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NTT Data Awarded $62M CDC IT Support Contract; Tim Conway Comments

NTT Data has secured a potential five-year, $62 million contract to provideÂ a range of information technology services to theÂ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company said Thursday it will host applications, manage cloud systems,Â store files, monitor operations and perform data center support for CDC under the contract. The IT services are intended to help […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 9, 2017, 10:18 am
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US Govt Cancels Solicitation for Kuwait Security Support Recompete Contract; Vectrus’ Chuck Prow Comments

Vectrus has disclosedÂ that the U.S. government has called off the solicitation for a security and base operations services recompete contract in support of U.S. Army facilities in Kuwait due to changes in mission requirements. The company is the current contractor on the Kuwait Base Operations and Security Support Services contract that is set to expire […] More

by Jane Edwards March 8, 2017, 5:33 am
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Hughes to Provide Satcom Support for General Atomics’ Predator B RPA; Rick Lober Comments

General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has partnered withÂ Hughes Network SystemsÂ to update the satellite communications system of theÂ Predator B remotely piloted aircraft. HughesÂ said MondayÂ it will provide customized airborne modems for Predator B’s SkyGuardian variant as part ofÂ a contract with General Atomics. TheÂ broadband satellite technology companyÂ designedÂ its Hughes HM series modems to increaseÂ data transfer rates as well asÂ secure […] More

by Ramona Adams March 7, 2017, 10:00 am
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Diane Gongaware on Cisco’s Security Approach for Agencies & ‘Internet of Things’ Trends to Watch

Diane Gongaware in January started her second full year as vice president of U.S. public sector services at Cisco, where she manages the company’s sales of technical and security services to government agencies at the federal, state, local and education levels. The 10-year Cisco veteran first joined the company in August 2007 and her subsequent […] More

by Ross Wilkers March 2, 2017, 2:30 pm
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Cubic Unveils Radio Over IP Gateway Product; Mike Twyman Comments

Cubic has releasedÂ a new radio over internet protocolÂ gateway designed for multiple applications such asÂ military operations, energy production andÂ emergency services. Cubic said Thursday its Vocality subsidiary developed the OPUS RoIPÂ device thatÂ will be on display at the U.K. government’s Security and Policing 2017 event fromÂ March 7 toÂ 9. OPUS RoIP is built withÂ four audio and serial ports along […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 2, 2017, 8:21 am
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CTC to Explore AI Automation Tools Under NGA Contract; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won aÂ $498,000 contract from theÂ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to researchÂ artificial intelligence-based automation technologies. CTC said Wednesday it aims toÂ developÂ an AI Analyst Virtual Assistant platform that wouldÂ process large quantities of information through NGA’sÂ Boosting Innovative GEOINT initiative. Ed Sheehan, CTC president and CEO, said the contract gives CTC an opportunity to “contribute to a […] More

by Ramona Adams March 2, 2017, 5:00 am
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Fulcrum to Assist SOCOM’s Military Info Support Operations Branch

The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Fulcrum a $850,000 task order forÂ manpower augmentation services to the SOCOM’sÂ J39-Military Information Support Operations Branch. Fulcrum will also support senior military engagement, complex analysis and global planning efforts at MISOÂ under the three-year task order, the company said Feb. 1. “We are proud to have Fulcrum subject matter experts […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 2, 2017, 12:29 am
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NASAâ€™s Raven System With SSL-Built Gimbal Mechanism Arrives at ISS; Rich White Comments

NASAâ€™s Raven technology with a Space Systems Loral-built two-axis gimbal equipmentÂ has reached the International Space Station following the Feb. 19 launch of SpaceXâ€™s 10th ISS cargo resupply mission. NASAâ€™s satellite servicing projects division developed the Raven system designed to test components of a spacecraft navigation system that aims to facilitate satellite servicing, asteroid exploration and […] More

by Jane Edwards March 1, 2017, 8:17 am
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Juniper’s Tim Solms: DoD Should Integrate Automation, SDN With Data Center Consolidation

Tim Solms, vice president for U.S. federal business and managing director of worldwide government at Juniper Networks, has said the Defense Department should implement automation and software-defined networking efforts as it works to consolidate data centers. Solms wrote in a commentary for Federal News RadioÂ published MondayÂ that the adoption of SDN and automation seeks to help […] More

by Jane Edwards March 1, 2017, 7:58 am
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Gary Davis on HighPoint Global’s Citizen Experience Programs for Agencies & Professional Services Expansion Efforts

Gary Davis overseesÂ HighPoint Global‘s efforts to expand in the government information technology services market with a particular focus on federal healthcare agencies as a senior vice president of business development for the company. The 35-year federal sector veteran joined HighPoint in July 2015 after 28 years at Anthem, where his most recent roleÂ was staff vice […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 28, 2017, 2:15 pm
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Fulcrum Gets USSOCOM Futures Planning, Synchronization Support Order; Jeff Handy Comments

Fulcrum has received a potential three-year, $2.7 million task order from the U.S. Special Operations Command for futures planning and synchronization services. The task order was awarded under the SOCOM Wide Mission Support-A contract in support of J9 divisionâ€™s FPS mission, the company said Feb. 1. Fulcrum CEO Jeff Handy said the company is pleased […] More

by Jane Edwards February 28, 2017, 5:49 am
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Defense Firms Expect Growth in Federal Funds Under Trump Administration; Ed Sheehan Comments

Some defense industryÂ executives have said they expect an increase in federal defense funds under the administration of President Donald Trump amid the uncertainty in the government budgeting process, The Tribune-Democrat reported Sunday. Ed Sheehan, president and CEO ofÂ Concurrent Technologies Corp., said he forecastsÂ there would be â€œsome growthâ€ in fiscal 2018 as defense contractors work to […] More

by Jane Edwards February 27, 2017, 7:20 am