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General Dynamics to Help QGroup Deploy Servers for German Military’s IT Networks; Nadia Short Comments

General Dynamics will help implement and maintain QGroup-built servers in an effort to protect the German federal armed forcesâ€™ information technology networks from security vulnerabilities under a contract heldÂ by the latter company. The contract with Germanyâ€™s armed forces covers work to deployÂ of QTrust Server platform that runs on the General Dynamics-builtÂ PitBull TrustedÂ Operating System, General Dynamics […] More

by Jane Edwards February 16, 2016, 8:51 am
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Inmarsat’s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: ‘Satcom as a Service’ Can Help DoD Manage Space Investments

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, an InmarsatÂ senior vice president, wrote in a blog entry posted TuesdayÂ the adoption of a “satcom-as-a-service” model could help militaryÂ agencies obtainÂ value fromÂ their communications satellite investments. Cowen-Hirsch, SVP of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat’s U.S. government segment,Â said she believes the emerging service platform willÂ allowÂ customers to manage satellite mission assurance, interoperability, coverage and performance. “It […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 16, 2016, 8:32 am
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Tony Moraco: SAIC Sees Opportunity in Internet of Things Market

Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., has said the company aims to capture opportunities in the growing market for Internet of Things-based products and services, Washington Technology reported Friday. “We’re trying to look at it from two sides: how can that capability better an outcomeâ€”whether it be for people, society, the nationâ€”so how […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 16, 2016, 7:24 am
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CAE Lands Air Force Contract for KC-135 Aircrew Training System Updates; Ray Duquette Comments

CAEâ€™s U.S. business unit has receivedÂ a contract from the U.S. Air Force to update and link the KC-135Â aircrew training platforms to the service branchâ€™s Distributed Training Center Network. The contract with the Air Mobility Command covers updates to the tanker aircraftâ€™s boom operator weapon systems trainers and operational flight trainers to help facilitate the Mobility […] More

by Jane Edwards February 12, 2016, 9:26 am
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CAE to Proceed With MH-60 Training System Tech Refresh; Ray Duquette Comments

CAE‘s U.S. business unit has received authorization from the U.S. Navy to begin technology refresh work on simulator and training systems for the service branch’s fleet ofÂ MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The company said WednesdayÂ the Navy gave the signal for CAE to proceed following the Government Accountability Office‘s decision over a bid protest on theÂ MH-60R/S Tech Refresh […] More

by Anna Forrester February 10, 2016, 11:35 am
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Ken Asbury: CACI-Virginia Tech UAV Cybersecurity Partnership Eyes Future Nat’l Security Workers

CACI InternationalÂ has partnered with the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology at Virginia Tech to provide support for cybersecurity research on unmanned aerial vehicles. The company said TuesdayÂ the five-year partnership under the Hume center’s Cyber-Physical System Security program covers student mentorship, curriculum development and research projects. “The threat of cyber attacks […] More

by Anna Forrester February 9, 2016, 10:51 am
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Booz Allenâ€™s Joshua Petty: Technology Adoption Should Be Kept â€˜Simpleâ€™ for Chief Legal Officers

Joshua Petty, deputy general counsel at Booz Allen Hamilton, has said companies should make technology adoption â€œsimpleâ€ for chief legal officers and other personnel within the legal department, Corporate Counsel reported Wednesday. Stephanie Forshee writes Petty made the statement during a panel discussion at the ALM Media-hosted LegalTech Conference held Wednesday in New York City. […] More

by Jane Edwards February 5, 2016, 11:38 am
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Harris, NASA Complete Webb Telescope Mirror Installation; Bill Ochs, Gary Matthews Comment

NASA and industry partner Harris Corp. have completed their work to install the Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.-builtÂ primary mirrors forÂ the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of itsÂ scheduled launch in 2018. The space agency said Thursday Harris installed Webb’s 18 mirrors with the final one in place Wednesday and will also lead integration work and tests […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 5, 2016, 9:24 am
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WSJ: CACI CEO Ken Asbury Says Organic Growth the Focus Post-NSS Buy

Ken Asbury, president and CEO of CACI International, has said the company is open to the possibility of additional acquisitions that could be integrated with its portfolio at least a year from now, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Asbury told WSJ reporter Doug Cameron in an interview that CACI will turn its focus on […] More

by Jane Edwards February 5, 2016, 8:51 am
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Intelâ€™s Diversity Hiring Rate Hit 43% in 2015; Brian Krzanich, Neil Green Comment

A new Intel report says 43.1 percent of the technology firmâ€™s new hires in 2015 were women and underrepresented minorities, exceeding the companyâ€™s annual diversity hiring goal of 40 percent. Intel said in the report released Wednesday the company increased the employment of women and underrepresented minorities in 2015 by nearly 43 percent and 31 […] More

by Jane Edwards February 4, 2016, 4:03 am
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Unisys Opens Client Service Center in Georgia; PV Puvvada Comments

Unisys has opened a new client service center in Augusta, Georgia, to continue to provide information technology services to commercial and government customers. Unisys said Monday the company currently works with the state’s Labor Department, Augusta Economic Development Authority and Fort Gordon Cyber Center of Excellence to hire IT professionals for the new center. The […] More

by Jay Clemens February 2, 2016, 9:48 am
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GSA Taps American Systems for Transition Coordination Support Task Order; Peter Smith Comments

American Systems has been awarded a potential five-year, $34.3 million task order to provide transition planning and policy development support to the General Services Administrationâ€™s transition coordination center. GSA established TCC in an effort to help federal agencies transition from multiple telecommunication and legacy network contracts to the NS2020 Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, the company […] More

by Jane Edwards February 2, 2016, 8:30 am