Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 04/07/2016

DoD, DHS Buy 100 Units of Battelle’s Drone Defense Tool; Dan Stamm Comments

Battelle has sold nearly 100 units of a portable drone defense system to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The nonprofit science organization’s DroneDefender technology works to disrupt the operations of unmanned aircraft systems at a range of up to 1,300 feet through the use of radio control frequency, Battelle said Wednesday…

GSA Schedules RFP Release for Veterans Tech Services 2 Contract Vehicle

The General Services Administration plans to issue a request for proposals on the potential 10-year Veterans Technology Services 2 contract vehicle April 21. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Tuesday the VETS 2 contract will cover information technology products and support services for federal agencies and will be a set-aside program for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses…

State Dept OKs Australia’s Request for $386M in Boeing Small Diameter Bombs

The State Department has cleared a potential $386 million foreign military sale of GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 weapons and related equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the sale includes up to 2,950 GBU-39/B bombs, 50 guided test vehicles equipped with inert fuze, spare and repair parts, training, engineering, logistics and technical support services…

Military Health System Unveils ‘Genesis’ Name for Future EHR

The Military Health System has adopted the name of MHS Genesis for its future electronic health record scheduled for deployment at the end of the calendar year. MHS said Tuesday its parent agency Defense Department is shifting to the Genesis platform in an effort to stay on track with new creations in medical technology and to give beneficiaries and healthcare providers a responsive system…

Odyssey Systems to Support Air Force Aircraft R&D, Production

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group has won a $50.8 million contract to assist in the U.S. Air Force‘s activities related to aircraft research, development, production and lifecycle acquisition and sustainment…

Summit Consulting Lands FHA Risk Mgmt Analytics Contract; Edward Seiler Comments

Summit Consulting has been awarded a five-year, $19.5 million contract to perform risk-management analytics work for the Federal Housing Administration’s single-family mortgage insurance programs. The company will use cloud-based modeling and reporting platforms to help FHA monitor its single-family mortgage portfolio, Summit Consulting said Wednesday…

Northrop Bids for Follow-On GPS III Spacecraft, Payload Development

Northrop Grumman has submitted a proposal to build a Global Positioning System III spacecraft and navigational payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Vehicles 11+Phase 1 Production Readiness Feasibility Assessment program…

Ryan Norris Named Strategic Planning, BD Director for Huntington Ingalls’ AMSEC Arm

Ryan Norris, a 12-year veteran of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been appointed director of strategic planning and business development at the company’s marine engineering and naval architecture services subsidiary AMSEC…

L-3 Unidyne to Produce Navy Signal Analysis System Outboard Cables

An L-3 Communications subsidiary has received a $21.3 million contract to produce signal analysis system outboard cables for the U.S. Navy‘s submarine platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday L-3 Unidyne will manufacture the outboard cables in Norfolk, Virginia, through April 2021…

Teresa Pace Joins ICAMR as Federal, State Programs Director; Chester Kennedy Comments

Teresa Pace, formerly principal systems architect and engineer for the integrated sensor systems sector at L-3 Communications, has joined International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research as director for federal and state programs…

Marine Corps Activates Cyberspace Warfare Group

The U.S. Marine Corps has launched a cyberspace warfare group to help man, equip and train the military branch’s cyber mission teams to conduct defensive and offensive operations. The service branch said March 25 the Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group was officially activated during a ceremony held March 25 at Fort Meade in Maryland…