Posts from GovConWire for 05/04/2016

Yorktown Systems Group Wins $119M Contract for Advisory Services to MDA, Intl Clients

Yorktown Systems Group in Huntsville, Alabama, has won a potential five-year, $119.3 million contract to provide advisory and assistance services to the Missile Defense Agency and international customers through the foreign military sales program…

State Dept OKs $101M Kiowa Warrior Helicopter Equipment Sale to Tunisia

Tunisia has asked to buy $100.8 million in equipment, training and support services for the country’s future fleet of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters from the U.S. under a foreign military sales deal approved by the State Department…

State Dept Surveys Potential Small Biz Sources of Wireless Intrusion Detection Tech

The State Department is conducting market research on potential suppliers of commercial security equipment built to identify and detect wireless threats inside a user-defined zone. In a sources sought notice posted April 27 on FedBizOpps, the department said it seeks a wireless intrusion detection system to support its Bureau of Diplomatic Security’s physical security efforts at various U…

Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti Takes Helm of US European Command

U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, formerly head of U.S. Forces Korea, has formally taken charge of the U.S. European Command, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lisa Ferdinando writes Scaparrotti succeeds U…

Army Commences Network Integration Evaluation to Test Updated Tactical Comms Equipment

An estimated 2,000 U.S. Army soldiers will test updates to the service branch’s tactical communications equipment at the two-week Network Integration Evaluation 16.2 event that kicked off Monday…

DoD News: Robert Work Talks Defense Cooperation, Russian Activities With Nordic, Baltic Countries

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work discussed defense cooperation and regional threats in a meeting between the U.S. and Nordic and Baltic countries, DoD News reported Tuesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes the meeting discussed enhance defense cooperation, Russian activities in Europe and anti-terrorism efforts against the Islamic State militant group…

Raytheon Establishes UAS Directorate Within Missiles Systems Product Line

Raytheon has created an unmanned aircraft systems directorate under its advanced missile systems product line in Arizona in efforts to consolidate the elements of small UAS production including airframe, payload integration and command-and-control technology…

Boeing’s Insitu Forms Commercial Business Unit, Sells UAS Software to University Client

Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary has established a business unit that will work to assist commercial clients in their data collection and processing efforts through unmanned aerial systems. Insitu said Monday the new unit will offer several products and services including aerial vehicles, Inexa Control software designed to operate UAS and Catalina and TacitView software for multi-sensor data collection and distribution…

Mary Miller Named DoD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Engineering

Mary Miller, formerly deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for research and technology, has been named principal deputy assistant secretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department’s office of the defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics…

GSA Aims to Support Agencies’ Tech Modernization Efforts Via New Service Line

The General Services Administration has created a third service line to help federal agencies identify and acquire tools and platforms to digitally transform their organizations. GSA established the Technology Transformation Service organization to house the agency’s digital services group 18F, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies and Presidential Innovation Fellows program, the agency said Tuesday…

May 3 Market Close: GovCon Index Sinks on Harris Guidance Cut, CACI’s Extended Slide as Northrop Gets Upgrade

The GovCon Index held negative throughout Tuesday trade and closed at a decline of 0.489 points to 76.365 with Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) as the largest lagger after another full-year guidance cut by the military radio maker…