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Mattermost, goTenna to Enhance Air Force Tactical ChatOps Under Small Business Innovation Contract

The government solutions business of secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost will partner with mobile mesh networking platform maker goTenna under a Phase II U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research contract to enhance the service's tactical ChatOps functions. Mattermost said Tuesday that work under the SBIR award includes the development of a plugin for its platform that would work across Tactical Assault Kit servers, and the creation of transmission layer integrations within TAK with the use of goTenna's mesh radios.

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January 10, 2024, 8:44 am
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VivSoft to Enhance DOD Shared Military Cyber Operations Platform via STRATFI Award; Navin Gunalan Quoted

VivSoft Technologies has received a Strategic Fund Increase award to modernize the U.S. Air Force Unified Platform, which serves as a shared system for military cyber operations. Under the $15 million award, VivSoft said in a press release received by Executive Mosaic that it would develop and implement a set of UP capabilities — collectively referred to as UPV1 — that would containerize the UP data platform and provide Department of Defense users with zero trust access.

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January 8, 2024, 8:11 am
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Amyx Announces Retirement of Chief Operating Officer & Industry Veteran John Selman; William Schaefer Quoted

John Selman, the chief operating officer at management and technical solutions provider Amyx, is retiring. Amyx, which was acquired by Tetra Tech last year, said Thursday in a press release received by Executive Mosaic, that since joining the company in 2021, Selman had led more than 600 professionals in a variety of fields, including cybersecurity, information technology and program management.

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January 5, 2024, 10:45 am
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SandboxAQ’s Jen Sovada, Robert Williams Announce Carahsoft Partnership for Public Sector Distribution of Cyber, Quantum Products

SandboxAQ President of Global Public Sector Jen Sovada and Head of Global Channels Robert Williams announced that their company has entered into a partnership with Carahsoft for the distribution of its offerings to the public sector via Carahsoft's contracts and resellers. Sovada and Williams said in an article published Thursday that the partnership covers its offerings in cryptography management — dubbed Security Suite — simulation and optimization and quantum sensing.

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January 5, 2024, 9:41 am
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Liz Dundon Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Sayres Defense

Sayres Defense has named Liz Dundon as its new chief operating officer. Dundon announced her transition to the new role on LinkedIn, saying she was excited about facing new challenges and that she would continue working with her organization "to provide support across the defense industry and beyond."

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January 5, 2024, 6:26 am
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ManTech Appoints Former Navy Cyber Adviser Christopher Cleary as Global Cyber Practice VP

Government technology provider ManTech has named Christopher Cleary as vice president of global cyber practice. Cleary, currently the president of the educational non-profit Military Cyber Professionals Association, announced his new appointment on LinkedIn, expressing eagerness to work with friends in supporting the intelligence community and the Department of Defense.

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January 4, 2024, 8:50 am
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Mike Gruver Named Defense Division VP at Moog Space and Defense Group

Mike Gruver has taken on a new role at precision motion control products developer Moog. Gruver announced Wednesday on LinkedIn that he has been appointed vice president of the defense division within Moog's space and defense group.

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January 3, 2024, 7:43 am
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BAE Receives $75M Contract From Australian Government for Additional F-35 Maintenance Bays

The government of Australia has signed a new facility services deed with the Australian subsidiary of BAE Systems worth $74.9 million for the construction of maintenance bays for F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The Australian defense ministry said that the latest deal expands a prior commitment signed in November 2022 worth $67.9 million.

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January 2, 2024, 9:00 am
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Dexis Consulting to Receive ‘Growth Capital Infusion’ via Partnership With Investment Company CMEP

Professional services provider Dexis Consulting has entered into a partnership with CM Equity Partners, an investor in aerospace and defense and federal services companies. Dexis said Tuesday that under the partnership, it will receive financial backing that will support growth in the federal civilian marketplace.

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December 27, 2023, 9:49 am
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SDA Seeks Industry Input on Draft Solicitation for PWSA Futures Program Ground Segment Acquisition

The Space Development Agency is giving industry partners the opportunity to comment on the draft solicitation for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Futures Program Ground Segment Integration acquisition. The acquisition aims to provide infrastructure and services that would support the Emerging Capabilities mission, minimizing the cost of demonstrations and experimentations of PFP space vehicles, the SDA said Wednesday.

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December 26, 2023, 10:17 am
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Lockheed VP Mark Maybury Named Board Member at Subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC

Lockheed Martin subsidiary ForwardEdge ASIC has elected Mark Maybury as a member of its board of directors. Maybury, who is currently the vice president for commercialization, engineering and technology at Lockheed and serves on the board of Internet Sciences Inc. as chair of the science and technology committee, announced his new role on LinkedIn.

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December 26, 2023, 10:15 am
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Nordic Consulting Selects James Crawford as President of New US Government Contracts Business

James Crawford has been named president of Nordic Federal, a new business line of healthcare technology consulting company Nordic Consulting with a focus on U.S. government contracting. Crawford joins the company from medical solutions and services provider AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, where he served as executive vice president of corporate development and administration, Nordic Consulting said Thursday.

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December 22, 2023, 10:01 am