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Client Solution Architects Secures Spot on $975M Army Contract for Training Services

Army Contracting Command – Orlando has awarded Client Solution Architects a spot on the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II contract. CSA said Wednesday that under the $975 million multiple-award indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract, it will work to enhance the readiness of military units by providing live, virtual, constructive and gaming training as well as technical support. […] More

April 30, 2024, 11:24 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, News

Elastic VP Chris Townsend Says Data Transformation Critical to Improved Government Services

The recent Elastic Public Sector Summit offered several key takeaways into how government agencies could better handle data in order to improve citizen engagement and deliver public service more efficiently, according to Chris Townsend, vice president of public sector at search analytics company Elastic. First, tools that can rapidly transform large data sets into actionable […] More

April 29, 2024, 12:24 pm
in Executive Moves, News

SAP NS2 Appoints Scott Michalek as Strategic Architecture VP

Scott Michalek has taken on the role of vice president of strategic architecture at SAP National Security Services, an independent U.S. subsidiary of business process software developer SAP. Michalek announced his new position recently on LinkedIn, where he said his new responsibilities include the design and implementation of technologies for customers within regulated U.S. IT […] More

April 29, 2024, 12:22 pm
in Financial Reports, News

CACI Demonstrates ‘Outstanding Performance’ in Q3 FY 2024, John Mengucci Says

CACI International has released its financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2024, during which the company demonstrated what President and CEO and 2024 Wash100 winner John Mengucci described as “outstanding performance.” CACI reported Wednesday that it had generated $1.9 billion in revenue during the period, an 11.1 percent improvement year-over-year, and […] More

April 26, 2024, 4:03 pm
in Contract Awards, DOD, News

Lynk to Provide Government Agencies Sat2phone Services via $900M DISA Contract

Lynk Global will make it possible for various government agencies like the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to acquire satellite-direct-to-standard-phone services under a $900 million multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency. Lynk said Wednesday that the contract covers a variety of sat2phone services like weather and information broadcasting, […] More

April 25, 2024, 4:56 am
in DOD, News

SSC Seeks Satellite-Based Weather Sensing Technologies for DOD Forecasting Needs

The Space Systems Command has issued a request for information as part of a strategy to establish an integrated satellite network with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities that would provide terrestrial and space weather data to meet Department of Defense forecasting needs. The government is working to determine the ability of industry partners to deliver technological capabilities relevant to SBEM environmental parameters articulated under 2012 Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memo 091-12 and 2014 JROCM 092-14, according to the RFI posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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April 24, 2024, 11:26 am
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ULA Eyes Vulcan Centaur Upper Stage Reuse for On-Orbit Missions

United Launch Alliance looks to reuse the upper stages of its Vulcan Centaur heavy-lift launch vehicles by keeping them in orbit, where they could perform other functions apart from the original launch mission. ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno explained in an interview during the Space Symposium conference how Vulcan upper stages, loaded with additional propellant, could work to move other spacecraft in orbit or event defend them against anti-satellite weapons.

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April 23, 2024, 10:27 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, DOD

General Atomics to Endorse Gray Eagle Variant for Army Recon Aircraft Requirement

The aeronautics business of General Atomics plans to put forward a modified version of its MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system to address the U.S. Army's requirement for an armed scout aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. head Dave Alexander made the revelation in a recent interview, saying, "We’re trying to jump into that [opportunity]."

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April 22, 2024, 11:44 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, Defense Security Cooperation, Foreign Military Sales, News

Argentina to Acquire Basler BT-67 Aircraft via $143M Foreign Military Sale

A potential foreign military sale of Basler BT-67 aircraft to the government of Argentina has been approved by the U.S. Department of State. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday that the FMS has an estimated cost of $143 million and includes the aircraft themselves, various parts, technical documentation, training equipment and logistics and program support, such as personnel training, technical and engineering services and transportation.

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April 19, 2024, 10:59 am
in Cybersecurity, M&A Activity, News

Armis Completes $150M Acquisition of Silk Security

Asset intelligence and cybersecurity company Armis has acquired for $150 million Silk Security, the developer of Silk Platform, which works to provide cyber risk prioritization and remediation. Armis said Wednesday that following the acquisition, Silk Platform will be integrated into its own artificial intelligence-powered vulnerability prioritization and remediation product called Armis Centrix.

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April 18, 2024, 10:17 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Axellio’s Scott Aken Calls for Changes to Network Traffic Monitoring Amid TLS 1.3 Implementation

Organizations will have to augment their approaches to network traffic monitoring when they implement Transport Layer Security 1.3, according to Scott Aken, the CEO of software company Axellio. Aken explains in an opinion column published Tuesday on Security Magazine that TLS 1.3 "significantly enhances" data encryption but in so doing imposes limits on data stream decryption, making network security monitoring more difficult and potentially obscuring malware and traffic by threat actors.

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April 18, 2024, 10:16 am
in Cloud, News

PacStar Communications Platforms to Host Kubernetes Technologies Under Strategic Alliance Between RGS, Curtiss-Wright

Rancher Government Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with the defense solutions division of Curtiss-Wright with the aim of bringing Kubernetes and container management technologies to the tactical edge. The two companies said Wednesday that under the partnership, the Harvester hyper-converged infrastructure and the Rancher Multi Cluster Manager will be hosted on PacStar 400-Series tactical communications products.

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April 17, 2024, 10:40 am