TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 9, 2016 ” The 12th and final Global Positioning System IIF satellite Boeing (NYSE: BA) built for the U.S. Air Force has launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Air Force reported Friday the launch marks the completion of the program to send...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 9, 2016 ” Amazon Web Services (Nasdaq: AMZN) has released guidance that seeks to help government agencies facilitate readiness for Trusted Internet Connection-ready cloud services to ensure compliance with the moderate security baseline of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, ExecutiveBiz reported M...
CSRA™s (NYSE: CSRA) subsidiary SRA International has received a five-year, $233 million task order to update the disability claims processing system of the Veterans Benefits Administration. SRA will aim to shorten the time for the development, adjudication and compensation of claims, CSRA said Tuesday. “Our execution of the [Intake, Conve...
BAE Systems has received an additional $290 million in contract funds to continue work on a replacement platform for the U.K.’s Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines, The Telegraph reported Monday. Alan Tovey writes BAE will use the money to build Successor-class submarine layouts, systems and prototypes ...
The Social Security Administration has awarded a spot on a five-year, $200 million blanket purchase agreement to an industry team led by Securityhunter for the implementation of physical security equipment at 1, 500 agency facilities throughout the U.S. Securityhunter said Monday it will help install and maintain video surveillance, i...
Chris Freer, formerly vice president of population health at SPH Analytics, has been appointed as VP of sales at the health business group of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). Leidos said Monday Freer will manage the company’s health group sales strategies, plans and activities to further develop its sales operations, organizational structure and...
Bill Johnston, a three-decade federal government industry veteran, has joined Grant Thornton as an advisory managing director. Johnston will be based at the company’s McLean, Virginia office and lead the firm’s government contracting industry practice, where he will support government vendors in contracting, accounting, compliance a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 8, 2016 ” The U.S. federal subsidiary of Hitachi Data Systems has made two new hires to help augment service support within its federal government business unit, GovCon Executive reported Friday. Linda Jensen — formerly customer experience and support department lead at EMC‘s federal ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 8, 2016 ” Joshua Petty, Booz Allen Hamilton™s (NYSE: BAH) deputy general counsel, aired that enterprise technology adoption should be made “simple” during a panel discussion Wednesday at ALM Media™s LegalTech Conference in New York City, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 8, 2016 ” Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) subsidiary SN3 will mentor Synergy Solutions on general and technical business points, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Huntington Ingalls said Thursday the collaboration is under the Small Business Administration™s mentor-protege program and aims t...
