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CGI Federal Awarded Spot on Interior Department’s $2B Cloud Contract Vehicle; Vishal Ranjan Quoted

CGI Federal has secured a spot on the Department of the Interior’s Foundation Cloud Hosting Services II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at up to $2 billion. The IDIQ will support the DOI’s modernization efforts, CGI said Wednesday. Under the 10-year FCHS2, CGI will offer its comprehensive portfolio of cloud products and services that meet Interior Department […] More

October 3, 2024, 11:29 am
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Precision Aviation Group Acquires Icon Aerospace and Tag Aero; David Mast Quoted

Aircraft components and services provider Precision Aviation Group has completed the acquisition of Icon Aerospace and Tag Aero. PAG, a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners, said Monday that the acquisition will expand its avionics and engine services. “Icon and Tag joining PAG significantly bolster our Avionics services and engines services businesses with incremental capabilities, […] More

October 2, 2024, 11:38 am
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ManTech Releases Digital Engineering Environment Guide to Open-Source Community; Douglas Orellana Quoted

ManTech has shared its Digital Engineering Environment Reference Architecture Model with the open-source community for free. The company said Monday that it has been using the reference architecture for several years to support the Department of Defense. In a statement, Douglas Orellana, vice president of intelligent systems engineering at ManTech, commented that the move to release […] More

October 1, 2024, 11:40 am
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IonQ Books $55M Contract to Develop Quantum Technologies for the Air Force

IonQ has signed a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory to design, develop and deploy new technologies to advance the introduction of quantum systems into Department of the Air Force operations. The quantum computing company said Wednesday that work on the $54.5 million deal will be performed over the next four years. “Working with […] More

September 30, 2024, 11:39 am
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Marine Corps Selects Ultra I&C to Enhance Tactical Data Interoperability; Bradford Powell Quoted

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has secured a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to support the Program Executive Officer Land Systems. The $39 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is a recompete for the Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System, the Autin, Texas-headquartered company said Thursday. Ultra I&C will supply its ADSI command and control gateway […] More

September 27, 2024, 11:45 am
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MDA Selects Northrop Grumman to Continue Development of Glide Phase Interceptor

The Missile Defense Agency has selected Northrop Grumman to continue the development of a defensive countermeasure against hypersonic weapons under the Glide Phase Interceptor program. The company said Thursday that its GPI will fire interceptor missiles from U.S. Navy’s destroyers equipped with Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense systems and from Aegis Ashore, the land-based variant of […] More

September 26, 2024, 11:19 am
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Commercial Satcom Connectivity Terminal for AFRL’s Global Lightning

Northrop Grumman has completed a demonstration of its hybrid satellite communication terminal for an Air Force Research Laboratory program that aims to connect air and ground military platforms to commercial satcom. During the test, the hybrid satcom terminal delivered connectivity with two commercial networks: the Viasat Ka band service through the ViaSat-3 F1 satellite in […] More

September 25, 2024, 11:35 am
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Alpha Omega Secures Contract to Support USDA Crop Insurance Program; Gautam Ijoor Quoted

Technology company Alpha Omega has secured a contract to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Crop Insurance Program. The company said Monday that it will work with the USDA to protect the agricultural sector against the impacts of climate change. According to Gautam Ijoor, president and CEO of Alpha Omega, the award reflects the company’s […] More

September 24, 2024, 11:29 am
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EPA to Issue RFP for Potential $100M Research Support Contract in October

The Environmental Protection Agency intends to solicit proposals for a research laboratory support services contract potentially worth $100 million. The EPA Office of Research and Development requires general facility project management, facility equipment maintenance, technical sampling and monitoring, chemistry and microbiology, laboratory instrumentation and electronics, off-site research, and laboratory research activities support, according to a presolicitation […] More

September 23, 2024, 11:45 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News, Technology

Anduril Integrates AI-Powered Lattice Platform on Microsoft’s IVAS Army Headset; Palmer Luckey Quoted

Anduril Industries has integrated its Lattice platform into the U.S. Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System headsets. The company said Thursday that it collaborated with Microsoft, which developed the IVAS, to provide soldiers with the capability to detect threats in the battlespace in real time. Lattice is an open software platform used in various industries and […] More

September 20, 2024, 11:37 am
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North Wind Secures $98.5M Prototype Contract to Build Hypersonic Test Facility for US Military

North Wind, formerly Calspan Aero Systems Engineering, has secured a contract valued at $98.5 million to build a prototype ground test facility for high-speed systems such as hypersonic weapons. The award was made under the Training and Readiness Accelerator II for the Minnesota Aerospace Complex prototype project, according to a notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. […] More

September 19, 2024, 12:09 pm
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Mattermost Integrates Collaboration Platform With Microsoft Teams to Support Critical Infrastructure Operators

Mattermost has integrated its self-hosted collaboration platform for critical infrastructure into Microsoft Teams and the entire Microsoft 365 software suite. The San Francisco, California-headquartered technology company said Tuesday that Mattermost for Microsoft Teams is available to users via an update. The new offering is Mattermost’s attempt to remove communication silos within critical infrastructure, national security […] More

September 18, 2024, 12:07 pm