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  • Matthew Shaw: Battelle Built New Bio-Chem Weapon Sensor to ID Agents Within 24 Hours - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matthew Shaw: Battelle Built New Bio-Chem Weapon Sensor to ID Agents Within 24 Hours

    Matthew Shaw, vice president and general manager of Battelle’s CBRNE defense business unit, says the nonprofit organization’s new sensor system works to identify chemical and biological agents after collecting an electronic signatures, Homeland Security Today reported Saturday. Anthony Kimery writes that Battelle will provide the Resource Effective BioIdentification System offering to the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, […] More

  • General Dynamics to Update Army Information Network Software; Chris Marzilli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Update Army Information Network Software; Chris Marzilli Comments

    General Dynamics’ C4 systems business unit has been awarded a $59 million contract to update the software system for the U.S. Army’s information network vehicles. The Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2 will feature soldier network extension and point-of-presence vehicles, General Dynamics said Thursday. General Dynamics C4 Systems developed the WIN-T Increment 2 network […] More

  • Boeing to Develop Automated Airport Traveler Cart - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Develop Automated Airport Traveler Cart

    Boeing is developing a self-running carriage for travelers to reach short-distance destinations in an airport, Wichita Business Journal reported Wednesday. Daniel McCoy writes Boeing recently moved to obtain a patent for the automated vehicle intended for persons with mobility issues. Boeing would design the vehicle to receive gate information and carry one to two passengers to […] More

  • CA Technologies Unveils New ID Mgmt Offering; Mike Denning Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CA Technologies Unveils New ID Mgmt Offering; Mike Denning Comments

    CA Technologies has released a new identity management services offering for customers to gain insights into data collected from network access controls. The company intends for network operators to process access requests and approvals for enterprise users by using the CA Identity Suite, CA said Wednesday. “The IAM engagement must be easy for business users, incorporating […] More

  • Marie Wieck: IBM Adds New Mobile App Development Studios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marie Wieck: IBM Adds New Mobile App Development Studios

    IBM has moved to help customers further extend their mobile technology programs by opening new mobile development collaboration studios worldwide. The company aims to help developers build and deliver mobile apps while responding to enterprise risks through the MobileFirst program, IBM said Tuesday. Marie Wieck, general manager of MobileFirst, said IBM wants to help clients grow their businesses […] More

  • Vivek Rao: Unisys Adds New ClearPath Services to Help Clients Refresh App Environments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vivek Rao: Unisys Adds New ClearPath Services to Help Clients Refresh App Environments

    Unisys has unveiled a new set of information technology services for customers to update their application environments with the goal of meeting their growing business demands. Users of the ClearPath application modernization services will be able to build automation, Web interfaces, mobile devices and social computing technologies for their business applications, Unisys said Tuesday. Vivek Rao, […] More

  • Lockheed Completes R&D Phase for Unmanned Quad-Rotor, Control Station; Kevin Westfall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes R&D Phase for Unmanned Quad-Rotor, Control Station; Kevin Westfall Comments

    Lockheed Martin is moving into the operational phase of an unmanned aerial system the company is building after completing the program’s research and development stage. The company designed the Indago vertical take-off and landing quad-rotor for surveillance and emergency response operations, Lockheed said Tuesday. A handheld ground control station accompanying the unmanned system works to help […] More

  • Informatica Hits 49% Subscription Revenue Growth in Q1; Ash Kulkarni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Informatica Hits 49% Subscription Revenue Growth in Q1; Ash Kulkarni Comments

    Informatica gained $14.5 million in subscription revenues during the first quarter of calendar year 2014, a 49 percent rise from the prior year period. The company recorded at least 2,000 subscription customers and reported 1,400 percent-revenue growth from $62.3 million in 1999 to $948.2 million in 2013, Informatica said Tuesday. Ash Kulkarni, senior vice president and […] More

  • Mike Jarrett: Raytheon Completes Multi-Mission Weapon Processor Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Jarrett: Raytheon Completes Multi-Mission Weapon Processor Test

    Raytheon has demonstrated a new multi-function processor for weapon systems through its own research and development funding. A Tomahawk Block IV missile aboard a T-39 aircraft was embedded with the modular processor to monitor and destroy radio-frequency-emitting objects, Raytheon said Monday. “We have assessed our company-funded multi-mission processor at Technical Readiness Level 6, enabling it to […] More

  • Scott Smith: Iridium Readies Ground Station Infrastructure Ahead of 2015 NEXT Launch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Smith: Iridium Readies Ground Station Infrastructure Ahead of 2015 NEXT Launch

    Iridium Communications has modernized its ground network months prior to its scheduled launch of a new satellite into low-Earth orbit in 2015. The company replaced the hardware and software systems of five ground stations and 21 antennas worldwide in order for the network to connect with the NEXT satellite constellation, Iridium said Monday. Scott Smith, chief […] More

  • Battelle, Toshiba, Cina Kick Off Quantum Communications Projects; Don Hayford, Gregoire Ribordy Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle, Toshiba, Cina Kick Off Quantum Communications Projects; Don Hayford, Gregoire Ribordy Comment

    Battelle, Toshiba‘s UK team and China have begun installing and testing communications networks by using quantum physics with the goal of helping to secure long-distance transmissions of data, Nature reported Wednesday. Jane Qiu writes Battelle and Geneva-based ID Quantique collaborated to deploy an approximately 403.8-mile optical fiber to Battelle’s Columbus, Ohio headquarters and offices in Washington. […] More

  • Boeing to Help Operate US Military Soldier Rescue Radio Network; Steve Capps Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Help Operate US Military Soldier Rescue Radio Network; Steve Capps Comments

    Boeing will maintain and perform engineering work on a system used by the U.S. military to rescue warfighters in distress under a four-year, $32.5 million contract. The company will also help train Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy on how to use the Combat Survivor Evader Locator tool, the company said Thursday. “With this first-ever multi-year CSEL support contract, Boeing will […] More