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  • Hughes' James Clevenger: Agencies Advance Emerging Tech Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes’ James Clevenger: Agencies Advance Emerging Tech Adoption

    James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, said there are three key takeaways from a recent event attended by state information technology leaders in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and one of those is that government agencies are initiating efforts to be more agile by adopting emerging technologies to meet their enterprise objectives […] More

  • Cigent Unveils Storage Device With Ransomware Prevention Functions; Seagate's William Downer Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cigent Unveils Storage Device With Ransomware Prevention Functions; Seagate’s William Downer Quoted

    Cigent Technology has launched a storage device equipped with capabilities to counter ransomware attacks. Cigent Secure SSD+ comes with an artificial intelligence microprocessor with machine learning that works to stop ransomware and safeguard data on the device from being encrypted or stolen by constantly monitoring disk activity, the company said Wednesday. When combined with Cigent’s […] More

  • Jacobs Helps MDA Execute Flight Test of Aegis Missile Defense System in Hawaii - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Helps MDA Execute Flight Test of Aegis Missile Defense System in Hawaii

    Jacobs supported a live flight test of the Missile Defense Agency’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System held on March 30 in Hawaii as part of the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions contract. During the test, the Standard Missile-6 Dual II with Software Upgrade intercepted a target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility […] More

  • Clint Crosier: 14 Global Startups Selected for 2023 AWS Space Accelerator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clint Crosier: 14 Global Startups Selected for 2023 AWS Space Accelerator

    Amazon Web Services has announced the selection of 14 global startups for a four-week mentorship, technical and business program that seeks to help the companies leverage cloud computing to further develop their space platforms and advance growth initiatives. AWS and TechConnect experts selected the startups for the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator program based on the […] More

  • In-Space Refueling Services Provider Orbit Fab Completes Series A Funding Round - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Space Refueling Services Provider Orbit Fab Completes Series A Funding Round

    Orbit Fab has closed a round of Series A financing led by 8090 Industries and will use the investment to accelerate the deployment of fuel delivery and storage platforms in geostationary and low-Earth orbits. Lockheed Martin’s venture arm, Stride Capital, Industrious Ventures, Tribe Capital, Massive Capital Partners and Good Growth Capital also participated in the […] More

  • Parsons, Ensco Highlight Space Capabilities, Services at Symposium; James Lackey, Jeff Stevens Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons, Ensco Highlight Space Capabilities, Services at Symposium; James Lackey, Jeff Stevens Quoted

    Parsons and Ensco are showcasing their products and services designed to support national security missions at the four-day Space Symposium that will run through Thursday, April 20, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Parsons said Monday some of the capabilities on display at the event are its Ground Operations Center as a Service, Parsons Digital Engineering Framework […] More

  • Verizon Unveils Innovation Lab; Lockheed’s Dan Rice Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon Unveils Innovation Lab; Lockheed’s Dan Rice Quoted

    Verizon has opened a new innovation laboratory in San Francisco and lab personnel demonstrated to attendees how 5G technology and mobile edge computing infrastructure could support drone-based radio frequency sensing and precise positioning for defense and aerospace applications, RCR Wireless News reported Thursday. Dan Rice, vice president of 5G.MIL programs at Lockheed Martin, attended the […] More

  • Austal Looks to Hire 1K More Workers to Back Nuclear Submarine Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal Looks to Hire 1K More Workers to Back Nuclear Submarine Work

    Austal plans to employ about 1,000 additional workers to staff a new facility that will be established at its shipyard in Alabama as part of efforts to accommodate work on nuclear-powered submarines, Defense News reported Friday. The Australia-based company is producing key components for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. “We’re putting a new building in that’s […] More

  • Military, Industry Leaders Highlight Need for Talent; Carahsoft's Michael McCalip Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Military, Industry Leaders Highlight Need for Talent; Carahsoft’s Michael McCalip Quoted

    Defense industry leaders and military and government officials who attended a three-day conference in Maryland discussed their need for talent and the importance of developing and retaining the workforce. Industry executives cited how companies could support the armed forces and agencies in their workforce development efforts amid defense budget cuts, Francis Rose of Fed Gov […] More

  • Systecon’s Justin Woulfe Cites Capacity Issue With Rapid Weapons Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Systecon’s Justin Woulfe Cites Capacity Issue With Rapid Weapons Production

    Justin Woulfe, chief technology officer at Systecon’s North American arm, and other panelists at a symposium discussed the capacity problem facing the U.S. when it comes to producing and delivering weapons systems in a quick timeline, USNI News reported Monday. Woulfe cited the lack of capability to quickly manufacture artillery, radar and other weapons platforms […] More