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A new power plant complex was inaugurated at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as part of an Energy Savings Performance Contract that aligns with the U.S. Navy's focus on resiliency, reliability and efficiency regarding energy security. The $368.8 million Liquefied Natural Gas power plant, built in collaboration with Siemens Government Technologies, is expected to lower annual fuel consumption by about 27.4 percent and cut yearly CO2 emissions by over 20,000 tons. More

Dave Wajsgras, CEO of satellite services provider Intelsat, said he sees the company's multi-orbit strategy as having a significant impact on the industry. According to the seven-time Wash100 awardee, though Intelsat is the operator of over 50 satellites in geostationary orbit — such as the recently-launched G-37/H-4 communications spacecraft — it also partners with operators of satellites in low-Earth orbit. More

Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed's campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software. More

General Dynamics' Electric Boat subsidiary has placed a $10.6 million order for Austal USA to produce electronic deck modules as part of the U.S. Navy's Virginia-class nuclear submarine procurement effort. Austal USA previously received an order for command-and-control system modules from Electric Boat. More

Sierra Nevada Corp., Xage Security and Blue Ridge Networks evaluated their security devices against emulated threat scenarios as part of the inaugural cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator program managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. More

Sierra Nevada Corp., Xage Security and Blue Ridge Networks evaluated their security devices against emulated threat scenarios as part of the inaugural cohort of the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator program managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. More

Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, said federal agencies looking to effectively implement artificial intelligence tools should identify problems that are well-defined and supported by high-quality data. "So this is all about what data is the language learning model using to produce a result in support of the mission of that organization?” Carey noted. More

The Honorable Dr. John Hillen has joined Enlightenment Capital's advisory board. A longtime player in both the government and industry spaces, Hillen will use his decades of military, national security and intelligence experience to provide insights to the aerospace, defense, government and technology-centered investment firm. More

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering will host an industry day on Sept. 20 to provide details on its new investment program to advance the domestic production of bioproducts for defense and national security applications. The Biomanufacturing Industry Day will discuss the strategic timeline of the Department of Defense's investment in commercial-scale biomanufacturing and strategy. More

Poland has declared basic operational capability for the Northrop Grumman-manufactured Integrated Battle Command System that supports its WISLA medium-range air defense program. Following the completion of a series of integration and testing, the milestone underscores that the IBCS has achieved initial combat capability and is moving forward to achieving initial operational capability. More

The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce has selected Riverside Research as one of the five finalists for the Distinguished Service Award in the Veteran Service Organization of the Year under $1 million annual budget category. "These honors reflect not only our commitment to growing our diversity initiatives, but also our deep-seated commitment to serving the veteran community," said Steven Omick, president and CEO of the nonprofit. More

Krupal Patel, former global account manager at Amazon Web Services, has joined Maxar Technologies to serve as senior director of national security space business development. Patel's career also includes time serving at NetApp, Ball Aerospace and Boeing's satellite systems-focused business arm. More