The Pentagon is keeping the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program on track by allowing the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to push ahead with its plans to award potential five-year design and development contracts to two defense contractors this month. Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are leading three industry teams that are competing for the two contracts.
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has listed several practices the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) could implement to address acquisition challenges with regard to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. Those key practices include using knowledge-based acquisition practices; involving stakeholders early and often; promoting oversight and competition; and conducting robust testing.
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The FBI believes it has gained more benefits from its fingerprint processing technology than what it expected five years ago when the system was launched, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jason Miller writes the agency currently uses the next generation identification system to process 650,000 criminal transactions every day, with …
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Jim Preaskorn, program manager for the FBI’s Next Generation Identification program, has received the Excellence in Mission Award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Bethesda chapter for the on-time and on-budget delivery of the 10-year, $1.1 billion biometrics program, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason Miller writes the …
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