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  • Avaya Gets Mitre Certification for Data Mgmt Product Security; Laurent Philonenko Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Avaya Gets Mitre Certification for Data Mgmt Product Security; Laurent Philonenko Quoted

    Mitre has certified Avaya as an authoritative body to help customers and other organizations identify vulnerabilities in their data management systems. Avaya said Tuesday it can issue CVE identification documents and inform customers about other weak points of products included through the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Numbering Authority program. “This is an important step in our cybersecurity […] More

  • Grand Sky Drone Park Hosts Approved Launch of BVLOS Large Drone Flights - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand Sky Drone Park Hosts Approved Launch of BVLOS Large Drone Flights

    The Grand Sky Drone Park in North Dakota has hosted the approved launch of beyond-visual-line-of-sight large commercial unmanned aircraft system flights under a two-year certificate of waiver or authorization, Aviation Today reported Tuesday. The COA, which was given to the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, enables General Atomics‘ aeronautical system business to test its MQ-1 Predator […] More

  • NASA, Blue Origin Partner to Leverage Moon Landing Technologies; Kim Cannon Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, Blue Origin Partner to Leverage Moon Landing Technologies; Kim Cannon Quoted

    NASA’s Langley Research Center has partnered with Blue Origin through a Tipping Point solicitation to leverage sensor suites for lunar landing missions. The space agency said Friday the effort will integrate and test Langley’s Navigation Doppler Lidar technology, Terrain Relative Navigation and altimetry sensors aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard vertical takeoff vertical landing suborbital vehicle […] More

  • AECOM, Lockheed Start Battery Energy Storage Development at Fort Carson - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM, Lockheed Start Battery Energy Storage Development at Fort Carson

    Lockheed Martin and AECOM have jointly started developing a battery energy storage system under an energy savings performance contract to help Fort Carson in Colorado reduce expenses for energy consumption. AECOM said Tuesday the BESS offering will include Lockheed’s GridStar Lithium energy storage system and Geli’s predictive analysis control software. AECOM will provide development and integration […] More

  • Lockheed, NASA Install Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, NASA Install Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield

    Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have installed a Lockheed Martin-built heat shield technology at the bottom of a crew module designed for the Orion spacecraft. The installation team performed a fit check of the heat cover before securing it on the vehicle to ensure all of the bolt fittings were in their proper position, NASA […] More

  • Stratolaunch Unveils New Space Launch Systems; Jean Floyd Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stratolaunch Unveils New Space Launch Systems; Jean Floyd Quoted

    Stratolaunch has introduced a suite of air-launch systems designed to bring satellites into different orbits or inclinations. The company said Monday its new offerings include the Pegasus space vehicle, which has performed more than 35 launches, and the Medium Launch Vehicle, which is designed for low-cost and flexible flight missions. Stratolaunch will also offer the MLV-Heavy, […] More

  • Navy Research Teams, Carnegie Mellon Partner to Encourage More Studies in STEM, AI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Research Teams, Carnegie Mellon Partner to Encourage More Studies in STEM, AI

    The Office of Naval Research, Naval Research Laboratory and Carnegie Mellon University have partnered to boost interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and artificial intelligence studies for the U.S. Navy. NRL said Thursday the three entities will educate CMU students on the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief-related aspects of AI under the five-year Education […] More

  • Engility Launches Audio Show for Science, Engineering, Technology Discussions; Lynn Dugle Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Launches Audio Show for Science, Engineering, Technology Discussions; Lynn Dugle Quoted

    Engility has launched a monthly podcast that will feature discussions about national defense, space science and intelligence technology. The company said Monday it appointed existing Engility employees to host the Get S.E.T.: Exploring Science, Engineering and Technology audio show. The first episodes of the podcast touched on the effect of Martian dust storm on future space […] More

  • Accenture's Dominic Delmolino: Agencies Eye Machine Learning, AI Tools for Data Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture’s Dominic Delmolino: Agencies Eye Machine Learning, AI Tools for Data Analysis

    Dominic Delmolino, chief technology officer of Accenture‘s federal services business, has said some government agencies have started considering machine learning and artificial intelligence as potential tools to help personnel analyze data for missions, GCN reported Sunday. The report noted local, state and federal agencies have increasingly considered the possible advantages of the new technologies in data […] More

  • Cybersecurity Representatives Provide Insights in Operationalizing New Offerings From CDM Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cybersecurity Representatives Provide Insights in Operationalizing New Offerings From CDM Program

    Representatives from Booz Allen Hamilton and Forcepoint have said new developments in the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program will help federal agencies further secure their networks, FedScoop reported Sunday. The third phase of CDM named DEFEND has allowed agencies to acquire more cybersecurity and data protection services from a wider pool […] More

  • DARPA Reviews Satellite Servicing Robot Design - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Reviews Satellite Servicing Robot Design

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has concluded a preliminary design review of a satellite servicing system being developed in collaboration with Maxar Technologies’ SSL subsidiary. DARPA said Friday results of the assessment showed that the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites payload could operate for several years and repair at least 20 commercial and government […] More