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  • Shannon Vaughn, Ben Minichino: Vessel ID Data Encryption Could Help Protect Against Possible Piracy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Shannon Vaughn, Ben Minichino: Vessel ID Data Encryption Could Help Protect Against Possible Piracy

    Shannon Vaughn, general manager of Virtru Federal, and Ben Minichino, president of Pole Star Defense, said encrypting location data streams, vessel ID and other information could help mitigate maritime piracy threats. “By encrypting the data and making it accessible only to authorized officials, ships can securely transmit information pertaining to their locations, identities, cargo, and […] More

  • BigBear.ai Wins Spot on $900M Air Force Multidomain Tech Development Support IDIQ; Tony Barrett Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BigBear.ai Wins Spot on $900M Air Force Multidomain Tech Development Support IDIQ; Tony Barrett Quoted

    BigBear.ai’s federal business will compete for task orders to support the development of multidomain systems and deliver synthetic environments and related capabilities to the U.S. Air Force through its position on a potential 10-year, $900 million contract. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architectures and Integration Directorate covers support […] More

  • DHS Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Counter-Drone Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Counter-Drone Systems

    The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting information on potential industry sources of counter-unmanned aircraft systems that could help detect, identify, classify, track and mitigate threats posed by hostile drones. DHS wants C-UAS platforms with capabilities to receive flight data, intelligence and other historical information, determine the level of threat, identify a detected track of […] More

  • NetImpact Strategies Awarded $60M USDA IT Modernization Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NetImpact Strategies Awarded $60M USDA IT Modernization Support Contract

    NetImpact Strategies has received a potential $60 million contract to provide information technology and modernization support services for the Department of Agriculture’s farm production and conservation information solutions division. FPAC ISD runs and maintains IT applications and services backing all systems of USDA’s natural resources conservation service, NetImpact said Wednesday. Under the Cypress contract, the […] More

  • NSF, SpaceX Ink Coordination Agreement to Address Potential Interference From Starlink Satellites to Radio Astronomy Assets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSF, SpaceX Ink Coordination Agreement to Address Potential Interference From Starlink Satellites to Radio Astronomy Assets

    The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have signed a new coordination agreement to mitigate the potential impact of the company’s Starlink satellite constellation on ground-based radio, infrared and optical astronomy facilities operating between the 10.6 and 10.7 GHz band. Under the agreement, SpaceX committed to examining the impact of astronomical facility lasers on satellites, coordinating […] More

  • Air Force Performs 1st Flight of F-35 in Tech Refresh 3 Configuration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Performs 1st Flight of F-35 in Tech Refresh 3 Configuration

    The U.S. Air Force flew for the first time a Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter aircraft with the Technology Refresh 3 upgrade on Friday, Jan. 6, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. TR-3 updates the fighter jet’s computational core to support Block 4 capabilities, including new sensors, improved electronic warfare functions, data fusion, long-range precision […] More

  • SBA Kicks Off Application Process for Veteran Small Business Certification Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SBA Kicks Off Application Process for Veteran Small Business Certification Program

    The Small Business Administration has started accepting applications for a certification program for veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses competing for sole-source and set-aside federal contracts. SBA assumed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ certification responsibilities for VOSBs and SDVOSBs by creating the Veteran Small Business Certification program in November in compliance with the […] More

  • Parsons' Xator Subsidiary Wins Spot on Air Force Integrated Base Security Support Task Order; Hal Smith Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Xator Subsidiary Wins Spot on Air Force Integrated Base Security Support Task Order; Hal Smith Quoted

    Parsons subsidiary Xator will support the U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Base Defense Security System through its position on a task order that could be worth up to $79.5 million. Xator will help the service build the foundational structure of IBDSS by sustaining Defender Multi-Domain Command, Control and Communications equipment and connected security platforms to deliver […] More

  • Veritas Rebrands Acquired CAES Space Unit as Frontgrade Technologies; Ramzi Musallam Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Veritas Rebrands Acquired CAES Space Unit as Frontgrade Technologies; Ramzi Musallam Quoted

    Veritas Capital has completed its purchase of CAES Space Systems and changed the name of the acquired business to Frontgrade Technologies to reflect its objectives of creating technology platforms that support national security and addressing engineering challenges facing clients. Mike Elias, formerly senior vice president and general manager for the space division at CAES, will […] More

  • Carahsoft's Tim Boltz on Cybersecurity Measures Educational Institutions Should Do Amid Budget Limitations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft’s Tim Boltz on Cybersecurity Measures Educational Institutions Should Do Amid Budget Limitations

    Tim Boltz, education program executive at Carahsoft Technology, said there are several steps academic institutions should take as they work to improve their cybersecurity posture amid budget constraints and one is understanding their external footprint. “Through the employment of third-party devices that scan the internet for web service protocol solutions, agencies can see how much […] More

  • Iridium, Qualcomm to Advance Satellite Messaging Service in Smartphones; Matt Desch Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium, Qualcomm to Advance Satellite Messaging Service in Smartphones; Matt Desch Quoted

    Iridium Communications and Qualcomm Technologies have agreed to enable satellite and emergency messaging services in various smartphone brands with plans to expand the capability to personal computers, vehicles and other consumer devices. Smartphones equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite, which is backed by the Iridium satellite network, will enable users to gain global coverage and transmit […] More

  • Leonardo DRS Secures Army Task Order for Additional M-LIDS Counter-Drone Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo DRS Secures Army Task Order for Additional M-LIDS Counter-Drone Systems

    Leonardo DRS will provide the U.S. Army with additional counter-unmanned aircraft systems and spares under a task order awarded through an existing indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The task order was awarded in support of the Mobile-Low, Slow, Small UAS Integrated Defeat System program of the Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office, Leonardo DRS said Thursday. M-LIDS is […] More