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Matt Regan, Ian Clark Take on Leadership Roles at TechFlow

Digital services provider TechFlow has appointed federal sales executive Matt Regan as director of business development and capture manager and retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ian Clark as director of operations for energy and mobility solutions. Both executives bring decades of military and industry experience and will support the company's current and future work with government customers, including the Transportation Security Administration and Defense Innovation Unit, TechFlow said Wednesday.

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by Naomi Cooper December 14, 2023, 8:23 am
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State Department Taps Amentum to Support Global Humanitarian & Stability Efforts

Amentum will support the Department of State's humanitarian and stability operations in critical regions worldwide under a five-year, $37.5 million contract. The company said Wednesday it will deploy experts to help manage the missions and field operations of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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by Naomi Cooper December 14, 2023, 7:34 am
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Raytheon-Made LTAMDS Tracks, Defeats Tactical Ballistic Missile Target During 2nd Live Fire Demo

RTX business Raytheon, in partnership with the U.S. Army, recently conducted a live fire demonstration of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, the next-generation air and missile defense radar of the military service. RTX said Wednesday that the demo saw LTAMDS acquire and track a tactical ballistic missile surrogate, hand off tracking data to the Integrated Battle Command System, then guide a PATRIOT Advanced Capability – 3 Cost Reduction Initiative missile launched by the IBCS to intercept the target.

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by Jerry Petersen December 14, 2023, 7:08 am
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GovCon Index, From Executive Mosaic, Is Industry’s Flagship Stock Market Compilation

Executive Mosaic has announced its entrance into stock market reporting with a brand new venture: GovCon Index. This state-of-the-art tracker is the flagship compiler of GovCon stock market information.

Carefully sourced and monitored in real time, GovCon Index is an aggregate index concentrating on 30 high-performing publicly traded companies in the GovCon sector.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt December 13, 2023, 11:40 am
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Investors Demonstrate Confidence in Space Technology Developer True Anomaly via $100M Series B

True Anomaly recently completed its Series B funding round, raising $100 million, which will be used for investment in products, services and personnel. The funding round was led by Riot Ventures and saw participation from several other investors, including Eclipse, the Colorado-based space technology provider said Tuesday.

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by Aidan Daly December 13, 2023, 11:36 am
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Alpha Omega Revitalizes Brand Identity With Updated Logo & Website; Gautam Ijoor Quoted

Alpha Omega has revamped its website and overall brand identity to showcase its growth within the government contracting industry. The color green was selected to represent focus, connectedness and boldness as well as respect for nature, the Vienna, Virginia-based enterprise announced on Wednesday.

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by Ireland Degges December 13, 2023, 11:36 am
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Jacobs’ John Karabias & Adi Karisik Warn of Lack of Operational Tech Cybersecurity in US Water Sector

The U.S. water sector needs to reform its risk quantification and cybersecurity infrastructure amid rising attacks on critical infrastructure, including the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, wrote Jacobs' cybersecurity executives John Karabias and Adi Karisik. Karabias, vice president of operational technology cybersecurity, and Karisik, OT cybersecurity principal at Jacobs Global Technology, discussed in a recent column the need for operational IT defense in protecting water utilities amid evolving online threats.

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by Jamie Bennet December 13, 2023, 11:07 am
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Lockheed, Navy Test Helicopter-Mounted Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare System

Lockheed Martin has tested an electronic warfare system designed to equip the U.S. Navy's helicopter fleet with electronic surveillance and attack capabilities against anti-ship missile threats. The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system demonstrated its ability to perform engagement testing and detect and destroy threats while installed aboard an MH-60R helicopter, Lockheed said Tuesday.

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by Naomi Cooper December 13, 2023, 10:25 am
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BigBear.ai Receives Contract Extension for Development of Army Global Force Information Management System

BigBear.ai will continue developing the global platform designed to enhance the U.S. Army's data-driven approach under a $17.9 million contract extension. The award will be dedicated to improving the data layer of the Global Force Information Management system, the artificial intelligence company said Tuesday.

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by Kacey Roberts December 13, 2023, 10:12 am
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Leidos-Built Lonestar Tactical Space Support Vehicle Completes On-Orbit Demonstration; Jonathan Pettus Quoted

Leidos concluded the on-orbit demonstration of the Lonestar tactical space support vehicle designed to provide space-based situational awareness for warfighters. Leidos said Tuesday its subsidiary Dynetics developed the Lonestar TSSV for the U.S. Army under a contract awarded in 2018.

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by Jane Edwards December 13, 2023, 9:55 am
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Ball Aerospace to Manage NASA’s Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer Concept Study

Ball Aerospace will manage a concept study for the NASA Explorers Program to understand the magnetism of the sun and how it affects space, Earth and other planets. The company said Tuesday the Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer mission concept would use a near ultraviolet spectropolarimeter to make novel observations of the solar magnetic field in the chromosphere to learn how magnetic energy buildup leads to solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

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by Naomi Cooper December 13, 2023, 9:38 am
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DZYNE Technologies to Develop Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Under Air Force Contract

DZYNE Technologies has secured a seven-year, $49 million contract through the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct research and development on advanced unmanned aerial systems for the U.S. Air Force. R&D efforts will include improving flight performance, sensor capabilities and flight endurance of long endurance UAS, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

The Potomac Officers Club will host the 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 31 to discuss the latest developments in the defense technology sector. Register here and save a seat at the highly anticipated event.

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by Kacey Roberts December 13, 2023, 9:08 am