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Amentum Lands Navy Contract for Cargo Offload & Discharge Systems Support

Amentum will provide maintenance, instruction, operations and training support services for the U.S. Navy's cargo offload and discharge systems under a firm-fixed-price contract. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in Orlando, Florida, launched a competitive procurement process for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and received one offer, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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January 3, 2024, 10:45 am
in Acquisition & Procurement, News

DISA Seeks Information on Potential Industry Sources of JINTACC Software Development, Sustainment Services

The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a sources sought notice to determine the technical capability of small businesses to provide software development and sustainment support for the Joint Interoperability of Tactical Command and Control Systems program. DISA is seeking information on potential industry sources that could provide such services for the Tactical Data Link Configuration Management Tool and the U.S. Message Text Format – Web Application, according to the notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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January 3, 2024, 8:39 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Cloudera’s Rob Carey Highlights Role of Data Integrity in AI Supply Chain Security

Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, stressed the importance of data integrity in protecting the artificial intelligence supply chain from malicious actors and ensuring the security of warfighters relying on AI capabilities.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 21 and hear federal leaders and industry experts discuss the latest developments in the field.

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January 2, 2024, 9:20 am
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Coast Guard Announces Plans for Follow-On Electronic Equipment Maintenance Support Requirement

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to award a five-year recompete through the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle to continue to provide engineering and management support services for the service branch's electronic equipment. USCG expects to release a solicitation by Jan. 22 and award the follow-on Electronics Integrated Logistics and Maintenance Support Services Contract by the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to a notice published Wednesday on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System.

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January 2, 2024, 8:31 am
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Air Force Issues Airbase Systems R&D Broad Agency Announcement

The U.S. Air Force has released a potential five-year, $49 million broad agency announcement for research and development support services for airbase systems.

Register here to attend the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 and hear defense leaders, researchers and experts discuss the latest developments in the field of military technology.

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December 29, 2023, 10:24 am
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Space Force Begins Market Research for Contracted Operations & Training Support Requirement

The U.S. Space Force has started soliciting industry information as it works to determine the acquisition strategy for a new contract vehicle to support training and operations across the Space Operations Command's portfolio of missions. Responses are due Jan. 29.

Hear government leaders, space experts and industry executives discuss the latest space technologies, commercial investments and urgent issues facing the space domain at the Potomac Officers Club's 2024 Space Summit on March 5. Register here.

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December 28, 2023, 9:09 am
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Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz: Observability, Analytics Could Help Schools Meet Education Missions, Advance Student Growth

Tim Boltz, a sales director at Carahsoft Technology, said implementing analytics, observability and a “secure by design” approach could help schools and universities meet their education missions and personalize the academic learning experience to better support students. In a blog post published Tuesday, Boltz wrote that observability is one of the steps to achieve cybersecurity as educational institutions deal with evolving cyberthreats and advance the adoption of new technologies.

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December 27, 2023, 11:15 am
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Day & Zimmerman’s Doug Magee: Commitment to Customer Intimacy Key to Supporting Government Mission

Doug Magee, president of government services group at Day & Zimmermann, stated that commitment to customer intimacy, focusing on "high probability-win" opportunities and investment in talent and technologies are the three strategic actions the company is advancing as it works to provide mission support services for government customers.

Join the Potomac Officers Club’s CX Imperative Forum on Jan. 25 to hear experts discuss how digital transformation strategies could help agencies redesign the customer experience. Register here.

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December 26, 2023, 10:34 am
in Executive Moves, News

Paul Selva, David Thompson Named to Leadership Roles on Aerospace Corp. Board of Trustees

Paul Selva, a retired U.S. Air Force general, and retired space executive David Thompson have been appointed chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the board of trustees at The Aerospace Corp. Selva succeeds Stephanie O'Sullivan, who concluded her term on the board, while Thompson replaces Selva in the vice chairman role, the nonprofit corporation said Thursday.

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December 22, 2023, 10:37 am
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AE Industrial Partners Promotes 5 Investment Professionals to New Leadership Roles

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has promoted five investment professionals to partner, principal and vice president positions as part of efforts to advance growth initiatives and build up capabilities across its target markets, including national security, aerospace and industrial services. Jeff Hart and Bryan McElwee will assume the role of partners, Tyler Letarte and Andrew McElhinney will serve as principals and Taylor Casey will serve as vice president, AEI said Wednesday.

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December 21, 2023, 11:34 am
in Cybersecurity, News

NCCoE Names Tech Collaborators for Manufacturing Sector Cybersecurity Project

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence within the National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced its technology collaborators for a project that seeks to demonstrate an approach meant to help organizations detect, respond and recover from a cyberattack within an operational technology environment. NCCoE said Tuesday it expects the Responding to and Recovering from a Cyber Attack: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector project to result in a free NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, which features a reference design and a description of the practical measures to implement the approach based on NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework and industry best practices and standards.

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December 21, 2023, 11:10 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Splunk’s Bill Rowan: Agencies Need to Establish Digital Resilience Amid Evolving Threat Landscape

Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, discussed some of the key takeaways from the company’s annual summit for public sector leaders and the first is that it is imperative for government agencies to build up digital resilience amid the evolving cyberthreat landscape to quickly respond to cyber risks. “With a strong foundation of digital resilience, agencies can prepare and respond rapidly to whatever comes their way,” Rowan, a four-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.

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December 20, 2023, 10:32 am