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Huntington Ingalls Concludes SSN 789 Initial Sea Trials

Huntington Ingalls Indutries‘Â Newport News Shipbuilding division has finished conducting initial sea trials of its latest Virginia-class submarine. In this phase of testing, theÂ SSN 789 orÂ Indiana submarine performed its first submergence and exhibitedÂ high-speed maneuvers under and above water, HII said Friday. â€œWe are pleased with how Indiana performed and look forward to continuing our testing program […] More

by Nichols Martin May 29, 2018, 9:00 am
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Engility Gets Marine Corps C2 Support Order; Scott Whatmough Comments

Engility has won a potential $41 million task order to support command and control programs at the U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Thursday it will provideÂ on-site expertise, logistics and training support services under theÂ Global Command and Control System Tactical Combat Operations/Joint Tactical Common Operational Picture Workstation Sustainment Support order. “Our people are embedded with […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 29, 2018, 5:59 am
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BayFirst Moves to New D.C. Corporate HQ; Kevin Gooch Comments

BayFirst Solutions has relocated its corporate headquarters to a facility situated close to several of the consulting firm’s government customers in Washington, D.C. The company said its newly opened office at 1025 Vermont Ave. NW has an open floor plan and features conference and collaborative working spaces equipped with communications technology platforms. “We’d outgrown our […] More

by Joanna Crews May 29, 2018, 5:25 am
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NASA Picks 348 Proposals for Small Business Research, Tech Transfer Phase 1 Contracts

NASA has awarded $43.5 million in contracts to 304 proposals selected for the initial phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program and 44 proposals for the first phase of the Small Business Technology Transfer initiative. The SBIR and STTR Phase 1 contracts will run for six and 13 months respectively with up to $125,000 […] More

by Jane Edwards May 29, 2018, 5:00 am
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DARPA Tactical Technology Office to Host Proposers’ Day on Disruptive Warfare Tech

An office within theÂ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will host a virtual proposers’ day to disseminate information on investment plans under theÂ Disruptive Capabilities for Future Warfare broad agency announcement. DARPA said FridayÂ its Tactical Technology Office seeks to discover and exhibit the use of unorthodox, alternative approaches and technologies that are intended to disrupt traditional warfighting […] More

by Nichols Martin May 29, 2018, 4:55 am
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Report: Army, Lockheed Eye Exoskeleton Field-Testing by Yearâ€™s End

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army will kick off field-testing in December of a lower-body exoskeleton designed to reduce usersâ€™ risk of injury and fatigue and boost their load-carrying capacity, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. The ONYX exoskeleton unveiled at the Close Combat Lethality showcase at the Pentagon is classified as a technological readiness level 6 […] More

by Jane Edwards May 29, 2018, 4:30 am
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Parsons’ Illinois-Iowa Bridge Recognized as Public Works Association’s Project of the Year

The American Public Works Association’s Illinois chapter has recognizedÂ Parsons‘ project to replace the U.S. 52 bridge across the Mississippi River. Parsons said Thursday it received the 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award,Â under the category for transportation projects worth over $75 million, for its work on theÂ Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge. The Pasadena, Calif., […] More

by Joanna Crews May 29, 2018, 3:36 am
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Iridium: 6th Batch of NEXT Satellites Functioning Nominally, Entering Testing Phase

The five Iridium CommunicationsÂ satellites that Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm SpaceX launched Tuesday have entered the testing and validation phase. “Three of the [Iridium NEXT] satellites from this launch will be going directly in to service in our sixth orbital plane, where the other two will serve as spares,” IridiumÂ Chief Operating Officer Scott Smith said in a […] More

by Monica Jackson May 25, 2018, 10:10 am
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MTSI’s Jeff Elder Recognized With National Defense Industrial Association’s Technology Award

Jeff Elder, the current head of the lethality unit of Modern Technology Solutions Inc.‘s army and missile defense division, has received the Technology Award from the National Defense Industrial Association’s Tennessee Valley chapter. The award recognizes Elder’s technical contributions to the fields of lethality analysis, modeling and simulation and the effectiveness of kinetic energy weapons […] More

by Joanna Crews May 25, 2018, 10:07 am
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GSA to Host HASC Stakeholder Event on June 18

The General Services Administration will host an interactive event on June 18 to showcase its current work on its Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services special item numbers and modernization plan. The HASC Stakeholder Event will provide discussions featuring speakers from the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Homeland Security and GSA, according to a GSA […] More

by Monica Jackson May 25, 2018, 10:06 am
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HighPoint Global Wins 2018 Corporate Growth Award

HighPoint GlobalÂ has received recognition in theÂ 2018 Corporate Growth Awards for the company’s acquisition of Primescape Solutions. The acquisition activity has been named Deal of the Year Under $50 Million, HighPoint said Thursday. Primescape’s acquisition created aÂ digital transformation service component inÂ HighPointâ€™s citizen experience expertise. The expanded company will offer a wide range of communications services connecting […] More

by Nichols Martin May 25, 2018, 9:53 am
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Ivanti Recognizes Carahsoft Technology with Distribution Partner of the Year Award; Craig Abod Comments

At theÂ 2018 Ivanti Partner of the Year Awards, Americas during the Ivanti Interchange18,Â IvantiÂ recognizedÂ Carahsoft TechnologyÂ as Distribution Partner of the Year. Carahsoft Technology helped Ivanti develop and implement strategies for targeted marketing and sales, resulting in 24 percent growth in new business. â€œCarahsoft is honored to be recognized as a valued partner for a third year […] More

by Joanna Crews May 25, 2018, 9:30 am