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SPA Opens New DC Satellite Office; William Vantine Comments

Systems Planning and AnalysisÂ has opened a Washington, D.C.-based satellite office for the company’s strategic operations and security division. The company saidÂ its new officeÂ is close to the Washington Navy Yard and features a storage room for classified material as well as a conference room equipped with touch screen monitors and projectors to display data. â€œSPA continues […] More

by Nichols Martin October 31, 2017, 9:25 am
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CTC Gets Patent for Flow Battery Manufacturing Tech; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has obtained a patent for a technology that works to create a seal to remove leakage in flow batteries. The â€œSelf-sealing Flow Frame for Flow Battery Stackâ€ design also works to streamline the process of assembling flow batteries designed to address the need for electric grid-level energy storage, CTC said Monday. A […] More

by Jane Edwards October 31, 2017, 3:53 am
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Parsons Starts Huntsville, Alabama Facility Expansion; Carey Smith Comments

ParsonsÂ broke ground on a facility expansion in Huntsville, Alabama, last week to add a 25,000-square-foot building and 50 new jobs there. The engineering services contractor will use the additional facility toÂ integrate hardware and software platforms for customers across the intelligence, defense and infrastructure sectors, the Huntsville city governmentÂ said Wednesday. “Previously our space was becoming a […] More

by Nichols Martin October 30, 2017, 11:25 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Riverbed’s Davis Johnson: Network Optimization Key to Cyber EO Compliance

Davis Johnson, vice president ofÂ public sector at Riverbed Technology, has said he believes federal agencies should prioritize network optimization to meet deadlines under President Donald Trump’s cybersecurity executive order. Johnson wrote in an article published Friday on SIGNAL magazine that modernization of information technology networks can help increase the performance and strengthen the security of […] More

by Ramona Adams October 30, 2017, 8:16 am
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Matt Desch: Iridium Satcom Systems Support Caribbean, Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Operations

Iridium Communications continues to provide satellite communications services in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico to aid hurricane recovery efforts, NASASpaceflight.com reported Saturday. Iridium CEO Matt Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, told the publication that Iridium saw an increase in satcomÂ demand in the Carribean and Puerto RicoÂ “on a scale that we have […] More

by Ramona Adams October 30, 2017, 7:12 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Paul Dillahay, CEO of NCI, Inc.

“Weâ€™ve organized around the concept of collaborationâ€¦ it marries well with our idea of bringing commercial best practices to the federal government.” EM: Letâ€™s talk about the merger. Could you share with the readers what has been going on with the new company? How is it going? Paul Dillahay:Â In the past six weeks or so, […] More

by Andy Reed October 30, 2017, 4:30 am
in C4ISR News, Featured, General, News

General Atomics Invests in UAS Tech Upgrades; Chris Pehrson, Darren Moe Comment

General Atomics has embarked on a project to incorporate automation-based disruptive technology into theÂ Reaper unmanned aircraft system as the company aims to increase the aircraft’s performance,Â National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Darren Moe, senior director of automation and UX mission systems at General Atomics, told the publication the modernization effort coversÂ flight, ground and intelligence components of […] More

by Scott Nicholas October 30, 2017, 4:25 am
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Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson, Rick Ambrose Host VP Mike Pence at Colorado Space Systems Facility

Vice President Mike Pence toured the Colorado campus of Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business to visitÂ NASA‘s future Mars probe and the U.S. Air Force‘s latest global positioning system satellites, the Denver Business Journal reported Thursday. Company CEO Marillyn Hewson andÂ Lockheed Martin Space Systems Executive Vice President Rick Ambrose joined Pence and Air Force Secretary Heather […] More

by Joanna Crews October 27, 2017, 3:11 pm
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Bill Lovell, VP of Federal Healthcare for DXC Technology

“If we can start adopting standards for data and system interoperability, we will be able to make tremendous advances in understanding how we can best support the total population across America.” EM: Letâ€™s start with your background. Bill Lovell:Â Iâ€™ve spent my adult life inside federal healthcare, starting as a laboratory scientist in the military health […] More

by Andy Reed October 27, 2017, 6:30 am
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SPA Gets DoD Innovation Support Order; William Vantine Comments

Systems Planning and Analysis has secured a potential $26 million task order to continue to supportÂ Defense Department innovation efforts. SPA said Tuesday it will provideÂ expert analysis and assessment support to DoD’sÂ Office of Net Technical Assessment as the department works to establish a new research and engineering organization. The company will also support theÂ Research, Development, and […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 26, 2017, 11:47 am
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SSL’s Rob Zitz: Maxar Technologies to Grow US Govt Business via ISR Offerings

Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Space Systems Loral‘s government systems business, has said Maxar Technologies will work to grow its business with the U.S. government through “persistent” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance offerings, Via Satellite reported Wednesday. SSL’s parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates acquiredÂ DigitalGlobe earlier this month to create Maxar, […] More

by Ramona Adams October 26, 2017, 10:31 am
in Featured, General, Government Cloud, News

Avaya’s Govt Arm, collab9 Form Cloud Unified Comms Partnership; Jerry Dotson Comments

Avaya‘s government solutions business and collab9 have signed a partnership agreement to offer unified communications services to federal agencies. Avaya said WednesdayÂ its Aura Communication Manager product suite is part of collab9’s unified communications-as-a-service platform certified through theÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Jerry Dotson, vice president of Avaya Government Solutions, said the partnership aims to […] More

by Joanna Crews October 25, 2017, 1:05 pm