TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 9, 2016 ” Tim Conway, NTT Data™s president for the public sector, has indicated that legacy modernization is one of the priorities for information technology that chief information officers consider to help make government operations efficient, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Conway wrote in an opinion ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 9, 2016 ” The Remote Radar Head built by a Serco–Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team is now in full operations in the U.K. and will work to alleviate the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm’s potential impact on British air defense missions, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Serco said Thursday th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 9, 2016 ” A Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) unmanned aerial system will be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to further the study of El Nino and its effect on the Pacific Ocean’s temperature, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday the Global Hawk UA...
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...
