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Airbus, Aireon Form Aircraft Surveillance Partnership; Iridiumâ€™s Matt Desch Comments

Airbusâ€™ defense and space business has partnered with Iridium Communicationsâ€™ subsidiary,Â Aireon, and introduced an airspace analytics platform at the Farnborough Airshow. Aireon said Thursday it will deliver space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data to Airbusâ€™ recently launched analytics tool â€“ AirSense â€“ to facilitate real-time aircraft tracking, streamline airspace utilization and flight routes, and boost airport […] More

July 20, 2018, 5:27 am
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Perspecta-Havas Health JV Named Analytics Company of the Year; Mac Curtis Comments

HVH Precision Analytics has received the Pharma Tech Outlook magazineâ€™s Company of the Year recognition for its work in the life sciences and pharmacy field as an analytics tool and services provider. HVH was named to the magazineâ€™s list of top 10 analytics platforms providers selected by a panel of CEOs, chief information officers, venture […] More

July 20, 2018, 5:26 am
in News, Space News

Blue Originâ€™s New Shepard Launches 5 NASA-Backed Tech Payloads for Suborbital Flight Tests

Five NASA-supported payloads lifted off Wednesday aboard Blue Originâ€™s New Shepard rocket from the companyâ€™s launch site in West Texas as part of a suborbital flight demonstration that aims to gather data and test the platforms in space. NASA said Thursday it selected the payloads through the Flight Opportunities program that supports flight testing of […] More

July 19, 2018, 5:58 am
in Industry News, News

Reports: Lockheed, IBM Among Firms to Join Proposed Workforce Advisory Board

Representatives from companies such as Lockheed Martin, IBM, General Motors, FedExÂ and Home Depot will join an advisory board for a new council that will help the administration address possible job displacement concerns as a result of automation, Bloomberg reported Thursday. A source said Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and first daughter Ivanka Trump will lead the […] More

July 19, 2018, 4:50 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Mitre to Help 8 Companies Perform Cyber Tool Assessments

Mitre has launched an initiative to help eight companies test and improve their cybersecurity platforms, the Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. The research nonprofit organization will work with Carbon Black, CounterTack, CrowdStrike, Cylance, Endgame, Microsoft, RSA and SentinelOne to assess their endpoint security tools and other cyber offerings. Mitre will use its Adversarial Tactics, Techniques […] More

July 19, 2018, 4:47 am
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Navy Eyes RFP for NGEN Recompete Contractâ€™s Services Portion by End of July

The U.S. Navy has announced plans to release on or around July 31 a request for proposals for the service management, integration and transportÂ portion of the Next Generation Enterprise NetworkÂ Recompete contract. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the serviceâ€™s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command intends to accept proposals by Oct. 1 for the NGEN-R […] More

July 19, 2018, 2:18 am
in Government Technology, News

Tom Bussing: Raytheon, DoD in Talks Over Tactical Boost Glide Dev’t Project

Tom Bussing, vice president for advanced missile systems at Raytheon, has said the company was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to build a new tactical boost glide platform, National Defense reported Wednesday. Bussing told reporters Wednesday at the Farnborough International Airshow the company is in negotiations with the Defense Department and hopes […] More

July 19, 2018, 12:50 am
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Lockheedâ€™s Rick Ambrose Talks Responsive Space, Additive Manufacturing

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martinâ€™s space business, has said the U.S. and the U.K. implement â€œvery similar strategiesâ€ when it comes to securing rapid and cheaper space access, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. His remarks at a separate news event Tuesday came a day after the U.K. space agency awarded Lockheed a potential $31 […] More

July 18, 2018, 5:05 am
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CenturyLinkâ€™s David Young: Transition to EIS Contract Demands â€˜New Cultureâ€™ Over Tech Use

David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink,Â has said government agencies should look at the transition from Networx to the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle as a lifestyle change, Federal Times reported Tuesday. â€œReally what we have to do is get in a new culture, a new rhythm around […] More

July 18, 2018, 4:55 am
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Lockheed, Raytheon-Thales JV Partner to Provide C2 Capability for NATOâ€™s BMD System

Lockheed Martin and a Raytheon–Thales joint venture have teamed up to provide a command-and-control capability for NATOâ€™s ballistic missile defense system. Lockheed said Tuesday it will work with ThalesRaytheonSystems to build a low-risk C2 capability for NATOâ€™s air BMD program designed to defend and protect European populations and territories from potential missile attacks. Rob Smith, […] More

July 18, 2018, 3:25 am
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Equinix Completes Integration of Verizonâ€™s Terremark Federal Group Into Government Arm

Equinix has wrapped up the integration of Verizonâ€™s Terremark Federal Group subsidiary into its government solutions business. Equinix said Tuesday it expects TFG to broaden its contract vehicles and help build up its capability to bring data center platforms and interconnection services to federal agencies and civilian research and education organizations as they advance their […] More

July 17, 2018, 9:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Accenture Federal Servicesâ€™ Gus Hunt: Data-Centric Security Key to Cyber Resilience

Gus Hunt, cybersecurity strategy lead atÂ Accentureâ€™s federal services business,Â has said adopting data-centric security approach could help agencies protect data, maintain control of networks and achieve cyber resilience. Hunt wrote in a Nextgov piece posted Monday that agencies should develop a framework for data tagging and marking in order to facilitate the decision-making process when it […] More

July 17, 2018, 9:04 am