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  • Galois to Help DARPA Detect Advanced Persistent Threats; David Archer Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Galois to Help DARPA Detect Advanced Persistent Threats; David Archer Comments

    Galois has received a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a technology platform that will work to identify cyber threats within enterprise network and system environments. The company said Monday it will collaborate with the University of Edinburgh, Xerox’s PARC company and Oregon State University to build the Diagnostic Approach for Persistent Threat Detection […] More

  • NASA Seeks Space Station Docking Port Concepts From Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Space Station Docking Port Concepts From Industry

    NASA has begun to explore ideas for the use of a docking port on the International Space Station with a goal to pave the way for independent space stations, Space News reported Friday. Jeff Foust writes the space agency launched a request for information in early July for limited availability ISS resources that NASA hopes […] More

  • MIL to Help FirstNet Adopt Microsoft Office 365; Marisa Daley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIL to Help FirstNet Adopt Microsoft Office 365; Marisa Daley Comments

    MIL Corp. has been selected to transition the First Responder Network Authority‘s systems to Microsoft‘s Office 365 suite of cloud-based applications. The company will be responsible for the integration and management of FirstNet’s email platforms, account configurations, collaboration tools Skype and SharePoint, service desk training and document management efforts under the one-year service agreement, MIL […] More

  • USAID Selects Tetra Tech for Climate Change, Satellite Imagery Program; Dan Batrack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAID Selects Tetra Tech for Climate Change, Satellite Imagery Program; Dan Batrack Comments

    Tetra Tech has received a $13 million contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development and NASA to help western African nations address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the use of satellite imagery. The company said Monday it will help promote the use of geospatial technology to the Agrometeorology, Hydrology and Meteorology Regional Center […] More

  • Microsoft’s Susie Adams Advises Agencies to Use Proposed Federal IT Fund on Cloud Transition Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft’s Susie Adams Advises Agencies to Use Proposed Federal IT Fund on Cloud Transition Analysis

    Susie Adams, chief technology officer of Microsoft’s federal business, has urged agencies to use the White House’s proposed $3.1 billion information technology modernization fund for cloud transition analysis efforts, Nextgov reported Friday. Mohana Ravindranath writes Adams advised government agencies to develop a multiyear plan and use the proposed budget to examine what applications must be […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Forms Govt Aviation Services Group; Jeff Johnson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Forms Govt Aviation Services Group; Jeff Johnson Comments

    Rockwell Collins has formed a new business group that will provide connectivity and flight planning services to government aviation customers worldwide. The new government aviation services group within Rockwell Collins’ information management services unit aims to help clients schedule airborne assets on short notice and deliver field data to aircrews during operation, the company said Wednesday. The GAS organization will also offer satellite […] More

  • Battelle to Implement Sequencing Tech at Ohio's Criminal Investigation Lab; Jeffrey Wadsworth Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle to Implement Sequencing Tech at Ohio’s Criminal Investigation Lab; Jeffrey Wadsworth Comments

    Battelle and the Ohio Office of the Attorney General have partnered to launch a sequencing project at the state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation laboratory in an effort to help solve cases of missing people in the state. Battelle and BCI will collaborate to test and implement new DNA testing technology in the BCI lab with the goal to aid […] More

  • Boeing, Rambus Ink Licensing Deal on Countermeasure for 'Differential Power Analysis' Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Rambus Ink Licensing Deal on Countermeasure for ‘Differential Power Analysis’ Attacks

    Boeing has licensed the differential power analysis countermeasures offering of Rambus Inc. in an effort to protect technologies on Boeing’s aircraft and defense-related products from security threats. Rambus’ cryptography research division and Boeing have inked the license agreement to install the DPA countermeasures onto Boeing’s products to combat reverse engineering and exploitation attacks, Rambus said […] More

  • Thales Alenia Space-Orbital ATK Team Completes 1st Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Alenia Space-Orbital ATK Team Completes 1st Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites; Matt Desch Comments

    A team of Thales Alenia Space and Orbital ATK has finished construction work on the first batch of communications satellites for Iridium‘s NEXT program, Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. Stephen Clark writes the satellites are set for delivery to Vandenberg Air Force Base for fueling and mating with a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket prior to the launch of initial  satellites on Sept. 11, […] More

  • Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation Unveils New Heavy-Lift Tethered Drone; Jay Nussbaum Comments

    Drone Aviation has launched a new heavy-lift, higher-altitude tethered unmanned aerial system designed for persistent military operations. The Bolt coaxial tethered helicopter is part of Drone Aviation’s portfolio of drones and is set for exhibit at ADS‘ Warrior Expo East this week at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, Drone Aviation said Wednesday. Jay Nussbaum, chairman and CEO of […] More

  • Ekuber Ventures to Help Maintain Commerce Dept's Customer Relationship, Content Mgmt Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ekuber Ventures to Help Maintain Commerce Dept’s Customer Relationship, Content Mgmt Systems

    The Commerce Department has selected ekuber Ventures to provide lifecycle support for the department’s customer relationship management and Drupal content management systems under a multi-million dollar contract. Ekuber said Tuesday it will maintain a Siebel CRM platform in three ecosystems for the department as well as transition applications to the Salesforce platform. The company will also help the department implement Drupal components, develop Drupal features, move into the Amazon […] More

  • DOE Awards Westinghouse Electric Co. Nuclear Tech Research Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Awards Westinghouse Electric Co. Nuclear Tech Research Funds

    Westinghouse Electric Company has secured $8 million in funds from the Energy Department to conduct nuclear technology-related research in collaboration with the company’s partners over the next three years. Westinghouse said Tuesday it will use the money to develop a laser-based three-dimensional printing method for the production of metal parts intended for use in nuclear structural applications. […] More