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Vencoreâ€™s Mac Curtis: Applied Research to Distinguish â€˜Perspectaâ€™ From Other Govt IT Vendors

Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Vencore, has said the companyâ€™s applied research work would help differentiate Perspecta from other government information technology services contractors, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Curtis will become CEO of Perspecta that will operate as a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol â€œPRSPâ€ once DXC Technology completes by […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 9:17 am
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Leidos Named to Forbesâ€™ 2018 Americaâ€™s Best Employers List; Roger Krone Comments

Leidos has been included in Forbesâ€™ annual Americaâ€™s Best Employers list. “This recognition demonstrates our dedicated effort to attract a highly-skilled, talented and diverse workforce that has a passion to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient,â€ Roger Krone, Leidos chairman and CEO and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Monday. […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 5:38 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Eyes â€˜NEXTâ€™ Satellite Deployment Completion by Q3 2018

Iridium Communications CEO Matt DeschÂ has said the company expects the remaining three Iridium NEXT satellite launches to conclude by the third quarter of 2018, SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œAll of the satellites are going to be in place within probably about 30 days of our final launch,â€Â he told reporters Monday in a conference call Monday. Desch […] More

by Jane Edwards May 15, 2018, 4:46 am
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Boeingâ€™s Leanne Caret Cites Milestones to Back KC-46 Tanker Delivery This Year

Leanne Caret, president and CEO ofÂ Boeingâ€™s defense, space and security segment,Â told Military Times in a video interview aired Sunday that the company is going to deliver KC-46 aerial refueling tanker aircraft this year, citing several milestones. â€œYouâ€™ve seen the completion of several very critical milestones that were the major gates towards enabling that delivery. One […] More

by Jane Edwards May 14, 2018, 7:08 am
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SAIC to Establish Platform Integration & Engineering Hub in S.C.; Tony Moraco Comments

Science Applications International Corp.Â has begun construction of aÂ Berkeley County, S.C.-based facility for the engineering and integration of technology platforms. SAIC said FridayÂ it is scheduled to open theÂ Platform Innovation Center later this year and expects to createÂ up to 200 jobs there during the next five years. The center is part of the company’s efforts to grow […] More

by Joanna Crews May 14, 2018, 5:00 am
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Matt Desch: Private-Public Coordination Needed to Fix Current Space Debris Problem

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said coordination between the private and public sectors is needed to resolve the current space debris problem, USA Today reported Monday. Desch believes the U.S. should lead efforts in space activities, especially in manufacturing satellites, as start-ups have started designing and launching satellites at low cost, making them […] More

by Monica Jackson May 14, 2018, 1:26 am
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Cubic to Update Navy’s LCS Virtual Training Environment; Dave Buss Comments

Cubic‘s global defense business has received eight delivery orders worth $16 million combined to add new functions andÂ virtual content to a U.S. NavyÂ virtual training environment forÂ Littoral Combat Ships. The companyÂ said ThursdayÂ theÂ orders fall under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for support work on the service branch’sÂ Immersive Virtual Shipboard Environment. IVSE is designed to generate a virtual three-dimensional environment […] More

by Joanna Crews May 10, 2018, 11:25 am
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: DoDâ€™s National Defense Strategy Calls for â€˜Resilientâ€™ Satcom, Space Tech Investments

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat Government, told C4ISRNETÂ in an interview published Wednesday that the Defense Departmentâ€™s National Defense Strategy highlights the need to build up space-based threat awareness and safeguard military and commercial space assets from adversaries. Cowen-Hirsch said the space sector should bolster support for military and enterprise […] More

by Jane Edwards May 10, 2018, 5:30 am
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LMI Named to 2018 Military Timesâ€™ â€˜Best for Vetsâ€™ Employers List; Angie Casper Comments

LMI has been named toÂ Military Timesâ€™ Best for Vets Employers list for nine years in aÂ row in recognition of the companyâ€™s efforts to provide employment opportunities to retired service personnel. The 2018 Best for Vets list of 100 companies is based on an annual survey that evaluates the firmsâ€™ corporate culture, policies and recruitment initiatives […] More

by Jane Edwards May 9, 2018, 9:02 am
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Globecomm Awarded 5-Year BBG Broadcast Services Contract; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

The Broadcasting Board of Governors has awarded Globecomm a five-year contract to help transmit radio and television programming contentÂ to theÂ Middle East and North Africa. GlobecommÂ said Tuesday it will support the transmission of Middle East Broadcasting Network‘sÂ Radio Sawa audio andÂ AlhurraÂ videoÂ through teleport, satellite transponder and terrestrial fiber services under the contract. â€œThis project underlines the companyâ€™s focus […] More

by Joanna Crews May 8, 2018, 3:20 pm
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Hughes to Back DoD Wideband Satcom Interoperability Effort Under Follow-On Contract; Rick Lober Comments

Hughes Network Systems has received a follow-on contract from the Defense Department to develop a flexible modem interface prototype designed to facilitate interoperability between military and commercial services and platforms. The contract award marks the second phase of a pilot study that seeks to evaluate how satellite communications systems can interoperate in support of military […] More

by Jane Edwards May 8, 2018, 8:10 am
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CTC to Sponsor 28th Annual Showcase for Commerce; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â will sponsor the three-day 28th Annual Showcase for CommerceÂ that will kick off on May 30 in Johnstown, Pa. Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) are among the congressional leaders who are expected to attend the event that seeks to help industry representatives connect with defense contractors and […] More

by Jane Edwards May 8, 2018, 6:15 am