Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 09/21/2015

DRS Lands Potential $367M Army Contract for Night-Vision, Thermal Sights Tech

DRS Technologies will provide an integrated night-vision goggle and thermal weapon sight system to the U.S. Army under a potential $367 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company said Friday the Army awarded the contract to support the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III and Family of Weapon Sights – Individual programs…

Navy Posts NGEN Services RFI; Capt. Michael Abreu Comments

The U.S. Department of the Navy is conducting market research into information technology operational services as it prepares to migrate a shore-based intranet system to the Next Generation Enterprise Network…

Rear Adm. David Johnson Nominated for Navy’s Lead Uniformed Acquisition Post

Rear Adm. David C. Johnson, program executive officer for submarines at the U.S. Navy, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition…

GSA Creates New Special Item Number for 3-D Printers, Services; Walter Johnson Comments

The General Services Administration has added a new special item number for three-dimensional printers and services to the Multiple Award Schedule 36 acquisition vehicle for office equipment and supplies, Federal Times reported Friday…

Senate OKs Federal Hiring Process Bill ; John Tester Comments

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to allow federal agencies use another agencies’ list of applicants who have been subjected to a screening process in order to assess and select new employees…

Aerospace Corp. Gets $828M US Air Force Systems Engineering, Integration Contract Modification

The Aerospace Corp. has received a five-year, $828,255,889 contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to engineer and integrate systems for the national space community. Aerospace will work to assess technical performance, monitor the launch vehicle and satellite processing, and validate launch readiness, the Defense Department said Friday…