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Red Hat Secures FedRAMP High Authorization for OpenShift, Predictive Insights Offerings; Christopher Smith Quoted

Red Hat has secured High Authority to Operate certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its enterprise Kubernetes container platform and predictive analytics service offering. The company said Thursday the authorization enables federal agencies to deploy and run Kubernetes-based applications on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS GovCloud and use Red Hat Insights to monitor and manage operations and security use cases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on AWS GovCloud.

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January 19, 2024, 9:57 am
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Antoine Harden Named Elastic Regional VP of Federal Health Care & Federal Civilian

Antoine Harden, former head of public sector for health care and life sciences at Google, has been named regional vice president of federal health care and federal civilian at Elastic, according to a LinkedIn post published Thursday. He joined the search and analytics engine provider following a nearly four-year career at Google, where he supported the mission objectives of federal civilian customers, including NASA and the Department of Energy.

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January 19, 2024, 8:52 am
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Joe Corcoran Takes on Senior Director Role at Hitachi Vantara Federal; Mark Serway Quoted

Joe Corcoran, formerly chief business officer at Dorrean, has been named senior director of professional services and delivery at Hitachi Vantara Federal. He will report to Mark Serway, president and CEO of Hitachi Vantara Federal, as he oversees growth strategies and profit and loss functions for the company's professional services business segment, the federal subsidiary said Thursday.

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January 18, 2024, 10:37 am
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RTC Aerospace Expands Precision Parts Portfolio With Vanderhorst Brothers Industries Acquisition

RTC Aerospace, a portfolio company of private equity firm Stellex Capital Management, has acquired Vanderhorst Brothers Industries, a Simi Valley, California-based manufacturer of precision aerospace parts. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed but RTC said Tuesday the deal will expand its product portfolios and capabilities to produce high-precision components for aerospace and defense applications.

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January 18, 2024, 9:14 am
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AWS Recognizes BAE Systems With Migration Competency Designation

BAE Systems has received a Migration Competency designation from Amazon Web Services in recognition of its efforts to help national security customers transition to the cloud to support their digital transformation initiatives. The defense, aerospace and security solutions provider said Tuesday the designation validates its cloud migration and enablement expertise as an AWS Premier Tier Services partner.

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January 17, 2024, 7:02 am
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DARPA Taps Mynaric for Phase 2 Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node Program; Tim Deaver Quoted

Laser communications technology developer Mynaric has secured a contract to develop an intersatellite optical communications terminal for enabling satellite constellations to communicate in space. The company said Tuesday it will serve as a development partner for the second phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program.

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January 17, 2024, 6:49 am
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Draper Books Navy Contract to Develop, Demonstrate UUV Autonomy Capabilities

Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has secured a potential five-year, $23.7 million contract to develop and demonstrate specialized unmanned underwater vehicle autonomy and simulation capabilities for the U.S. Navy. The company will use a model-based systems engineering approach to build a full-spectrum UUV autonomy prototype, the Department of Defense said Friday.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here.

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January 16, 2024, 9:47 am
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Jacobs, NASA Collaborate on CHAPEA Mars Habitat Simulation at Johnson Space Center

Jacobs and its subcontractors have been supporting NASA in operating a ground-based 3D-printed habitat for the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog program, which aims to simulate year-long stays on the surface of Mars. The company said Friday it continues to work with NASA and additional contractors on monitoring the activities of a four-person crew living in the isolated CHAPEA habitat at Johnson Space Center as a prime contractor for the JSC Engineering, Technology and Science II contract.

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January 16, 2024, 9:43 am
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DMI to Deliver On-Premises Application Hosting Services to CDC; Amy Rall Quoted

Digital transformation services provider DMI has secured a $27 million contract to provide on-site application hosting and monitoring services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's data centers in Atlanta, Georgia. DMI said Thursday the contract encompasses software and data management enhancements to CDC applications to boost the delivery of health services to the public.

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January 12, 2024, 10:13 am
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John Hennigan Named VP of Business Development at MindPetal

John Hennigan, formerly senior director of the Department of Homeland Security account at MindPetal Software Solutions, has been named vice president for business development at the Virginia-based digital modernization services provider. He will oversee growth strategy efforts for the company and its VerticalApps subsidiary, according to a LinkedIn post published Thursday.

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January 12, 2024, 9:47 am
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State Department OKs Potential $200M Light Tactical Vehicle Chassis, Fleet Build Sale to Egypt

The State Department has approved the government of Egypt's request to purchase additional light tactical vehicle chassis and fleet build from the U.S. government under a potential $200 million foreign military sales agreement. The proposed FMS deal will add to a previous agreement that includes a 4-Man REV1-B Rolling Chassis with 190 horsepower diesel engines along with training for the chassis assembly process and maintenance, spare and repair parts and testing equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday.

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January 11, 2024, 10:57 am
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RTX, Air Force Demo GhostEye MR Sensor’s Air Defense Capability

RTX's Raytheon business, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, demonstrated the ability of its new GhostEye MR radar to support air defense operations during an extended exercise at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Raytheon-built radar technology was integrated into the command and control element of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System, expanding the missile system's capabilities against cruise missile and drone threats, RTX said Wednesday.

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January 11, 2024, 10:29 am