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  • IronNet's Keith Alexander: Industry-Govt Data Exchange Key to Prevent Business Cyber Breaches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IronNet’s Keith Alexander: Industry-Govt Data Exchange Key to Prevent Business Cyber Breaches

    IronNet Cybersecurity founder, President and CEO Keith Alexander has said he believes industry can avoid breaches if companies share more information with the U.S. government, Motherboard reported Tuesday. Alexander, a retired U.S. Army general and former National Security Agency director, told audience at a cybersecurity forum in Manhattan he also believes private companies that are victims of a hacker attack should […] More

  • Cubic to Extend Support for North County Transit District Fare Payment System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Extend Support for North County Transit District Fare Payment System

    Cubic‘s transportation systems business has received a five-year, $3 million contract extension to help the North County Transit District in San Diego, California, maintain automated ticketing machines and platform validators. NCTD serves as a regional partner for the Cubic-designed Compass fare payment system being used throughout San Diego County, the company said Tuesday. The company has supported maintenance […] More

  • Boeing, MDA Install Final Interceptor for US Ground-Based Missile Defense - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, MDA Install Final Interceptor for US Ground-Based Missile Defense

    Boeing and the Missile Defense Agency have installed a 44th and final interceptor for the country’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System at Fort Greely in Alaska. The company said Tuesday installation was completed ahead of schedule and will address a Defense Department requirement to increase the country’s inventory of GMD interceptors to 44 before the end of 2017. MDA […] More

  • Army Vet David Turner to Join American Water as Military Services Group President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet David Turner to Join American Water as Military Services Group President

    David Turner, a retired U.S. Army brigadier general, will officially join American Water on Nov. 20 as president of the water and wastewater utility company’s military services business group. The more than 20-year Army veteran will succeed Todd Duerr, who is due to leave the company Jan. 1, 2018, American Water said Tuesday. Turner will lead MSG’s efforts to […] More

  • Iridium CEO Matt Desch Joins NVTC Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium CEO Matt Desch Joins NVTC Board

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has been appointed to the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s board of directors. Desch brings to the council more than 35 years of experience in the telecommunications and global wireless industries, NVTC said Tuesday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, is a member of President Donald Trump’s National Security Telecommunications […] More

  • CrowdStrike Establishes Own Foundation to Support Cybersecurity and AI Areas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CrowdStrike Establishes Own Foundation to Support Cybersecurity and AI Areas

    CrowdStrike has announced the inauguration of its own foundation dedicated to developing next generation talent and research in the areas of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The company said Tuesday the CrowdStrike Foundation will fund scholarships and research for students and scientists studying cybersecurity and AI. The foundation will also provide pro-bono security software for non-profits, journalists and activists […] More

  • Center for Digital Government Recognizes ICF-Designed HUD Exchange Portal with Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Center for Digital Government Recognizes ICF-Designed HUD Exchange Portal with Award

    The Center for Digital Government has selected a Department of Housing and Urban Development website built in partnership with ICF as winner of the research institute’s Project Experience Award. HUD Exchange won the award in the federal government experience category in recognition of the agency’s public service delivery efforts through the online platform, ICF said Tuesday. ICF’s social and community and […] More

  • Cubic to Demo Air Combat Training Platforms at Dubai Airshow; Dave Buss Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Demo Air Combat Training Platforms at Dubai Airshow; Dave Buss Comments

    Cubic‘s global defense unit will showcase air combat training systems at the biennial Dubai Airshow on Nov. 12 to 16 at the Dubai Airshow Site in the United Arab Emirates. The company said Wednesday will present various technologies and concepts including the Bandit Board tactical training system, P5 Combat Training System, Range Modernization and Integration, Secure Air Combat Maneuvering […] More

  • KBR Business Segment to Provide Medical Support for ESA Astronauts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Business Segment to Provide Medical Support for ESA Astronauts

    KBR‘s global government services business will provide medical support to the European Space Agency office in charge of health certifications to clear astronauts for flight. KBRwyle will furnish services including flight medical operations, healthcare administration, biomedical engineering and sport science to the European Astronaut Center Space Medicine Office in Cologne, Germany, through a contract with Vitrociset […] More

  • Lockheed Supplies F-35 Full Mission Simulators to Int'l Allies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Supplies F-35 Full Mission Simulators to Int’l Allies

    Lockheed Martin has delivered full mission simulators to air forces of international F-35 operators including Israel, Italy, Japan and Norway to support pilot training at operating bases across the four countries. The company said Monday the F-35 FMS units will aid pilot qualification, continuation and mission rehearsal training activities and help cater to the rising […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, Orbital Insight Expand Geospatial Data Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, Orbital Insight Expand Geospatial Data Partnership

    Maxar Technologies‘ DigitalGlobe subsidiary has signed a multiyear agreement with Orbital Insight to expand the scope of their current data partnership and offer geospatial analytic services to customers. Orbital Insight will serve as DigitalGlobe’s Geospatial Big Data technology partner and will have access to the latter’s imagery archive, DigitalGlobe said Oct. 31. Dan Jablonsky, president of DigitalGlobe, said the […] More

  • SecurityMatters to Help NIST Develop Manufacturing Cybersecurity Guide - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SecurityMatters to Help NIST Develop Manufacturing Cybersecurity Guide

    SecurityMatters will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to develop guidance for manufacturers to secure industrial control systems against cyber threats. NCCoE plans to include SecurityMatters’ SilentDefense anomaly detection technology along with other cyber tools in the “Capabilities Assessment for Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems” guide to demonstrate ICS security methods, the company said Monday. “We are […] More