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Lockheed Awarded $71M Navy Contract for Logistics Support & Repair Services

Lockheed Martin has secured a seven-year, $71.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver performance-based logistics for the Consolidated Automated Support System family of testers that supports naval aviation systems at the intermediate maintenance level. Additionally, the Department of Defense said Thursday the contractor will offer repair services for the Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military sales customers.

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by Kacey Roberts March 22, 2024, 5:58 am
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Firestorm Labs Receives Seed Investment From Lockheed Martin Ventures & Other Investors

Firestorm Labs, a maker of modular unmanned aerial vehicles and an expeditionary additive manufacturing cell, raised $12.5 million from its latest funding activity. Lockheed Martin Ventures and other active defense investors provided the seed investment capital, Firestorm said Thursday.

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by Aidan Daly March 22, 2024, 5:57 am
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Alpha Omega Strengthens Commitment to National Security, Climate Science, Foreign Affairs

Vienna, Virginia-based technology firm Alpha Omega has enhanced its commitment to strengthening national security, addressing mission needs in the field of foreign affairs and advancing climate science by forging strategic partnerships and delivering mission-enabling platforms and technologies to government customers. Alpha Omega said Wednesday it supports U.S. national security efforts within the departments of Homeland Security and State, among others, by leveraging innovative strategies and tech capabilities.

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by Jane Edwards March 21, 2024, 11:31 am
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Lockheed’s Robert Lightfoot: Company Seeks Partners to Meet Government Demand for Resilient Space Capabilities

Robert Lightfoot, president of Lockheed Martin Space, said the company is looking to partner with more space businesses that are working on small satellites and intelligence, surveillance and communications payloads to meet the increasing demand within the government market for resilient space-based capabilities. “We’re looking for strategic partners," Lightfoot, a three-time Wash100 awardee, told the publication at a conference on Tuesday. "We're interested in talking with anyone who has an advantage in those areas from a space perspective."

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by Jane Edwards March 21, 2024, 11:24 am
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IBM Consulting’s Susan Wedge Secures 1st Wash100 Award for Advancing Innovative Tech Delivery Efforts

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Susan Wedge, IBM Consulting's managing partner, U.S. federal market, as an inductee into the 2024 Wash100 — an annual list of public and private sector leaders who are at the forefront of trends and events shaping the government contracting activity. This year marks Wedge’s first Wash100 win, recognizing her efforts in advancing the delivery of innovative technology platforms to public sector customers.

Vote for Wedge as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Voting closes on April 30, so visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.

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by Jane Edwards March 21, 2024, 11:03 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, News

RingCentral’s Stacy Schwartz Touts Benefits of Modern Voice Communications for Emergency Services

Emergency services should include modern voice communication platforms in any discussion on capability modernization, according to Stacy Schwartz, head of U.S. public sector and education at RingCentral, the provider of a cloud-based communication platform. In an opinion column published Wednesday on StateTech, Schwartz says that unlike analog voice communication tools, modern voice comes in the form of mobile apps that can integrate various data streams, benefiting disaster response as well as daily emergency medical services.

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by Jerry Petersen March 21, 2024, 10:56 am
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DIU Partners With 3 Companies to Develop Orbital Logistics Capabilities

Aerospace company Blue Origin is finalizing the development of the Dark-Sky-1 mission system, whose purpose is to demonstrate the mission operation and flight system capabilities of a heavy utility multi-orbit logistics vehicle. The work is being carried out under a contract between Blue Origin and the Defense Innovation Unit, which said Wednesday that it had also been working with two other companies — Space Logistics and SpaceBilt — to achieve logistics capabilities, like Dark-Sky-1, that would provide low-cost access to geostationary orbit and those beyond low Earth orbit.

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by Jerry Petersen March 21, 2024, 10:53 am
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DMI Joint Venture Books Treasury Contract for Enterprise Mobility Management; Amy Rall Quoted

A joint venture between DMI and Dynamic Solutions Technology will assist the Department of the Treasury with enterprise mobility management under a $14.5 million contract from its Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. DMI, through its Dynamic Digital Transformation JV, will be responsible for supporting and managing the enterprise mobility management services of the bureau.

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by Christine Thropp March 21, 2024, 10:26 am
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Seagate’s Bill Downer Shares Thoughts on Data Security & Zero Trust

Bill Downer, vice president of national programs at Seagate Federal, believes “the edge is everywhere,” no matter where the data is collected and stored. He is a strong advocate for defending data at rest, and at Seagate, he leads the company’s delivery of secure data storage products to federal agencies. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz, Downer discussed Seagate’s most impactful partnerships, highlighted emerging cyber threats and shared his insights on zero trust.

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by Ireland Degges March 21, 2024, 5:46 am
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Equus Compute Solutions Partners With Accelsius for Cooling Technology Integration; ECS’ Jay Lawrence Quoted

A partnership has been established to combine the cooling technology of Accelsius with the computing services of Equus Compute Solutions to meet the growing liquid cooling demand of data centers. Equus CEO Jay Lawrence said in a statement Wednesday, “By integrating Accelsius liquid cooling systems into our offerings, we are extending our high-performance server cooling solution to address the critical energy saving and performance expectations our customers demand.”

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by Kacey Roberts March 21, 2024, 5:25 am
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Carahsoft to Distribute Armada’s Edge Computing Platform to Public Sector; Steve Jacyna Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute a full-stack edge computing platform from Armada to the public sector through its reseller partner network and government procurement vehicles. Under the agreement, Carahsoft said Wednesday it will serve as the public sector distributor for Armada's Commander software suite, which is designed to enable government customers to monitor and manage their Starlink terminals and edge computing applications.

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by Naomi Cooper March 21, 2024, 5:23 am
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Awards BAE Systems $182M GEOINT Enterprise Modeling Services Contract

BAE Systems was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract not exceeding $182 million by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The aerospace company said Wednesday that under the contract, it will provide advanced geospatial intelligence enterprise modeling services collectively referred to as GEM Cutter.

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by Aidan Daly March 21, 2024, 4:43 am