DLT Solutions has been awarded a five-year enterprise license agreement covering Oracle product licenses for the Department of the Navy, Defense Systems reported June 18. DON aims to consolidate Oracle purchases across the agency and save more than $60 million through the agreement, according to the article. The report says …
Read More »CGI Extends Contract to Manage Canada’s Payment Network; Michael Rose Comments
The CGI Group has renewed a contract with Acxsys and Canada’s Interac Association to continue handling the country’s national payment platform. The six-year contract extension allows CGI’s Toronto and Montreal information technology personnel to carry forward the operation of Interac Debit, Interac Flash, Interac Cash, e-Transfer and Interac Online processes, CGI said July …
Read More »Six3 Wins $60M Army Intelligence Services Contract in Europe; Robert Coleman Comments
Six3 Systems has won a potential $60 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide U.S. Army Europe with intelligence services. The work will involve intelligence technical support services in the form of geospatial data, cyber counterintelligence, biometrics, computer network defense and systems engineering, the company said April 3. The Mclean, Va.-based company …
Read More »Tetra Tech Supports FAA Improvements in Air Navigation; Jeff Williams, Olivier Jeannot Comment
Tetra Tech AMT continues to support the Federal Aviation Administration in its implementation of performance-based navigation, a platform they have co-developed under the National Airspace System modernization program. PBN has two components that manage flight schedules and coordinate routing options to help save time and fuel costs, improve airport access, and drive efficiency in …
Read More »NTT Data to Modernize Texas Transportation IT Infrastructure; John McCain Comments
NTT Data Inc. has agreed to help update the Texas Transportation Department‘s internal processes and information technology systems in a move to help the agency achieve its goals. NTT Data will work with the department to develop and maintain applications, assist end users, provide service desk support, enhance network and telecommunications systems, …
Read More »Qbase Unveils Latest Version of MetaCarta Geosearch Software; Ken Tomaselli Comments
Qbase has updated its geographic search and referencing platform with textual features designed to help customers analyze relationships between places and people. Version 4.8 of MetaCarta includes a human geography entity data module for users to link prominent and tribal groups to their geographic origins, Qbase said April 26. “Understanding …
Read More »Report: Washington Commercial Real Estate Market Flat But Steady
A Jones Lang LaSalle report has found stable leasing activity in Washington’s commercial real estate market for the second quarter. A total of $1.9 billion in investments came from abroad from January to June, an 84 percent increase from the same period last year, the report said. “The second quarter …
Read More »HHI, Navy Metalworking Center Lead VCS Appendage Safety Works
Huntington Ingalls division Newport News Shipbuilding and the Navy Metalworking Center have partnered to build a fixture for Virginia-class submarine appendages to help improve safety and accessibility during construction work. The team will seek to reposition VCS outboard dive plane appendages that are currently difficult for trades to access due to the NNS-built …
Read More »Three Wire Systems Forms Cost Control Team for Agencies; Dan Frank, David Farling Comment
Three Wire Systems has created a team of technology partners to help federal agencies eliminate redundant spending through disruptive technologies. The cost control and management group consists of more than 24 partners, including 1E, EnergyPro and BDNA for cost reduction, and Dell, HP and EMC for infrastructure, Three Wire Systems said …
Read More »ViON Launches New Data Protection, Storage Offerings; Tom Frana Comments
ViON Corp. has introduced new services covering data protection and storage and server virtualization as part of efforts to expand offerings for customers. ViON will use services and products from Quantum, IBM and Hitachi to implement the solutions-based business model intended to help customers store, manage, share and protect critical …
Read More »BAE Systems Wins $111M Contract to Repair USS Wasp
BAE Systems has won a $111 million contract modification to modernize an Ingalls-built amphibious assault ship, Marine Log reported Sunday. The company will repair and upgrade the USS Wasp at its Norfolk, Va.-based ship repair site with the goal of enhancing the ship’s military and technical capabilities, according to the …
Read More »Northrop Delivers 100th CNI System for F-35 Fighter; Mike Twyman Comments
Northrop Grumman has delivered the 100th communications, navigation and identification system for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The AN/ASQ-242 CNI system is based on Northrop’s software-defined radio technology for the fifth-generation fighter’s operations, including Multifunction Advanced Data Link and friend or foe identification, the company said Monday. Mike Twyman, Northrop …
Read More »VMware to Host Annual Cloud Conferences in San Francisco, Barcelona
VMware announced that it will host its 10th annual cloud computing convention in San Francisco and Barcelona in August and October, respectively. The VMworld 2013 U.S. conference will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from August 25 to 29, the company announced July 2. The VMworld 2013 …
Read More »Louis Berger Completes Aircraft Parking Plan for Morristown; Marc Champigny Comments
The Louis Berger Group has finished drafting a new aircraft parking plan for the Morristown Municipal Airport ahead of an anticipated increase in travelers during next year’s Super Bowl. The plan is designed to allow the airport to accommodate a larger number of aircrafts overnight in February, when Super Bowl XLVIII …
Read More »International SOS Gets ISO Certification for Global Support Centers; David Johnson Comments
International SOS has acquired ISO 9001:2008 certification for its 27 medical and security support centers that attend to customers from 76 countries. The global assistance network formed an alliance with the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems in 2010 with an aim to validate its operations via the accreditation, International …
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