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  • Sohaib Abbasi: Informatica to Grow Channel Programs through Cloud, On-Premise Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sohaib Abbasi: Informatica to Grow Channel Programs through Cloud, On-Premise Offerings

    Informatica Corp. plans to expand its channel partner program through cloud-based and on-premise offerings, CRN reported Dec. 27. Rick Whiting writes the Redwood, Calif.-based company intends to leverage the recently launched Informatica Cloud and PowerCenter Express offerings in an effort to seek business opportunities with service providers. Sohaib Abbasi, Informatica CEO, told the publication that […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL, NASA Launch Small Satellites into Space; Ann Darrin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL, NASA Launch Small Satellites into Space; Ann Darrin Comments

    The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and NASA launched two small satellites called cubesats into space in November, The Baltimore Sun reported Jan. 10. Scott Dance writes the devices are intended for use in earth and space science research and earth radiation studies. “This has the potential of being disruptive,” Ann Darrin, managing executive of Johns […] More

  • Romy Olaisen: Harris to Start NOAA Satellite Part Deliveries This Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romy Olaisen: Harris to Start NOAA Satellite Part Deliveries This Year

    Harris Corp. has started to deliver hardware and software systems for installation in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite network after the equipment passed a pre-shipment review. Those systems will be used to build the ground segment for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R series program, Harris said Thursday. “We have worked closely with NOAA […] More

  • Exelis Receives Army Helicopter Radio Order; Nick Bobay Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Receives Army Helicopter Radio Order; Nick Bobay Comments

    Exelis will build voice communications radios for installation on the U.S. Army’s Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters under a $10.9 million contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency. The ARC-201D airborne radio system is designed with networking and anti-jamming systems, Exelis said Thursday. Nick Bobay, president of Exelis’ night vision and communications services division, said the radio […] More

  • Lockheed and IBM to Invest in Israeli Cyber Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed and IBM to Invest in Israeli Cyber Facilities

    Lockheed Martin and IBM have moved to invest in cyber research facilities in Israel, Homeland Security Today reported Wednesday. The new CyberSpark complex located in Beer-Sheva, Israel, will house cyber incubators, academic researchers, educational centers and government agencies, according to the report. Those organizations will work to develop cybersecurity infrastructures such as a physical space and […] More

  • QinetiQ NA to Develop Naval Oceanography Mapping, Prediction Models; Dave Shrum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ NA to Develop Naval Oceanography Mapping, Prediction Models; Dave Shrum Comments

    QinetiQ North America has won a $12 million contract to develop mapping and prediction models for the Naval Research Laboratory‘s oceanography programs. QNA will build ocean modeling, remote sensing and physical oceanography systems under the three-year contract, QNA said Wednesday. “We have over 25 years of expertise in ocean modeling and related support, and we appreciate […] More

  • Lockheed Exhibits Electric Fiber Laser Tech; Ray Johnson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Exhibits Electric Fiber Laser Tech; Ray Johnson Comments

    Lockheed Martin has moved to extend its laser weapon technology for air, land and sea military applications by demonstrating a 30-kilowatt electric fiber laser. The company integrated fiber lasers into a beam of light that uses low power as part of an internally-funded research and development program, Lockheed said Tuesday. Ray Johnson, senior vice president and […] More

  • ICF to Help Design Intl Emissions Trading System; David Hathaway Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Help Design Intl Emissions Trading System; David Hathaway Comments

    ICF International will work with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Development and Cooperation to develop and implement emissions trading systems in China. The company will design greenhouse gas emissions trading in China with the goal of helping the country lower emissions, ICF International said Wednesday. David Hathaway, vice president and managing director for ICF […] More

  • Microsoft Teams with Facebook on Open Compute Project; Bill Laing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Teams with Facebook on Open Compute Project; Bill Laing Comments

    Microsoft Corp. has joined Facebook Inc.’s cloud initiative which aims to develop and share data center infrastructure designs, The Next Web reported Tuesday. Citing a Microsoft blog article, Kaylene Hong writes the software company intends to contribute its cloud server specification for data center hardware to the Open Compute Project. Bill Laing, Microsoft’s corporate vice […] More

  • Siemens Unveils New Distribution Management System; Jan Mrosik Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens Unveils New Distribution Management System; Jan Mrosik Comments

    Siemens’ smart grid division has launched a new distribution management system that is intended to help customers in North America meet business and regulatory requirements. The Spectrum Power ADMS (advanced distribution management system) is built to integrate supervisory control and data acquisition, outage management and fault and network analysis operations into a software platform, Siemens […] More

  • Lockheed Team Activates 2nd Air Force GPS Satellite Model; Mark Stewart Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Team Activates 2nd Air Force GPS Satellite Model; Mark Stewart Comments

    Lockheed Martin and partners have activated the bus and network communications payload of a second satellite for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS system. The team worked to turn on the power of the GPS III Space Vehicle 2 on Dec. 19 at Lockheed’s Denver-based facility in order to exhibit the satellite’s mechanical integration and interfaces, Lockheed […] More

  • Jacobs Engineering to Help Run Federal Railroad Program; Kevin McMahon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Engineering to Help Run Federal Railroad Program; Kevin McMahon Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group will work with the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to oversee a Federal Railroad Administration program under a potential five-year, $70 million contract. Jacobs will provide monitoring, technical assistance, review and training to grantees and borrowers of the FRA Grant and Loan program, Jacobs said Tuesday. “Passenger and freight rail systems are vital components […] More