Harris (NYSE: HRS) has won a potential six-year, $255 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command to build a manpack radio system that will replace current radio models such as AN/PRC-117F and AN/PRC-117G. The Defense Department said Monday the company will provide a Next Generation Manpack Radio syst...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 12, 2017 ” Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, participated at the 28th U.S.-Japan Defense Technology Forum at Vanderbilt University as a speaker during a cybersecurity panel discussion, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Niggel delivered the opening re...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 12, 2017 ” A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) subsidiary has built a portable satellite ground station that will work to provide imagery to both commercial and government customers in forward-deployed situations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday its GATR Technologies company within the mission solutions busi...
Jenette Ramos, formerly vice president and general manager of fabrication at Boeing™s (NYSE: BA) commercial airplanes business, has been named senior VP for supply and operations of the aerospace and defense contractor. The 29-year company veteran succeeds Pat Shanahan, who was nominated in March by the Trump administration for the deputy ...
CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has won a potential $498 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide commercial infrastructure services for the milCloud 2.0 private cloud platform for Defense Department networks. Five proposals were submitted to DISA for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers mi...
Bob Beck, vice president and general manager of IPsoft Government Solutions, has said government agencies should adopt cognitive technologies and other artificial intelligence platforms to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens. Beck wrote that virtual cognitive assistants work to automate routine activities and address citizens™ needs...
Weekly Roundup June 5 – June 9 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This past Wednesday, President Trump brought attention to his plan to overhaul the crumbling infrastructure of the U.S. During a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trump called for bipartisan coope...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 9, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has collaborated with Cray to develop multilevel security platforms that work to protect information technology systems while supporting various workloads, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Cray said Wednesday the strategic alliance aims to market and sell MLS offerings such as the C...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 9, 2017 ” BAE Systems has added a new geospatial intelligence product to its portfolio that utilizes commercial and military satellite data and analytics technology to support mission planning and decision-making at military and civilian agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the&n...
Christian Marrone, a CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) vice president and chief of staff, has been promoted to a senior VP role at the Falls Church, Virginia-based technology services contractor, GovCon Wire has learned. In this capacity, Marrone is responsible for CSRA’s external relations function, strategy to strengthen relationshi...
