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  • Pentagon Looks to Multifactor Verification, Biometrics for Net Security; Mark Testoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon Looks to Multifactor Verification, Biometrics for Net Security; Mark Testoni Comments

    The Defense Department has started to implement multifactor authentication and biometrics as a new Pentagon-wide security approach in an effort to counter cyber attacks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Justin Lee writes DoD also intends to bolster its network access security through updates to its identity and access management approach. “The approach to cyber defense is expanding from its […] More

  • PreTalen Wins Air Force Navigation Satellite System Test Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PreTalen Wins Air Force Navigation Satellite System Test Contract

    PreTalen Ltd. has won a $15 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to develop software and hardware extension meant to assess the threat response of the service’s global navigation satellite receivers. PreTalen will apply cognitive effects-based analysis on the position navigation and time autonomous negotiator under the indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. […] More

  • IBM to Acquire Merge Healthcare for $1B; John Kelly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Acquire Merge Healthcare for $1B; John Kelly Comments

    IBM plans to acquire medical image management provider Merge Healthcare for $1 billion in a move to further help physicians diagnose and treat patients. IBM plans to integrate Merge Healthcare’s medical image processing platform into the Watson image analytics and cognitive system, IBM said Thursday. “Healthcare will be one of IBM’s biggest growth areas over […] More

  • Bechtel, Siemens Kick Off Power Plant Construction in Virginia; Walker Kimball Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel, Siemens Kick Off Power Plant Construction in Virginia; Walker Kimball Comments

    Bechtel has started construction work on a natural gas-fired power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia for Panda Power Funds clients. Bechtel will oversee the engineering, procurement, construction and startup services, and Siemens will handle the natural gas and steam turbines, generators and waste-heat-recovery boilers, Bechtel said Thursday. The 778-megawatt, Stonewall power plant is scheduled to operate in […] More

  • Radiant Insights Sets Drone Launchers Market Value at $1.2B by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Radiant Insights Sets Drone Launchers Market Value at $1.2B by 2021

    Radiant Insights has released a report that predicts the drone launchers market will reach a $1.2 billion value by 2021 as the unmanned aerial systems market grows. The report indicates that the expansion of the drone market worldwide will create increased demand for aircraft launchers that do not require an airfield, Radiant Insights said July 9. […] More

  • Inmarsat to Launch Satellite in August; Rupert Pearce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat to Launch Satellite in August; Rupert Pearce Comments

    Inmarsat is scheduled to launch a new satellite by the end of August, MarketWatch reported Thursday. CEO Rupert Pearce said the company’s latest network will then kick off commercial operation by the end of 2015, according to the report. “A successful launch of I-5 F3 in late August will enable us to introduce global GX commercial […] More

  • ICF Lands $30M NASA Global Change Research Program Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Lands $30M NASA Global Change Research Program Contract

    ICF International has been awarded a nearly $30 million contact to perform technical and program support for NASA’s global change research program. ICF will assist the U.S. Global Change Research Program National Coordination Office to coordinate and assess the office’s plans and budget activity, and develop USGCRP’s web resources and applications, NASA said Wednesday. The […] More

  • Forrester Research: Digital Government Push Needs Combined Mobile, Analytics Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forrester Research: Digital Government Push Needs Combined Mobile, Analytics Tech

    Forrester Research has released a new report that suggests government agencies need to integrate mobile and analytics technologies to further their digital migration, GCN reported Monday. Amanda Ziadeh writes the Forrester report recommends that agencies focus on mobile as the primary platform to connect with citizens and identify methods for sharing data with the public. […] More

  • Air Force Begins Search for Aircraft Electronics Cooling Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Begins Search for Aircraft Electronics Cooling Systems

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry for concepts to cool a fighter aircraft’s electronic system under a project that could be worth $24 million, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Tuesday. John Keller writes the Air Force Research Laboratory released a broad agency announcement that seeks new electronics thermal management methods for aircraft from industry. Up to six […] More

  • Airbus to Refresh NATO Allied Air Command IT Infrastructure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus to Refresh NATO Allied Air Command IT Infrastructure

    Airbus Defense and Space will work to update the information technology infrastructure of NATO’s Allied Air Command headquarters at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Airbus said Tuesday it will install new Secret LAN, Mission Secret LAN and Public LAN for NATO in order to virtualize user workstations and implement a voice over Internet Protocol system. Germany’s […] More

  • SPA to Help US Navy Assess Nuclear Weapons Policy, Strategy; Kirk Donald Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA to Help US Navy Assess Nuclear Weapons Policy, Strategy; Kirk Donald Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. has been selected to assist the U.S. Navy in its work to evaluate nuclear weapons policy and strategy. The company will perform analysis on arms regulation and nuclear policy, deterrence and escalation control issues in coordination with the Navy director of strategy and policy, SPA said in August. The task order contains […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds PernixData Software Offering to GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds PernixData Software Offering to GSA Schedule; Michael Shrader Comments

    Carahsoft Technology will offer PernixData’s FVP software platform to public sector agencies through a General Services Administration schedule in a move to help federal customers fulfill storage requirements. Carahsoft will serve as PernixData’s distributor and master government aggregator across state and local education and federal government customers, PernixData said Tuesday. Agencies will have access to the PernixData product […] More