors to submit information on a scalable cloud platform based […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    IAP Worldwide Services Activated to Support FEMA Regions IV and V

    IAP Worldwide Services has been tasked to deliver assistance and emergency power to Federal Emergency Management Agency regions IV and V in support of the agency’s response to Hurricane Matthew. IAP said Thursday it has deployed numerous teams to Initial Support Bases located along the East Coast such as Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Orlando, Florida to support several states […] More

  • in Government Technology

    DHS Awards Cyber Training Course Development Grant to UTSA

    A team led by the University of Texas at San Antonio has received a $3 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security under the agency’s Continuing Training Grants program to develop and deliver cybersecurity training courses. UTSA said Tuesday its team will create curriculum on present and emerging cyber threats in an effort to address areas such as information sharing, analysis […] More

  • in News

    Louis Berger-Cummins JV to Help FEMA Distribute Emergency Generator Sets

    A joint venture of Louis Berger and Cummins Power Generation holds a position on a five-year, $45 million contract to aid the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the distribution of generator sets during relief operations. Berger/Cummins will help FEMA to facilitate the agency’s disaster and emergency response missions in the U.S. and overseas, Louis Berger said Thursday. Frank Jordano, president of […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    FEMA Taps UltiSat to Support Contingency Satellite Services Project; Moe Abutaleb Comments

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a task order to UltiSat for services to support the agency’s Contingency Satellite Services Project. The company will deliver satellite services that work to meet operational communications requirements for FEMA response and recovery missions along with network support for training, testing and operations, UltiSat said Monday. UltiSat CEO Moe Abutaleb […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    FEMA to Adopt Compusearch Acquisition Mgmt System; Reid Jackson Comments

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency will adopt an acquisition management system designed by Compusearch to act as FEMA’s official contract writing system. FEMA will use the PRISM system to interface with the agency’s financial management system and more than 300 contracting professionals and other acquisition workers at the agency will have access to the tool, Compusearch said Friday. The Department of […] More

  • in Executive Spotlight

    Executive Profile: Greg Resutek, ASRC Federal Chief Operating Officer

    Greg Resutek serves as chief operating officer at ASRC Federal, where he is responsible for all enterprise operations and integration of functional departments. Resutek previously served as vice president of business operations for the federal systems division of URS Corp. between January 2007 and March 2010, and later as VP of finance for the company. […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Northrop Completes Incident Mgmt System Test; Ed Sturms Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed a proof-of-concept test for the company’s tactical incident management system in collaboration with the Los Angeles Police Department. Northrop demonstrated the system for eight days during the Special Olympics World Games, Northrop said Thursday. “The pilot program was started to work closely with the LAPD to better understand their mission and tailor […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    FEMA Taps Fluor for Engineering, Architectural Support Task Order; Bruce Stanski Comments

    Fluor Corp. has received a potential one-year task order to carry out engineering and architectural support work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of FEMA’s disaster recovery efforts in Texas. The task order has a base term of six months and a six-month option and was awarded by FEMA under the Architects and Engineers Technical […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Ambit Group to Support DHS IT Investment Mgmt for $28M

    The Ambit Group has received three task orders worth an estimated $28 million to provide program and project management services to several agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Today reported Monday. DHS awarded the task orders via the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II contract vehicle to facilitate efficiencies in information technology investments, the report said. […] More