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The State Department has called on industry to submit ideas for the management of the agency’s email in compliance with federal requirements. The department released a request for information Monday as part of market research for commercial off-the-shelf systems and modification of existing hardware and software tools for email management. It seeks storage, search, auditing, extraction, […] More
Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Cubic Corp. and PULAU Corp. to pursue a U.S. Army contract for maintenance, life cycle management and sustainment work on training devices the service branch plans to deploy around the world. The Army plans to maintain and 250,000 fielded tools through the Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations contract, Lockheed said Wednesday. Lockheed […] More
The Professional Services Council and the Technology Councils of North America have partnered to help coordinate policies and form business relationships between the private and public sectors. Stan Soloway, president and CEO of PSC, said in a statement released Tuesday the alliance will assist member associations of TECNA in their federally focused programs. “[They] will […] More
A new Research and Markets report predicts the training and simulation market in the U.S. will decline by 0.14 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. The report cites a growing trend in curved cobra display implemented in flight simulators for joint terminal attack controllers training, tank simulation, flight simulation and vehicle training, Research […] More
Lockheed Martin’s mission systems and training business has achieved the maturity level 5 rating from the CMMI Institute, the highest rating of its kind. Lockheed said Nov. 16 a third-party Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal was performed on the company’s large-scale development and operations programs in the fall as part of the certification process. “Achieving […] More
U.S. Air Force pilots have begun to train with new Lockheed Martin-made simulators for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. The simulators are designed to create virtual environments for pilots to develop tactics and incorporate the F-35 into their operations, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “All the pieces of the technology puzzle are coming […] More
Lockheed Martin has been selected to continue the development of the U.S. Army‘s open-architecture controller for the Modular Active Protection System under two contracts. The company will develop software for rapid vehicle countermeasures against threats and hardware that comply with the MAPS architecture and safety requirements, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “We are developing a controller that enables the […] More
The General Services Administration has selected AT&T to help government agencies manage their fleets in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agencies will have the opportunity to purchase AT&T GPS vehicle tracking, vehicle monitoring and diagnostics tools under the five-year blanket purchase agreement, AT&T said Tuesday. Mike Leff, vice president of AT&T’s government solutions […] More
Casey Coleman, group vice president for Unisys‘ federal civilian business, has highlighted several challenges she believes the government faces as agencies work to achieve their goals. Coleman wrote in a blog post published Monday that government executives shared the issues they currently confront during the recent Executive Leadership Conference, where participants discussed what to “expect and should […] More
Orbital ATK Inc. and the U.S. Navy have jointly demonstrated an anti-radiation guided missile at China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center to assess how the missile targets an advanced air defense radar threat. The AGM-88E advanced anti-radiation guided missile block 1 software upgrade detected and identified an air defense radar system before the missile hit […] More
Xerox’s CPAS company has been selected to assist in the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System’s administration in an effort to centralize the system’s record keeping operations. Police and fire retirees and members will have access to benefit statements, estimates, balances and payment information via CPAS technology under the three-year contract, Xerox said Monday. “Pension plans look […] More
Research and Markets has published a new report that projects the global flight navigation system market to grow 5.87 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. The report highlights market trends such as avionics designed to handle more air traffic and non-directional beacon radio transmitters, Research and Markets said Nov. 13. Research and Markets […] More
