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  • Ball Aerospace Near Test Phase for NOAA JPSS Satellite; Cary Ludtke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Near Test Phase for NOAA JPSS Satellite; Cary Ludtke Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies is approaching the environmental testing phase of its work on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System after the integration of four out of the satellite’s five instruments. The company said Monday it has integrated the Cross-track Infrared Sounder, Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite-Nadir and Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System with JPSS-1. […] More

  • John Heller: PAE Adds Postal Service Transportation Support Work in Atlanta - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Heller: PAE Adds Postal Service Transportation Support Work in Atlanta

    PAE has received a seven-year, $50.4 million contract from the U.S. Postal Service to provide mail transport equipment processing, warehousing and shipping support to the Atlanta Mail Transport Equipment Service Center. The company said Wednesday the new contract is in addition to a separate award for PAE to support the mailing agency’s Chicago MTESC facility. “We are proud of our 17 […] More

  • Lookingglass Report: Russia Backed Cyber Attacks on Ukrainian Gov't Leaders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lookingglass Report: Russia Backed Cyber Attacks on Ukrainian Gov’t Leaders

    A report by Lookingglass Cyber Solutions‘ cyber threat intelligence group claims Russia is behind a cyber warfare and espionage campaign against government, law enforcement and military officials in Ukraine. The company said Tuesday the “Operation Armageddon: Cyber Espionage as a Strategic Component of Russian Modern Warfare” report discusses findings from its independent investigation of the “state-sponsored” attacks. “In […] More

  • David Harrold: BAE Systems Eyes New Markets for APKWS After Australian Army Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Harrold: BAE Systems Eyes New Markets for APKWS After Australian Army Demo

    BAE Systems is looking to secure a potential contract with the U.S. Army to equip the service’s fleet of Boeing‘s AH-64 Apache helicopters with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, USNI News reported Monday. David Harrold, director of precision guidance solutions at BAE Systems, told the publication that a business opportunity could arise following live-fire flight tests on APKWS using […] More

  • FirstNet Board Seeks Input on Draft RFP, Legislative Language; Sue Swenson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FirstNet Board Seeks Input on Draft RFP, Legislative Language; Sue Swenson Comments

    The First Responder Network Authority board is seeking public input on its draft request for proposals and the enabling legislation’s use of the term “public safety entity” to drive collaboration with the public safety community. FirstNet said Friday the release of the special notice for feedback on the draft RFP and the third public notice for comment on […] More

  • DigitalGlobe Offers 50cm Satellite Imagery Base Map of Africa - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe Offers 50cm Satellite Imagery Base Map of Africa

    DigitalGlobe has unveiled its Basemap +Vivid product that works to generate a satellite imagery base map of every country in Africa with a ground resolution of 50 centimeters. The company said Tuesday this is the first service that offers 50 cm satellite imagery for the entire African continent. “This is an important accomplishment in response to requests from our customers,” said […] More

  • Deloitte: Federal CIOs Poised for Lead Roles in Integration, IT Talent Mgmt at Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte: Federal CIOs Poised for Lead Roles in Integration, IT Talent Mgmt at Agencies

    Deloitte reports that the role of the chief information officer at federal agencies may extend to business-IT integration and talent management as the government undertakes technology initiatives, FedScoop reported Monday. Billy Mitchell writes that these future agencywide initiatives will call on federal CIOs to manage potential organizational, operational and other changes over the next 18 to 24 months. “Many technology […] More

  • General Dynamics Completes Development, Tests on NASA Ground Segment; Chris Marzilli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Completes Development, Tests on NASA Ground Segment; Chris Marzilli Comments

    General Dynamics has completed development, initial integration work and tests of the bearer network and basic ground terminal hardware and software for Increment A3 of NASA‘s Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment program. The company said Monday it performed work at its SGSS development and test laboratory in Arizona, which provides simulations of daily operations at a live NASA Space Network ground […] More

  • ISACA Certification Program to Use TCS Cyber Training Curriculum; Drew Morin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISACA Certification Program to Use TCS Cyber Training Curriculum; Drew Morin Comments

    TeleCommunication Systems has entered into a three-year licensing agreement for ISACA to use the TCS Art of Exploitation cybersecurity training curriculum and PerformanScore tool for the nonprofit’s Cybersecurity Nexus certification program. The company said Monday ISACA’s CSX program will leverage the TCS technology to deliver a combination of skills-based training and performance-based exams. TCS noted that CSX trainers can use PerformanScore to provide […] More

  • Survey: Cyber Investments Depend on More Than ROI, TCO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Survey: Cyber Investments Depend on More Than ROI, TCO

    A survey commissioned by Lockheed Martin indicates that businesses are looking toward other metrics beyond return on investment and total cost of ownership when making investment decisions on cybersecurity technologies. The company said Monday respondents to the “Risk & Innovation in Cybersecurity Investments” survey identified cost, performance and vendor support as chief considerations for investing. “As cyber threats […] More

  • Digital Reasoning Offers eComms Monitoring Product for Financial Institutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Digital Reasoning Offers eComms Monitoring Product for Financial Institutions

    Digital Reasoning has unveiled machine learning technology that seeks to help financial services institutions monitor employee communications for potential insider threats. The company said Friday Synthesys 3.10 works to provide insights on behavioral risks through human language data analysis and cognitive computing to detect indicators of employee misconduct such as market manipulation or collusive trading. “Electronic communication is the leading indicator […] More

  • BAE Systems to Supply Aircraft Interrogators to US Navy, Japan for $8M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems to Supply Aircraft Interrogators to US Navy, Japan for $8M

    BAE Systems‘ electronic systems business will provide 22 “identification friend or foe” interrogators to the U.S. Navy under an $8.5 million contract modification, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes that the company will supply its AN/UPX-41(C) digital interrogators to help surface ships and ground installations distinguish between friendly and enemy aircraft. The Navy will use 14 […] More