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Carahsoft to Make OffSec Cybersecurity Training Platform Available to Government Customers; Michael Shrader Quoted

Carahsoft Technology will distribute to its government clients a platform designed by OffSec to educate security professionals in identifying and addressing cyberattacks. Federal agencies can procure the cyberskills training platform through reseller partners and the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and OMNIA Partners contracts, Carahsoft said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 15, 2023, 10:09 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

IBM to Roll Out Toolkit for Enterprise Generative AI Governance

IBM has created a toolkit designed to help businesses deploy and monitor trustworthy generative artificial intelligence technologies. The tech giant revealed Tuesday that it will launch the watsonx.governance software early next month to aid organizations in complying with future safety and transparency AI regulations within and outside the U.S.

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by Jamie Bennet November 15, 2023, 9:53 am
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Divergent Technologies Closes $230 Million Series D Equity Financing; Kevin Czinger Quoted

Divergent Technologies has closed its Series D equity financing, totaling $230 million. Divergent said Monday that Hexagon AB invested $100 million and led the capital raising round, which included new and existing institutional and family office investors.

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by Aidan Daly November 15, 2023, 9:41 am
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CGI’s Stephanie Mango Reveals 3 Major GovCon Trends

The only constant in the government contracting landscape is change, and that change has been accelerating significantly in recent years. Executive Mosaic spoke with CGI Federal President Stephanie Mango in a new video interview to learn more about the major trends and changes shaping today’s GovCon market.

For more expertise on the government R&D landscape, join the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31. Technology leaders from the Pentagon, government and industry will discuss the latest advancements in defense innovation. Register here.

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by Summer Myatt November 14, 2023, 11:26 am
in Contract Awards, News

Tetra Tech Books USACE Task Order to Design River Navigation Lock; Dan Batrack Quoted

Tetra Tech has won a task order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division for the creation of a new navigation lock on the Illinois River. Valued at $33 million, the contract covers architectural and engineering services associated with the navigation lock, Tetra Tech announced from its Pasadena, California headquarters on Tuesday.

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by Ireland Degges November 14, 2023, 11:21 am
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Tetra Tech Books USACE Task Order to Design River Navigation Lock; Dan Batrack Quoted

Tetra Tech has won a task order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division for the creation of a new navigation lock on the Illinois River. Valued at $33 million, the contract covers architectural and engineering services associated with the navigation lock, Tetra Tech announced from its Pasadena, California headquarters on Tuesday.

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by Ireland Degges November 14, 2023, 11:21 am
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Boeing Launches Renovation of PAC-3 Facility in Alabama

Boeing is expanding its factory in Huntsville, Alabama, that manufactures the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile seeker. The company announced Monday that it is adding 35,000 square feet of production space to boost the site's capacity by more than 30 percent every year.

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by Jamie Bennet November 14, 2023, 11:12 am
in Executive Moves, News

Knute Olson Assumes Dual Role at CACI as Vice President, SETA Division Manager

Knute Olson, previously the executive director of program operations at ManTech, has been appointed as vice president at CACI, according to his LinkedIn post published Friday. In addition to his vice president role, he will concurrently serve as the manager of the company's systems engineering and technical assistance division.

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by Kacey Roberts November 14, 2023, 11:08 am
in Contract Awards, News

Raytheon Receives $53M Navy Contract Modification for Dual Band Radar Systems Support

An RTX business has received a $53.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to further provide support for the dual band radar systems installed aboard Gerald R. Ford and Zumwalt-class ships. The modification exercises the fiscal 2024 option for DBR design agent and technical engineering follow-on requirements on a previously awarded contract, the Department of Defense said Monday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 14, 2023, 10:40 am
in Executive Moves, News

Gavin Greene Appointed Inaugural Chief Corporate Development Officer of Cybersecurity Firm Electrosoft

Cybersecurity and information technology services firm Electrosoft has named Gavin Greene as its first ever chief corporate development officer. Greene's two decades of professional experience includes holding business development and advisory roles at small and large government contractors, earning a reputation for, among other things, impacting growth through the plans he implements, Electrosoft said Monday.

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by Jerry Petersen November 14, 2023, 10:09 am
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Innoveering, Hermeus Land DIU Contracts for Hypersonic Testing System Prototype Development

The Defense Innovation Unit has awarded contracts to GE Aerospace subsidiary Innoveering and Hermeus to develop prototypes of hypersonic test systems for the Department of Defense under the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities program. Through the HyCAT program, Innoveering will work with subcontractors Specter Aerospace and Starfighters International to build a prototype air-breathing hypersonic testbed, DIU said Monday.

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by Jane Edwards November 14, 2023, 10:06 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former AFRICOM Commander Stephen Townsend Named to Phoenix Defense Board

Stephen Townsend, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of U.S. Africa Command, has been appointed to the board of directors at Phoenix Defense. The four-decade Army veteran brings extensive military leadership experience to the board, having served in and led combat units at platoon, corps and joint task force levels, Phoenix Defense said Monday.

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by Naomi Cooper November 14, 2023, 9:55 am