Rockwell Collins has received a five-year, $40 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide repairs, engineering support and depot-level reparable items. Work under the contract will be done to support the Defense Department and foreign military sales efforts, the DoD said Monday. The DLA is financing the contract through funds intended for fiscal …
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Kevin Phillips, president and CEO of ManTech International, has discussed the wait times associated with the federal government’s security clearance process at a Senate panel hearing, Government Executive reported Wednesday. “The time to get a top secret clearance is over a year, and for a secret clearance, the wait is eight months,” Phillips …
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Trend Micro has secured clearance from the Defense Information Systems Agency for its configuration document designed for use in the deployment of the company’s security tool on Defense Department-run networks. DISA cleared the configuration document for the Trend Micro Deep Security 9.x platform after the agency assessed the guidelines against …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Corp. recently tested its newest version of solid-state lasers, which Gizmag’s David Szondy writes marks progress toward practical application of laser weapon systems. The defense contracting firm tested its Gamma FireStrike laser system May 1 at its Redondo Beach facility. During the test, the laser burned through and parts …
Read More »The Defense Department is currently on short-term leases for many commercial satellites, but industry executives are suggesting the Pentagon could benefit from additional leasing options it is yet to pursue, Defense Systems reports. Richard DalBellow, Intelsat vice president for legal and government affairs, said at Tuesday’s Satelllite 2012 conference that …
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