TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2016 ” Carahsoft will continue to provide VMware virtualization technology to the U.S. Navy under a potential $43 million blanket purchase agreement, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Friday the BPA has a base value of $14.2 million and covers the vSphere, vCenter Server, Site ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2016 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has used 3D-printed connector backshells on its Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles to help drive an efficient manufacturing process, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday Trident II missiles with the 3D-printed components completed a U.S...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2016 — Stan Ratcliffe, president of NCR‘s (NYSE: NCR) government systems segment,  has said the reuse and repurposing of existing technologies can drive efforts to achieve the “to be” state in terms of having technology that supports self-service transactions, ExecutiveBiz reported M...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2016 ” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of space systems at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has indicated that work on the first GPS III satellite for the U.S. Air Force is scheduled to complete by August, ExecutiveBiz reported March 10. SpaceNews reported March 9 that Ambrose said in an interview ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2016 ” Mike Tanner, president and CEO of Hitachi Data Systems Federal, believes the proper utilization of big data generated from Internet of Things devices can bring about “societal changes” and improve lives, ExecutiveBiz reported March 11. “Those devices… they’re all g...
The GovCon Index posted its fourth consecutive gain Monday by a narrow 0.074 points to 75.415 in a reversal from a sharp fall in mid-morning trade as oil prices rose and both technology and biotech stocks helped the major U.S. indices hold in positive at the close. Utility and material shares lagged on the S&P 500 composite...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” The integrated Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Genband Local Session Controller technology has completed a certification test by the Joint Interoperability Test Command, ExecutiveBiz reported March 8. Genband said March 7 the two companies await the JITC final certification before their jo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) CEO Matt Desch has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to make its decision on the transition to a new aircraft surveillance system by the end of 2016, ExecutiveBiz reported March 9. Reuters reported March 8 Desch said at the Satellite 2016 confe...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) will provide the Voice Communications System for the 21st Century platform to NATS, ExecutiveBiz reported March 9. Harris said March 8 the voice over Internet protocol communications platform contract aims to support air traffic management services in the U.K. through the install...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 21, 2016 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has entered into a public-private partnership with Dominion Virginia Power and the government of Virginia to build a facility that will work to provide solar energy to the state, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Dominion Virginia Power said Wednesday the facility is expected to ...
