D.C. Capital launches training platform

D.C. Capital Partners has acquired Kaseman LLC, a government training firm, to start a new platform company to focus on training, security and logistics.

Taylor to support Navy training systems

J.F. Taylor Inc. will provide engineering, training and program management support for Navy training and weapons systems under a new contract.

Army issues Lean Six Sigma RFI

The Army has issued a follow-on request for information for a Lean Six Sigma program tool that would be used to align process improvement efforts.

ManTech to assist Army surveillance systems

ManTech will bolster Army surveillance systems in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan under a $118 million contract from the Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command.

Harris will build next-generation space suit radios

Harris Corp. will provide the radio communications and navigation system for NASA's next-generation space suit.

BearingPoint to help pipe aboard Navy recruits

BearingPoint will assist the Navy's recruitment efforts with business improvement methodology and operations support under a three-year blanket purchase agreement.

L-3 wins NASA training deal

Under the contract, L-3 Enterprise IT Solutions will furnish knowledge and expertise related to robotics, dynamics, guidance, navigation and control.

Bill would block use of competition system

A House appropriations bill in its early stages seeks to block use of the public/private competition system for a year and let the next president deal with the issue.

IRobot to develop agile robots for military missions

IRobot will develop Chemical Robots under a new contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Army Research Office.

Senate passes NET 911 Improvement Act

The New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 would require IP telephony service providers to offer 911 services.

Harris to deliver tactical radios to Poland

Harris Corp. will supply Falcon II manpack radios, vehicular installation kits, and accessories and spare parts for that country's armed forces.

Alion lands Army training assistance work

Alion Science and Technology Corp. will provide the Army with technical and program management support for the development of a digital battle command system.

Imagine One tapped for software integration

Imagine One Technology and Management will provide software integration services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's center in Charleston, S.C.

Dell, Mobile Armor forge data encryption alliance

Mobile Armor signed a reseller agreement with Dell to sell Mobile Armor's Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 certified encryption solutions.

Report: Robotic tech is potential wild card in U.S. security

Service robotics is identified as one of the six potentially most disruptive civil technologies with the greatest possibility of affecting the U.S.' security interests through 2025, according to a new report.

AGS to upgrade Army satellite network

Americom Government Services will continue working on a custom communications network for the Army under a contract renewal with an initial value of $136.2 million.

IBM: Demographic shifts, environment reshape role of government

A study released last week by IBM Corp. identified six trends that are both threats and opportunities for better government.

Carleton Jones lends Indus a hand

Indus Corp. is hiring Carleton Jones as vice chairman to help the company with strategic planning.

IG: DHS falls short on IT recommendations

<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED)</font color> DHS has implemented a small fraction of the IT-related recommendations issued by its Office of the Inspector General, according to a new report.

GD takes on Air Force network

General Dynamics will help the Air Force with its goal of streamlining IT administration while enhancing network defense and performance.