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CTC-Smartronix Partnership Aims to Help Customers Address Mission Challenges; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has partnered with information technology and engineering services providerÂ SmartronixÂ in a move to help government and commercial customers tackle complex challenges. The partnership aims to support clients in their missions through both companies’ skilled talent,Â industrial facilities, intellectual property and contract vehicles, CTCÂ said Friday. CTC CEOÂ Ed Sheehan said the alliance and its clients will […] More

by Monica Jackson June 4, 2018, 5:01 am
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Leidos Named to 2018 Fortune 500 List; Roger Krone Comments

Leidos has landed the 292nd spot on the Fortune magazineâ€™s list of top 500 U.S. companies by revenue for calendar year 2018. “Having the fourth largest jump on the list, up 89 spots this year, is a recognition of our team’s effort and focus on the right kind of growth,” Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and […] More

by Jane Edwards May 30, 2018, 7:55 am
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CenturyLinkâ€™s David Young: Agencies Need â€˜Programmatic Approachâ€™ as They Transition to EIS Contract

David Young, senior vice president of strategic government at CenturyLink, has said information technology managers at federal agencies should implement a â€œprogrammatic approachâ€ as their organizations transform their IT systems and transition from Networx to the potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. â€œIf we understand where the information is […] More

by Jane Edwards May 30, 2018, 4:18 am
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Washington Business Journal Lists ViON Among Largest Government Tech Contractors

The Washington Business Journal has listed Herndon, Va.-based ViON as the 53rd-largest government technology contractor in the D.C. area. The cloud service provider said Thursday the recognition was based on its 2017 revenue and workforce, which supports ViONâ€™s government clients in fixing technical problems to boost business productivity. â€œWe attribute our growth within this sector […] More

by Monica Jackson May 25, 2018, 10:52 am
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Red Hat’s David Egts, Unisys’ Peter O’Donoghue Outline DevOps Challenges in Public Sector

David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat‘s public sector business, has said public sector organizations may encounter challenges in adopting DevOpsÂ in their information technology systems due to a culture that focuses on long-term initiatives. TechTarget reported TuesdayÂ that Egts believes the procurement culture in government is used to multiyear programs supported by a waterfall approach. Peter […] More

by Anna Forrester May 25, 2018, 2:29 am
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NASA Selects Phase Four to Provide IPA for Smallsat Missions

El Segundo, Calif.-basedÂ Phase Four has received an order from NASA for an integrated propulsion assembly for small satellite missions. Phase Four’s Chief Executive Officer Simon Halpern said the order reflects the agencyâ€™s focus on small satellites as a platform for space exploration and scientific research. â€œWith this contract, we will provide small satellites with the […] More

by Monica Jackson May 24, 2018, 8:38 am
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Kratos Gets $55M in Space, Satellite Communications Contracts; Phil Carrai Comments

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions will support U.S. and allied space missions and commercial satellite communications and operations for national security through several contracts worth an estimated $55 million combined. The company said Wednesday it will provide products and services for applications such as cloud-optimized architectures, end-to-end service assurance, satellite command and control and signal […] More

by Joanna Crews May 24, 2018, 7:44 am
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests New In-Space Engine for Future Lunar Operations; Eileen Drake Comments

Sacramento, Calif.-based firm Aerojet Rocketdyne has tested a new in-space engine that will potentially be used for future robotic operations on the moon. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday the ISE-100 engine accumulated 75 individual tests, 774 pulses and over 500 seconds of hot-fire time during the evaluation period. ISE-100 will now enter the certification phase, which […] More

by Monica Jackson May 24, 2018, 7:28 am
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SpaceX Launches 6th Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites, Aireon Payloads; Matt Desch Comments

Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm SpaceX has launched five satellites for Iridium Communications along with two Earth observation spacecraft from NASA and the German Research Center for Geosciences as part of a ride-share agreement. Iridium said Tuesday the launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base is the sixth out of eight Iridium NEXT deployment missions that SpaceX agreed […] More

by Monica Jackson May 23, 2018, 10:00 am
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Red Hatâ€™s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes

David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hatâ€™s North American public sector, has said information technology departments seeking to increase efficiency can combine containers with agile development and DevOps processes, GCN reported Tuesday. â€œYou can have your developers working very, very quickly on focusing solely on the application, and by using DevOps and agile principles on […] More

by Jane Edwards May 23, 2018, 5:31 am
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Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organizationâ€™s maritime safety committeeÂ to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety SystemÂ mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

by Jane Edwards May 22, 2018, 10:00 am
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Cubic to Exhibit Training Platforms at Upcoming Army Symposium; Dave Buss Comments

Cubic‘s Global Defense business is set to exhibit six training platforms during theÂ U.S. Army Association’sÂ LANPAC Symposium and Exposition, which will take place May 22 to 24 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The company said Monday it will showcase these technologies during theÂ international event, which seeks to emphasize the Army’s role in theÂ Indo-Asia-Pacific theater and the Joint Force. […] More

by Nichols Martin May 21, 2018, 8:06 am