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BlackBerry Books DHS Contract to Support Enterprise-Wide Emergency Notification System; John Chen Quoted

Blackberry has received a seven-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award to build and maintain an emergency notification platform for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Along with partner organizations American Systems and 4 Points Technology, Blackberry and its partners will provide its AtHoc software and related services to support the DHS’ new Super Enterprise for Personnel Emergency Notification System.

The Potomac Officers Club will host its 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15. Top DHS officials will join industry experts to consider the department’s most pressing challenges and priorities. Click here to learn more, and click here to register.

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by Ireland Degges October 11, 2023, 11:28 am
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GM Defense Enters Into Teaming Agreement With Anduril Industries; Stephen duMont Quoted

GM Defense, a General Motors subsidiary, and Anduril Industries announced a teaming agreement, establishing a framework to collaborate on defense program capture activities. The team will focus on delivering autonomy solutions, battery electrification and other new propulsion technologies.

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by Aidan Daly October 11, 2023, 10:31 am
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State Department’s Jimmy Hall Reveals 4 Promising Emerging Tech Areas

Emerging technologies are changing the way the federal government operates and unlocking new opportunities across the entire ecosystem. In Executive Mosaic’s latest video interview, Jimmy Hall, intelligence chief information officer for the Department of State, sat down with video reporter Summer Myatt to discuss the emerging technologies he anticipates will positively impact the public sector.

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by Summer Myatt October 11, 2023, 10:09 am
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Greg Muhlner, Public Sector VP at Atom Computing, Completes Cuyamaca 100K Endurance Run

Greg Muhlner, vice president of public sector at Atom Computing and a member of Executive Mosaic's 4×24 Quantum Group, completed the Cuyamaca 100K Endurance Run in 15 hours on Saturday. The former Naval SEAL officer was among the 250 participants in the 100-kilometer ultramarathon race.

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by Christine Thropp October 11, 2023, 9:24 am
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General Dynamics Expands With New Cyber Facility at Port San Antonio

General Dynamics' information technology business has established a new cyber facility at Port San Antonio in Texas in pursuit of regional expansion objectives. The facility will be used to develop advanced cyber as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services in support of the U.S. Air Force's cyber division located at the Port campus and the nearby Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

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by Kacey Roberts October 11, 2023, 9:21 am
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HashiCorp Federal President Melissa Palmer Talks Rise of Infrastructure-as-a-service Tools in Government Sector

HashiCorp's software products such as TerraForm and Nomad Packer are increasingly being used in the federal sector as more government agencies turn to cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service resources, Melissa Palmer, president of HashiCorp Federal, said in an interview on Federal Tech Podcast. She explained how the company's offerings are designed for enterprise multicloud environments not just in government operations but also in large commercial organizations.

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by Jamie Bennet October 11, 2023, 8:24 am
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Amyx Receives DLA JETS Application Support Task Order; William Schaefer Quoted

Amyx has secured a task order from the Defense Logistics Agency under the J6 Enterprise Technology Services contract to provide support for DLA’s key applications. The task order marks the company’s 52nd award under DLA’s JETS contract and brings its total contract awards booked during the fourth quarter to seven.

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by Jane Edwards October 11, 2023, 7:56 am
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CRDF Global Receives CDC Contract to Enhance HIV and Tuberculosis Testing Services

CRDF Global has secured a five-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to bolster laboratory systems and services for the timely and high-quality testing of HIV and tuberculosis. The award is in support of the Association of Public Health Laboratories-led initiative called Laboratory Improvement Partnership.

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by Kacey Roberts October 11, 2023, 7:35 am
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Carahsoft to Distribute Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation Tool to Government Sector; Alex Whitworth Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute Illumio's zero trust segmentation platform to the public sector through its reseller partners and government procurement vehicles. Under the partnership, Carahsoft will serve as the master government aggregator for the Illumio ZTS micro-segmentation platform designed to enable government agencies to contain data breaches and protect mission-critical infrastructure against ransomware attacks.

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by Naomi Cooper October 11, 2023, 7:05 am
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Military Veterans James Geurts, Brian Hibbeln Appointed to Leonid Advisory Board

James Geurts, former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, and Brian Hibbeln, former assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for special capabilities, have been named to the advisory board of Leonid Capital Partners. Both advisers bring decades of combined military and government experience and will advise the Leonid leadership team on advancing its mission objectives.

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by Naomi Cooper October 11, 2023, 6:45 am
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BlueHalo Introduces Next Generation Missile to Offer C-UAS, Air Defense Capabilities; Jonathan Moneymaker Quoted

BlueHalo has unveiled its Next Generation Missile to provide the military with layered counter-unmanned aerial system and air defense capabilities. NGM was developed to integrate with current military infrastructure and command and control platforms and defeat Group 3 UAS and other larger air targets.

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by Christine Thropp October 11, 2023, 6:37 am
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L3Harris Partners With Leidos, MAG Aerospace for Army’s HADES Airborne ISR Program

A team composed of L3Harris Technologies, Leidos and MAG Aerospace will compete for a U.S. Army program to develop a fleet of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft to gather operational intelligence against the country’s adversaries. L3Harris will lead the industry team for the Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program, which seeks to equip Bombardier Global 6500 business jets with deep-sensing platforms.

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by Jane Edwards October 11, 2023, 6:13 am