Posts from ExecutiveBiz for 06/23/2016

CACI FY 2017 Guidance Below Street Outlook

CACI International (NYSE: CACI) issued earnings and revenue guidance below analyst expectations Wednesday for the government services contractor’s next fiscal year that starts July 1 on higher indirect costs and selling expenses in conjunction with a forecasted seasonal sales decline in the summer…

FedRAMP Releases Cloud Security Requirements For High-Impact Unclassified Gov’t Data

The General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program team has unveiled a set of high baseline requirements for agencies to protect unclassified sensitive government data stored in cloud environments…

Microsoft, CSRA, Amazon Web Services Receive FedRAMP High Baseline Cloud Designation

Microsoft, CSRA and Amazon Web Services have each received a newly-created high baseline designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to operate their cloud computing offerings on sensitive, unclassified systems for agencies…

House Panel OKs $41B Homeland Security Discretionary Budget for FY 2017

The House Appropriations Committee has passed by a voice vote a bill that would allocate $41.1 billion in discretionary funds to the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2017. The committee said Wednesday the DHS appropriations bill would authorize $7…

GSA Issues Final Transactional Data Reporting Rule; Tom Sharpe Comments

The General Services Administration has released a final rule on its transactional data reporting process in an effort to help simplify the tracking and disclosure requirements for federal contractors…

Barbara Humpton: Siemens Govt Technologies to Provide Fire Protection Services Under NAVFAC Contract

Siemens‘ federal subsidiary Siemens Government Technologies seeks to help the Naval Facilities Engineering Command design, install and repair fire protection systems at various U.S. Navy installations under a $49 million contract the service branch awarded in May…

DRT Strategies Awarded CDC Contract for Web, IT & Graphics Support

DRT Strategies has received a 29-month, $3.9 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for web, information technology and graphics support services. DRT Strategies said Monday it will redesign and modernize CDC’s websites to include social media, data visualization, mobile apps and collaboration sites to help support communication within the public health community…

DOE Aims to Help Commercialize 2 Energy Technologies From Los Alamos Nat’l Lab

The Department of Energy has awarded $850,000 in funds to support groundwater restoration and fractured rock characterization projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico under DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund…

Boeing Unveils Space Simulation Training Facility in Houston; John Elbon Comments

Boeing has unveiled a new facility in Houston designed to allow NASA astronauts and mission control staff to train on various space flight operations through a simulator, the Houston Business Journal reported Wednesday…

Thomas Atkin: DoD Cooperates with Federal, Industry Partners to Secure Cyberspace

Thomas Atkin, acting assistant secretary for homeland defense and global security at the Defense Department, has said DOD collaborates with federal agencies, companies and foreign allies to increase security against cyber risks, DoD News reported Wednesday…

CRN Selects Carahsoft to 2016 ‘Solution Provider 500’ List; Craig Abod Comments

Carahsoft Technology is among the companies included in The Channel Company‘s annual list of the top 500 information technology companies based on sales revenue. The company said Wednesday it has climbed in rank on CRN’s 2016 Solution Provider 500 from 22 last year to 20 this year, which is the company’s 11th consecutive placement in the list…

US Air Force Mulls Energy-as-a-Service Model; Mark Correll Comments

The U.S. Air Force is looking into the possibility of using an energy-as-a-service model at its bases in order to keep facilities powered in the event of a cyber attack or a natural disaster, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday…