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Serco Lands Austin Safety Service Patrol Support Contract; Dave Dacquino Comments

Serco Inc.Â has secured a potential six-year, $21.3 million contract to support a safety service patrol program within the Texas Transportation Department’s Austin District. The company said WednesdayÂ it will help TxDOTÂ oversee safety service patrol services that encompass approximately 310 miles of roadway in efforts to reduce incident duration and increase traffic safety in Austin. The contract […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 20, 2017, 11:37 am
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SSL to Provide Test Environment for USAF’s Hosted Payload Security Project; Richard White Comments

Innoflight has selected Space Systems LoralÂ to help create a simulation environment for theÂ U.S. Air ForceÂ to test and validate cybersecurity of hosted payloads aboard commercial satellites. The testing platform will be built to help the service branchâ€™s Space and Missile Systems Center demonstrate concept of operations, cyber controls and scenarios for hosting payloads, SSL said Tuesday. […] More

by Jane Edwards September 20, 2017, 10:45 am
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In the News: Pierre Chao, Founding Partner of Renaissance Strategic Advisors

As defense budget dollars continue to be treated like a precious metal, there is an increased importance placed on additional capabilities, the development of new technologies and an efficient acquisition system that benefits all the players involved. Sitting around this table discussing the past 20-30 years of acquisition reform is none other than the magnanimous […] More

by Andy Reed September 20, 2017, 10:30 am
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Lockheed Unveils New Satellite Bus Product Line; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed Martin has launched a new line of satellite buses at the Air Force Association-hosted Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The company said Tuesday its family of satellite buses consists of the LM 50, LM 400, LM 1000 and the LM 2100 series and will share at least 280 common components in an effort to […] More

by Jane Edwards September 20, 2017, 5:25 am
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CTC Obtains Patent for 3D Metal Product Manufacturing Process; Ed Sheehan Comments

Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office forÂ a method to produce three-dimensional products from metals in a gaseous state. Joe Pickens, a former chief scientist of CTC, worked with the company’s adviser engineers Juan Valencia and Mike Tims to invent theÂ “Additive Manufacturing Using Metals from the Gaseous State” […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 19, 2017, 10:30 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Stephen Marker, Director of Product Strategy, Cyber and Electronic Warfare Systems of General Dynamics Mission Systems

â€œThis threat that legacy equipment poses across all of our industries is truly one of the things that keeps me up at night.â€ EM: How has your work experience prepared you for your current position? Stephen Marker: My current role is director of product strategy within cyber and electronic warfare systems, focusing on which markets […] More

by Andy Reed September 19, 2017, 10:05 am
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In the News: Gary Wang, Deputy CIO/G-6 for the U.S. Army

As most industry professionals are aware, one of the major issues the Army is currently facing is how to most efficiently accelerate to a modern, secure and globally-available network, especially in the armed services, and how to capitalize on cloud-based infrastructure and all relevant processes. One man whose reputation preceeds himself in holding responsibilities for […] More

by Andy Reed September 19, 2017, 9:00 am
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In the News: Barclay P. Butler, J4, Component Acquisition Executive (CAE), and Head of Contracting Actions (HCA)

From conference call to conference hall, there is an ongoing dialogue between the Department of Defense and the Defense Health Agency about how to best equip our nation’s military with the health services they need to continuing fighting the good fight. A voice that stands out from the conversation is DHA Component Acquisition Executive (J-4) […] More

by Andy Reed September 18, 2017, 1:37 pm
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C5 Accelerate, SAP NS2 Forge PeaceTech Accelerator Partnership; Mark Testoni Comments

Technology investment firm C5 Accelerate has teamed up with SAP National Security Services in an effort to further support an accelerator program that seeks to identify and track companies that work to address national security issues. SAP NS2 will share its knowledge in data management, technology and advanced analytics as part of the innovation partnership […] More

by Jane Edwards September 18, 2017, 11:16 am
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CACI Gets USAF Task Order for Facilities Mgmt Platform Devt; Ken Asbury Comments

CACI has received a $28.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to continue to develop and deploy an enterprise-wide facilities management platform. The company said Monday the task order covers integration, sustainment and deployment services in support of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s NexGen information technology modernization program. The Air ForceÂ Lifecycle Management […] More

by Ramona Adams September 18, 2017, 10:19 am
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General Dynamics Radio Transmits Final Data From Cassini Spacecraft; Manny Mora Comments

A General Dynamics-builtÂ transponder conducted the final data transmissions of the Cassini spacecraft while the orbiter plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday to end its 13-year mission. The company said Friday its radio worked to send information from Cassini to Earth at a distance of approximately 900 million miles and within 84 minutes for each radio […] More

by Ramona Adams September 18, 2017, 9:11 am
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Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ted Dunning, Chief Application Architect at MapR Technologies

â€œAct locally but learn globally.â€ EM: Tell me about your background and how your experience influenced where you are today at MapR. Ted Dunning: My background is non-traditional in many ways. I started in electrical engineering originally but along the way I took time out of school to help start up a company. This […] More

by Andy Reed September 15, 2017, 4:17 pm