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Elbit Systems’ UK Arm Gets $100M Electronic Warfare Tech Delivery Contract

The U.K.-based subsidiary of Elbit Systems has secured a potential 13-year, $100 million contract from Babcock International Group to provide the U.K. naval force with electronic warfare capabilities. Elbit Systems UK will design, produce and deliver EW command and control systems, radar electronic support measures and other maritime EW platforms and provide in-service support to […] More

November 10, 2021, 3:38 am
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White Paper Offers Guidance on Zero Trust Strategy Development

T-Rex Solutions cybersecurity executives Allen Harper and Jyoti Wadhwa co-authored with 11 industry executives a white paper that seeks to guide organizations how to come up with a zero trust strategy in accordance with the White House’s cybersecurity executive order. The white paper calls for organizations to evaluate the maturity level of their zero trust […] More

November 9, 2021, 5:35 am
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Elbit Systems-KBR JV Gets $88M Trainer Aircraft Operational Support Contract

A joint venture of Israel-based Elbit Systems and KBR has received a potential 12-year, $88 million contract to provide operational support for the U.K. defense ministry’s four additional Texan T-6C training aircraft. U.K.-based Affinity Flying Training Services will operate the additional T-6C planes at Royal Air Force Valley in Wales in support of the U.K. […] More

November 9, 2021, 4:21 am
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Palo Alto Networks Issues Report on Hackers Targeting Entities in Defense, Other Sectors

Palo Alto Networks has found that suspected foreign threat actors have compromised nine organizations across the defense, technology, health care, education and energy industries, CNN reported Sunday. Ryan Olson, vice president of the Unit 42 division at Palo Alto Networks, said the hackers sought to maintain persistent access to the targeted entities’ networks by stealing […] More

November 8, 2021, 4:00 am
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Navy to Hold Industry Day on Unmanned, Autonomous Tech Development Programs

The U.S. Navy will conduct an industry day on Nov. 18 to discuss acquisition, development and sustainment programs for autonomous and unmanned systems and platforms. The service plans to award a contract to support the development, procurement, experiments, testing, exercises and demonstration of unmanned systems, according to a notice published Tuesday. Naval Sea Systems Command […] More

November 5, 2021, 11:45 am
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Spire to Support HMMH’s NASA Low-Boom Flight Demonstration Contract; Theresa Condor Quoted

Spire Global has been named a subcontractor in a potential eight-year, $29 million contract that NASA awarded to Harris Miller Miller & Hanson to support the second and third phases of the space agency’s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration initiative using the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft. “As NASA develops supersonic technology and aircraft, we join […] More

November 5, 2021, 11:44 am
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Mike Daniels: Google Gets FedRAMP High, DOD IL4 Authorizations for Cloud Services

Google has secured high authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based collaboration platform. Mike Daniels, vice president of Google Cloud’s global public sector business, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the FedRAMP High authorization given to Google Workspace will provide federal customers a secure environment to collaborate with other […] More

November 4, 2021, 11:51 am
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ManTech’s Kevin Phillips: OTAs Could Help Bring More Tech Innovation to Federal Government

Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO of ManTech International and a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the federal government should continue using other transaction authorities as a way to transition the acquisition process’ focus from contract requirements to an outcome-based approach to help speed up the delivery of commercial innovation to agencies, the Washington Business […] More

November 4, 2021, 11:50 am
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Amazon Seeks FCC Approval to Launch 2 Prototype Satellites for Project Kuiper; Rajeev Badyal Quoted

Amazon has filed with the Federal Communications Commission an experimental license application to launch and operate two prototype satellites for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation project meant to deliver broadband service to underserved and unserved communities worldwide. Amazon said Tuesday it signed an agreement with ABL Space Systems to launch from Cape Canaveral Space […] More

November 3, 2021, 11:48 am
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FedRAMP Board Prioritizes 5 Cloud Vendors for Provisional Authorization Process

Five companies have obtained priority status to work with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s Joint Authorization Board to secure a provisional authority to operate for their cloud platforms. Cisco Systems, Crowdstrike, Qualtrics, Qualys and Slack Technologies will work with JAB on security package reviews needed to gain P-ATOs for their cloud offerings, FedRAMP […] More

November 3, 2021, 11:47 am
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GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks on Software Bill of Materials as Cyber Risk Management Tool

Chuck Brooks, a GovCon Expert and president of Brooks Consulting International, said public and private sector organizations can use a software bill of materials as a tool for cybersecurity risk management to help secure supply chains. “SBOMs can allow for discovery and mitigation of software security risks early in the production cycle,” Brooks wrote in […] More

November 2, 2021, 11:32 am
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LMI Secures HHS Contract for Countermeasures Acceleration Group Support; Christen Smith, Pete Pflugrath Quoted

LMI will provide support for the countermeasures acceleration group within the office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services under a potential two-year, $24 million contract. CAG seeks to speed up the development, manufacturing and distribution of vaccines and therapeutics in response to the COVID-19 pandemic […] More

November 2, 2021, 11:31 am