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Brian Strosser: DLT to Offer ForeScout Network Security Products to DoD IT Professionals

DLT Solutions has secured a potential five-year, blanket purchase agreement to offer the Defense DepartmentÂ a range of network security platforms fromÂ ForeScout. DLTÂ said Thursday the Enterprise Software Initiative BPA will allow DoD clients to procure ForeScout’sÂ CounterACT, CounterACT Enterprise Manager, Extended ModulesÂ and ControlFabric Architecture. The products are designed to help users protect data in conventional and internet […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 5, 2018, 10:00 am
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Phil Carrai: Kratos to Continue US Military Satellite Operations Support

Phil Carrai, president of the technology and training division atÂ Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has said that the company will provide customizable products and services to help secure U.S. military satellite operations under aÂ $13.9 million delivery order from the U.S. Air Force. The order awarded in late 2017 covers the provision of satellite and communication […] More

by Joanna Crews January 5, 2018, 9:21 am
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Hughes’ Rick Lober: DoD Should Apply ‘Commercial Tenets’ to Military Space Tech Acquisition

Rick Lober,Â vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, has said theÂ Defense DepartmentÂ leadership should adopt the tenets of commercial satellite technology procurement to transform the way DoD acquires space hardware. He wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Defense News that he believes department-industry collaboration is the “only […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 4, 2018, 2:55 pm
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Tim Conway on the NTT DATA-Dell Services Integration Process & Systems Integrators’ Roles for Agencies

NTT DATA closed its estimated $3 billion acquisition of the formerÂ Dell Services business in November 2016 to expand information technology services and consulting work for public sector agenciesÂ with the backing of a global IT company. Shortly after the deal’s March 2016 announcement, NTT DATA Public Sector President and 2017 Wash100 inductee Tim Conway told ExecutiveBizÂ the […] More

by Ross Wilkers December 29, 2017, 12:15 am
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AECOM to Hire 1K+ Professionals for Federal Customer Support; John Vollmer Comments

AECOMÂ plans to recruit more than 1,000 people to help the company’s management services business group support federal government customers worldwide. The company said Wednesday it seeks professionals to offer customer support in the areas of facility and base operations and management; intelligence, systems engineering, security services and solutions and military mission readiness. John Vollmer, president […] More

by Nichols Martin December 29, 2017, 12:10 am
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Riverbedâ€™s Davis Johnson: Planning, Migration Among â€˜Four Pillarsâ€™ of Network Modernization

Davis Johnson, vice president ofÂ U.S. public sector atÂ Riverbed Technology, has saidÂ federal agencies should advance network modernization efforts as they move to the cloud. Johnson wrote in a FedTech article published Wednesday that agencies seeking to build up end-user experiences with cloud-based services should implement the â€œfour pillarsâ€ of network modernization that include planning, migration, management […] More

by Jane Edwards December 28, 2017, 10:13 am
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SSL’s Richard White Envisions Space-Based Satellite Manufacturing Facility

Richard White, president of SSL‘s government systems business, predicts that satellite production efforts in the near future could take place in space, he told The Washington Post in an interviewÂ published Friday. White added he believes that all activities on Earth will eventually be performed on-orbit. SSL, a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, is working with theÂ Defense […] More

by Ramona Adams December 27, 2017, 1:33 pm
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Inmarsatâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Govt, Industry Partner to Create Integrated Satcom Architecture

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy atÂ Inmarsat,Â has said calendar year 2017 saw several efforts that government and industry leaders initiated to build an integrated satellite communications architecture that views commercial and military satcom as a â€œholistic capability.â€ Cowen-HirschÂ wrote in a SpaceNews commentary published Dec. 18Â those efforts include the launch of the […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2017, 10:00 am
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CAE’s Gene Colabatistto: Industry Moves to Standardize Networked Aircraft Training Systems

Gene Colabatistto, CAE‘s group president for defense, has said that theÂ training and simulation industry will move toward the standardization of interoperable aircraft simulators, Defense News reported Thursday. Colabatistto told the Defense News at theÂ Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education conference that training system providers aim to supportÂ the joint mission training of U.S. military and allied forces […] More

by Ramona Adams December 27, 2017, 9:37 am
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Matt Desch: Aireon System on Iridium NEXT Satellites Could Transform Air Traffic Control

Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told CNBC in an interviewÂ published Friday the Aireon system payload aboardÂ NEXT satellites aims to help air traffic controllers track an aircraftâ€™s position anywhere on Earth. “Aireon means airlines can fly more direct routes, which could reduce both the cost and time of air travel,” Desch said. The system aims […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2017, 6:26 am
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SpaceXâ€™s Pre-Flown Rocket Sends 4th Iridium NEXT Satellite Batch Into Orbit; Matt Desch Comments

Iridium Communicationsâ€™ fourth batch of 10Â Iridium NEXTÂ satellites took off Friday at 5:27 p.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard SpaceX‘sÂ Falcon 9Â rocket. The launch marks the first use of the rocketâ€™s previously-flown first stage that SpaceX fielded in June to bring the second set of Iridium NEXT satellites into orbit and serves […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2017, 5:27 am
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Ciscoâ€™s Diane Gongaware: Agencies Should Implement â€˜Proactiveâ€™ Cybersecurity Approach

Diane Gongaware, vice president of U.S. public sector services atÂ Cisco,Â has said agencies should adopt a â€œproactiveâ€ approach to cybersecurity in order to facilitate threat detection and response as well as mitigate the impacts of cyber attacks. Gongaware wrote in a FedTech articleÂ published Tuesday that agencies should conduct risk assessments to identify the types of information […] More

by Jane Edwards December 27, 2017, 4:17 am