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Starfish Space Awarded Space Force Contract for Otter Satellite Development Work

Starfish Space has secured a $37.5 million contract from Space Systems Command to further develop, launch and operate a satellite designed to provide augmented maneuver support for national security assets in orbit. SSC said Monday Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft is being designed to offer autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking capabilities to enable the U.S. […] More

May 21, 2024, 11:58 am
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Ericsson to Invest $50M More in Texas-Based 5G Smart Factory; Yossi Cohen Quoted

Ericsson will invest an additional $50 million in its smart factory in Lewisville, Texas, to expand production and meet the increasing demand for U.S.-built 5G products. The company said the USA 5G Smart Factory has more than 500 employees and the expansion of the 300,000-square-foot facility will advance the delivery of new and existing radios […] More

May 21, 2024, 11:55 am
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GDIT Marks Another Enigma Project Milestone With Secure Connectivity Demonstration

General Dynamics Information Technology established secure connectivity during an April demonstration of a cloud-based digital network it developed for Space Systems Command as part of Project Enigma. The National Security Technology Accelerator said Friday GDIT showcased its digital engineering, software factory and zero trust capabilities in an Impact Level 6 cloud environment during a demonstration […] More

May 20, 2024, 11:37 am
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L3Harris Secures Air Force Contract to Support Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Program

L3Harris Technologies has received a $34 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Air Force to support modernization work on the AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures program. The Department of Defense said Friday the company will perform work at its facility in Clifton, New Jersey, through Sept. 8, 2027. AN/ALQ-172 is a self-protection integrated radio frequency subsystem designed to […] More

May 20, 2024, 11:37 am
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Eric Trexler: Palo Alto Networks to Back Booz Allen’s Work on DOD’s Thunderdome Project With SASE Platform

Eric Trexler, senior vice president of U.S. public sector at Palo Alto Networks, said the company will support Booz Allen Hamilton’s work on the Department of Defense’s Thunderdome zero trust architecture project by providing its cloud-delivered secure access service edge platform called Prisma Access.

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May 17, 2024, 11:50 am
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NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce Places New Orders for Commercial SSA Services With 5 Vendors

Five companies will continue providing commercial space situational awareness data and services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce through the end of June through new orders awarded by OSC to support the Consolidated Pathfinder project. NOAA said Thursday the one-month extension to the project will enable OSC to collect more data, perform additional analysis for metric validation and explore technical opportunities in support of the Traffic Coordination System for Space.

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May 17, 2024, 11:38 am
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NASA Eyes August Release of RFP for Test Facility Operations, Maintenance & Engineering III Contract

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland plans to release a request for proposals in August for the third iteration of a contract to procure manufacturing and development, engineering and maintenance services to support aeronautics and space-related testing at GRC’s laboratories and test facilities. The space agency intends to compete the Test Facility Operations, Maintenance and […] More

May 16, 2024, 6:36 pm
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HII, AWS to Develop Mission-Critical Capabilities for Defense Customers; Todd Borkey Quoted

HII and Amazon Web Services will expedite the development and delivery of next-generation sea power technologies, digital shipyard transformation projects, commercial space initiatives, warfighter training readiness and other mission-critical capabilities to defense and intelligence agency customers under a three-year strategic collaboration agreement. HII said Wednesday Todd Borkey, the company’s executive vice president and chief technology […] More

May 16, 2024, 6:34 pm
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Deltek Study Reveals AI, Machine Learning as Top Tech Investment Areas in GovCon Market; Kevin Plexico Quoted

An annual Deltek study has found that government contractors consider artificial intelligence and machine learning their top priorities for technology investment as they intend to improve efficiency, save time and reduce operational costs. Deltek said Tuesday it surveyed nearly 650 GovCon leaders for the 2024 Clarity Government Contracting Industry Study and found that 34 percent […] More

May 15, 2024, 11:34 am
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Kevin O’Buckley Named Intel Foundry Services SVP, GM

Kevin O’Buckley, a more than 25-year semiconductor industry veteran, has joined Intel’s executive leadership team to succeed the retiring Stuart Pann as senior vice president and general manager of the company’s Foundry Services business segment. The company said Monday that Pann, a 35-year Intel veteran, will leave by the end of May but will stay […] More

May 14, 2024, 11:50 am
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Tetra Tech’s Government Services Group Expands With Addition of Convergence; Dan Batrack Quoted

Tetra Tech has acquired Convergence Controls & Engineering for an undisclosed sum as part of its move to broaden its digital water and energy practices. Tetra Tech said Thursday it will integrate Convergence with its government services group. Convergence is a Littleton, Colorado-based process automation and systems integration company focused on providing advanced data analytics, […] More

May 10, 2024, 11:43 am
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GDIT Study Finds Scalability a Top Hurdle to Moving AI Projects to Production; Ben Gianni Quoted

A General Dynamics Information Technology study has found that 58 percent of federal government leaders consider scalability issues as the primary challenge to moving artificial intelligence projects from the pilot phase to production. GDIT said Thursday its digital consulting practice polled 325 defense, intelligence and civilian agency officials and experts for the AI in Full […] More

May 10, 2024, 11:38 am