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  • Virtustream Launches SaaS Option for Risk Mgmt Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virtustream Launches SaaS Option for Risk Mgmt Software

    Dell Technologies’ Virtustream business has added a software-as-a-service option to a platform that works to provide compliance monitoring and risk management support to government agencies and commercial users. The addition of the SaaS option to Virtustream Viewtrust seeks to provide clients with insights into their compliance and risk posture in both cloud and physical environments, Virtustream said Tuesday. Virtustream […] More

  • Iron Mountain Launches Data Protection, Recovery Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iron Mountain Launches Data Protection, Recovery Platform

    Iron Mountain has unveiled a data management platform that works to protect and recover critical information in the event of a cyber attack. The company said Wednesday its Iron Cloud Critical Protection and Recovery offering works to help organizations mitigate damage related to business disruption caused by cyber incidents through isolation of critical digital information […] More

  • GE to Help Develop Certification Framework for 3D-Printed Navy Vehicle Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Help Develop Certification Framework for 3D-Printed Navy Vehicle Parts

    General Electric‘s technology development unit has received a four-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop a framework to validate and certify 3D-printed spare parts for military ships, aircraft and other platforms. The company said Wednesday GE Global Research will collaborate with GE Aviation, GE Additive, Honeywell, Pennsylvania State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Navy […] More

  • Report: Pentagon OKs Sale of General Atomics-Built UAVs to India - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Pentagon OKs Sale of General Atomics-Built UAVs to India

    The Defense Department has decided to sell General Atomics-built Predator-B armed  unmanned aerial vehicles to the Indian military,  Hindustan Times reported Tuesday. U.S. and Indian diplomatic officials told the publication that DoD conveyed its decision through government channels. The report said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo could bring up the proposed […] More

  • Air Force Taps FIU to Launch Antenna Research Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps FIU to Launch Antenna Research Center

    The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research has granted a $4.8 million award to Florida International University for the launching of a new research center dedicated to developing origami or foldable antennas. Stavros Georgakopoulos, associate professor at the university’s department of electrical and computer engineering, will serve as the leader of the Center for Physically Reconfigurable and Deployable […] More

  • SIPRI Report: Global Military Expenditure Reached $1.7T in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SIPRI Report: Global Military Expenditure Reached $1.7T in 2017

    A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says military spending worldwide hit a total of $1.7 trillion in 2017, reflecting a 1.1 percent increase from 2016. SIPRI said Wednesday U.S. military spending remained steady for two years in a row at $610 billion and the country remained the world’s largest defense spender followed by China […] More

  • Northrop Opens Cyber Center at Port San Antonio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Opens Cyber Center at Port San Antonio

    Northrop Grumman has opened a cyber center on the Port San Antonio campus in Texas as part of efforts to help government customers safeguard critical systems and address cybersecurity challenges. The company said Wednesday its 7,700-square-foot center at 903 Billy Mitchell Blvd. features a cyber integration laboratory, production facilities, warehouse space and a user experience platform designed to increase […] More

  • 4th Lockheed-Made SBIRS GEO Satellite Transmits Initial Images Through ‘First Light’ Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4th Lockheed-Made SBIRS GEO Satellite Transmits Initial Images Through ‘First Light’ Milestone

    The fourth missile warning satellite that Lockheed Martin built for the U.S. Air Force sent its initial images back to Earth as part of the “first light” milestone. Lockheed said Wednesday the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Flight-4 satellite switched on its sensors in February during the vehicle checkout phase as part of the milestone. “With the […] More

  • Kratos Expands Military Training & Simulation Facility; Jose Diaz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Expands Military Training & Simulation Facility; Jose Diaz Comments

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed an expansion of its military training and simulation facility in Orlando, Fla., in a move to further help the Defense Department prepare troops for combat missions. The company said Wednesday the expanded facility offers military personnel with different warfighting training approaches such as simulated air, seal and land environments, digital experiences […] More

  • TSA Solicits Screening Tech from Startups Via DHS' S&T Directorate - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Solicits Screening Tech from Startups Via DHS’ S&T Directorate

    The Transportation Security Administration has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate to request potential detection and screening technologies from startups, which will have the opportunity to receive up to $800,000 in non-dilutive funds. The TSA’s Object Recognition and Adaptive Algorithms in Passenger Property Screening solicitation through S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program seeks products […] More

  • NTT Group, Dell Technologies to Unveil Smart City Proof of Concept in Las Vegas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTT Group, Dell Technologies to Unveil Smart City Proof of Concept in Las Vegas

    NTT Group and Dell Technologies have teamed up to launch a smart cities program in Las Vegas in support of the city’s digital transformation effort. The companies will field a smart city platform that will integrate NTT’s Cognitive Foundation architecture with Dell EMC’s internet-of-things gateways and hyperconverged infrastructure and VMware’s vCloud network functions virtualization function, […] More

  • Insitu to Provide UAS Curriculum Training, Support for University of North Dakota - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Insitu to Provide UAS Curriculum Training, Support for University of North Dakota

    The University of North Dakota has expanded a partnership with Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary in a move to expand UND’s unmanned aircraft system curriculum and fleet. Insitu said Wednesday the university will incorporate Catalina, INEXA Control and TacitView software platforms into its aviation program by fall 2019, UND also intends to adopt the ScanEagle 3 platform to augment the university’s current fleet of more […] More