Posts from GovCon Daily for 10/28/2015

Raytheon Awarded $393M to Maintain Air Force Ground Intell System; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a $393 million contract to continue to provide maintenance and sustainment support for the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Common Ground System. The DCGS platform works to help military personnel collect, process and share intelligence data derived from sensors, Raytheon said Wednesday…

Navy Seeks Info on X-Band Radar Systems, Receivers For Surveillance Applications

The U.S. Navy has asked industry to provide information on X-band radar systems and active antenna platforms designed for tracking and surface surveillance operations. The Naval Sea Systems Command said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Oct…

Cobham to Develop Army Landmine Detector; Tom Garvey Comments

Cobham has received a three-year, $4.17 million contract to produce landmine detection systems for the U.S. Army. The company will develop a demonstrator handheld technology that will work to identify explosive devices buried in the ground, Cobham said Tuesday…

Adobe Survey: Digital Tools Increased Citizen Engagement With Government

A new Adobe digital government survey says 95 percent of U.S. citizens engage with the government at the same or higher level as they did in the previous year as agencies adopt online services. The company said Oct…

Megan Smith, Mary Beth Goodman: White House Unveils 3rd Open Government Action Plan

The White House has issued a third edition of its national action plan to promote transparency and civic participation in the government. A White House blog post published Tuesday says the Open Government National Action Plan contains over 40 new programs that represent the U…

Tony Scott: Leadership, Skills, IT Development Key in Tech Adoption

Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott has highlighted what challenges agency leaders and private sector executives must address in order to accelerate their technology adoption efforts, Fedscoop reported Tuesday…

GAO: Congress-Pentagon Collaboration Key to Weapon Acquisition Program Outcomes

The Government Accountability Office found that U.S. weapon procurement initiatives often face cost and scheduling challenges and that the Defense Department lacks business cases for many of these programs…