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CTC Discovers Military Facility Pump Component Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Army Lab

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has identified and tested the use ofÂ thermally sprayed cobalt alloy andÂ electroless nickel as alternative alloy coatings for military facility pump components for theÂ U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Centerâ€“Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. CTC said Monday ERDC-CERL has tasked the company under the direction of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 23, 2016, 6:03 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Intel’s Jason Kimrey on Supercomputing at Federal Agencies & Industry’s Role in Cyber Framework Adoption

Jason Kimrey is a 13-year veteran ofÂ Intel andÂ serves as the chip maker’s U.S. federal area director, where he leads a business development team focused on technology products and services for defense and civilian agencies. Intel’s focus areas for federal agencies include high-performance computing as the company is partnering withÂ the Energy Department and national laboratories to […] More

by Ross Wilkers August 18, 2016, 2:30 pm
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

SAP NS2 Develops Machine Learning Tool for Counterterrorism Missions; Mark Testoni Comments

SAP National Security Services has developed a tool that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to help counter terrorist activities online, Fast Company reported Thursday. Steven Melendez writes SAP NS2 currently works with government agencies to monitor terrorism-related activities in social media and with cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect to identify threats in computer networks in real […] More

by Jay Clemens August 12, 2016, 8:37 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Mac Curtis: Vencore to Support NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment Program

The U.S. Navy has awardedÂ VencoreÂ a spotÂ on a basic ordering agreementÂ to support the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare DetachmentÂ initiative. Vencore said Wednesday it will compete for task orders to research, develop and integrate cyber warfare tools into NAVAIR platforms under the BOA. The agreement will run through June 2018, the company noted. “We are excited […] More

by Dominique Stump August 10, 2016, 4:00 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Orbital ATK Ships Initial Iridium NEXT Satellites to Vandenberg AF Base; Matt Desch Comments

Orbital ATK has transported the first two next-generation Iridium satellites to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of preparations for the scheduled liftoff on Sept. 19, Spaceflight Now reported Wednesday. Stephen Clark writes the satellites were shipped via truck from an Orbital ATK-run manufacturing facilityÂ near Phoenix to Vandenberg, where eight additional message transmission […] More

by Jay Clemens August 4, 2016, 9:46 am
in Featured, General, Industry News, News

Horace Blackman: Lockheed to Support VA Health Benefits Enrollment System Modernization

Lockheed Martin‘sÂ Systems Made SimpleÂ subsidiary has been awarded a 39-month,Â $33.3 million task order to help the Department of Veterans Affairs update and maintain VA’sÂ Enrollment Health Benefits DeterminationÂ system. The subsidiary will provide technical architecture analysis and design andÂ management services to the EHBD programÂ as well as develop enrollment platformsÂ and VistA electronic health records systems for the department, Lockheed […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 4, 2016, 4:30 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Carahsoftâ€™s John Lee: SEWP Contract Vehicle Key to Agenciesâ€™ Cloud Tech Adoption

John Lee, vice president of cloud services at Carahsoft Technology, has said federal agencies should use NASAâ€™s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicleÂ to buy information technology products and services in order toÂ facilitate their transition to cloud computingÂ environments. Lee wrote in an article published Tuesday that agencies can also leverage SEWPâ€™s statements of work in order to […] More

by Jane Edwards August 3, 2016, 8:18 am
in Featured, General, News, Products & Service

CSRA to Provide IT Support to NIHâ€™s National Human Genome Research Institute; Kamal Narang Comments

CSRA has received a potential three-year, $17 million contract to provide information technology support services for the National Institutes of Health‘s National Human Genome Research Institute. The company will provide servers, databases, desktops, applications and website support to NHGRI personnel under the single-award contract, CSRA said Tuesday. Kamal Narang, vice president and general manager for […] More

by Jane Edwards August 2, 2016, 12:07 pm
in Big Data & Analytics News, Featured, General, News

Mac Curtis: Vencore to Help SPAWAR Implement ‘Sophisticated’ Methods for Data Analysis, Collection

Vencore has secured a $1.5 millionÂ subcontract to oversee concept definition and strategic planning forÂ aÂ Space and Naval Warfare Systems CommandÂ project that seeks to implement advanced data analysis techniques. The companyÂ said Monday it will collaborate with prime contractorÂ AUSGAR Technologies in an effort to help SPAWAR adopt activity-based intelligence and object-based production methods. â€œWe are proud to support […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 2, 2016, 8:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Raytheon Opens Hub Near Future Army Cyber Command HQ; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon has opened a newÂ facility inÂ Augusta, Georgia that will act as a center for the company’sÂ cybersecurityÂ services toÂ the U.S. Army Cyber Command as the latter organization continuesÂ relocatingÂ to Fort Gordon. The center will also support the company’s cyber offerings to other Defense Department agencies,Â RaytheonÂ said Monday. Dave Wajsgras,Â president of Raytheon’s intelligence segment, said the company aims to build […] More

by Dominique Stump August 1, 2016, 12:13 pm
in Featured, General, Healthcare IT, News

American Systems Receives GSA Modification to Add New Health IT SIN; Peter Smith Comments

The General Services Administration has modifiedÂ American Systems‘ Schedule 70 contract with GSA to includeÂ theÂ new special item number for health information technology offerings. American SystemsÂ said Monday the modification allows the company to offerÂ healthcare IT servicesÂ to federal agenciesÂ under theÂ Schedule 70 Health IT SINÂ 132-56. â€œWith a focus on defense health and operational medicine, this will help usÂ meet the […] More

by Scott Nicholas August 1, 2016, 10:35 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Paul Smith: Red Hat Extends Subscription Program to Microsoft’s Azure Govt Cloud

Red Hat and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help public sector clients adoptÂ Microsoft’s cloud computing technologyÂ through theirÂ existing open-source Red Hat software subscriptions. Paul Smith,Â senior vice president and general manager of Red Hatâ€™s public sector business, wrote in a blog entry posted FridayÂ the company’s Cloud Access program now allows clients to migrate their subscriptions toÂ Azure […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 28, 2016, 8:37 am