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CRL Technologies to Provide Lead Systems Integrator Support Under $248M Navy Contract

CRL Technologies, an Alexandria, Virginia-based engineering services provider, was selected by the U.S. Navy to deliver lead systems integrator support to the AIRWorks Office within the Naval Air Warfare Center. Under a $247.7 million contract, the company will perform engineering, technical, prototyping and project management services in support of the service branch's manned and unmanned aircraft programs and platforms.

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by Christine Thropp December 1, 2023, 10:46 am
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CATO Taps Clear Ridge Defense for Cybersecurity Support Prime Contract

Clear Ridge Defense, a Maryland-based cybersecurity consulting firm, has secured a potential $25 million prime contract to provide various support services for the Cyber Adversary Tactics Office. The award includes provision of red team operations, cyber threat emulation, infrastructure engineering, exercise scenario development, adversary threat assessment and training support services, the company said Thursday.

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by Kacey Roberts December 1, 2023, 10:46 am
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Sikorsky Delivers 1st MH-60T Jayhawk Helicopter Replacement Airframe to Coast Guard

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary has delivered the initial airframe replacement for the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters to the U.S. Coast Guard. The delivery forms part of a 10-year life extension program aimed at prolonging the service life of the 45-helicopter fleet into the 2040s, Lockheed said Thursday.

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by Kacey Roberts December 1, 2023, 10:46 am
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Precise Systems Acquires Research & Engineering Services Provider Excet

Precise Systems on Nov. 10 closed the transaction to acquire Excet, a provider of scientific research and engineering services to Department of Defense customers, including the U.S. Army and Navy. Excet's areas of expertise include alternative energy, biotechnology, synthetic biology and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives threat assessment, and many of its employees are holders of advanced degrees in various disciplines, Precise Systems said.

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by Jerry Petersen December 1, 2023, 10:35 am
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Axiom Space Turns to AWS for Cloud-Based Enterprise IT Needs; Dave Levy Quoted

Axiom Space is migrating its enterprise information technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services to provide cloud-based tools and services to its operations, business and engineering teams supporting the development of its commercial space station in low-Earth orbit. "Axiom Space is using AWS’s global infrastructure and a broad and deep portfolio of cloud services to deliver revolutionary solutions to the space industry," Dave Levy, vice president for worldwide public sector at AWS, said in a statement published Monday.

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by Naomi Cooper December 1, 2023, 10:18 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Booz Allen Hamilton Holds Panel on Impact of Federal AI Regulation; Susan Penfield Quoted

Booz Allen Hamilton gathered insights from cybersecurity experts on the industry's response to federal regulations to ensure the responsible use of AI. The company held a panel discussion on principled AI featuring representatives from the government and the private sector.

Booz Allen Hamilton is one of the distinguished sponsors of the Potomac Officers Club's fifth annual Artificial Intelligence Summit, happening on March 21, 2024. Register now to join the event.

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by Jamie Bennet December 1, 2023, 10:00 am
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Peraton Receives NGA Contract Extension for Imagery Test & Evaluation Services

Peraton was awarded a $24 million modification to its contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for continued provision of imagery science expertise and infrastructure support. The award raises the Acadia contract overall value to $130 million and covers six months of services from Peraton to support the agency's image quality and integration testing missions.

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by Christine Thropp December 1, 2023, 9:57 am
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Carahsoft to Provide Public Sector Access to Interos Supply Chain Visibility Technology

Carahsoft will serve as public sector distributor for the products of Interos under a new partnership between the two companies. The technology offered by Interos works to provide supply chain intelligence by aggregating data — including threats and vulnerabilities — from millions of global entities in real time, enabling due diligence, monitoring and reporting, Carahsoft said Wednesday.

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by Jerry Petersen December 1, 2023, 9:28 am
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GM Defense Books $300M State Department Award for Secure Vehicle Production; Steve duMont Quoted

General Motors’ defense subsidiary has secured a potential 10-year, $300 million award to supply the U.S. Department of State with secure vehicles. Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity full-rate production contract, GM Defense will provide original equipment manufacturer integrated Heavy-Duty armored Sport Utility Vehicles in support of the department’s Diplomatic Security Service, the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

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by Ireland Degges November 30, 2023, 11:15 am
in Cybersecurity, News

Carahsoft’s Robert Moore: State, Local Agencies Advance Tech Adoption While Ensuring Cybersecurity

Robert Moore of Carahsoft Technology said state and local government agencies in Ohio have started integrating innovative technologies to drive modernization, improve the decision-making process, streamline operations and reduce costs. In a blog post published Nov. 3, the state and local government market executive wrote about a local agency in Westerville, Ohio, and its efforts to customize citizen experiences and utilize data to advance applied analytics.

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by Jane Edwards November 30, 2023, 10:43 am
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Stratolaunch Awarded Leidos Subcontract for NSWC Hypersonic Flight Testing Program

Leidos has awarded a subcontract to Stratolaunch to conduct flight tests in support of the Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed program of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. The contract award covers five flights involving Stratolaunch's reusable, autonomous Talon-A hypersonic vehicles and optional payloads, prime contractor Leidos said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 30, 2023, 10:24 am
in Executive Moves, News

Kurt Kuntzelman Named RS21 Chief Defense & Space Officer

Kurt Kuntzelman, a more than three-decade satellite operations and business development executive, has joined data science company RS21 as chief defense and space officer, he announced in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. He came to RS21 from Parsons, where he served as vice president of business development and capture with a focus on space and geospatial platforms, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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by Jane Edwards November 30, 2023, 10:07 am