Exelis Awarded Multiple Contract Modifications
Exelis Incorporated, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been awarded an $8,976,038 modification (P00577) to previously awarded contract
Jordanian Armed Forces Procure Fiber Optic Cable
Technical Communications Solutions Corporation, Swampscott, Massachusetts, was awarded a $8,622,068 firm-fixed-price, foreign military sal
Argon ST to Provide Countermeasure Decoy System
Argon ST Incorporated, Smithfield, Pennsylvania, is being awarded a $6,532,838 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-D-6216) for the procure
NASA's ICON Mission a Go for 2017
When NASA’s Pegasus rocket lifts off in June 2017, it will carry scientific equipment and technology that might help researchers better understand space variations that contribute to disruptions in communications equipment, radar and Global Positioning Systems here on Earth.

Howard Assigned to 10th Mountain Division (Light)
Brig. Gen. Michael L.
Pede Assigned to U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School
Brig. Gen. Charles N. Pede, USA, has been assigned as commanding general and commandant, U.S.
MDBA Names Pranzatelli President, CEO
John Pranzatelli has been appointed president and CEO of MBDA Inc., Arlington, Virginia.
Adm. Winter Takes Helm of U.S. Naval Research Efforts
Rear Adm. Mathias W. Winter, USN, has taken the helm of the Office of Naval Research, where he will oversee the nearly $2 billion Navy Department budget for science and technology programs and serve as the director of Innovation Technology Requirements and Test and Evaluation.
Guest Blog: Effectively Monitoring Video Traffic
Outside the world of government, video traffic is mostly about watching clips on YouTube and streaming a favorite Netflix series. Within the government, particularly the Defense Department, video traffic—more specifically videoconference calling—often is far more mission critical.
PEO Spotlight: Better Using Industry to Help Protect Cyberspace
The U.S. military does not need to catch up to the commercial world in terms of cyber superiority—it needs to better leverage what already is out there and let the commercial world help the U.S. Defense Department better secure its cyber domain, says Maj. Gen. Craig S. Olson, USAF, the program executive officer for the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence (C3I) and Networks Directorate at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.