Lockheed Eyes Further Share Count Cut Via Leidos Transaction, to Deal’s Cash Dividend for Stock Buyback Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) envisions further reductions in its outstanding share count after the merger of its information systems and global solutions business into Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) completes on its scheduled closure date of Aug…

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RAND: VA Generally Offers Comparable Healthcare Quality to Non-VA Systems A study by California-based nonprofit research organization RAND has found that the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ healthcare system generally delivered care that was “better or equal” in quality compared to non-VA systems…

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Col. Joseph Delaney to Lead DISA Pacific Field Command U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph Delaney, formerly assistant chief of staff for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Japan, has been assigned as the new commander of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Pacific Field Command…

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Former Army Acquisitions Exec Heidi Shyu Joins Roboteam’s Advisory Board Roboteam‘s North American business unit has appointed Heidi Shyu, former U.S. Army assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics, and technology, to serve as a member on the company’s advisory board…

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DOE Funds Four New University-Led Energy Frontier Research Centers The Energy Department has granted $40 million in funds to establish four new Energy Frontier Research Centers to help advance scientific developments in support of the agency’s environmental management and nuclear cleanup mission…

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Ultra Electronics Subsidiary to Continue Navy Acoustic Countermeasure Production An Ultra Electronics subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $34 million contract to continue to build an expendable acoustic countermeasure for the U.S. Navy. The follow-on contract has a one-year base value of $4 million and covers ADC MK2 countermeasure design enhancements, development, production and support services, Ultra Electronics said Monday…

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SAIC Receives $86M AF Plans & Policy Support Task Order Through GSA OASIS Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has secured a potential five-year, $86 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide plans and policy support to the service branch’s major commands and deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration…

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Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker Completes Required Tests for Decision on Initial Production The U.S. Air Force has conducted the final tests on a Boeing-built military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft for a Milestone C production decision. The Air Force said Monday the KC-46 Pegasus completed the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required prior to a request for approval from Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, to award production Lots 1 and 2 on the tanker program…

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Galois to Help DARPA Detect Advanced Persistent Threats; David Archer Comments Galois has received a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a technology platform that will work to identify cyber threats within enterprise network and system environments…

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National Institute of Justice Seeks Feedback on Law Enforcement Gun Safety Tech Baseline Specifications The National Institute of Justice has requested for public feedback on a published draft document regarding generic baseline security specifications for law enforcement service pistols with additional safety technology…

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Metalogix Appoints Charlie Hopkins, Gary Herman to Senior Public Sector Sales Roles Metalogix has appointed Charlie Hopkins — former account manager at IBM‘s federal software group — as federal civilian sales director and Gary Herman — a senior director of sales and business development at WORX Technologies — as senior partner account manager…

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FMS Program Head Joe Rixey to Headline Global Weapons Trade Discussion Forum for Potomac Officers Club The top uniformed officer over the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program will keynote an Aug. 3 breakfast forum hosted by Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club in Falls Church, Virginia to discuss the global arms trade’s current environment and the role of domestic industry in efforts to help defense agencies support security interests of allies…

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NEC Joins Red Hat’s Certified Cloud, Service Provider Program; Paul Smith, Hide Senta Comment Red Hat has named NEC Corp. of America as a cloud platform and services provider after the latter company completed certification and testing requirements for enterprise cloud deployments. NEC will use managed, multi-tenant models to offer its portfolio of private cloud and platform-as-a-service offerings to government agencies through Red Hat’s Certified Cloud and Service Provider program, NEC said Monday…

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