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SPA Earns DOL Recognition for Hiring Military Vets; William Vantine Quoted

Systems Planning and Analysis has received a Labor Department award in recognition of the company’s efforts to recruit and retain former military personnel. SPAÂ said Friday it is among the 239 firms DOL selected for this year’sÂ HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award program and has earned a platinum recognition. The department evaluated nominees criteria such as […] More

by Nichols Martin November 12, 2018, 6:12 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Looks at Internet of Things as â€˜High-Growth Areaâ€™

Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch told CNBC in a video interview aired Friday that the company has a new satellite network in low-Earth orbit andÂ considers internet of things as a â€œhigh-growth area.” â€œWe have brand-new satellites that are in space. We got a bunch of revenue streams that will propel our growth in the coming […] More

by Jane Edwards November 12, 2018, 2:59 am
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Pivotal Softwareâ€™s Keith Salisbury: Battlefield of Tomorrow Calls for DoD to Speed Up Software Devâ€™t

Keith Salisbury, vice president of federal business atÂ Pivotal Software,Â told Government Matters in a video interview posted Wednesday that he believes the Defense Department needs to accelerate the way it develops applications in order to win future wars. â€œWe believe the battlefield of tomorrow is one where you need to show up software-enabled if you expect […] More

by Jane Edwards November 9, 2018, 11:03 am
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CACI Ranks Second in 2018 Best Companies for Veterans List; Ken Asbury Quoted

Monster and Military.com have recognized CACI International in a list of companies from various industries that provide career opportunities for veterans. CACI said Thursday it ranked second among 10 firms in the 2018 Best Companies for Veterans List due to the significant amount of retired service members in the company’s workforce. Veterans or current members […] More

by Monica Jackson November 9, 2018, 6:45 am
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ManTech CEO Kevin Phillips Shares Insights on Government Marketplace

Kevin Phillips, president and CEO of ManTech International, toldÂ The Voice of Technology magazine in an interview that the increased defense budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 means an increase in the number of solicitations and â€œa requisite openness to new ideas to solve critical issues.â€ â€œWe see a growing desire for new thought leadership […] More

by Jane Edwards November 9, 2018, 4:54 am
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DoD Adds Over 50 Fortinet Security Fabric Platforms to Approved Products List; Bob Fortna Quoted

Fortinet has received a Defense Department certification that allows the company to offer additional security platforms to DoD agencies to meet their cybersecurity requirements. The company said Thursday more than 50 additional Fortinet Security Fabric offerings were added to the DoD Information Network Approved Products List following the completion of the Security Technical Implementation Guide […] More

by Jane Edwards November 9, 2018, 4:49 am
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Red Hat’s Operating System Gets NIST Data Security Recertification; Paul Smith Quoted

Red Hat has received Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2Â recertification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for its Enterprise Linux 7.5 operating system. Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hatâ€™s public sector in North America, said in a statement published Thursday the FIPS 140-2 recertification seeks to show the capability […] More

by Jane Edwards November 9, 2018, 2:33 am
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Radiant Solutions, SSL to Collaborate on DARPA Satellite Telescope Devâ€™t Program; Tony Frazier, Richard White Quoted

Maxar Technologiesâ€™ Radiant Solutions subsidiary has received a potential $2M contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design and build a new optical telescope platform for constellations of small Earth observation satellites. Radiant Solutions will lead a team and combine its experience in geospatial mission engineering with SSLâ€™s capability in spacecraft systems development […] More

by Jane Edwards November 8, 2018, 10:47 am
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Cubic to Demonstrate C4ISR Products at Upcoming Australia Military Show; Mike Twyman Quoted

Cubic‘s mission solutions business will demonstrate a range of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies at the upcoming 2018 Military Communication and Information System Conference or MilCIS. The company said Wednesday it will demonstrate the Atlas Strike targeting system, DTECH M3X networking products and the GATR satellite communications system at the event […] More

by Nichols Martin November 8, 2018, 2:00 am
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Perspecta to Support Air Force Nuclear Detonation Detection Tech R&D; Mac Curtis Quoted

Perspecta has received a potential six-year, $49.8M contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop nuclear detonation detector systems to support treaty monitoring requirements and other technology applications. The company said Tuesday it will assist the Air Force Technical Applications Center in research and development efforts as part of theÂ Expert Scientific and Analytical Support II […] More

by Brenda Marie Rivers November 7, 2018, 2:49 am
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Cubic, Army Restore Hurricane Michael-Affected Communication Networks in Florida; Mike Twyman Quoted

Cubicâ€™s mission solutions business unit has offered its satellite communications and networking products toÂ support post-Hurricane Michael relief operations in Florida. In coordination with the U.S. Armyâ€™s Transportable Tactical Command Communications project office, the company provided free connectivity networks throughout the cities of Panama, Lynn Haven and Youngstown in the state using GATR satcom technologies, Cubic […] More

by Monica Jackson November 6, 2018, 3:00 am
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ACT I Lands 24th Spot on WBJâ€™s Fastest-Growing Companies List; Michael Niggel Quoted

Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured the 24thÂ spot on the Washington Business Journalâ€™s list of 75 fastest-growing companies in the region. The company said Monday WBJ held an awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 1, to recognize companies that recorded annual revenue growth between 2015 and 2017. â€œI accept this award on behalf of all […] More

by Jane Edwards November 6, 2018, 2:47 am