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  • TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform

    TalaTek has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer the company’s enterprise security compliance management platform to government agencies. Enterprise Compliance Management Solution is designed to help customers manage risks and comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, FedRAMP and other security requirements, TalaTek said Monday. ECMS works to provide real-time risk management assistance and visibility into […] More

  • Report: Qatar's Future Boeing-Built F-15s Would Include New Wing Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Qatar’s Future Boeing-Built F-15s Would Include New Wing Upgrade

    Boeing will introduce an updated wing structure for the F-15 Advanced Eagle fighter aircraft that the company will deliver to Qatar, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Steve Parker, Boeing vice-president of F-15 programs, told FlightGlobal that the aircraft maker could offer the redesigned wing as a service life extension option for the F-15 fleets of the U.S. Air Force and […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Space Tech R&D Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Space Tech R&D Proposals

    The U.S. Air Force has requested proposals from small businesses that can research and develop technologies to optimize the U.S. military’s space systems. The Air Force said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice that the Spacecraft Object Tracking and Characterization program will cover space systems such as launch platforms, payload adapters, on-orbit systems, communications links, ground systems and […] More

  • Report: US Aerospace Firms Eye Rocket Launches From Brazil - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: US Aerospace Firms Eye Rocket Launches From Brazil

    U.S. aerospace companies have shown interest in launching rockets from Brazil during a visit to the country’s Alcantara military base in December, Reuters reported Friday. Representatives from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Microcosm, SpaceX and Vector Space Systems participated in the trip that was organized by Rubens Barbosa, a former Brazilian ambassador to U.S. Raul Jungmann, Brazil’s defense […] More

  • Carahsoft to Sell ASG Technologies' Data Intelligence, Content Mgmt Platforms to Govt Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Sell ASG Technologies’ Data Intelligence, Content Mgmt Platforms to Govt Customers

    ASG Technologies and Carahsoft Technology have entered a partnership that authorizes the latter to offer ASG’s enterprise data intelligence and content management platforms to government customers. Carahsoft said Thursday ASG’s enterprise data intelligence tools are designed to provide actionable insights into data as well as manage changes. ASG’s products will work to help Carahsoft customers and […] More

  • Textron's Bell Helicopter Subsidiary Renamed as 'Bell' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s Bell Helicopter Subsidiary Renamed as ‘Bell’

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has changed its name to “Bell” and adopted a new logo to reflect the company’s focus on innovation and customer experience. Bell said Thursday it collaborated with brand and design consultancy FutureBrand to complete the rebranding, which will be carried out over the next year. The two companies started the project in the […] More

  • DARPA Picks 2 Firms, 2 Universities to Develop Pandemic Response Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Picks 2 Firms, 2 Universities to Develop Pandemic Response Tools

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded contracts to two companies and two universities to develop tools that can help stop the spread of infectious diseases within 60 days. MedImmune, Abcellera Biologics, Duke University and Vanderbilt University will create technologies for the Pandemic Prevention Platform designed to analyze viruses for antibody discovery and assess candidate therapeutic products, DARPA said Thursday. […] More

  • Thales: Federal Agencies Saw 20% Rise in Data Breaches; Nick Jovanovic Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales: Federal Agencies Saw 20% Rise in Data Breaches; Nick Jovanovic Comments

    A new report by Thales says 57 percent of U.S. federal government respondents claimed their agencies experienced a data breach over the past year. The figure in the “2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition” shows a 23-percent increase from the 2017 report, which revealed that 34 percent of respondents encountered a breach, Thales said Thursday. […] More

  • Sequoia Holdings Unveils Blockchain-Based Software Dev. Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sequoia Holdings Unveils Blockchain-Based Software Dev. Platform

    Sequoia Holdings has introduced a blockchain-based software development platform designed to help application developers and government agencies build, test and deploy smart contract applications. The software company said Wednesday the SEQNet blockchain-as-a-service platform will support the development of blockchain-based smart contracts, which work to log all agreements, processes, tasks and payments in a digital record that […] More

  • SAIC, Community DNS Jointly Offer DDoS Protection Services; Paul Welch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC, Community DNS Jointly Offer DDoS Protection Services; Paul Welch Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has partnered with Community DNS to introduce a suite of cybersecurity and intelligence service offerings designed to protect information technology platforms from distributed denial of service attacks. SAIC said Wednesday the services will work to help clients avoid DDoS and other domain name system-based attacks without requiring them to purchase software or hardware. […] More

  • FBI Releases Cloud Computing Service RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Releases Cloud Computing Service RFI

    The FBI has issued a request for information on potential vendors of cloud-based  infrastructure as-a-service, platform as-a-service and software as-a-service offerings. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says the bureau plans to acquire PaaS and SaaS platforms from a cloud service provider with a large-scale commercial offering in an effort to comply with the government’s “Cloud First” policy. The […] More

  • Globecomm Joins AWS Partner Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm Joins AWS Partner Network

    Globecomm has been designated as a “Standard Technology Partner” within Amazon Web Services‘ Partner Network. The partnership authorizes Globecomm to integrate its global satellite and fiber network with AWS’ storage, computing and cloud content delivery services, Globecomm said Tuesday. The telecommunications company can also provision clients’ content, work processes and network connectivity into AWS and give existing […] More