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Lockheed Completes Arabsat Comms Satellite Integration; Rick Ambrose Comments

A group of Lockheed Martin engineers and technicians has integrated a modernized A2100Â communications satellite built for Arabsat and theÂ King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia ahead of a scheduled launch in the second quarter of 2018. Lockheed said ThursdayÂ Hellas-Sat/SaudiGeosat-1 is designed to provide telecommunications services for Arabsat customers across theÂ Middle East, Africa […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 11, 2017, 10:20 am
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Ciscoâ€™s Diane Gongaware: Agencies Should Advance Data Analytics Via Collaboration, Network Creation

Diane Gongaware, vice president of U.S. public sector services at Cisco, has said government agencies should establish an information technology network that will work to help them analyze and derive insights from large data workloads as a result of the adoption of internet-connected devices. Gongaware wrote in a FedTech article published Tuesday that an IT […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2017, 10:10 am
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DLT, Hortonworks Forge Open-Source Analytics Tech Partnership; Shaun Bierweiler Comments

DLT SolutionsÂ and Hortonworks have teamed up to expand the adoption of open source-based analytics platforms designed to help federal agencies and other public sector institutions perform data analysis and management operations. DLT said Wednesday it will collaborate with Hortonworks to provide open data platforms that will work to provide actionable intelligence support to agencies without […] More

by Jane Edwards August 10, 2017, 5:27 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

CenturyLink to Resell King & Union’s Cyber Analysis Collaboration Platform; Erich Sanchack Comments

King & Union has authorizedÂ CenturyLinkÂ to resell aÂ cyber analysis collaboration platform toÂ commercial and government customers under an agreement between the two companies. CenturyLink said Wednesday King & Union’s Avalon platform is designed to use dynamic graphing and threat visualization to provide cyber situational awareness. The cybersecurity offering also features a single workspace where threat analysts can […] More

by Ramona Adams August 9, 2017, 11:11 am
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SSL Reviews Robotic Satellite Servicing Spacecraft Design; Richard White Comments

Space Systems Loral has concluded the preliminary design review of a robotic spacecraft for NASAâ€™s in-orbit satellite servicing mission. The completion of the three-day PDR advances the space vehicle to the detailed design phase to facilitate the launch of the Restore-L mission in 2020, SSL said Tuesday. SSL received a potential $127 million contract from […] More

by Jane Edwards August 9, 2017, 10:45 am
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BAE Debuts Multiple-Object Tracking Radar Tech; Mark Keeler Comments

BAE Systems has unveiled at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Alabama a new multiple-object tracking radar system designed to provide military test ranges with time, space and position informationÂ on several in-flight objects. The iMOTR radar platform has an X-band or C-band active electronically scanned array antenna and clutter suppression functionality designed to collect […] More

by Jane Edwards August 9, 2017, 5:30 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

Hortonworks’ Shaun Bierweiler Outlines Changes in Big Data Structure

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of public sector at Hortonworks,Â has said cultural shift is one of the factors that drive the evolution of big data storage. Bierweiler told FedScoop in an interview published TuesdayÂ that he observed data was previously used in a “transactional” manner but has now become crucial to decision-making. “We like to say that […] More

by Ramona Adams August 9, 2017, 4:37 am
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SAIC to Continue Enterprise IT Support for National Institute of Mental Health; Bob Genter Comments

Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential five-year, $48 million task order to continue to provide information technology services to theÂ National Institute of Mental Health. SAIC said TuesdayÂ it will help NIMH plan, implement and manage the institute’s technology environment under the task order. “We are excited to grow our health portfolio and provide enterprise […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 8, 2017, 10:00 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Unisysâ€™ PV Puvvada: Federal Security Pros Should Communicate Cyber Measures to Senior Leaders

PV Puvvada, president ofÂ Unisysâ€™ federal systems business, has saidÂ federal chief information officers and other government security professionals should communicate to senior agency heads the measures they are implementing to address cyber risks within their organizations. Puvvada wrote in a blog post published Monday that there are four elements that should be included in reports to […] More

by Jane Edwards August 8, 2017, 9:10 am
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American Systems Gets USAFE IT Support Task Order Under NETCENTS-2 IDIQ; Peter Smith Comments

American Systems has received a potential five-year, $12 million contract to provide information technology and program management services to U.S. Air Forces in Europe andÂ Air Forces Africa Command Surgeon. The company said Monday it will help both military organizations update IT and information management processesÂ across USAFE military treatment facilities and medical programs. “This is […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 8, 2017, 7:15 am
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Lockheed Deploys 3 of 6 Receivers for Air Force GPS Monitoring Stations; Vinny Sica Comments

Lockheed MartinÂ has delivered three satellite signal receivers to the U.S. Air ForceÂ as part of efforts to update the service branch’s global positioning system monitoring stations at six international locations. The company said MondayÂ the Monitor Station Technology Improvement Capability receivers will work to build on the accuracy of GPS satellite signals forÂ navigation and positioning applications. Vinny […] More

by Anna Forrester August 7, 2017, 11:41 am
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CTC to Host Nuclear Manufacturing Innovation Center Open House; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp.Â will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 24 in Johnstown, P.A., as part of an open house utilizing existing facilitiesÂ to advance the development of processes to produce advanced and small modular reactor systems. Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Penn.) will attend the launch of theÂ Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing, CTC said Thursday. CTC President […] More

by Jane Edwards August 4, 2017, 12:00 pm