General Atomics Awarded Two Contract Modifications
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded an $18,109,374 modification (P00014) to contract W58RGZ-12-C-0057 for changes to the Universal
Engility to Modify U.S., Australian Electronic Warfare Systems
Engility Corp., Chantilly, Va., is being awarded a $39,969,545 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for electronic warfare (EW) weapons systems
Cybersecurity Framework Seeks to Help Industry Manage Critical Infrastructure Risks
The Obama administration has launched a voluntary Cybersecurity Framework, meant to serve as a how-to guide for industry to manage cyber risks. The framework, developed by the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology during the past year with input from organizations and individuals from around the world, offers broad guidelines to strengthen “the security and resiliency of critical infrastructure in a model of public-private cooperation.”
AFCEA Answers: A Plan for Protecting the Nation's Infrastructure
It's important for the government, working with industry, to have a plan in place to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, according to Suzanne Spaulding, acting undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who spoke during a recent episode of AFCEA Answers.
Raytheon to Provide Surveillance System Spare Parts
Raytheon Company, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $98,189,220 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for surveillance s
Raptor Wins Nearly $98 Million Special Forces Simulation Contract
Raptor Training Services LLC, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $97,800,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price contract for Special Operations Forces requirements analysis, protot
Two Firms Win Counter-IED Awards
Engility, Chantilly, Va., is being awarded a $24,882,608, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple-award contract for enginee
Raytheon Receives Nearly $200 Million for Sonar Mine Detecting Technologies
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, R.I., is being awarded a potential $199,692,601 fixed-price-incentive contract for the purchase of three AN/AQ
U.S. Army Awards $21 Billion for Alternative Energies
Ameresco Inc. (W912DY-14-D-0036), Framingham, Mass., and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc.
Sometimes It Takes a Village
When I first contacted the Pentagon public affairs office for an interview on the Better Buying Power initiative, I was willing to interview any subject matter expert they could line me up with. Shortly after I sent in my query, the government shut down, the public affairs source I was working with was furloughed and my query was going nowhere fast.
