FCC Releases New Rules for Public Safety Mobile Warning System The Federal Communications Commission has released new rules for the Wireless Emergency Alerts mobile warning system in an effort to promote its use to state and local authorities. FCC said Thursday it worked on WEA’s message content and reach and implemented a testing program for the platform in effort to bolster...

KBR-Triple Canopy JV Wins $118M Contract for Army Security Services in Kuwait, Vectrus Shares Plummet on Loss A joint venture of KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Triple Canopy has won a one-year, $117.8 million contract that includes separately-funded option periods to operate a U.S. Army base in Kuwait and provide security support services for the military branch’s area support group in the...

PAE-Parsons JV to Extend Joint Military Guam Base Support Under Potential $492M Contract A joint venture of PAE and Parsons will continue to support U.S. Navy operations at the Joint Region Marianas installation in Guam under a potential $492 million contract. The Navy received eight proposals through an online-based competitive procurement and re-awarded the contract to DZSP 21 after the...

  HHS Selects CSRA to Update HR Mgmt System CSRA has received a potential five-year, $38.9 million contract to help update the Department of Health and Human Services‘ human resources management system. The company said Thursday it will work to upgrade the HHS human resource solutions division’s PeopleSoft Human Capital Management 8… Read More ManTech Subcontracts Govplace for Agency Cybersecurity &...

AECOM Promotes Mgmt Services Lead Randy Wotring, Elevates John Vollmer to Segment President Randy Wotring, former president of the management services segment at AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has been appointed to a newly-created role of president of technical and operational services in a move that takes effect immediately… Read More Noblis to Support DOT Intelligent Transport Systems Program Under Potential...

Reports: White House OKs Sale of Boeing, Lockheed Fighter Jets to Qatar, Kuwait & Bahrain The White House has approved the requests of Kuwait and Qatar to buy up to 76 Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) F-15 and F/A- 18E/F Super Hornet aircraft worth approximately $7 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday… Read More Serco’s North American Arm Wins $86M...

Boeing & Harris Partner to Build New Military Aircraft Avionics Tech; Ed Zoiss Comments Boeing and Harris have partnered to develop new avionics technology in an effort to support current and future types of military aircraft during aviators’ missions. Harris said Wednesday the companies will build core mission processing architectures that will work to manage multiple aircraft functions such...

NGA Picks 6 Small Businesses for $849M in Lifecycle Acquisition, Financial Mgmt IDIQs The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded six companies a set of potential five-year contracts worth up to $849 million combined under a procurement vehicle for lifecycle acquisition management, strategic financial and business management support services… Read More ULA, Air Force Space and Missile...

Northrop Receives $350M in Triton UAV, Spares Production Funds From Navy Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured $350 million in contract funds to produce MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles, control stations and interim spares for the U.S. Navy. The company will work on three lot 1 low-rate initial production MQ-4C UAVs, main and forward operation control stations, tooling and training...

OGSystems Joins Leidos’ Army Geospatial Data Mgmt Contract Team; Omar Balkissoon Comments OGSystems has partnered with Leidos to provide data processing support services to the U.S. Army‘s High-Resolution 3D Geospatial Information program under a potential five-year, $777 million task order… Read More General Atomics Unveils Mechanical Arm for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program; Chris Pehrson Comments General Atomics has rolled out...