:

Business/Financial

Engility Launches Cloud Computing Service Aimed At Federal Agencies

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

SHARE:

Engility Launches Cloud Computing Service Aimed At Federal Agencies

Federal engineering services company Engility Holdings [EGL] launched their new cloud computing enterprise Cloud ASCEND on Wednesday aimed at providing modernization services to federal agencies, specifically the Department of Defense and the intelligence community.Engility’s Cloud ASCEND will provide end-to-end solution cloud computing optimization aimed specifically at meeting the needs of highly-secure government operations.The new system is meant to combine the latest cloud tools with Engility’s proprietary methods and experts to move towards seamless, secure digital transformation, according to a statement…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]