Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/11/2015

CDC Selects 5 Firms for $150M Global Health Center Data, Technical Assistance BPA

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded positions on a five-year, $150 million blanket purchase agreement to five contractors for technical assistance and scientific services to support studies and programs carried out by the CDC’s Center for Global Health…

LA Times: Air Force Unveils $3B Drone Program Expansion Proposal

The U.S. Air Force looks to buy an additional 75 drones and add up to nine flying squadrons over the next five years under its proposed $3-billion unmanned aircraft program expansion, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday…

DARPA Picks 9 Firms for Dismounted Squad Threat Detection Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded nine companies contracts to build new systems for dismounted service personnel to collaborate with other troops and detect potential threats during military operations…

INSA Elects New Members to Boards of Directors, Advisers; Letitia Long Comments

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has elected leaders from industry and academia as new members of its board of directors and board of advisers. The six new directors will oversee INSA’s strategic planning and operations over a two-year term while the nine new advisers will each serve a term of one year, INSA said Thursday…

Report: Ashton Carter Seeks DoD’s Input to Update Military Personnel Mgmt Laws

The Defense Department has formed working groups to review two laws that govern the assignment and promotion of U.S. military personnel throughout their service, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared Serbu writes the two groups have been tasked to suggest potential changes to the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act and the 1980 Defense Officer Personnel Management Act…

CenturyLink to Mentor Pathway Partners Through GSA Program; Tim Meehan Comments

CenturyLink has received approval from the General Services Administration to serve as a mentor to Pathway Partners for three years under GSA’s Mentor Protege Program. The Mentor-Protege Program aims to develop partnerships between small businesses and GSA prime contractors, promote business development among smaller firms and help such companies compete for federal contracts, CenturyLink said Thursday…

Raytheon to Update Air Force Hercules Aircraft Comms Systems; Scott Whatmough Comments

Raytheon has been awarded a $29.6 million contract to update the communications systems of the U.S. Air Force’s 178 C-130H Hercules aircraft in an effort to meet European air traffic management requirements…

QTS Adds Vormetric Encryption Platform to Data Security Offerings; Jim Reinhart Comments

QTS Realty Trust and Vormetric have teamed up to help QTS’ government and commercial data center customers in efforts to meet data compliance requirements and protect their network infrastructures from potential data breaches…