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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
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CAE Unveils Data-Based Military Pilot Training System; Gene Colabatistto Quoted

CAE has introduced aÂ training system that employs big data analytics and works to help instructors evaluate military pilot competencies in real time. TheÂ company said MondayÂ it developed theÂ CAE RiseÂ system onÂ Microsoft‘sÂ Azure GovernmentÂ cloud platform and designed the system for clients to generate digital lesson plans, deliver feedback and customize student training. â€œThe aviation industry â€“ both military and […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 27, 2018, 4:30 am
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CAEâ€™s Gene Colabatistto: Warfighters Need Space Training to Counter Future Threats

Gene Colabatistto, president of defense and security group at CAE, has said he believes warfighters should be trained at strategic, operational and tactical levels to defend against future space threats as the U.S. military works to establish a new space force, National Defense reported Monday. â€œClearly when we build a flight simulator and a high-fidelity […] More

by Jane Edwards November 27, 2018, 4:23 am
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Mac Curtis: Perspecta Leverages IP to Support Government Clients

Perspecta CEO Mac Curtis told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Tuesday how the company capitalizes on its intellectual property portfolio and experience in applied research to support government customers. â€œWeâ€™re not a product company,â€ Curtis told WBJâ€™s Robert Terry. â€œBut we are a solutions company that leverages its IP to help enhance […] More

by Jane Edwards November 21, 2018, 5:07 am
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Inmarsat Governmentâ€™s Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch on USAFâ€™s Protected Anti-Jam Tactical Satcom

RebeccaÂ Cowen-Hirsch ofÂ Inmarsat GovernmentÂ has said the Protected Anti-Jam Tactical SatcomÂ programâ€™s goal to protect both government and commercial satellite networks is a â€œvery interesting shift and a very important focus,â€Â SpaceNews reported Monday. â€œIf one is jammed, you have other systems to fall back on,â€ Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president for government strategy and policy at Inmarsat Government, said […] More

by Jane Edwards November 20, 2018, 4:00 am
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Battelle Names Dr. John Lechleiter to Board

Battelle has selected Dr. John Lechleiter, former president, CEO and chairman of Eli Lilly and Company, to its board of directors, the Columbus, Ohio, firm said Monday. Initially joining Eli Lilly as an organic chemist, Lechleiter stayed with the company for decades and went on to hold the top leadership role for nine years before […] More

by Jason Scott November 19, 2018, 12:13 pm
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ViON’s Liz Anthony Gets Public Sector Marketing Award; Tom Frana Quoted

Liz Anthony, senior vice president of marketing at ViON, has received the Government Marketing University’sÂ 2018 GainerÂ for her leadership in the company’s marketing efforts across the public sector. ViON said Thursday the award recognizes itsÂ One Is All You Need campaign aimed to promote MarketPlace, a single access point for sourcing, evaluation, procurement and management of information […] More

by Nichols Martin November 16, 2018, 12:40 am
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ACC Names Tom McCabe Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year

Tom McCabe, senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of BWX Technologies, has been named as Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counselâ€™s National Capital Region chapter. McCabe received the award in the large company category. ACC recognized his leadership role in the merger of […] More

by Darwin McDaniel November 15, 2018, 4:40 am
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AWS Launches GovCloud US East Region; Raytheon’s John DeSimone Quoted

Amazon Web ServicesÂ has launched a second region in the U.S. and the 19th worldwide for its cloud computing platform that works to help government customers manage workload and sensitive data. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region offersÂ an architecture for public sector clients to continue businessÂ operations in the event of an outage, the company said Monday. This […] More

by Peter Graham November 13, 2018, 4:30 am
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Raytheonâ€™s Todd Probert, Pivotalâ€™s Keith Salisbury: DoD Needs to Field Software at Speed of Relevance

Todd Probert of Raytheon and Keith Salisbury of Pivotal Software have said the Defense Department needs to adopt modern software development processes and tools to accelerate the deployment of initial operating capability applications to warfighters within days. Probert and Salisbury wrote in a Fifth Domain article published Nov. 1 how the U.S. Air Force works […] More

by Jane Edwards November 13, 2018, 4:29 am