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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected Thales to build a facility at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for receiving and processing distress beacon signals from Global Navigation Satellite System satellites. Thales said Monday it will establish the Southwest USA Medium-Earth Orbit Local User Terminal to support NOAA’s Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking […] More

Leidos has received a Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development Level 3 appraisal for its methodology to initiate programs and product assessments in accordance with industry best practices. The CMMI Institute granted the rating after reviewing Leidos’ systems and software engineering, integration, maintenance, management and development processes with the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement, the company […] More

OSI Systems’ security division has received a potential two-year, $67M contract to provide vehicle and cargo inspection systems to the Customs and Border Protection. The company said Monday it will supply the agency with Z Portal screening systems for deployment across border locations as part of homeland security efforts. The first delivery order under OSI’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is […] More

Juan Zarate, chairman and cofounder of strategic advisory company Financial Integrity Network, officially joined Northwestern Mutual on Sept. 24 as a member of the financial security firm’s board of trustees. “Juan brings a critical perspective about the environment in which financial companies operate and thrive,” John Schlifske, Northwestern Mutual chairman, president and CEO, said in […] More

General Dynamics’ Electric Boat subsidiary has won a one-year, $39.7M contract to support the U.S. Navy‘s Next Generation Submarine Science and Technology Research effort. Electric Boat secured the contract via the Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology and will perform work in Groton, Conn., the Defense Department said Monday. […] More

Crystal Jones, currently the assistant general counsel and director at ICF, has been named data protection officer for the company’s Global Data Protection and ePrivacy program. Jones will lead a data protection team that supports mandatory data privacy training for all employees and operates under ICF’s Office of General Counsel, the company said Friday. Jones […] More

Data Systems Analysts has been recertified under the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard for maintaining the company’s practices related to information security management. DSA said it obtained the recertification after completing an audit conducted by BSI Group America. The standard works as a guide for businesses to manage sensitive employee and customer data in the delivery of advanced technology services across the […] More

A Unisys-sponsored study has unveiled that most Americans are hesitant to share their personal information with the government in a virtual environment for fear of privacy infringement. Among 2K respondents, two-thirds said they are concerned of how the government uses and protects their data, Unisys said Friday. Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys, said the […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the eight awardees for the second sprint of the OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program and started to solicit proposals for the third sprint. OFFSET seeks to use swarms of up to 250 unmanned systems designed to provide ground military units with insights as they face mobility and communications […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that 13 of its Ingalls and Newport News Shipbuilding employees received recognition during the 23rd Women of Color STEM Conference. HII said Friday that it co-sponsored the event, which was held this week in Detroit, Mich. Three HII employees received a Technology All-Star award, which honors WOC in the middle or […] More

BAE Systems is sponsoring an expanded accelerator program jointly run by Techstars and the U.S. Air Force with the intent to help startup companies build technology platforms for government and commercial applications. Techstars said BAE will recruit, select and engage participating entrepreneurs in the program as a sponsor. The Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars is a follow-on of an […] More