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  • Unisys' Dan Huberty: Hybrid Service Key to Future Data Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ Dan Huberty: Hybrid Service Key to Future Data Center

    Dan Huberty, vice president and chief technology officer at Unisys, has discussed the trends Unisys says could shape the future of data center. Huberty said Tuesday the hybrid service model and the economics of information technology are some of the trends that he believes will shape the data center of the future. He said in a podcast the […] More

  • WidePoint Arm Approved to Issue DoD ID Verification Credentials; Steve Komar, Daniel Turissini Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WidePoint Arm Approved to Issue DoD ID Verification Credentials; Steve Komar, Daniel Turissini Comment

    A WidePoint Corp. subsidiary has become the first vendor to receive an approval from the Defense Department to issue personal identity verification credentials for more than 40 million users with access to the agency’s information systems. Operational Research Consultants has been certified to issue external certificate authority PIV interoperable credentials for contractors and trading partners to communicate with defense information systems, WidePoint […] More

  • DRS, Lithiumstart Forge Energy Storage Market Partnership; Vince Stammetti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRS, Lithiumstart Forge Energy Storage Market Partnership; Vince Stammetti Comments

    DRS Technologies and Lithiumstart have partnered to combine their respective technologies in a move to pursue business opportunities with military and commercial energy storage applications. DRS will integrate its power electronic modules into Lithiumstart’s ESS technology to develop an energy storage module, DRS said Tuesday. Vince Stammetti, vice president and general manager at DRS’ power and control technologies, […] More

  • Level 3 to Help Intelsat Expand Fiber, Teleport Network; Edward Morche Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Level 3 to Help Intelsat Expand Fiber, Teleport Network; Edward Morche Comments

    Level 3 Communications has been selected to deploy network connectivity services to Intelsat‘s Tysons Corner, Virginia-based headquarters and other sites across the U.S. Intelsat will expand its IntelsatOne terrestrial fiber and teleport network connected to Intelsat’s global satellite infrastructure using the service, Level 3 said Tuesday. “Level 3 remains committed to providing the network solutions for Intelsat to continue to grow and […] More

  • Iris Bombelyn: Lockheed Completes MUOS-4 Thermal Vacuum Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iris Bombelyn: Lockheed Completes MUOS-4 Thermal Vacuum Test

    Lockheed Martin has tested the U.S. Navy‘s fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite for extreme temperature endurance. The company performed the thermal vacuum test at its Sunnyvale, California-based satellite integration facility and MUOS-4 is scheduled for launch in the second half of 2015, Lockheed said Monday. “The successful completion of thermal vacuum testing assures that MUOS-4 can endure the extreme hot and […] More

  • Dell Opens Silicon Valley Lab for Connected Devices; Joyce Mullen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell Opens Silicon Valley Lab for Connected Devices; Joyce Mullen Comments

    Dell has opened a Silicon Valley, California-based laboratory to further its research into the Internet of Things, Austin Business Journal reported Monday. Michael Theis writes the lab at Dell’s Santa Clara offices will serve as a development site for products such as smart pill dispenser and a chip to track temperature, humidity and air pressure changes. Joyce Mullen, a vice president and general […] More

  • FireEye: Threat Group Targets Stock Trading Info - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FireEye: Threat Group Targets Stock Trading Info

    FireEye is tracking a threat group that targets insider information of companies in order to take advantage of stock prices. The FIN4 group aims to obtain access to the emails of C-level executives, legal counsel, regulatory, risk and compliance personnel, FireEye said Sunday. FireEye said the group has targeted healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and advisory firms since mid 2013. “We’ve been able to […] More

  • Kevin Coleman: Enterprises Should Have Cyber Response Teams - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Coleman: Enterprises Should Have Cyber Response Teams

    Kevin Coleman, formerly chief strategist at Netscape and previously a management consultant at Deloitte, has called on organizations to form a cyber incident response team for on-demand action on data breaches. Coleman wrote in a commentary for Fedscoop senior executives within organizations must also begin to turn their focus on data breach response strategies in order to mitigate the costs […] More

  • Ted Carniol: Detroit Metro Airport Adopts Exelis Symphony Tech to Manage Airfield - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ted Carniol: Detroit Metro Airport Adopts Exelis Symphony Tech to Manage Airfield

    Exelis will supply surface surveillance products and services to Detroit’s main airport for situational awareness and operations management support. The company will deploy its Symphony suite of applications for the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to handle operations, maintain safety and facilitate collaboration, Exelis said Tuesday. “The deployment of the Symphony suite will provide DTW with an airfield operations management system on a […] More

  • Northrop, Air Force Complete Minuteman III Flight Test; Lori Belnap Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Air Force Complete Minuteman III Flight Test; Lori Belnap Comments

    Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have completed a flight test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. The missile reached the Marshall Islands-based Ronald Reagan test site 30 minutes after its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Northrop said Tuesday. “Each operational test we conduct is critical to ensuring the safety, surety, reliability and […] More

  • Cubic to Integrate Payment Processing System into Calgary's Parking Service; David deKozan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Integrate Payment Processing System into Calgary’s Parking Service; David deKozan Comments

    Cubic‘s transportation systems business has agreed to integrate its payment processing technology into Calgary’s parking service in an effort to help users manage their transportation account. The Calgary Parking Authority and Cubic intend for the partnership to help customers process parking and transit payments with a common smart card or mobile application, Cubic said Monday. “Users already engaged with […] More

  • Northrop Closes Review Phase of Air Force's Polar Comms System; Linnie Haynesworth Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Closes Review Phase of Air Force’s Polar Comms System; Linnie Haynesworth Comments

    Northrop Grumman  has completed the integrated baseline review for the U.S. Air Force‘s Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Communication technology. The company performed production, deployment and initial sustainment evaluation for the communications system the Air Force uses to transmit telemetry and supplies configuration commands and cryptographic planning to polar users, Northrop said Monday. The military’s satellite communications systems directorate […] More