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  • Kratos Subsidiary to Integrate Tactical Waveform in Harris Radios for Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Subsidiary to Integrate Tactical Waveform in Harris Radios for Air Force

    A Kratos Defense and Security Solutions subsidiary has signed a licensing agreement to provide communication waveforms for integration into tactical radio systems Harris will produce for the U.S. Air Force. Kratos RT Logic will equip handheld video data link radios with bandwidth and standard common data links, vortex native waveform, tactical data link and 466-extended range for ground troops to […] More

  • Leidos Expresses Confidence in MFEW Air Large Proposal for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Expresses Confidence in MFEW Air Large Proposal for Army

    The U.S. Army is set to procure an aerial pod that can seize enemy systems and equip bridge combat teams with additional technologies needed to counter adversaries, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Through the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare Air Large program, the service seeks to procure a pod that can deliver electronic attack and support, provide cybersecurity and […] More

  • IBM Unveils Mobile Center for Cybersecurity Support, Training Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Unveils Mobile Center for Cybersecurity Support, Training Services

    IBM’s security business has introduced a mobile security operations center tasked to respond to demands for cybersecurity support and training services across the U.S. and Europe. The company said Monday the X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center is a tractor trailer that houses a gesture-controlled cybersecurity office, data center and conference facilities. The vehicle can also accommodate […] More

  • Unisys Survey Shows Need for Gov't Agencies to Protect Citizen Information - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys Survey Shows Need for Gov’t Agencies to Protect Citizen Information

    A Unisys-sponsored study has unveiled that most Americans are hesitant to share their personal information with the government in a virtual environment for fear of privacy infringement. Among 2K respondents, two-thirds said they are concerned of how the government uses and protects their data, Unisys said Friday. Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys, said the […] More

  • CACI Offers to Help Army Test New SIGINT, EW Platform; Jerry Parker Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Offers to Help Army Test New SIGINT, EW Platform; Jerry Parker Quoted

    CACI International has offered its Tactical Radio Frequency Exploitation Vehicle to help the U.S. Army test a new platform designed to consolidate signals intelligence and electronic warfare functions, C4ISRNET reported Saturday. Jerry Parker, senior vice president of C4ISR and EW at CACI, said at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting that the company […] More

  • ULA Preps Atlas V Rocket for Fourth AEHF Military Comms Satellite Launch; Gary Wentz Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Preps Atlas V Rocket for Fourth AEHF Military Comms Satellite Launch; Gary Wentz Quoted

    United Launch Alliance has begun final preparations to launch a Lockheed Martin-built military communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday at Cape Canaveral AF Station in Florida. ULA said Friday its Atlas V 551 rocket will carry the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency spacecraft designed to help command and tactical forces transmit data. Lockheed delivered AEHF-4 to Cape […] More

  • Army Recognizes CTC Participation in Energy, Water Conservation Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Recognizes CTC Participation in Energy, Water Conservation Program

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition from the U.S. Army for supporting assessment efforts under Fort Huachuca’s energy and water conservation program. The service said Thursday honored CTC with one of the 2018 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Awards in a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. The company’s support in the assessment led to the […] More

  • Hortonworks’ Shaun Bierweiler: 'Data Lakes' Help Firms Store Unstructured & Structured Info - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hortonworks’ Shaun Bierweiler: ‘Data Lakes’ Help Firms Store Unstructured & Structured Info

    Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of Hortonworks‘ U.S. public sector business, said in an interview published Thursday on CIO Dive that organizations would experience the advantages of a data lake if they determine the usefulness of information stored in the system. “At a very high level, a data lake is simply a storage component where you can put […] More

  • Engility Named Center for Cyber Safety and Education’s Partner of the Year; Lynn Dugle Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Named Center for Cyber Safety and Education’s Partner of the Year; Lynn Dugle Quoted

    The Center for Cyber Safety and Education has named Engility as its 2018 partner of the year for serving and employing veterans in jobs for cybersecurity. The nonprofit said Tuesday it awarded the designation to the company during the 2018 (ISC)2 Security Congress. Lynn Dugle, chairman, president and CEO of Engility, said veterans interested in serving […] More

  • Insitu, University of Alaska Fairbanks Obtain FAA Approval for Autonomous BVLOS Test Flights - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu, University of Alaska Fairbanks Obtain FAA Approval for Autonomous BVLOS Test Flights

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary and the University of Alaska Fairbanks have received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct unmanned beyond-visual-line-of-sight and nighttime test flights. The effort will help authorize autonomous drone flights in the National Airspace System, at or below an altitude of 400 feet, Insitu said Wednesday. Esina Alic, president and CEO of […] More

  • NVIDIA, Oracle to Combine Server, Cloud Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NVIDIA, Oracle to Combine Server, Cloud Platforms

    NVIDIA and Oracle have partnered to integrate a cloud-based server technology with an infrastructure-as-a-service platform to help customers address various computing requirements. The partnership will offer the NVIDIA’s HGX-2 platform on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in a push to give clients access to a unified architecture intended to support artificial intelligence, analytics and machine learning functions, Oracle said Wednesday. Both […] More

  • Boeing Invests in Propulsion System Developer Accion Systems via HorizonX - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Propulsion System Developer Accion Systems via HorizonX

    Boeing has invested in Accion Systems to support production and delivery of electric propulsion systems for satellites and other space vehicles. Boeing said Wednesday the investment, which was led by its HorizonX Ventures arm in partnership with GettyLab, will allow Accion to expand its manufacturing operations, as well as access Boeing’s personnel and facilities. Boeing […] More