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ITT Exelis Builds Team to Pursue FAA’s Communication Modernization Contract

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ITT Exelis has built a team of contractors in pursuit of the Federal Aviation Administration‘s Data Communications Integrated Services contract, ITT Exelis announced Monday. The team now includes: General Dynamics AT&T Northrop Grumman Computer Sciences Corp. Rockwell Collins Raytheon “The outstanding pursuit team we have assembled has ensured all data communications system aspects – ground infrastructure, avionics, [...]

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General Dynamics’ Order for 1,000 FAA Air Traffic Radios Maxes Out $100M IDIQ

General Dynamics‘ C4 systems business unit has received a $6.5 million order from the Federal Aviation Administration for more than 1,000 CM-300/350 series air traffic control radios. Military aircraft use the ultra-high frequency radios to communicate with air traffic controllers when flying in national airspace. According to a company release, the order was made under a [...]

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Executive Spotlight: Michael Wilson of ITT Information Systems

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Michael Wilson is the president of ITT’s information systems division, a position he has held since January 2010. The division provides network fusion, data integration and critical decision support services for the agencies of the U.S. government. Wilson previously served as vice president of ITT’s communication, intelligence  and information systems unit. In that role, he [...]

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FAA Selects MarkLogic to Operate its Emergency Response System

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected MarkLogic Corp. to operate its emergency operations network, which FAA uses to monitor and track severe weather and emergencies. “The organization required a technology solution that was capable of taking multiple document types and feeds and making sense of the information,” said Randall Jackson, vice president of MarkLogic’s public sector [...]

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ITT Defense Signs Deal With Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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  ITT Defense recently signed a two-year agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to provide its Symphony OpsVue flight tracking and situational awareness system for flight training programs at its Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., campuses. ITT says the application will offer students a complete and accurate real-time view of airway and airport activity, which [...]

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Boeing Wins “Greener Skies” Contract from FAA

Boeing today announced a research task order award from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The agency initiated a $3.1 million task order for “Greener Skies Initiative 2.” The initiative builds on the success of the Greener Skies Over Seattle program, which demonstrated Alaska Airlines’ ability to cut fuel burn and reduce emissions by 35 percent. [...]

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Intelligent Decisions Wins IDIQ Contract from the FAA; CEO Harry Martin Comments

Photo: Harry Martin, Intelligent Decisions

  Intelligent Decisions has recently announced it has been awarded a key single award Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity contract from the FAA under its Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies Program. The five-year contract, worth a potential value of $75 million, includes the purchase and/or acquisition of computer hardware and software, components, and technical [...]

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