Raytheon has secured a $25 million contract for the second phase of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency‘s maritime border security program in collaboration with the Philippines’ coast guard. The company said Tuesday it will provide training and sustainment services as well as command-and-control, sensing and communications systems under the increment 2 contract. “This work continues our strong partnership […] More

Harris CapRock Communications has secured a contract to integrate 22 telecommunications systems in order to provide video conferencing services and wireless connectivity for Hess Corp.’s offshore oil and gas field project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract, the Harris subsidiary will perform equipment procurement, design detailing, engineering, factory testing and project management work to build an integrated […] More

Airbus Defence and Space has secured a three-year contract with Beijing Just Top Network Communications Co. Ltd to provide maintenance services for the Beijing government’s digital trunked system. Under the deal, Airbus will perform software and hardware maintenance, help desk and emergency support services for the Beijing Government Shared Tetra Network, which offers communication services for […] More

Cubic‘s global defense business segment has secured a $1.7 million subcontract from Support Systems Associates Inc. to help secure communications in civil and combat search-and-rescue missions for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center. Cubic said Thursday SSAI will install the second-generation AN/ARS-6 Lightweight Airborne Recovery System into the weapons system platform of the Air Force’s Lockheed Martin-built HC-130J aircraft. Bill Toti, president […] More

Parsons has secured a $310 million contract with the Chicago Department of Aviation to upgrade the automated transit system at O’Hare International Airport. Under the design-build agreement, Parsons will extend the ATS tracks by 2,000 feet to accommodate a car rental facility as well as perform replacement work on the existing system that links the airport’s four terminals, […] More

Matt Truong leads business development functions at NCR Public Sector — a subsidiary of the global consumer transaction technology provider. Within the U.S. public sector market, NCR works with agencies at the federal, state and local levels to implement information technology products and services for their business operations. Truong recently caught up with ExecutiveBiz to discuss topics […] More

Mirza Baig joined global aviation services and logistics contractor SkyLink Aviation in early September as chief information officer to help lead the firm’s information technology infrastructure and offerings across its five permanent offices and several other field locations. Baig, a more than 14-year federal IT veteran and former federal civilian official, spoke to ExecutiveBiz shortly […] More

Verizon Enterprise Solutions has secured Department of Health and Human Services authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to deploy its cloud platform for the public sector. Kevin Irland, a corporate communications manager at the company, writes Thursday that the authority to operate is for its Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition infrastructure-as-a-service cloud offering. The report said Verizon intends to leverage the […] More

Mutualink has received a certification from the Defense Department for the company’s radio and multimedia communications interoperability offerings. DoD has added the Joint Interoperability Test Command-certified Mutualink interoperable multimedia gateway offerings to its products list for all defense services and agencies, Mutualink said Monday. “Obtaining this certification required that we meet the most stringent standards of […] More

A joint venture of Thales Group and Finmeccanica has secured a contract to design and develop a satellite platform that will work to deliver mobile and broadcasting services across multiple spectrum networks. Thales Alenia Space will build a dual-mission telecommunications satellite for Inmarsat and Greek satcom operator Hellas-Sat, Thales Group said Thursday. Under the agreement, […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Tina Kuhn, a top cybersecurity executive with Northrop Grumman Information Systems, on Northrop’s international expansion, opportunities for transformation within the government budget environment, how to “build-in” cyber defenses, and more in the cyber space. Kuhn joined Northrop in 2012 after holding a series of GovCon leadership roles focusing on intelligence and […] More