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Stacy Schwartz: AT&T to Help DHS Agencies Modernize Telecom Infrastructure With IP-Based Networking Services

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 21, 2021 — AT&T will provide IP-based networking services in support of the modernization of the telecommunications infrastructure at the Department of Homeland Security and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Science and Technology Directorate components, ExecutiveGov May 27. Services will be delivered as part of […] More

June 21, 2021, 12:15 pm
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Former SAIC Exec Charles Onstott Joins Calibre as VP, CTO

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 21, 2021 — Charles Onstott, former senior vice president and chief technology officer at Science Applications International Corp., was appointed as VP and CTO at Calibre Systems, where he will drive the development and application of enterprise information technology platforms to support growth initiatives, GovCon Wire reported May 28. As part […] More

June 21, 2021, 12:14 pm
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NASA Details Need for Lab Support Services, Operations for Kennedy Space Center
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Robotic Research Appoints Josh Araujo as CFO, Don Lefeve as Corporate Affairs Head

Robotic Research has named Josh Araujo, a former OGT Engineering and Construction executive, as chief financial officer and Don Lefeve, former president and CEO of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, as head of corporate affairs. Alberto Lacaze, president and co-founder of Robotic Research, said in a statement published Thursday the commercial and government experience of […] More

June 18, 2021, 12:22 pm
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Fortem CTO Adam Robertson Joins FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Committee

Adam Robertson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Fortem Technologies, was added to the Aviation Rulemaking Committee of the Federal Aviation Administration to focus on ARC’s unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line-of-sight operations. The company said Thursday Robertson and other committee members will provide industry insight to inform the agency’s creation of new regulations for […] More

June 18, 2021, 12:20 pm
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Parsons Delivers 2 Smallsats for SBIRS GEO5 Altas V Launch

Parsons has integrated the secondary payload on the Altas V rocket for the Space-Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight 5 mission as part of the company’s $100 million Launch Manifest Systems Integrator contract awarded in 2019. The company said Wednesday two Technology Demonstration Orbiters named TDO-3 and TDO-4 were delivered to ride-share on the […] More

June 17, 2021, 12:07 pm
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Former Cerius VP Tiffany Egenes Named CyberSheath’s Customer Success Director

Tiffany Egenes, former vice president of client success at Cerius Interim Executive Solutions, has joined CyberSheath as director, responsible for customer success-focused activities such as onboarding, retention, collaboration and fostering of long-term relationships with clients. CyberSheath said Tuesday the new customer success director brings to the company over two decades of project management and professional […] More

June 16, 2021, 12:08 pm
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AeroVironment Moves HQ to Virginia to Expand Washington, DC Footprint

AeroVironment has moved its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia in an effort to grow its Washington, D.C. presence while maintaining operations in Simi Valley, California– where it was previously based– and other company locations in the U.S. and Germany. Wahid Nawabi, president and CEO of AeroVironment, said in a statement published Tuesday the relocation is […] More

June 16, 2021, 11:58 am
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QOMPLX Names 5 Industry Vets as Post-Merger Board Appointees; Jason Crabtree Quoted
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DOD Taps Teledyne Subsidiary for Development of Wearable Chemical Detector

A Teledyne Technologies subsidiary has secured a potential five-year contract with the Department of Defense for the development of a chemical detector that can be worn by U.S. troops for immediate danger detection, or carried by an unmanned aerial system for remote reconnaissance. Teledyne FLIR will work under the Compact Vapor Chemical Agent Detector initiative […] More

June 15, 2021, 11:59 am
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Raytheon Books $78M Air Force Contract Modification for Qatari Radar Logistics Support

Raytheon Technologies has received a $78.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for the delivery of contractor logistic support for an early warning radar it constructed to help Qatar expand its defense against medium- and long-range ballistic missile threats. The award provides for five-year logistic support for the Qatar Early Warning Radar and […] More

June 15, 2021, 11:57 am
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Researchers Studying Power Plant Cooling Methods at General Atomics-Operated DIII-D Fusion Facility

Researchers at the General Atomics-operated DIII-D magnetic fusion research facility conducted “Super-H Mode” high-performance regime experiments to evaluate approaches to regulating heat and particle flow at the fusion reaction edge, and results show a pathway for excess heat removal from future power plants. General Atomics, a national user facility for the Department of Energy’s Office […] More

June 14, 2021, 11:59 am