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Sensofusion Prepares for Enhanced AIRFENCE Production With DoD; Kaveh Mahdavi Comments

Sensofusion will begin its production on an enhanced ground-based mobile platform for countering autonomous aerial drones after testing its prototype for a year. The New York-based firm said Wednesday the AIRFENCE system met IP67 ruggedization requirements during assessments for detection range and counterattack capabilities, which were conducted with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory through […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 7:34 am
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Leidos Corporate Security Office Receives Cogswell Award; Roger Krone Comments

The Defense Security Service has chosenÂ Leido‘s Reston, Va.-based corporate security office as one of the 39 recipients of the 2018 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. Roger Krone, chairman and chief executive officer of Leidos, and a five-time Wash100 winner, said in a statement published Thursday that the Cogswell award reflects the firmâ€™s […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 4:33 am
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CenturyLink Designated as Quilt Coalition’s Internet Service Provider; David Young Comments

A nonprofit coalition of U.S. research and education networks has authorized CenturyLink to offer commercial internet services to the organizationâ€™s members under a two-year contract. CenturyLinkÂ said Wednesday it won a contract from Quilt after a competitive solicitation process for internet protocol transit providers. David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink, said the […] More

by Monica Jackson June 7, 2018, 3:20 am
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CACI to Provide NGA GEOINT Support Under Potential $920M IDIQ; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI International aims to help the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency create, validate, expand and integrate GEOINT data through a potential 10-year, $920 million contract awarded in late May. The company said Wednesday it will applyÂ itsÂ foundational geospatial data, cloud migration and automation expertise to support the agencyâ€™sÂ Janus GeographyÂ program. “Secure and timely access to relevant, anticipatory geospatial intelligence […] More

by Joanna Crews June 6, 2018, 12:23 pm
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Iridium Expands Iridium Certus Service Distributor Family for Maritime Applications; Wouter Deknopper Comments

Seven companies have agreed to serve as Iridium Communicationsâ€™ service providers for the Iridium Certus broadband capability for maritime applications. The McLean, Va.-based company said Tuesday the distributors of the L band service now include Globecomm, Network Innovations, Pivotel, MVS USA, IEC-Telecom, MetOcean Telematics and Samsan Enterprise Company. Wouter Deknopper, vice president and general […] More

by Monica Jackson June 6, 2018, 10:49 am
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SAP NS2, AWS Forge Cloud Partnership; Mark Testoni, Dave Levy Comment

SAP National Security Services and Amazon Web Services have teamed up to deliver services and tools to customers to help them migrate data workloads to the cloud. The partnership seeks to provide clients an option to gain access to the AWS GovCloud (US) platform as part of their adoption of SAP NS2â€™s Secure HANA Cloud […] More

by Jane Edwards June 6, 2018, 4:05 am
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ECS Achieves Fourth AWS MSP Partner Designation; Imran Bashir Comments

Fairfax, Va.-based firm ECS has been certified for a next-generation Amazon Web Services Managed Service Provider Partners status for the fourth time. ECSÂ said Monday it will receive more opportunities to work with different organizations on information technology modernization efforts through the AWS MSP program. Imran Bashir, cloud chief technology officer and vice president of emerging […] More

by Monica Jackson June 5, 2018, 10:00 am
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Engility Gets ISO Certification for Quality Mgmt System; Gay Porter Comments

The International Organization for Standardization has grantedÂ Engility certification for the company’s approach to manage quality control processes. Gay Porter, vice president of Engility’s technical solutions group, said in a statement published Monday that the ISO 9001:2015 designation reflects the company’s commitment to provide mission-focused services to customers worldwide. The Chantilly, Va.-based contractor received the certification […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers June 5, 2018, 4:45 am
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Globecomm to Serve as Maritime Distribution Partner for Iridium Certus

Globecomm has entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to serve as one of the first maritime distribution partners for Iridium Certus, a new L-band broadband service that uses the Virginia-based firm’s NEXT satellite constellation. Globecomm said in a statement that the agreement allows the company to offer shipowners and operators a broader range of […] More

by Monica Jackson June 5, 2018, 2:22 am
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CTC to Provide Technical Support for FEMA Reporting Platform; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â has received a potential five-year, $4.7 million to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency configure, update and secureÂ aÂ web-based readiness data reporting system. CTC said Friday it will provide technical services for the Readiness Reporting SystemÂ that supports FEMA’s National Continuity Programs. “Our combination of understanding, experience, and expertise will fully support NCPâ€™s mission to […] More

by Joanna Crews June 4, 2018, 2:55 pm
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Ed Sheehan: CTC to Help Marine Corps Secure Base Control Systems

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a potential three-year, $6.2 million contract to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage the cybersecurity ofÂ the service branch’s facility-related control systems. The company said ThursdayÂ it will provide functional and technical programmatic support needed to secure energy, data, buildings, fire control and traffic cameras at USMC installations. CTC has partnered withÂ Risk […] More

by Nichols Martin June 4, 2018, 6:36 am
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Siemensâ€™ Federal Arm Starts Solar Farm Project in North Carolina; Sam Lewis Comments

Executives from Siemensâ€™ U.S. federal subsidiary and tribal leaders conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to begin construction work on a solar farm at Harrahâ€™s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, N.C., the Cherokee One Feather reported Friday. â€œSiemens is really pleased at the opportunity to bring tribal and federal resources together to deliver an environmentally […] More

by Jane Edwards June 4, 2018, 5:24 am