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  • LMI's Norm O'Meara Coordinates Research Team on Air Traffic Control Staffing, Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LMI’s Norm O’Meara Coordinates Research Team on Air Traffic Control Staffing, Operations

    Norm O’Meara, a senior fellow at consulting firm LMI, helped the National Research Council carry out its efforts to assess current U.S. air traffic control staffing and operating practices. LMI said Tuesday that O’Meara served as staff coordinator for the 12-person team that conducted air traffic control research at 315 facilities nationwide, as mandated by Congress. Part of the study focused […] More

  • IBM to Help Qatar Install 'Smart' Infrastructure for Road, Drainage Network; Amr Refaat Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Help Qatar Install ‘Smart’ Infrastructure for Road, Drainage Network; Amr Refaat Comments

    IBM has partnered with Ashghal, Qatar’s public works authority, to implement a new road and drainage network in the country in an effort to leverage enterprise asset management tools for operations and maintenance as part of the “Qatar National Vision 2030.” IBM said Wednesday that the company and authority aim to boost safety, service quality and environmental sustainability by enabling quick assessment and response to reported […] More

  • Hughes Unveils Emergency Service Suite Ahead of Hurricane Season; Tony Bardo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Unveils Emergency Service Suite Ahead of Hurricane Season; Tony Bardo Comments

    Hughes Network Systems has released its storm preparedness system, Hughes Emergency Systems, in order to help businesses and government offices be prepared for the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. The satellite offerings include emergency response, continuity of operations and network restoration that the company intends to be options for agencies and businesses to maintain broadband connectivity in the […] More

  • Inmarsat, Spectra Group Offer Radio Comm System With UHF-VHF Adapter; Andy Start Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat, Spectra Group Offer Radio Comm System With UHF-VHF Adapter; Andy Start Comments

    Inmarsat and Spectra Group UK have unveiled their joint L-TAC VHF offering that uses Inmarsat’s L-TAC service for satellite-connected UHF tactical radio communications and the Spectra Slingshot converter and antenna kit for access to the L-TAC network. The new service is intended to aid during emergencies as well as combat communications by providing interoperability between radio systems used by civilian, police and military forces, Inmarsat […] More

  • BAE Starts Work to Refresh South Korea's F-16 Fleet; John Bean Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Starts Work to Refresh South Korea’s F-16 Fleet; John Bean Comments

    BAE Systems has started work to add new weapons and avionics systems to South Korea’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets under a two-phase foreign military sales contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force. The company said Wednesday it will supply equipment and parts such as mission computers, cockpit displays, radars and sensors for 134 KF-16C/D Block 52 aircraft, as well […] More

  • Serco Introduces UK-Based Cyber Training Program; Richard Preece Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco Introduces UK-Based Cyber Training Program; Richard Preece Comments

    Serco has launched new program that aims to allow U.K.-based organizations to test their cybersecurity in a secure environment. The cbyX systems is designed to test both IT staff and management teams on their ability to identify the nature of a cyber-attack, terminate that attack, manage their organization’s response and restore systems to a “new normal,” Serco said […] More

  • Samuel Visner: CSC Adds New Cloud-Based Cyber Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Samuel Visner: CSC Adds New Cloud-Based Cyber Services

    Computer Sciences Corp. will offer three new services to enterprise and public sector customers as part of the company’s work to expand its cloud cybersecurity portfolio, CSC said Tuesday. CSC’s Cloud Cybersecurity Services program works to offer tools from vendors in an effort to help customers migrate into cloud environments and the company will help manage […] More

  • Symantec Initiates Program to Address Cybersecurity Workforce Gap - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec Initiates Program to Address Cybersecurity Workforce Gap

    Symantec has launched its Cyber Career Connection (SC3) program that aims to address the workforce gap in cybersecurity careers worldwide and to find new opportunities for adolescents and young adults not necessarily college-bound, the company said Tuesday. SC3 was announced as a Commitment to Action at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative America event held Tuesday by Hillary […] More

  • MTSI-Supported UAS Integration Test Site Chosen as FAA Research Partner; Heather Harris Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI-Supported UAS Integration Test Site Chosen as FAA Research Partner; Heather Harris Comments

    A test site for unmanned aircraft systems using a safety management system developed by Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. is one of six partners chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration to support UAS integration research. MTSI said Friday the Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence & Innovation, operated by Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, will help FAA study the safe integration […] More

  • Northrop-Built Comm Payload on AEHF Satellite Passes On-Orbit Test; Stuart Linsky Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Built Comm Payload on AEHF Satellite Passes On-Orbit Test; Stuart Linsky Comments

    Northrop Grumman‘s communications payload for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite has passed on-orbit testing conducted by the U.S. Air Force and deemed able to configure communications networks with ground terminals. The company said Tuesday the payload on the AEHF-3 began signal transmission in January as the satellite reached geostationary orbit alongside other satellites in a constellation named the “ring of […] More

  • xG Technology to Team With SAIC On $497M Army Comm Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    xG Technology to Team With SAIC On $497M Army Comm Vehicle

    xG Technology has been selected as subcontractor to provide communications and network services to the U.S. Army under a potential $497 million contract vehicle. The company will team with SAIC, one of the prime contractors, under the five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded by the Army’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, xG announced Tuesday. xG Technology will strive to provide […] More