Mark Zalubas, formerly vice president of engineering at Merlin International, has been promoted to chief technology officer at the Vienna, Virginia-based government technology and cybersecurity services contractor. Merlin said Tuesday he will oversee the company’s technology-based offerings and bring more than 30 years of technical e...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 23, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) will provide technical assessment, program definition and other technical services in support of a U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform under a $43 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday the Space and Naval Warfare S...
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work announced the creation of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (AWCFT) which will manage the masses of data currently collected by drone surveillance. Known as Project Maven, the team will accelerate the Defense Department™s integration of big data and machine learning, reports GCN. Mass...
General Atomics has received a $195.2 million contract option to manufacture, assemble, test, inspect and checkout advanced arresting gear for the U.S. Navy‘s third Ford-class aircraft carrier. The Defense Department said Thursday that General Atomics will support checkout spares, drawing, installation, repairs and technical data changes ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 17, 2017 ” American Systems will provide specialized engineering and technical support for military air vehicle systems under a $30.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Monday the contract covers technical assistance in the design, development and...
AT&T (NYSE: T) has received a potential five-year, $119 million task order from the General Services Administration to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention modernize its telecommunications systems. The task order has a base term of seven months and four option years and covers updates to CDC™s Wi-Fi, cellular coverage an...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 16, 2017 ” Vencore will provide a range of systems engineering and integration support to undisclosed U.S. government clients under multiple contracts with a total value of more than $130 million, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday it received the awards during the first quarter of 2017 a...
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a grant to UL to help mitigate security risks for cybersecurity testing of the Internet of Things (IoT) and design gateways for industrial control system (ICS) applications. The DARPA grant will enable UL to identify the main areas of an industrial IoT gateway that re...
Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain “ the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved i...
The State Department has approved a potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of $2 billion in Patriot missile systems from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN). UAE requested 60 Lockheed-built Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles and Raytheon-made 100 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tacti...
