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  • Intellian to Invest $100M in Satcom Tech R&D Efforts in Maryland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intellian to Invest $100M in Satcom Tech R&D Efforts in Maryland

    Intellian Technologies has launched a research and development center in Rockville, Maryland, and announced plans to invest $100 million in efforts to conduct research and build satellite communications technology platforms. The company said Wednesday the Advanced Development Center will house top tech industry talent focused on developing satellite user terminals and phased array antennas. With […] More

  • SpaceX Rocket Sends Sateliot’s 5G Satellite to Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Rocket Sends Sateliot’s 5G Satellite to Orbit

    A 22-pound 5G satellite built by Barcelona, Spain-based startup Sateliot launched on April 15 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Space.com reported Tuesday. The Sateliot_0 orbital data relay, also known as the Groundbreaker, is the first of over 250 satellites that will make up a constellation in low […] More

  • GM, Samsung SDI Eye $3B Investment in EV Battery Cell Production Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GM, Samsung SDI Eye $3B Investment in EV Battery Cell Production Facility

    General Motors and South Korea-based Samsung SDI plan to make an investment of more than $3 billion to establish a new facility in the U.S. to produce battery cells for electric vehicles. The companies expect the manufacturing plant to be operational by 2026 with over 30 Gigawatt hours of battery cell capacity, according to a […] More

  • Caveonix Unveils Next-Gen Cloud Governance Platform; Kaus Phaltankar Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Caveonix Unveils Next-Gen Cloud Governance Platform; Kaus Phaltankar Quoted

    Caveonix has launched its next-generation hybrid cloud governance platform designed to protect applications built on containers, three-tiered architecture and cloud-native services. Caveonix Cloud 5.0 works to provide actionable insights to users using its DefenseBot technology and artificial intelligence and automate enterprise governance, risk and compliance to help standardize processes and model scenarios, the company said […] More

  • Maxar Readies to Launch 1st Pair of WorldView Legion Satellites; Dan Jablonsky Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Readies to Launch 1st Pair of WorldView Legion Satellites; Dan Jablonsky Quoted

    Maxar Technologies is preparing to launch in the summer of 2023 the first two of the six imaging satellites planned for the WorldView Legion constellation, SpaceNews reported Monday. “It’s been more about finalizing all of the preflight checks, completing the flight software and getting all of our last testing before we go downrange and put […] More

  • Trellix Endpoint Detection & Response Gets FedRAMP High Impact Level Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trellix Endpoint Detection & Response Gets FedRAMP High Impact Level Certification

    Trellix has received authorization to operate for its endpoint detection and response platform under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the FedRAMP High Impact Level certification for Trellix EDR after conducting an audit of the vendor’s security controls, the company said Monday. Trellix EDR is a cloud-hosted […] More

  • Jonathan Moneymaker: BlueHalo Developing Mobile Phased Array Antenna for Space Force's Procurement Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jonathan Moneymaker: BlueHalo Developing Mobile Phased Array Antenna for Space Force’s Procurement Arm

    Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the Space Rapid Capabilities Office under the U.S. Space Force will be the first customer of the company’s mobile electronic phased array antenna in support of the Satellite Communications Augmentation Resource program, SpaceNews reported Saturday. According to Moneymaker, the BlueHalo antenna, dubbed Badger, is […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Agencies Identity Verification Tools From Okta, Socure; Craig Abod Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer Agencies Identity Verification Tools From Okta, Socure; Craig Abod Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology will start offering digital identity management and verification platforms from Okta and Socure to public sector customers through its reseller partners and contract vehicles. Carahsoft said Thursday government customers can gain access to Socure’s ID+ Platform identity verification and fraud prevention tool, Okta Universal Directory identity management offering, Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication and […] More

  • 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

  • Leidos, NASCAR to Collaborate on Lunar Terrain Vehicle Development; Roger Krone Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, NASCAR to Collaborate on Lunar Terrain Vehicle Development; Roger Krone Quoted

    Leidos has unveiled the design of its proposed lunar rover for NASA and will work with NASCAR to develop the vehicle through a promotional partnership. Leidos said Tuesday it has submitted a proposal for a NASA contract that seeks to create a sustainable lunar presence through the development of a moon lander. “This groundbreaking collaboration […] More