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  • BlackBerry Subsidiary, IBM, Samsung Develop Tablet for Gov't and Enterprise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Subsidiary, IBM, Samsung Develop Tablet for Gov’t and Enterprise

    BlackBerry‘s Secusmart subsidiary has worked with IBM and Samsung to develop a tablet that supports SecuSUITE for BlackBerry 10 to enable secure mobile communications for government and enterprise users. BlackBerry said Saturday the SecuTABLET is based on Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and is awaiting security certification for classified data from the German Federal Office for Information Security. “Working alongside […] More

  • Willie May: NIST Report on 2012 Federal Tech Transfer to Support Future Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Willie May: NIST Report on 2012 Federal Tech Transfer to Support Future Efforts

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a report on the government’s technology transfer activities in fiscal 2012 in support of the Lab-to-Market Cross-Agency Priority Goal under the President’s Management Agenda in 2014. NIST said Tuesday the report provides a baseline for measuring the government’s performance toward fulfilling the technology transfer CAP goal. “We will use future editions of this […] More

  • John Lee: Carahsoft Keeps Eye on FedRAMP Website Redesign - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Lee: Carahsoft Keeps Eye on FedRAMP Website Redesign

    John Lee, vice president of cloud solutions at information technology services provider Carahsoft Technology, has noted the redesigned website of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Lee wrote Tuesday on the Carahsoft website that the revamp works to ease cloud vendors and government customers through the FedRAMP process and reflect new information […] More

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    Raytheon to Help DARPA Develop Phased Array Tech for $5M; Paul Ferraro Comments

    Raytheon will support technology development for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Arrays at Commercial Timescales program under two contract modifications worth a total of $5 million. The company said Tuesday it will contribute its Rapid Array Performance Improvement and Deployment technology concepts to the program. RAPID works to address cost and time concerns with performance upgrades and phased […] More

  • Tetra Tech-Mason & Hangar JV to Support USACE Architectural, Engineering Design Activities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech-Mason & Hangar JV to Support USACE Architectural, Engineering Design Activities

    A joint venture of Tetra Tech and Mason & Hangar Group has received a five-year, $45 million contract to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile District with architectural and engineering design services. Tetra Tech said Tuesday the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery contract is in support of USACE’s master planning and facility design activities and value engineering studies. The company will also […] More

  • SES GS Completes 2nd Satellite Demo of O3b System; Pete Hoene Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES GS Completes 2nd Satellite Demo of O3b System; Pete Hoene Comments

    The government solutions business of SES has held the second demonstration of O3b Networks‘ satellite system for “fiber-like” connectivity at the SES Washington Media Port in Virginia. SES said Monday the O3b technology works as an alternative to fiber networks to provide high-speed communications capability for government operations in remote locations. Pete Hoene, president and CEO of SES Government Solutions, […] More

  • Lockheed Adds Radware to Cybersecurity Alliance; Jeff Laskowski Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Adds Radware to Cybersecurity Alliance; Jeff Laskowski Comments

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with Radware to share cybersecurity best practices and collaborate on cyber-related pilot programs and experiments as part of the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance. The companies said Monday the alliance aims to facilitate the delivery of threat detectors and other cyber measures for customers through partnerships with technology providers. “The addition of Radware could not have come […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Jupiter-Exoliner System for Low-Earth Orbit, Deep-Space Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils Jupiter-Exoliner System for Low-Earth Orbit, Deep-Space Missions

    Lockheed Martin is developing a new spaceflight system consisting of the Jupiter space tug and Exoliner disposable supply module that the company hopes will support future cargo missions beyond low Earth orbit, Space.com reported Thursday. Mike Wall writes that Lockheed presented a concept video of the new system to show how it could be used for NASA missions to the International […] More

  • Research and Markets: R&D to Help Drive Nonlethal Weapons Market Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: R&D to Help Drive Nonlethal Weapons Market Through 2020

    A new Research and Markets report indicates that the global market for nonlethal weapons will grow in value from $5.2 billion in 2014 to $7.1 billion in 2020 at a 5.45-percent compound annual growth rate. The company said Friday continued U.S. research and development work into nonlethal weapons, including vessel and vehicle stopping devices and nontethered munitions, drive growth in […] More

  • ThreatTrack Security: C-Level Execs Indicate Limited View of CISO Duties, Skills - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThreatTrack Security: C-Level Execs Indicate Limited View of CISO Duties, Skills

    A new white paper by ThreatTrack Security reports that the role of chief information security officers at U.S. enterprises is underappreciated and misunderstood, particularly in the coverage of their duties and leadership capabilities. ThreatTrack Security said that C-level executives in the legal, retail, healthcare and professional services sectors believe CISOs are responsible for preventing data breaches. Of the 203 […] More

  • NIST Opens Solicitation Period for 2015 R&D Small Business R&D Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Opens Solicitation Period for 2015 R&D Small Business R&D Grants

    The Small Business Innovation Research program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking technology development proposals for advanced manufacturing, climate change and clean energy, cybersecurity, healthcare and bioscience. NIST said Wednesday it will award grants of up to $100,000 for research projects on the identified fields of study as part of phase 1, which seeks to determine […] More

  • Innovation-Focused Nonprofit to Help DHS Equip First Responders With Wearable Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Innovation-Focused Nonprofit to Help DHS Equip First Responders With Wearable Tech

    The Center for Innovative Technology has launched a new accelerator program with the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate to equip first responders with the latest innovations in wearable technology. CIT said Wednesday the “EMERGE! Accelerating Wearable Tech for First Responders” program aims to adapt commercial wearable technology from startup companies to support first responders. “CIT is […] More