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Hughes Network Systems has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract form the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide managed network services to Oklahoma’s state agencies. The company said Monday it will support more than 130 state agencies and affiliated organizations to manage wide area networks with the HughesON suite, which includes high-throughput satellite connectivity […] More

General Dynamics and Intelligent RF Solutions have signed a reseller agreement for a software platform designed to automatically classify spectrum signals. SignalEye uses a machine learning technology and works to help military and security personnel recognize threats as well as obtain situational awareness across the RF spectrum, General Dynamics said Monday. The platform is designed to run on commodity laptops and […] More

Austal USA will obtain long lead-time materials needed for the construction of the U.S. Navy‘s 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel under a $40.4M contract. The company will also provide production engineering support as part of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work is scheduled to be completed by July 2022 and the Navy […] More

The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Services has issued a request for information to identify potential sources of email security services. TTS is eyeing large or small companies that can support the implementation of a Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance system in government platforms, GSA said in a FedBizOpps posted Friday. Interested vendors can submit […] More

Pegasystems has received a subscription contract from the FBI to provide software applications for bureau personnel to automate processes and manage workflows. The company said Tuesday it will help FBI’s business process management unit deploy financial, human resources and security tools as part of a digital transformation effort. The bureau chose Pegasystems’ Government Platform and Robotic Process Automation to replace legacy systems […] More

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said at the Reagan National Defense Forum that the company aims to offer full technology access to the U.S. military, Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. Smith added the technology firm wants to quell concerns by industry employees regarding the use of artificial intelligence in military activities. “We want Silicon Valley to […] More

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a request for information on potential form factor approaches to develop portable electronic cooling systems for mobile devices such as a smartphone. In a FebBizOpps notice posted Friday, IARPA said it wants a technology designed to protect the mobile device from internal heat and high temperature. Interested firms […] More

The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate will host an industry day on Dec. 11 to discuss partnership opportunities with technology startups to counter fake documentation. DHS said Friday the event will take place in Menlo Park, Calif., and tackle an “other transaction” solicitation on the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology […] More

Carroll Publishing has released an application programming interface designed to help developers gain access to a database of government data such as contact details and organizational charts, GovTech reported Friday. The Bethesda, Md.-based publishing company licenses the API to interested parties for internal use or data sharing and reselling efforts. The interface allows users to search […] More

AAR has received a five-year, $51M contract from the U.S. Marshals Service to maintain and provide logistics support for Boeing 737 planes the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System operates. The company said Friday it will offer full support to two aircraft units stationed at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma. JPATS […] More

Some executives at Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Textron have said the U.S. military’s ongoing efforts to modernize warfighter readiness have increased opportunities for industry to offer virtual and augmented reality training systems, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Corey Hendricks, chief engineer of global training solutions at Raytheon, noted the company integrated VR and AR tools with mobile platforms […] More