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NASA Taps DigitalGlobe to Provide Satellite Imagery for Earth Observation Studies
Maxar Technologies‘ DigitalGlobe business has received a potential five-year, $7M contract from NASA to provide high-resolution commercial electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar satellite imagery for Earth observation studies. Under the blanket purchase agreement, the space agency will leverage DigitalGlobeâ€™s 100-petabyte imagery library andÂ Geospatial Big Data platform and satellite data from theÂ WorldView constellation, Maxar said Wednesday. […] More
October 18, 2018, 4:41 am
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FEMA Seeks Identity Verification, Authentication System for Disaster Relief Applications
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a draft solicitation for identity verification and authentication services to attend to disaster survivors in need of government assistance, NextGov reported Wednesday. FEMA said in a performance work statement that it seeks to incorporate IV&A products and services in the registration process of individuals seeking disaster relief and […] More
October 18, 2018, 4:30 am
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General Dynamics’ Matthew McFadden: Innovation Key to Federal Data Security
Matthew McFadden, cyber director for General Dynamicsâ€™ information technology business, has said federal agencies should continuously innovate as part of efforts to protect information systems. He wrote in a blog entryÂ posted Tuesday that government IT leaders should partner with companies and adopt new technology such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, security orchestration, automation and blockchain […] More
October 17, 2018, 7:05 am
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Charles River Laboratories Begins Management Support Work for NIAID Under $96M Contract
Charles River Laboratories has started providing management support services and personnel to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under a potential five-year, $95.7M contract. The company said Tuesday its Insourcing Solutions business is supervising 200 of its staff tasked to support NIAIDâ€™s biomedical research operations across various scientific disciplines. Other services included in […] More
October 17, 2018, 6:23 am
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BAE Demonstrates XTS Guard 5â€™s Features for Intelligence Data Sharing Operations
BAE SystemsÂ showcased the ability of its XTS Guard 5 software to streamline and secure information sharing operations among federal agencies and networks at the 2018 Enterprise Challenge this past spring. The company said TuesdayÂ the system provided intelligence agencies with geospatial imagery and data to share differentÂ data types such as email, attachments and chat from various […] More
October 17, 2018, 1:59 am
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NASA Issues RFI on Potential Space Weather Follow-On Program Instruments, Services
NASA seeks information on vendors that can provide equipment and services necessary to administer the Space Weather Follow-On program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says NASA seeks concepts for a SWFO-L1 mission instrument that can produce observational products for solar wind plasma velocity, density, temperature observation, suprathermal ion […] More
October 17, 2018, 1:45 am
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Vcinity Unveils Data Access-on-Demand Tech, Partners With Peraton to Support USAF Customers
Vcinity has launched a technology platform designed to help enterprise customers access real-time data on demand and obtain insight from information assets. The company said Monday its patented offering will allow users to move and view geographically dispersed data on premise orÂ in a cloud environment to support their organizations’ digital initiatives. An International Data Corp. […] More
October 17, 2018, 12:47 am
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FBI Modifies Vendor Selection Approach for Potential $5B IT Contract Vehicle
The FBI has decided not to conduct a full and open competition when selectingÂ vendors for the bureau’s potential $5B contract vehicle covering information technology products and support services, Nextgov reported Monday. The report noted the bureau intends to award 15 to 22 spots on the IT Supplies and Support Services contract to multiple large and […] More
October 16, 2018, 9:42 am
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Thales to Help NOAA Build Ground Terminal for Global Navigation Satellite System
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selectedÂ Thales to build a facility at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for receiving and processing distress beacon signals from Global Navigation Satellite System satellites. ThalesÂ said Monday it will establish the Southwest USA Medium-Earth Orbit Local User Terminal to support NOAAâ€™s Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking […] More
October 16, 2018, 6:12 am
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Leidos Obtains CMMI for Development Level 3 Appraisal; James Cantor Quoted
Leidos has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development Level 3 appraisal for its methodology to initiate programs and product assessments in accordance with industry best practices. The CMMI Institute granted the rating afterÂ reviewing Leidos’Â systems and software engineering, integration, maintenance, management and development processes with theÂ Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement, the company […] More
October 16, 2018, 6:10 am
in Government Cloud, News
Everbridge’s Cloud-Based Critical Comms Tech Suite Gets DISA OK
Everbridge has received approval from the Defense Information Systems Agency to offer defense agencies a suite of cloud-based technology products designed to facilitate communications in the event of a critical situation. DISA granted a provisional authorization at impact level 2 to the company’s mass notification, incident communications and information alerting systems, EverbridgeÂ said Monday. The PA […] More
October 16, 2018, 6:09 am
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IBM Develops Open Source Platform for Cloud-Based Workload Mgmt
IBM has unveiled an open source platform designed to help organizations manage workloads and applications across multiple cloud computing systems. The company said MondayÂ its Multicloud Manager includes a dashboard where users can oversee businesses, security and governance processes through various cloud systems from different providers. The technology is designed to run on IBM’s Cloud Private […] More
October 16, 2018, 1:11 am

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