ManTech International has won a new U.S. Army task order to continue engineering, logistics and business operations support services for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The company said the $45 million task order contains one base year and one option year. a one year base period and one additional option year. Work under the task order […] More

The Air Force has changed its acquisition strategy when it comes to modernizing F-16 radars, which is part of the F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES), according to an article by Flightglobal. Originally, the government would provide the new radar to be used on the fighter but now, the Air Force are giving requirements for […] More

U.S. defense and intelligence officials have vaguely fingered Iran as the source of recent cyberattacks against U.S. banks and the oil industry in the Middle East, Mike Mount reports for CNN. Publicly, officials have only said the attacks were traced from a state actor and not specifically traced Iran“™s direct participation to the attacks, Mount […] More

Engility holds a prime position on a potential $750 million U.S. Navy contract to provide the branch engineering, procurement and information technical services for programs in C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance). The Navy announced the awardees of the contract last week, for which it received seven offers to work with the […] More

Lockheed Martin“™s Stephanie C. Hill was honored for “career achievement in industry“ at the 17th annual Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math conference in Dallas, Tx, according to a company release. Hill, president of Lockheed“™s information systems & global solutions““civil product line, was one of 37 Lockheed employees recognized at the international forum. “Stephanie“™s […] More

CACI International holds a prime position on a potential $780 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy acquisition and life-cycle support for training data products, the company announced Tuesday. The Defense Department announced awardees of the eight-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract last month, for which the Navy received 44 offers (click over to GovCon Wire to find […] More

Ron Fouse is vice president and general counsel of ASRC Federal Holding Co. He has overall responsibility for the legal affairs of ASRC Federal and its subsidiaries as well as for leading the contracts and procurement departments, supporting policy formulation, and ensuring compliance with government regulations. Prior to joining ASRC Federal in 2008, Fouse worked […] More

Battelle will present three oceanic technologies under development at the Oceans “™12 Conference being held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center this week, the nonprofit organization announced Monday. According to Battelle, the conference is an international forum for scientists, engineers and others to share developments and applications in oceanic engineering and marine technology. “In response […] More

Two units within the U.S. Army‘s 10th Mountain Division are the first units to receive upgrades to its mobile communications infrastructure through Capability Set 13, the Army announced Monday. The 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams started training on the new equipment Oct. 1, according to the release. General Dynamics‘ C4 systems unit recently obtained […] More

Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a new malware they have dubbed “miniFlame“ that is believed to be reserved for high-profile victims, Wired reports. Kaspersky said that miniFlame is a spy malware found on computers that were previously infected by the Flame and Gauss spyware in Lebanon, Iran, and other countries. Researchers believe that the Flame […] More

According to a survey, six out of 10 small business owners do not have a contingency plan to report and respond to data breach losses, a Symantec survey says. Conducted by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Symantec, the survey also found that 83 percent of small businesses do not have any formal cybersecurity plan. […] More

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will re-introduce cybersecurity legislation to the Senate floor in November, The Hill newspaper reports. According to Ben Geman’s report, Reid also supported the White House’s efforts to issue an executive order on protecting government cyber infrastructure after Congress did not pass cyber legislation over the summer. Reid’s announcement comes in response […] More