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Sierra Space Selects Belcan as Engineering Services Partner to Support Space Transportation

Sierra Space has partnered with Belcan to leverage the latter’s engineering capabilities to support the space company’s efforts focused on building commercial low-Earth orbit space transportation and infrastructures. The multi-year agreement covers design, analysis, systems and software engineering, program management, manufacturing engineering, supply chain technologies and other services for the Sierra Space transportation and destination […] More

January 24, 2022, 12:05 pm
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Former Peraton, Northrop Exec Sandy Smallwood to Lead Assured Consulting Solutions’ NGA Programs

Sandy Smallwood, a former Peraton and Northrop Grumman executive, has joined Assured Consulting Solutions as director of the Reston, Virginia-headquartered small business’ portfolio of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency programs. The new director, who is a veteran in the defense and intelligence communities, will oversee ACS systems and digital engineering and managed services work for the NGA, […] More

January 24, 2022, 12:05 pm
in Government Technology, News

State Agencies Adopt Inrix Analytics Platform for Traffic Signal Monitoring

Transportation agencies in a dozen U.S. states have implemented an Inrix analytics platform to manage traffic signal operations along road intersections and corridors. Inrix said Friday cloud-based Signal Analytics technology provides state government users key metrics such as control delays, turn ratios and travel times using vehicle data for traffic management, engineering, operations and maintenance. […] More

January 24, 2022, 12:04 pm
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IT Company AINS Names Tech Industry Veteran Howard Langsam as CEO

Howard Langsam, a growth executive in the technology sector for over two decades, has been tapped by cloud-based case management software and service provider AINS to serve as CEO. AINS said Friday the newly appointed CEO will take over leadership from founder and board member Moe Goswami, who recently retired after overseeing its day-to-day operations […] More

January 24, 2022, 12:02 pm
in Government Technology, News

HPE’s Aruba Subsidiary Cloud Networking Platform Gets FedRAMP Authorization; Dolan Sullivan Quoted

A Hewlett Packard Enterprise subsidiary can now provide its cloud-based networking platform to government customers after securing product approval from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Aruba’s Central software-as-a-service offering is designed to help organizations manage information technology networks from a single dashboard, the HPE-owned business said Thursday. “We’re seeing our government customers migrate […] More

January 21, 2022, 11:46 am
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Dive Technologies Secures DARPA Funding to Support Underwater Vehicle Commercialization; Sam Russo Quoted

Dive Technologies has received a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help bring its defense-focused autonomous underwater vehicles to the commercial market. The Boston, Massachusetts-based company said Thursday the Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative award will finance its development of commercialization strategies, establishment of connections within the industry and recruitment of supporting entrepreneurs. Dive […] More

January 21, 2022, 11:44 am
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Army Taps BAE to Help Boost Domestic Microelectronics Supply Under $60M Deal

BAE Systems has received a $60 million contract from the U.S Army for a new radiation-hardened microelectronics design library meant to expand the domestic technology supply chain of the aerospace and defense industry. The company said Wednesday its FAST Labs research and development organization will work with Intel‘s commercial foundry on the development of various […] More

January 20, 2022, 11:51 am
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General Dynamics Receives $75M Army Contract for Tactical Network Transport On-the-Move Support

General Dynamics‘ missions systems business has secured a $75 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the technology that provides the service branch with mobile tactical communications network capabilities. The contractor will work on the Army Tactical Network Transport On-the-Move systems and equipment until Jan. 22, 2023, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The […] More

January 20, 2022, 11:49 am
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Army Includes Northrop-Built Systems in Joint Force Concept Experimentation

The U.S. Army has used Northrop Grumman-built command and control, radar and space ground systems in a series of exercises aimed to demonstrate joint force connectivity for multidomain operations. Northrop said Wednesday the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar and the Joint Tactical Ground Station helped the service branch […] More

January 20, 2022, 10:39 am
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Carahsoft to Offer Bright Pattern’s Call Center Software to Government Clients

Carahsoft Technology has entered into a new partnership with Bright Pattern to market the latter’s artificial intelligence-powered cloud-based contact center software to its public sector customers. According to a joint press release published Tuesday, Carahsoftas a master government aggregator, will offer the Bright Pattern Cloud Contact Center platform through its federal, state and local government […] More

January 19, 2022, 11:51 am
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Northrop Licenses NASA Technologies for On-Orbit Satellite Servicing

Northrop Grumman has closed a licensing agreement with NASA to use three agency-developed technologies for future missions of servicing satellites in orbit. NASA said Wednesday the transfer of its gripper tool, client berthing system and fluid transfer coupler to Northrop is part of an effort to advance the satellite servicing concept. Both developed for the […] More

January 19, 2022, 11:51 am
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Sikorsky-Boeing Assault Aircraft Demonstrator Completes Mission Profile Test Flights

SB>1 DEFIANT, a joint demonstration helicopter of Boeing and Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky, has flown for mission profile tests as part of the companies’ bid to build the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft. Boeing said Tuesday the demonstrator for the DEFIANT X weapon system performed low-level flight operations and landing activity in confined areas […] More

January 19, 2022, 11:49 am