The First Responder Network Authority has called on industry to propose ideas on how to deploy a public safety broadband network nationwide in a move to update the country’s communications infrastructure. FirstNet released a request for proposals for a modernized first responder and public safety communications system after the agency held dia...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will supply Griffin A and Griffin B Block II and III missiles and provide engineering support services to the U.S. Air Force under an $85.5 million contract. The Defense Department said Wednesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is a sole-source award and includes test and support equipment for the ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) a $180.2 million ‘other transaction’ agreement and Space Exploration Technologies a $61.4 million OTA to build alternative propulsion systems for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles. The Defense Department said Wednesday the Space and Missile Systems Center received mult...
The GovCon Index failed to carry momentum from its Tuesday rebound and plummeted 2.671 percent to 72.284 Wednesday as steep losses in consumer stocks spurred a large-scale selloff in U.S. financial markets. The Index has declined 6.2 percent since the start of 2016 and is down 8.11 percent from its most recent high of 78.669...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) launched the Sailfish portfolio to provide government and commercial organizations the tools to manage raw data, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Booz Allen said Monday the portfolio aims to help users analyze datasets and collaborate with Booz Allen professionals on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” General Dynamics™ (NYSE: GD) GDIT Cloud has received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for deployment at government agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the cloud platform works to provide its users security and network visib...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) will merge its threat intelligence and information technology protection offerings with Parsons™ critical infrastructure management services in efforts to produce an advanced cybersecurity system, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. FireEye said Monday the partnership seeks to mitigat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Bob Fortna, vice president of Juniper Networks‘ federal defense sector (NYSE: JNPR), said federal agencies can adopt five key elements to streamline data center operations in order to meet future demands, Executive Gov reported Tuesday. Fortna wrote in a guest piece published Monday on ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 13, 2016 ” Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for U.S. government strategy and policy at Inmarsat, believes an ongoing collaborative program between the company, the Defense Department and other satellite operators will help boost commercial-military space operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. Cowen...
The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a potential four-year, $900 million contract to 17 companies to provide logistics support services for the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The contractors will compete for individual task orders under the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the D...
