o Briefly Noted:
(Reston, Va.) Red River, a New Hampshire-based technology consulting firm with DC offices in Reston, said it has won two $95 million contracts with the U.S. Air Force. The first contract is for cloud services to support the Air Force's new LevelUP Unified Platform, a cyberspace operations system for future cyber mission force capabilities. The second provides the Air Force with access to software titles, tools and other capabilities it needs to meet next-generation mission requirements.
https://www.redriver.com/press-releases/red-river-awarded-two-five-year-95-million-contracts-with-u-s-air-force
(Herndon, Va.) Herndon-based Peraton, a provider of unmanned maritime systems contracting services, said on Tuesday it has won a spot on a $982.1 million multiple award contract from the U.S. Navy. Under the deal, the company will bid on individual awards in six areas -- payloads, non-payload sensors, mission support systems, autonomy and vehicle control systems, ashore and host platform elements, and logistics and sustainment.
https://www.peraton.com
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peraton-wins-spot-on-1b-us-navy-unmanned-surface-vehicle-idiq-301006166.html
(Herndon, Va.) Herndon-based Artel, a provider of network communication services to federal agencies, on Tuesday named Karen Randolph as its director of human resources. Randolph most recently served as the employee relations lead at MITRE, and previously was an HR business partner at CGI Technologies and Sprint.
http://www.artelllc.com
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-hr-director-joins-artel-management-team-301006104.html
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