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PEOPLE
Northrop Grumman has named Constance A. Soloway vice president of human resources for the company’s Electronic Systems sector, where she will be responsible for developing and implementing human resources strategies, programs and initiatives to support the sector as well as employee career development.
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AIR FORCE
Northrop Grumman Information Systems has won a $40.5 million task order contract to provide research and development services to the Air Force, Homeland Security Department, Defense Intelligence Agency and other intelligence and Defense Department customers.
Under the contract, the company will provide research, development, enhancement, integration, deployment and sustainment of the Secure Access Baseline for the Enterprise multi-level access solutions to these customers.
Work will be performed in Herndon, Va., and is expected to be completed by April 9, 2018.
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WHITE HOUSE
We offer a roundup of some of the top stories covering the release of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including the possible impact on the IT budget, GSA, VA and major defense spending.
Feds feel the pinch in Obama’s proposed 2014 budget
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I remember the good old days when the president would release his budget. We’d actually plan ahead of time. There would be the main budget briefing, and then most of the agencies would have individual briefings.
We make assignments, and of course, we had to order copies of the budget ahead of time and dispatch a couple people to pick printed copies. This was before they were available online.
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STATE DEPARTMENT
DynCorp International has won a $48.6 million task order with the State Department to support the U.S. contingent to U.N. Police in Haiti.
The task order has a one-year base and three option years.
This task order was awarded by the State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs under the Criminal Justice Program Support Contract.
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OPINION
Expect fewer opportunities and stiffer competition in 2013 for government contracts. Layoffs, budget cuts, and price shoot-outs will be commonplace. To win in 2013, you need strategies. Consider this “4-D” approach:
1) Diversify.
Can your existing solutions help commercial companies? If so, refocus (and rebrand, if needed) your products and services to support small and large commercial companies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. There is likely an underserved niche or an unanswered challenge that you can solve with your existing solutions.
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AIR FORCE
Nine small businesses have won a $675.1 million task order contract with the Air Force to provide acquisition support advisory and assistance services to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s PEO-directorates and functional support offices
The winners are:
- Oasis Systems LLC.
- Odyssey Systems Consulting Group Ltd.
- Business Technologies and Solutions Inc.
- ADNET Systems Inc.
- Baum Romstedt Technology Research Corp.
- P3I Inc.
- Array Information Technology Inc.
- Quantech Services Inc.
- Gemini Industries Inc.
The contract contains cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price and cost reimbursable contract line item numbers, the Defense Department said in a release.
Work is to be performed mainly at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
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AIR FORCE
Northrop Grumman has won an $71 million undefinitized contract for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force.
The award is an add-on to a previous Lot 10 contract for block load and production acceptance infrastructure, Northrop Grumman said in a release.
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ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Science Applications International Corp. has won a five-year, $228 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to provide mission computing and information technology services in support of the Energy Department.
The single-award contract has a five-year base, and one two-year option.
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Here is an interesting bit of news from Reuters:
A consortium of technology giants: Cisco Systems, IBM, Citrix, Juniper Networks, VMWare, Microsoft, Red Hat, Intel, Brocade, Big Switch Networks and Arista Networks are teaming to invigorate software-defined networking.
Known as SDN, software-defined networks should reduce the amount of networking gear needed in data centers by using software that is centralized on the servers.
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