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Engility Books $54M in Q4 Intell Community Support Contracts; Lynn Dugle Quoted

Engility has secured $54M in contracts during the fourth quarter of 2018 to provide systems engineering, analysis and mission support services to the U.S. intelligence community. The companyÂ said Thursday it has invested in data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies designed to assist intelligence analysts in their day-to-day responsibilities. “We are very proud to […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers December 7, 2018, 12:12 am
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Lynn Dugle: Engility, SAIC Find ‘Complementary’ Business Activities, Programs

EngilityÂ CEO Lynn DugleÂ has said the company has identified areas of commonality withÂ Science Applications International Corp., Politico reported Wednesday. She told the publication in an interview that both companies have invested in projects related to multi-constellation planning, data exploitation, analytics and mission management. SAIC agreed to acquire Engility in September through a $2.5B all-stock deal to […] More

by Matthew Nelson December 6, 2018, 10:10 am
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WBB Earns Second Consecutive ‘Great Workplace’ Designation; Beth Skoletsky Quoted

The Great Place to Work institute has grantedÂ Whitney Bradley & BrownÂ a “Great Workplace” designation for the second consecutive year. WBBÂ said TuesdayÂ 99 percent of employees surveyed view their workplace with great pride, while 98 percent report the company has great work atmosphere, bosses and communication. “We value our employeesâ€™ feedback and provide an environment that shows […] More

by Nichols Martin December 5, 2018, 4:06 am
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SSL-Built Robotic Arm Begins to Operate on InSight Mars Lander; Richard White Quoted

Maxar Technologies‘ SSLÂ business has built the robotic arm that currently aidsÂ NASAâ€™sÂ InSight probe in a mission to study Marsâ€™ deep interior. TheÂ Instrument Deployment ArmÂ is designed to place lander instruments, including a seismometer, onto the Martian surface, SSL said Monday. Richard White, president of SSL’s government systems business, said the company is committed to building space systems […] More

by Darwin McDaniel December 4, 2018, 7:53 am
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Red Hatâ€™s David Egts: Agencies Should Screen Open Source Code for Cyber Risks

David Egts, chief technologist forÂ Red Hatâ€™s North American public sector, has said federal agencies should assess open source code for cyber vulnerabilities prior to adoption. Egts wrote in a Nextgov piece published Monday that agencies should monitor open-source libraries and repositories that developers use to download the code and deploy a code analyzer to detect […] More

by Jane Edwards December 4, 2018, 2:43 am
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Hortonworksâ€™ Shaun Bierweiler: Open-Source Tools Could Help Agencies Gain Actionable Intelligence From Data

Shaun Bierweiler, president of Hortonworksâ€™ federal business, told Emergency Management in an interview published Wednesday that developers have come up with enterprise open source tools such as Hadoop and Apache NiFi designed to process and generate actionable intelligence from data. â€œThe beauty of using an enterprise open source platform in a disaster response setting […] More

by Jane Edwards December 3, 2018, 10:05 am
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Rick Ambrose: Lockheed-AWS Partnership Aims to Make Satellite Data Access Less Costly

Rick Ambrose, head of space business at Lockheed Martin, has said the companyâ€™s partnership with Amazon Web Services aims to make access to satellite-based data less expensive for firms and other stakeholders, the Washington Post reported Friday. â€œIf you look at the challenges people have with putting up satellites, itâ€™s very cost-prohibitive to put ground […] More

by Jane Edwards December 3, 2018, 3:09 am
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Salesforce Introduces Unified Payment System for LA Travelers; Dave Rey Quoted

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in California has implemented a Salesforce-powered unified payment system for local commuters toÂ pay for travel through a single digital hub. Publicis.SapientÂ helpedÂ LA Metro architect and launch theÂ TAPforce on the Salesforce Platform to serve as a “one-stop shop” for payment transactions and program registrations across multiple account-based transport options throughout […] More

by Peter Graham November 30, 2018, 8:34 am
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DynCorp Selected for 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; George Krivo Quoted

Viqtory, a veteran-owned recruitment marketing company, has includedÂ DynCorp InternationalÂ for the 12th time in its list of Military Friendly Employers. DynCorp said ThursdayÂ it received the recognition for its efforts to hire, retain and promote retired service personnel and their spouses who seek employment in the civilian sector. â€œDynCorp International is committed to hiring military talent, knowing […] More

by Nichols Martin November 30, 2018, 2:00 am
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ManTech Receives Task Order for Marine Tech R&D Services; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTechÂ will provide technology research and development services to theÂ U.S. Marine CorpsÂ under a potential 44-month, $35M task order. The companyÂ said WednesdayÂ it plans to explore emerging technologies that have potential interoperability, reusability, mapping and scalability applications to the military service’s priority operational requirements. Focus areas of the R&D project include aviation, electronic warfare, artificial intelligence, logistics, weaponry, […] More

by Matthew Nelson November 29, 2018, 3:48 am
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Ciscoâ€™s Carl De Groote, Chuck Louisell: Military Should Leverage AI to Sustain Mission Assurance

Carl De Groote and Chuck Louisell of Cisco Systems have said the U.S. military should adopt artificial intelligence, machine learning and in-line data analytics to sustain mission assurance and readiness. De Groote and Louisell wrote in a C4ISRNET opinion piece published Tuesday that the military should supplement such technology platforms with an agile and resilient […] More

by Jane Edwards November 28, 2018, 11:00 am
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Lockheed, AWS Partner to Facilitate Satellite Data Access; Rick Ambrose Quoted

Amazon Web Services and Lockheed Martin have agreed to combine their technology platforms to provide clients the capability to download and upload satellite data and commands. Lockheed will integrate its Verge antenna network with the AWS Ground StationÂ to help users quickly download, analyze and process satellite data amid weather disturbances and other unplanned outages, the […] More

by Jane Edwards November 28, 2018, 5:10 am