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  • Teresa Carlson: Public Sector a Key Market for AWS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Teresa Carlson: Public Sector a Key Market for AWS

    Amazon‘s cloud computing business posted revenue of $1.57 billion for the first quarter of its 2015 fiscal year, up almost 50 percent from the prior year period, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Amrita Jayakumar writes Amazon Web Services‘ performance is partly attributed to its cloud information technology services contracts in the government sector. “We always […] More

  • Northrop to Produce IMUs for Raytheon Targeting Systems; Bob Mehltretter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Produce IMUs for Raytheon Targeting Systems; Bob Mehltretter Comments

    Northrop Grumman has agreed to manufacture inertial measurement units for integration into Raytheon-built optical targeting systems under an agreement that will run through 2018. Raytheon’s space and airborne systems unit placed a $2 million initial purchase order for LN-200 IMUs in December, Northrop said Thursday. Robert Mehltretter, vice president of navigation and positioning systems at Northrop […] More

  • Edward Sayadian: Exelis Releases UAV 'Sense and Avoid' Alerting Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Edward Sayadian: Exelis Releases UAV ‘Sense and Avoid’ Alerting Tech

    Exelis has unveiled an airspace technology for U.S. unmanned aerial system and test range operators to monitor UAS flights from multiple locations. The Symphony RangeVue system is designed to help users access drone surveillance data through a web hosting service and alert them when a drone approaches boundary or another aircraft enters a UAS vicinity, […] More

  • Research and Markets Sets 31% CAGR for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Sets 31% CAGR for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market

    A Research and Markets report has forecast the worldwide market for unmanned ground vehicles will enjoy a 31.34 percent growth year-over-year from 2014 to 2019. The research firm said Monday defense agencies use UGVs to examine terrain, supply weapons to soldiers during combat operations, and perform explosive detection and disaster search and rescue efforts. UGVs are also […] More

  • CACI to Help Implement Electronic Medicare Appeals Processing System; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Help Implement Electronic Medicare Appeals Processing System; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has received a five-year, $32 million task order to provide the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with a case management platform for HHS to process Medicare appeals electronically. The company said Wednesday it will use the MicroPact-made entellitrak software to implement the Electronic Case Adjudication and Processing Environment infrastructure for HHS’ Office […] More

  • Fred Harris: General Dynamics Subsidiary Builds Natural Gas-Fueled Cargo Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fred Harris: General Dynamics Subsidiary Builds Natural Gas-Fueled Cargo Ship

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary unveiled a liquefied natural gas-powered cargo vessel during a ceremony held Saturday at the unit’s San Diego shipyard. NASSCO said Monday it built the Isla Bella ship for transportation and logistics firm Tote. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) delivered a speech at the event and Seafarers International Union of North America […] More

  • IBM Unveils Cloud-Based Threat Intell, Mgmt Services; Jason Corbin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Unveils Cloud-Based Threat Intell, Mgmt Services; Jason Corbin Comments

    IBM has released two new cloud-based managed service offerings intended to help organizations analyze and detect security threats to their information technology systems. The company said Tuesday it will deliver Security Intelligence on Cloud and Intelligent Log Management on Cloud to enterprise clients using a software-as-a-service model. Both platforms are based on the company’s QRadar […] More

  • Raytheon Releases New Cyber Defense Offerings; Ed Hammersla Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Releases New Cyber Defense Offerings; Ed Hammersla Comments

    Raytheon has introduced a new portfolio of cybersecurity tools designed to help enterprise customers track, prevent and respond to advanced threats. The SureView offering is designed to integrate the company’s acquired technologies and in-house platforms for network and data security, Ed Hammersla, president of Raytheon’s cyber products, said Tuesday. The suite includes Insider Threat to […] More

  • IDC: 'Third Platform' Could Help Public Sector Engage Citizens - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: ‘Third Platform’ Could Help Public Sector Engage Citizens

    An International Data Corp. subsidiary has designed a framework that seeks to help government information technology leaders encourage citizen participation with third platform and connected devices. IDC Government Insights forecasts that more than half of public-sector organizations that provide services to the public will invest at least a quarter of their budgets in Internet of […] More

  • DoD Seeks BlackBerry 10 Anti-Tamper Tech Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks BlackBerry 10 Anti-Tamper Tech Sources

    The Defense Department‘s U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking information on potential providers of integrity verification and tamper detection tools for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. USSOCOM said Thursday it wants a technology that can help special operations forces to monitor and audit BlackBerry 10 software and application modules. The command is also interested in acquiring a […] More

  • L-3, Rockwell Collins Partner to Update Argentina C-130 Avionics System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3, Rockwell Collins Partner to Update Argentina C-130 Avionics System

    Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide an avionics architecture for the Argentine military’s fleet of C-130 military transport planes. L-3 Communications serves as the prime contractor in Argentina’s C-130 systems modernization program and partnered with Rockwell Collins to integrate new avionics into the aircraft, Rockwell Collins said Wednesday. The contract covers upgrades to C-130 flight […] More

  • Juniper's Brian Roach: Federal IT Pros Should Factor Automation, Security Into Network Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Juniper’s Brian Roach: Federal IT Pros Should Factor Automation, Security Into Network Upgrades

    Many federal agencies have embarked on programs to modernize their information technology networks due to a growing use of mobile devices in their organizations, Juniper Networks executive Brian Roach wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Thursday. Roach, vice president of the federal business and managing director for worldwide government at Juniper, has proposed four […] More