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  • MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021

    A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 25.6 percent for the global cloud computing in education market over the next five years. The 151-page report estimates that revenue for education-related cloud computing products and services will reach $25.36 billion by 2021 from $8.13 billion in 2016, the RnR Market Research said Oct. 6. Public cloud deployment type is projected […] More

  • Raytheon-NCSA Study: Election-Related Threats Fueling Interest in Cyber Careers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-NCSA Study: Election-Related Threats Fueling Interest in Cyber Careers

    A study commissioned by Raytheon and the National Cyber Security Alliance indicates cyber threats against the U.S. presidential election have helped boost interest in cybersecurity careers among young adults. Raytheon said Wednesday Zogby Analytics conducted the “Securing Our Future: Closing the Cybersecurity Talent Gap” survey which involves 3,779 respondents aged 18 to 26 from the U.S. and worldwide. “Millennials see […] More

  • Ultimate Software Obtains Federal Certification for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Compliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultimate Software Obtains Federal Certification for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Compliance

    Ultimate Software has received certification from the Commerce Department that verifies the company’s compliance with a joint U.S.-European Union framework for data privacy protection. The company said Wednesday the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework is intended to replace the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor and requires companies to protect the personal data of Europeans. Ultimate Software also obtained the TRUSTe privacy certification that validates the company’s compliance […] More

  • Josh Walden: Intel Unveils Commercial Drone System for North American Markets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Josh Walden: Intel Unveils Commercial Drone System for North American Markets

    Intel has rolled out a commercial-grade unmanned aerial vehicle system for North American markets during the 2016 INTERGEO drone conference in Hamburg, Germany. Josh Walden, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s new technology group, wrote in an editorial published Tuesday that the Intel Falcon 8+ system consists of the company’s Falcon 8+ UAV, Cockpit mobile ground station and Powerpack battery. He added the drone is also […] More

  • Raytheon Conducts Risk Reduction Functional Tests on Air Force's GPS Ground Control Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Conducts Risk Reduction Functional Tests on Air Force’s GPS Ground Control Segment

    Raytheon has completed a series of risk reduction functional checkouts on the ground control segment of the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Positioning System satellites. The company said Wednesday its team conducted tests on GPS Operational Control System Block 1 components with a focus on OCX software. The test involved the integration of OCX Block 1 master control station with […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds IPsoft's AI-Based Digital Labor Platforms to GSA Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds IPsoft’s AI-Based Digital Labor Platforms to GSA Schedule

    Carahsoft Technology and IPsoft have partnered to offer the latter company’s artificial intelligence-based digital labor platforms through the General Services Administration‘s Schedule contract vehicle. The partnership aims to drive demand for IPsoft’s AI offerings across the public sector market, Carahsoft said Wednesday. “Federal organizations are under considerable pressure to deliver more with less, particularly when it comes to improving their […] More

  • Lockheed-Built Air Force Satellite Takes New Mission With NSF's South Pole Station - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Built Air Force Satellite Takes New Mission With NSF’s South Pole Station

    A Lockheed Martin-built legacy U.S. Air Force satellite has begun to provide communications services for the National Science Foundation‘s South Pole-based Amundsen-Scott Station. Lockheed said Tuesday the Defense Satellite Communications System III B7 replaced NSF’s decommissioned Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-3 in June to establish communication and data links between Amundsen-Scott Station and the U.S. Antarctic Program facility in New Zealand. DSCS III B7 […] More

  • Report: Norway's Defense Dept Plans F-35 'Block Buys' in 2019 and 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Norway’s Defense Dept Plans F-35 ‘Block Buys’ in 2019 and 2020

    Norway’s defense department seeks funds to procure an additional 12 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 jets in 2019 and 2020 through an annual budget proposal submitted to the country’s parliament, Star-Telegram reported Monday. Max Baker writes Norway is the first international partner in the fighter aircraft program  to propose a multiyear procurement of F-35s. “Norway and other international partners on the F-35 program have been […] More

  • Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support

    ATCC has received a potential seven-year, $32 million subcontract from a Leidos subsidiary to manage a National Cancer Institute biospecimen repository in Frederick, Maryland. ATCC said Tuesday its team will store and distribute biospecimens to basic and clinical investigators who support cancer and infectious disease research efforts as well as manage operational costs and logistics at NCI’s Frederick Central Repository. The […] More

  • Unisys' Patrick Doyle: Govt Should Include Public Safety Entities in Smart City Initiatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Patrick Doyle: Govt Should Include Public Safety Entities in Smart City Initiatives

    Patrick Doyle, Unisys global justice and law enforcement subject matter expert, has said  governments should integrate public safety functions into the interconnected systems of “smart city” programs. Doyle wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Tuesday that public safety agencies should be included in the information workflows of smart cities to boost situational awareness. Citizens that provide information through […] More

  • In-Q-Tel, Brainspace Partner to Support Intell Community With Machine Learning Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel, Brainspace Partner to Support Intell Community With Machine Learning Tech

    In-Q-Tel has invested in unstructured data analysis company Brainspace in a move to help address the operational needs of the U.S. intelligence community through machine learning technology. Brainspace said Tuesday the strategic partnership with IQT seeks to demonstrate the former’s machine learning and data analytics tools for digital investigations. “Throughout the intelligence community there is a huge challenge and untapped value in […] More

  • WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Opens New Boulder, Colorado Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Opens New Boulder, Colorado Office

    WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has opened a new office in Boulder, Colorado as the company works to expand its engineering and professional services into multiple market segments. The company’s facility at 4840 Pearl East Circle will support projects of clients across the buildings and transportation sectors in Colorado, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff said Monday. “The new office will expand our local base for the delivery of our […] More