Lynn Dugle: Engility to Support Army Logistics Modernization Program Under $119M Contract Engility (NYSE: EGL) has received a potential five-year, $119 million contract to support a national-level logistics enterprise resource planning system used at various U.S. Army and Defense Department facilities…

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Former DoD Acquisition Chief Frank Kendall Joins Leidos Board; Roger Krone Comments Frank Kendall, former undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the Defense Department, has been appointed to Leidos‘ board of directors. Leidos said Wednesday Kendall currently serves as executive in residence at Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense advisory firm Renaissance Strategic Advisors…

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Booz Allen Vet Kenneth Saenz Joins Allegheny as EVP; Arria Hines Comments Kenneth Saenz, formerly a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has been named an executive vice president of management and technology services contractor Allegheny Science & Technology. He will oversee energy market-related programs and help AST identify capability areas to deliver program management support and technologies to industry and government partners, the company said Monday…

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MicroAutomation-Unify Team to Help Update 9-1-1 System at Tinker Air Force Base MicroAutomation and Unify have partnered to implement an updated 9-1-1 system for emergency communications at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Joint Interoperability Test Command re-certified MicroAutomation’s CallCenter Millennium platform to operate with Unify’s OpenScape Voice product, Unify said Tuesday…

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Boeing, Georgia Tech Open Manufacturing Dev’t Center Boeing and the Georgia Institute of Technology have opened a development research facility as part of efforts to help address technical challenges related to manufacturing. The Boeing Manufacturing Development Center located at Georgia Tech’s Delta Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility is built to encourage collaboration between researchers and engineering students on the implementation of industrial automation technologies, the company said Tuesday…

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Avtex to Offer Agencies Hosted Azure Services Via Microsoft CSP Program Avtex has joined Microsoft‘s Cloud Solutions Provider program to market and support hosted Azure services for public sector customers. Microsoft’s Cloud Solutions Provider program for Azure Government offers an opportunity for member companies to help government clients address mission requirements with the cloud computing platform, Avtex said Monday…

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SRI International Gets IARPA Contract to Help Mitigate Weaknesses in Biometric Systems SRI International has secured a four-year, $12.5 million contract from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to research and develop technology that can help mitigate attempts to deceive biometric systems, known as presentation attacks…

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PSC Urges OMB to Revise Actions on Acquisition Reviews, Payments to Small Business in June 15 Memo The Professional Services Council has asked the Office of Management and Budget to revise certain measures in its June 15 memorandum that seeks to reduce reporting requirements for federal agencies. Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at PSC, told OMB Director Mick Mulvaney in a letter published Thursday that the agency should release a new memo that would direct agencies to continue to speed up payments to small businesses and small subcontractors as well as eliminate quarterly reporting requirement among agencies…

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Orbital ATK Uses 30mm, 40mm Ammo to Demo MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun Orbital ATK carried out a live-fire demonstration of its MK44 Bushmaster Chain Gun at the firm’s Bushmaster User Conference held at Big Sandy Range in Arizona. The weapon system mounted on a General Dynamics-built light armored vehicle and Kongsberg-made protector turret fired 30mm and 40mm rounds against steel panel, adobe and concrete block targets during the demonstration, Orbital ATK said Tuesday…

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HII Lands Navy Contract Modification for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III Updates Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to install Flight III baseline updates aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)…

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