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  • Boeing Taps Intl Cyber Firm SecurityMatters to Monitor Network Assets; Sandro Etalle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps Intl Cyber Firm SecurityMatters to Monitor Network Assets; Sandro Etalle Comments

    Boeing will deploy Dutch cybersecurity company SecurityMatters’ intrusion detection system as part of the defense contractor’s enterprise network sentinel platform designed to identify vulnerabilities in information systems architecture. SilentDefense ICS reviews network configuration and pinpoints malfunctions through network fingerprinting, SecurityMatters said Wednesday. SecurityMatters’ CEO Dr. Sandro Etalle said that “more than 20 man years of […] More

  • John Evans: Lockheed-EMC Team Targets Research Growth in Israel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Evans: Lockheed-EMC Team Targets Research Growth in Israel

    Lockheed Martin and EMC have partnered to invest $1 million to work with Israeli industry, government and academic institutions in bringing technology development opportunities to market, Reuters reported Sunday. Steven Scheer writes both companies will contract external parties such as Ben-Gurion University for cloud, data analytics and cyber technologies projects. “Our goal is to foster […] More

  • Cubic Cryptographic Modules Complete US, Canada Security Evaluation; Jim Kilfeather Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Cryptographic Modules Complete US, Canada Security Evaluation; Jim Kilfeather Comments

    Two Cubic cryptographic modules have received the FIPS 140-2 validation status from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment after testing and analysis work by Aegisolve. The Managed Asset Tag Cryptographic Module and SINK Cryptographic Module basis for its mist mesh networking product were validated as compliant to federal data security requirements, Cubic said […] More

  • General Dynamics Gives Control of Satellite Ground Systems to Navy; Chris Marzilli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Gives Control of Satellite Ground Systems to Navy; Chris Marzilli Comments

    The U.S. Navy is set to take over operations of three satellite ground stations developed by General Dynamics for the Mobile User Objective System program. The ground control systems relay radio calls from service personnel to Defense Department communication networks in any location using the MUOS satellite array, the company said Thursday. “All they will need […] More

  • Haywood Talcove: LexisNexis Seeks to Help Indiana Fight ID Theft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Haywood Talcove: LexisNexis Seeks to Help Indiana Fight ID Theft

    Indiana’s Revenue Department has contracted LexisNexis Risk Solutions to help combat identify theft and tax refund fraud in the state. The company plans to use filters to screen requests for tax refunds, checking the ID information against public databases and other sources as part of the verification process, said Wednesday. “Identity-based tax refund fraud causes individuals to […] More

  • AECOM $116M Contract to Help Ease HK Travel Time; John Dionisio Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM $116M Contract to Help Ease HK Travel Time; John Dionisio Comments

    AECOM has won a $116-million project to provide consultancy and construction management services for a key highway in Hong Kong that will shorten travel time across the city by 18 minutes. The contract includes designing the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel, an infrastructure that will provide a 2.6-mile express link, for $13 million, AECOM said Wednesday. Another […] More

  • D&B, FirstRain Form Big Data Analytics Collaboration; Laura Kelly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    D&B, FirstRain Form Big Data Analytics Collaboration; Laura Kelly Comments

    D&B has partnered with big data company FirstRain to develop new analytics technology for business information products. Both companies will work to integrate structured and unstructured business data and analytics into FirstRain’s market intelligence portfolio with the goal of helping D&B customers view their content different various sources, the companies said Tuesday. “Finding and identifying […] More

  • NASA Tests Boeing Avionics Software on Space Launch System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Tests Boeing Avionics Software on Space Launch System

    NASA powered up the Space Launch System for the first time Thursday to demonstrate the rocket’s flight avionics and software, both of which were developed by Boeing. The SLS reached first light status after the electronic flight guidance and manager was integrated into the launch vehicle at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, NASA said […] More

  • Iron Bow Granted Cisco Cloud Services Provider Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iron Bow Granted Cisco Cloud Services Provider Status

    Cisco has certified Iron Bow Technologies as a cloud and managed services provider. The Cisco Cloud Master Service Provider Certification accredits Iron Bow as a trusted and experienced partner in the deployment of cloud solutions and related services, Iron Bow reported Thursday. “Our team takes a holistic approach to cloud services… helping our customers recognize […] More

  • Jacobs Wins $7.6M to Expand N.J. Rail Yard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Wins $7.6M to Expand N.J. Rail Yard

    Jacobs has won a $7.6 million contract to redesign a NJ Transit rail yard to serve as a permanent location for storing and repairing state public transport system’s trains, NorthJersey.com reported Thursday. Karen Rouse writes work will involve extending the Middlesex County rail yard to connect with the neighboring Mile Run rail yard, which is […] More

  • Microsoft Seeks to Build Customer Service Offerings with Parature Purchase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Seeks to Build Customer Service Offerings with Parature Purchase

    Microsoft has sought to build its customer relationship management portfolio with a move to purchase cloud-based customer service software company Parature. The acquisition will see Parature’s customer self-service suite implemented as part of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM with a goal to engage users in an environment with large numbers of networks and connections, Microsoft said Tuesday. […] More

  • Hudson Institute: FAA Could Generate Own Revenue Under Single-Mission Org Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hudson Institute: FAA Could Generate Own Revenue Under Single-Mission Org Model

    A new Hudson Institute study has identified several strategies that are intended to help the Federal Aviation Administration modernize its air traffic control system. The agency faces tight budgets, complex purchasing rules and other organizational roadblocks to owning new technologies, the institute said Monday. However, Hudson believes the FAA could stand to benefit from having a single-mission […] More