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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …