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Saab Intends to Open T-X Aircraft Production Facility in Indiana
Saab is slated to open a manufacturing facility in West Lafayette, Ind., to support the production of T-X trainer aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, Defense News reported Friday.
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Bruce Grotenhuis Promoted to Telligen Federal Health Solutions VP
Bruce Grotenhuis, a senior director at Telligen, has been promoted to vice president of federal health solutions at the Iowa-based health management company, FedHealthIT reported Friday.
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GSA Seeks to Improve Citizen Experience Through Hackathon
The General Service Administration plans to conduct a hackathon on June 19 in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and six other GSA locations to enhance the usability of some agency applications and improve customer experience, Fedscoop reported Friday.
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NASA Issues Statement on Maxar’s Selection for Lunar ‘Gateway’ Propulsion Dev’t Contract
A source selection statement issued by NASA Thursday shows that price and contract terms were the factors that helped Maxar Technologies win a  $375M contract to build and demonstrate a power and propulsion element for the agency’s proposed lunar Gateway space station, SpaceNews reported Friday.
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Eight Firms to Further Develop Tech Platforms Under DHS Smart City Innovation Program
The Department of Homeland Security has selected eight companies to further develop unmanned aerial system, in-building sensor and communications technology prototypes under the second phase of the Smart Cities Internet of Things Innovation Labs initiative.
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Boeing Awarded Navy Logistics Aircraft Sustainment Contract
Boeing has secured a $51.5M contract to help the U.S. Navy sustain 17 C-40A Clipper aircraft that support military airlift missions. The company will provide sustaining engineering, engineering data, technical publications and data distribution services under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Friday.
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IBM’s John Kamensky: Federal Agencies Should Prepare Employees for the Future of Work
John Kamensky, a senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, wrote in a Nextgov article published Friday that the federal workforce should undergo retraining as several factors shape the future of work. Kamensky mentioned some of the forces that could change how work will be carried out in the future that were cited in an article published in Harvard Business Review.
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Northrop, Air Force Research Lab Test Software-Based GPS Navigation System
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated the first software-defined GPS receiver, which was designed for rapid GPS signal tracking, during a recently concluded test flight with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate.
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AWS Connects Global Ground Stations for New Satellite Data Service
Amazon Web Services is offering AWS Ground Station, a new service that gives customers expanded access to satellite data through a network of ground stations around the world.