Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/09/2015

CSRA to Continue DHS Data Center Support Under $967M Contract; Catherine Kuenzel Comments

A CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) subsidiary has been awarded a potential $967 million contract to provide managed information technology services to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security-run data center. CSRA said Tuesday its CSC Government Solutions unit will support hardware, software, network and security infrastructure and applications as well as provide private cloud technology and project management services at DHS’ Data Center 1…

MDA Awards Raytheon $543M for 17 Standard Missile-3 Weapons

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) a $543,337,650 million contract modification to build and assemble 17 Standard Missile-3 units in the block IIA configuration over five years…

General Dynamics’ Mission Systems Unit to Sponsor Mach37 Cyber Accelerator; Nadia Short Comments

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced that General Dynamics’ mission systems business unit will act as a sponsor and provide funds for the Mach37 Cyber Accelerator program. The sponsorship works to help the business accelerator launch new startups and cyber platforms in Virginia, the governor’s office said Tuesday…

Int’l Space Station Captures Orbital ATK Cygnus Spacecraft for 50-Day Stay

The International Space Station captured an Orbital ATK-built spacecraft at 6:19 a.m. Eastern time to start a 50-day berthing period for astronauts on the ISS to carry out scientific studies with cargo and other research supplies delivered by the company’s Cyngus ship…

Carahsoft Adds Dataguise Info Security Platform to GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments

Dataguise has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to offer U.S. public-sector clients access to data protection technology through a General Services Administration acquisition vehicle. DgSecure is now available to government organizations via Carahsoft’s GSA schedule contract, Dataguise said Tuesday…

AT&T Receives Education Dept Mobile Service Support Contract; Mike Leff Comments

AT&T has secured a three-year contract to provide mobile devices and related management support services for the Education Department. The contract covers data and voice services, smartphones and tablet devices, onsite support and mobile device management services, AT&T said Tuesday…

Jamaica Bearings Group to Distribute Eaton Power Mgmt Products to DLA

Jamaica Bearings Group will offer Eaton‘s portfolio of fuel and motion control systems to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency supply base under a distribution pact between the two companies. Eaton said Dec…

IARPA Taps IBM for Logical Quantum Bit Research Grant; Arvind Krishna Comments

IBM has received a multi-year grant from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to further study superconducting qubits the company believes could eventually facilitate development of a universal quantum computer…