Posts from GovConWire for 04/06/2018

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Noblis NSP Merges Into Parent Nonprofit Org

Noblis has merged a wholly owned subsidiary, Noblis NSP, into the nonprofit science and technology organization in a move to consolidate service delivery efforts for law enforcement and intelligence agency clients…
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Field Aerospace-Led Team to Update Air Force T-1A Trainer Avionics Under $156M Contract

A Field Aerospace-led industry team has secured a potential seven-year, $155.7 million contract to modernize avionics of the U.S. Air Force‘s 178 T-1A  Jayhawk trainer aircraft and 30 training systems…
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Report: Former JPMorgan Exec Dana Deasy Named DoD CIO

Dana Deasy, formerly chief information officer at JPMorgan Chase, will serve as the Defense Department’s new CIO starting early May, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Deasy will oversee cybersecurity, data use and communication efforts as DoD begins to adopt cloud platforms to help accelerate the decision-making process on the battlefield, Dana White, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, said during a press briefing Thursday…
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State Dept OKs Germany’s $2.5B Request for Northrop MQ-4C Triton Drones

The State Department has given Germany the green light to procure four Northrop Grumman-built (NYSE: NOC) MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems from the U.S. government through a potential $2.5 billion foreign military sales agreement…
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NT Concepts to Deliver Veritone AI Platform to Federal Clients

NT Concepts has teamed up with artificial intelligence systems provider Veritone to facilitate the delivery of the latter company’s AI platform to federal agency clients. Veritone’s aiWARE works to help analysts expedite the analysis of large data workloads and streamline file processing through an ecosystem of cognitive engines, NT Concepts said Monday…
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ICF Gets GSA Contracts to Help Establish Customer Experience, Analytics CoEs

ICF has received a pair of multimillion dollar contracts from the General Services Administration to help the US. government establish two centers of excellence that will focus on service delivery analytics and customer experience…
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Lockheed Lands $117M Award for Dutch Apache Laser Rangefinder Tech

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $116.9 million U.S. Army contract modification to provide Modernized Laser Range Finder Designators for integration into the Dutch military’s AH-64 Apache helicopter…
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GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based SaaS Collaboration Platform Sources

The General Services Administration has sought information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to facilitate collaboration among individuals and teams within the agency…
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A&M Capital Buys Majority Stake in CNSI

Alvarez & Marsal Capital has acquired a controlling interest in Rockville, Maryland-based health information technology systems provider CNSI for an undisclosed sum. Jack McCarthy, senior managing director and co-founder of A&M Capital, said in a statement published Wednesday CNSI’s proven results and technical leadership position the company for future growth in federal and state markets…
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Wendy Koritko Promoted to Dewberry Associate VP

Wendy Kortiko, controller at Dewberry, has been promoted to associate vice president at the Fairfax, Virginia-based professional services contractor. Dewberry said Wednesday Koritko most recently led the company’s financial services group and its financial reporting, annual operations budget, revenue recognition and external audit functions…
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BAE’s Software Testing Platform Completes 2 Test Events Under DARPA’s Hallmark Program

BAE Systems has completed two test events for a testbed it developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program to help the U.S. military assess and integrate space command-and-control systems…
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VIDEO: F-35B Lightning II Live Ordnance

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 24, 2018) Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 mount 1,000-pound guided bomb units (GBU) onto an F-35B Lightning II aircraft on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2018…
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