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TEVET Partners With Raytheon Under DOD Mentor-Protege Program

Test and measurement equipment supplier TEVET seeks to enhance its capabilities in radar, electromagnetic spectrum operations and radio communications systems via a strategic partnership with RTX company Raytheon under the Department of Defense's Mentor-Protege Program. TEVET said Tuesday that the Mentor-Protege Program pairs small businesses with larger contractors so that the small businesses could develop their capabilities and enhance their competitiveness in the government contracting space.

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May 17, 2024, 9:43 am
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Carahsoft to Make TAG Infosphere SaaS Offering Available to Public Sector Customers

Carahsoft Technology will serve as public sector distributor for cybersecurity research and advisory support provider TAG Infosphere under a new partnership between the two companies. Carahsoft said Wednesday that through its Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2, National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint and OMNIA Partners contracts, and with the help of reseller […] More

May 16, 2024, 7:02 pm
in DOD, News

Completion of Engineering Developmental Testing Brings Epirus Counter-UAS System Closer to Operational Use

Epirus has completed engineering developmental testing of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability – High-Power Microwave counter-drone system, which the aerospace and defense company has provided to the U.S. Army. Epirus said Wednesday that the EDT, which was carried out through April, provided an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the IFPC-HPM system against unmanned aerial […] More

May 16, 2024, 6:36 pm
in Contract Awards, News

Airbus to Pitch Unmanned UH-72 Helicopter for Marine Corps Logistics Drone Program; Rob Geckle Quoted

The unmanned version of the Lakota UH-72 helicopter has been selected for inclusion in the first phase of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector program, The War Zone reported Tuesday. The ALC program is one of three efforts being carried out by the Marine Corps to acquire aerial logistics drones that can be deployed […] More

May 15, 2024, 11:35 am
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Voyager Space Partners With NASA to Develop New Airlock for Mars Transit Vehicle

Voyager Space and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will conduct a 12-month study under a recently-awarded collaborative announcement notice to develop an airlock to be incorporated onto the Mars Transit Vehicle. Voyager said Tuesday that the airlock, dubbed “Red Knight,” will be based on its own Bishop Airlock design, which is already in use on […] More

May 15, 2024, 11:35 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Pragyansmita Nayak Discusses Value of Data Categorization for Federal Agencies

Effective data categorization makes it possible to easily determine which information is essential to a given operation or decision, making the process “pivotal” to federal agencies undergoing transformation driven by an evolving technological landscape, according to Pragyansmita Nayak, chief data scientist at Hitachi Vantara Federal. Effective categorization also brings the added benefits of improving stakeholder […] More

May 14, 2024, 11:51 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

GDIT’s Amy Gilliland Cites CMS Contract Win as Highlight in Company’s Successful 2023

For General Dynamics Information Technology President Amy Gilliland, one of her company’s most noteworthy contracts in 2023 was winning the recompete of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid deal that sought to modernize the agency’s accounting system. Gilliland, a 2024 Wash100 winner, said Thursday in an interview with Nextgov/FCW that the contract would see GDIT […] More

May 13, 2024, 11:25 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former Esri Account Exec Joshua Thiel Joins Chartis Federal as Growth & Business Development VP

Joshua Thiel has taken on the role of vice president of growth and business development at systems engineering and integration firm Chartis Federal. Thiel said on LinkedIn that his new position entails overseeing efforts to grow Chartis Federal’s client base and introduce new offerings. Thiel’s prior employers include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Booz Allen Hamilton and, […] More

May 13, 2024, 11:20 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, DOD, News

Space Systems Command Soliciting Acquisition & Financial Services to Support AATS Programs

The Assured Access to Space program office within the Space Systems Command is soliciting proposals for requirements under SSC Acquisition and Financial Support Services 2.1. Work under SAFS 2.1 will support AATS’ Acquisition Category I NSSL program, non-ACAT Rocket Systems Launch Program and Launch and Test Range Systems program, according to a solicitation posted Thursday […] More

May 10, 2024, 11:37 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Cloudflare-US Government Partnership to Provide Private Sector With Advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence

Cloudflare, the Department of the Treasury and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have entered into a partnership with the aim of enhancing the financial services industry’s cyber resilience. Under the partnership, financial institutions recognized by the Treasury Department and are users of Cloudflare Gateway will gain access to a custom indicator feed that will deliver advanced […] More

May 10, 2024, 11:35 am
in Executive Moves, News

Sid Dhir Assumes Chief Strategy and Technology Officer Role at HighPoint Digital

HighPoint Digital, a provider of IT support and customer service offerings for the federal government, has named Sid Dhir as its new chief strategy and technology officer. HighPoint said in a recent press release that Dhir brings almost two decades of IT leadership and strategic planning experience to the new role, in which capacity he […] More

May 9, 2024, 11:35 am
in Defense Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales, News

$144M Sale of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Upgrade Kits to UAE Approved by State Department

The Department of State has approved a potential foreign military sale of WCU-33/B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile Control Section Modification upgrade kits to the United Arab Emirates. The transaction has an estimated cost of $144 million and covers 149 units of the HCSM upgrade kits, the loan of telemetry kits — which include encryption devices, support […] More

May 8, 2024, 11:36 am