Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 09/16/2015

Carlyle-Chertoff Alliance Buys Majority Share of Coalfire in Cybersecurity Push

A Carlyle Group–Chertoff Group partnership has bought a controlling interest in cyber risk management and compliance services company Coalfire Systems for an undisclosed sum. Louisville, Colorado-based Coalfire works with public and private sector organizations to help them assess their information technology systems and processes, Carlyle said Wednesday…

DLA Adds $100M to Harris Tactical Radio Contract Ceiling

Harris Corp. has received a modification on its tactical radio contract with the Defense Logistics Agency that brings the total ceiling value up to $185 million and extends the period of performance through August 2016…

MDA Awards $87M to Raytheon for SM-3 Materials; Taylor Lawrence Comments

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received an $87 million contract to supply materials used to produce missile defense interceptors for the Missile Defense Agency. The contract covers the production of up to 17 Standard Missile-3 Block IIA weapons as the U…

Galois to Support DARPA’s Data Privacy Research Program

Galois in Portland, Oregon, has won a $6.8 million contract to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency conduct data privacy and privacy science studies. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will support DARPA’s research and development of methods to capture and evaluate technologies through March 14, 2020…

Report: DoD Eyes Reclassification of Department’s Civilian Workforce

The Defense Department wants to shift its non-bargaining civilian employees that fall under Title 5 authorities of the U.S. Code to a military-oriented personnel management system under Title 10, GovExec reported Tuesday…

AWD Management Services Awarded NASA JSC Admin Support Contract

AWD Management Services has secured a potential five-year, $73 million contract to carry out administrative support services for NASA’s Houston-based Johnson Space Center. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers secretarial support to New Mexico-based White Sands Test Facility, Ellington Field and Sonny Carter Training Facility in Houston and other work locations to be determined upon award of each task order, the space agency said Wednesday…