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Army Hands Down $37.4B Professional Engineering Services Contract: The U.S. Army has revealed a new roster of industry partners under a potential $37.4B contract that covers knowledge-based professional engineering support services to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs.
Report: Some Contractors Launch Efforts to Continue Defense Work Amid Clearance Backlog: Companies such as Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics have initiated measures to continue development work on defense contracts amid the rising security clearance backlog, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
David Berger: Marine Corps Accelerates Tech Experimentation Processes: Lt. Gen David Berger, commanding general of U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command, has said the service is working on speeding up its technology experimentation and deployment process, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.
Boeing Unveils New Computing & Networks Org, Names Charles Toups Lead: Boeing has launched a new organization to build communications and computing platforms for government and commercial aerospace applications.
Report: HHS to Field Blockchain Tool for Health Acquisition Platform by Thanksgiving: An official from the Department of Health and Human Services has announced that a blockchain technology-based platform designed to facilitate a streamlined acquisition process will be operational this Thanksgiving, Bloomberg Government reported Friday.
UTC Expects China’s Approval of Rockwell Collins Deal Within Weeks; Greg Hayes Quoted: United Technologies Corp. expects Chinese regulators to approve its planned $30B purchase of Rockwell Collins within weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Eight Companies Enter Into DIA Mentor-Protege Agreements: The Defense Intelligence Agency has approved four three-year partnership agreements under a program meant to encourage large contracting firms to guide smaller businesses in capability improvement efforts.
FAS, IRS Procure Modern Systems to Streamline Contracting Processes: The Federal Acquisition Service and Internal Revenue Service are looking into modernizing their technical assets to modify and streamline their contracting processes, Federal News Network reported Monday.
Army Official: JEDI Does Not Preclude Other Cloud Initiatives: A U.S. Army official has said that the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract does not preclude the implementation of other pilot cloud projects within the Defense Department, FCW reported Thursday.