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LMI Receives Air Force Contract for Data & Analysis Services; Jon Baba, Trish Csank Quoted

LMI has secured a potential five-year, $33.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide data and analysis services in support of the service branch’s Readiness-Based Sparing and Readiness-Spares Packages. Under the contract, the company said Tuesday it will help the Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics Directorate improve supply chain readiness, facilitate the decision-making process and provide optimization tools to help meet the goals of AFSC 2.0 and the Digital Depot Vision for Industry.

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by Jane Edwards February 14, 2024, 10:58 am
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DLH Books IT Services Contract for National Institute on Drug Abuse

DLH has secured a potential five-year, $23 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to continue providing a range of information technology services for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Under the award, DLH said Tuesday it will oversee the operations of an integrated advanced clinical/research informatics system that facilitates real-time data and resource sharing for researchers.

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by Kacey Roberts February 14, 2024, 10:25 am
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Viasat Installs SATCOM Infrastructure for Military Sealift Command Fleet

Viasat completed the first of 105 installations of communication infrastructure for ships under the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command. Viasat said Tuesday that the project is part of the 10-year Next Generation Wideband contract awarded in 2022 by the Defense Information Systems Agency to Inmarsat.

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by Jamie Bennet February 14, 2024, 10:08 am
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BWXT Subsidiary Secures $122M Contract Extension for Uranium Downblending Services

A BWX Technologies subsidiary will continue providing the Tennessee Valley Authority with uranium downblending services under a $122 million contract extension. Nuclear Fuel Services has been supporting downblending operations of the U.S. government since 1995, and its current work with TVA is extended to June 2027 with the recent award, BWXT said Wednesday.

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by Christine Thropp February 14, 2024, 10:03 am
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Paperless Innovations Granted GSA Schedule Contract E-Commerce SIN for Actus Platform

Paperless Innovations has received authorization from the General Services Administration to offer e-commerce tools from its Actus cloud-based government purchase card compliance automation and management platform to government customers via the GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle. The company said Tuesday it was assigned an E-Commerce Special Item Number for Actus, which is designed to enable federal, state and local government agencies to automate their purchase card transactions and compliance requirements.

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by Naomi Cooper February 14, 2024, 9:36 am
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DISA Transitions 200K Users to Secret Cloud via DEOS BPA; GDIT’s Garrett Yee Quoted

The Defense Information Systems Agency has migrated approximately 200,000 end users to a secret cloud environment through the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions blanket purchase agreement. General Dynamics Information Technology announced the milestone in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards February 14, 2024, 9:08 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Ensco Opens New Center to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Defenses

Ensco has unveiled a new center dedicated to providing tailored cybersecurity and physical security products and services to the critical infrastructure sector. The Center for Critical Infrastructure Protection builds on Ensco's defense sector background to deliver comprehensive, customizable security services to critical infrastructure sectors that play key roles in U.S. national security, the company said Tuesday.

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by Naomi Cooper February 14, 2024, 8:49 am
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Nucleus Security to Use Fresh Investment to Further Innovate Unified Cyber Vulnerability Management Platform

Nucleus Security raised $43 million in its Series B funding round, which was led by Arthur Ventures and Lead Edge Capital, and saw participation from In-Q-Tel, a new investor. The cybersecurity technology firm said Wednesday that the fresh investment will be used for "a strategic acceleration in product innovation, research, and development."

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by Jerry Petersen February 14, 2024, 8:41 am
in Executive Spotlights, News

Fornax-AM CEO John Havermann Chats About Shaping a Start-Up at the Forefront of National Defense

As of July 2023, RTX and SAIC veteran John Havermann is president and CEO of Fornax Advanced Materials. In this role, Havermann is deeply committed to securing Fornax as a go-to name in aerospace, defense and energy advanced materials manufacturing.

The busy leader recently sat down with ExecutiveBiz to give us a peek behind the curtain at his new company, explain how it’s responding to the national security threats of the day and more.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt February 13, 2024, 11:46 am
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LeoLabs Raises Additional Funds to Enhance Delivery of AI-Powered Insights for Space Operations

LeoLabs raised $29 million in a recent funding round that saw the participation of existing investors like Insight Partners, Velvet Sea Ventures and Space Capital, and the involvement of new ones like GP Bullhound, an investment banking company. LeoLabs said Monday that it provides space operators with insights concerning space safety, security and sustainability based on data collected by the company's proliferated radar network and processed by artificial intelligence algorithms, which will benefit from the latest investment.

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by Aidan Daly February 13, 2024, 11:43 am
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Rebellion Defense Receives Fuse Subcontract to Provide Custom Software Tech for Navy

Rebellion Defense has received a subcontract from warfighter-focused engineering and design firm Fuse to deliver custom software technology services to the U.S. Navy in support of a program that seeks to enhance the Pentagon’s joint tactical network. The Washington-based technology company said Monday it will integrate its engineers and operators into Project Overmatch through its mission engineering service.

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by Kacey Roberts February 13, 2024, 11:37 am
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Siemens Government Technologies’ John Ustica Wins 2nd Wash100 Award for Championing Energy Resilience, Digital Twin Innovation

John Ustica, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, has been included for the second time in Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Award recognizing government contracting change-makers for 2024. A champion of digital twin technology, Ustica highlighted SGT's innovation to combine the power of physical and digital tools to meet the production cycle needs of the public sector.

Vote for Ustica as one of your favorite 2024 Wash100 awardees at Wash100.com. This year’s popular vote competition runs through April 30, so cast your 10 votes now!

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by Jamie Bennet February 13, 2024, 11:06 am