Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 12/28/2015

Navy Awards Austal USA $198M for LCS, Frigate Design Services

Austal‘s U.S.-based subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $198.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to carry out Littoral Combat Ship upgrade design services and frigate preliminary design services…

Navy Orders Sybase Software License, Maintenance Services From SAP NS2

A U.S.-based subsidiary of SAP will provide Sybase software licensing and maintenance services to the U.S. Navy under a potential three-year, $20.8 million contract. The Defense Department said Dec…

Raytheon-Websense Selected for FBI Network Consolidation Project; Michelle Youngers Comments

Raytheon-Websense has received a potential $8 million contract from the Justice Department to build a virtual network for FBI agents and analysts to access and view secret and unclassified systems on the same monitor, GCN reported Wednesday…

United Launch Alliance Buys 20 More Russian-Built Engines for Atlas V

United Launch Alliance has requested an additional supply of Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines for use in the launch of Atlas V rockets to space, Reuters reported Wednesday. Andrea Shalal writes the Lockheed Martin–Boeing joint venture intends for the 20 Russian engine orders to fulfill customer demands for civil and commercial launch services while ULA’s development of a U…

Anne Rung, Tony Scott: OMB Seeks Comments on Software Acquisition Directive

The Office of Management and Budget seeks public feedback on a proposed directive that details policies on how federal agencies can manage and procure software licenses in compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act…

Michael Daniel: White House Unveils Cybersecurity Standardization Framework

The White House has unveiled a strategy that calls for U.S. government, commercial and academic organizations to participate in the development of international standards to strengthen resilience and security of critical data and networks…

Air Force Taps Peerless Technologies for $54M Consulting Support Task Order

Peerless Technologies has secured a potential four-year, $53.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide consulting and assistance support services for the structures and aerodynamics test centers of the aerospace vehicles division…

Randy Guard, Fritz Lehman Receive Promotions at SAS; Jim Goodnight Comments

Randy Guard and Fritz Lehman have been respectively appointed chief marketing officer and chief customer officer at data analytics company SAS. Guard, formerly vice president of products, marketing and enablement at SAS, will oversee SAS’ strategic goals for the company’s software and services, SAS said Wednesday…