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At The New New Internet, the focus is always on the executive and what is coming next in cybersecurity, big data, analytics, C4ISR and a number of other technology related topics. In each article, the purpose is to inform the reader about the industry, which is evident in a recently published piece …

Lockheed Martin has created a laser weapon system with the intent to defend against adversarial close-range rockets and unmanned aerial systems, Defense Update reports. Tamir Eshel writes the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system has a 3.1-mile tracking range, contains a 10-kilowatt fiber-laser and uses an external radar cue when targeting UAS. The …

BAE Systems will provide the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency software analysis tools to help automate storage and processing of intelligence data across multiple sources, the company said Thursday. The company won a multi-year $60 million contract under NGA’s five-year Total Application Services for Enterprise Requirements program. BAE’s Activity-Based Intelligence systems integrate …

Avaya is helping the North American Aerospace Defense Command operate a hotline for children inquiring when Santa Claus and his sleigh will arrive at their house on Christmas Eve. Avaya said NORAD uses the company’s Aura unified communications and contact center services to connect each caller with one of the …

Oracle released a new big data appliance software that includes Intel‘s newest processors and the recent version of Cloudera software, E-Week reports. Chris Preimesberger writes the Oracle Big Data Appliance X3-2 also has a new Oracle Enterprise Manager plug-in for connecting the software with other servers. The new Cloudera version includes …

A Rockville, Md.-based startup wants to bring big data into the education sector, the Washington Post reports. Steven Overly writes angel investors gave $650,000 to Always Prepped to start a new website for teachers to track attendance and academic performance, using aggregated data from databases. Founder Fahad Hassan told Overly …

Harris Corp. has developed a new mobile tactical cellular network system to connect warfighters with high-bandwidth networks and provide them applications for use in the battlefield, the company announced Wednesday. KnightLite is a backpack version of the company’s KnightHawk system and is designed to support voice, high-speed data, video and …

Unisys has completed its transition of 5,000 personnel at the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory to a Google cloud-based email and collaboration platform, Unisys announced Wednesday. Battelle Energy Alliance, DOE’s management and operations contractor for the lab, awarded Unisys the contract in August 2011 to implement Google Apps for Government. …

The Food and Drug Administration is asking contractors to develop new databases for national and international medical devices, Nextgov reports. According to John Pulley’s report, the winner of the one-year contract will run several workshops that could lead to a framework for developing the registries. Responses are due Thursday and …

Computer Sciences Corp. has introduced an on-premise private cloud for federal agencies that can start handling application workloads within 10 weeks, the company announced Thursday. BizCloud for Government gives users a private cloud behind their firewall or on their premises of choice, the company said. Leif Ulstrup, president of CSC’s …

Compusearch Software Systems has released its contract lifecycle management software to help contractors meet defense and federal acquisition regulations, the firm recently announced.  President and CEO Reid Jackson said the environment for contractors is becoming increasingly challenging as a result of new business systems rules and more aggressive auditing. He told …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to be able to restore communications after a natural disaster or emergency with aircraft, Politico reports. Thursday, Oceus Networks announced its plans to provide the FCC with research and development into such a network and help conduct a broadband trial this September.  President and CEO …

In each issue of GovConExec‘s magazine, government contracting executives sound off about issues facing both public and private sector organizations including big data, mobility and bring your own device to work, among others.  Top thought leaders caught up with GovConExec in the Spring 2012 issue on C4ISR and how it …

Lockheed Martin will have to meet five testing requirements marking assembly and software progress before receiving a new set of F-35 contracts, Bloomberg reports. The Bethesda, Md.-based security and aerospace contractor will have to pass a review for block three software, show progress in improving speed of retrofits and show …

GCS Founder and CEO Nicole Geller said many agencies already embrace cloud services, but there is not a consistent understanding of the best way to do so or what is out there to embrace.  The cloud process can potentially speed technology adoption and allow agencies to reshape their information technology …