General Dynamics Information Technology is set to extend its digital enterprise services for Special Operations Forces under the terms of a potential five-year, $364M contract awarded by the General Services Administration Federal Systems Integration and Management Center. The single-award SOF Information Technology Enterprise Contract J requires GDIT to design and implement technology capabilities in support […]
The Department of Defense has outlined principles, capabilities and end goals under its first data enterprise strategy to advance its goal of becoming a data-centric organization, with emphasis on harnessing data to enable joint all-domain operations, C4ISRNET reported. According to a statement released by DoD’s chief information officer, Dana Deasy, a past Potomac Officers Club […]
ASGN, a professional staffing and information technology services provider headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, has completed its acquisition of remote sensing and data science company Skyris. With the acquisition in tow, Skyris will be integrated into the mission solutions business unit of ECS, one of three segments owned by ASGN. The mission solutions business […]
General Dynamics Land Systems announced that it has received a $1.22B contract from the Army for the production, testing and delivery of new Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense systems. The Army has placed an initial $230M order for the first 28 Stryker IM-SHORAD vehicles to be delivered in 2021. The new systems are billed to […]
Rear Adm. Casey Moton, the Navy’s program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants, has laid out six program priorities for fiscal year 2021 to reinforce the service’s ship lineup. The PEO USC’s plan ties into the Navy’s goal of introducing five new classes of warships over the next few years, namely, the FFG(X) New […]
The Army is increasing its reliance on virtual reality technology in order to ensure soldier preparedness amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday. Speaking at a National Training and Simulation Association-hosted symposium, Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, synthetic training environment cross-functional team director at Army Futures Command, said the pandemic has made […]
The Department of Labor has selected Verizon to facilitate the modernization of its information technology systems and telecommunications infrastructure. The telecommunications company will be performing modernization work for the department under the terms of three 12-year task orders amounting to $805.9M, all of which were awarded using the General Services Administration's $50B Enterprise Infrastructure […]
Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, has called on lawmakers to allow the Department of Defense to consolidate the hundreds of items listed under its intercontinental ballistic missiles modernization project for ease of planning budget-wise, Defense News reported. Speaking at a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Lord said the DoD […]
AECOM Technical Services, Infrastructure Solution Service and Jones Edmunds & Associates are set to provide NASA architecture-engineer services for civil engineering infrastructure, equipment and facilities at different agency locations, primarily the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contractors will perform work under the terms of the $150M Architect-Engineer Services for the Design and Other […]
Defense contractors will now be required to show proof of their compliance with the cybersecurity standards outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171 as part of an interim rule approved by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget. Speaking with FCW, a spokesman […]
