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Veterans Health Administration Enlists Verizon to Improve Internet Connectivity for Rural Patients; Maggie Hallbach Quoted

Verizon's public sector business is partnering with various divisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs to help provide broadband internet and telehealth services to veterans residing in rural and remote locations. The project is the focus of a cooperative research and development agreement signed by Verizon Public Sector with the Veterans Health Administration, the company announced Tuesday.

On Dec. 6., the Potomac Officers Club will host the 2023 Healthcare Summit to provide a venue for discussing changes in the U.S. healthcare system since the COVID-19 pandemic. Register now to take part in the event.

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by Jamie Bennet November 7, 2023, 10:16 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former Capgemini Exec Denise Oberndorf Joins cBEYONData as Client Services VP; Dyson Richards Quoted

Denise Oberndorf, former vice president at Capgemini Government Solutions, was appointed VP of client services at cBEYONData. She brings to the professional services firm more than 20 years of experience in audit, profit and loss management, enterprise resource planning implementation and executive leadership.

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by Christine Thropp November 7, 2023, 10:11 am
in Cybersecurity, DOD, News

DIU Solicits Proposals for Commercial Cyberthreat Hunting Tool

The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking proposals for a cyber tool designed to enable the Department of Defense to conduct cyber hunt operations on various networks to detect and analyze malicious or suspicious activities. DIU said the Advanced Rapid Analysis of Cyber Hunt Network Infrastructure Data program requires a commercially available or viable solution to ingest layer 2 and layer 3 network device configuration files, packet capture files and flow logs.

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by Naomi Cooper November 7, 2023, 9:55 am
in News

Report: Intel Could Secure Billions in Government Funding for ‘Secure Enclave’ Chip Factories

Intel could emerge as a top recipient of billions of dollars in Chips Act funding to support the construction of secure facilities meant for manufacturing microchips that will power artificial intelligence, missiles, fighter jets and other advanced weapons systems. Sources said the facilities would be designated as a “secure enclave” and could cost between $3 billion and $4 billion, which would come from manufacturing grants worth $39 billion authorized under the law.

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by Jane Edwards November 7, 2023, 9:54 am
in DOD, News

ULA Gears Up for First Vulcan Centaur Rocket Certification Mission; Tory Bruno Quoted

United Launch Alliance is preparing for the inaugural certification mission of its new heavy-lift rocket, Vulcan Centaur, scheduled for Dec. 24. The maiden launch is set to carry two payloads and depart from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, ULA said Monday.

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by Kacey Roberts November 7, 2023, 9:00 am
in Executive Moves, News

James Combs to Oversee New IPTA Business Unit as Regional VP

Federal information technology and professional services provider IPTA has appointed James Combs Jr. as regional vice president. IPTA said Monday that, in this role, Combs will work to manage prime contracts as overseer of the company's newly-established southeast business unit.

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by Jerry Petersen November 7, 2023, 8:28 am
in DOD, News

Navy Equips Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft With RTX-Built StormBreaker Smart Weapon

The U.S. Navy has fielded the RTX-built StormBreaker precision-guided glide bomb on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, providing the multirole fighter aircraft with strike capability against moving targets. RTX said Monday the F/A-18 is the first approved Navy aircraft to carry the air-to-surface weapon system to engage fixed or moving land and maritime targets in all weather conditions.

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by Naomi Cooper November 7, 2023, 8:20 am
in M&A Activity, News

Vibrint Emerges From Combination of Engineering Solutions and Meadowgate Technologies; Tom Lash Quoted

The April merger between government technology companies Engineering Solutions and Meadowgate Technologies has now yielded the combined brand Vibrint, which has officially launched. Under the leadership of established federal contracting executive Tom Lash as CEO, Vibrint will offer intelligence gathering and analysis services and tools to public sector customers focused on harvesting and organizing data.

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by Charles Lyons-Burt November 6, 2023, 11:58 am
in M&A Activity, News

Bain Capital to Acquire Guidehouse for $5.3B; Scott McIntyre, Ramzi Musallam Quoted

Guidehouse has confirmed its agreement to be acquired by a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate for $5.3 billion. The company’s executive team will remain in their roles, with Scott McIntyre continuing as CEO, Guidehouse announced from McLean, Virginia on Monday.

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by Ireland Degges November 6, 2023, 10:52 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Carahsoft to Distribute Seerist Federal’s Threat Intelligence Platform to Public Sector

Carahsoft Technology will serve as a master government aggregator for the federal business of Seerist to offer the latter’s artificial intelligence-based threat and risk intelligence service. Under the partnership, Carahsoft said Thursday it will market Seerist Federal’s Foreign Influence and Risk Index offering through its reseller partners.

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by Kacey Roberts November 6, 2023, 10:15 am
in Executive Moves, News

Air Force Veteran Christopher Brooks Takes On VP Role at GDIT

Christopher Brooks, a U.S. Air Force veteran, has been named vice president of enterprise information technology solutions for the air and space forces business area at General Dynamics' IT division, according to a recently published LinkedIn post. Brooks most recently served as chief of the Air Force's network integration division and head of the operations division at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

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by Naomi Cooper November 6, 2023, 9:56 am
in Contract Awards, DOD, News

DOD Expands Phase 2 Contract With nLIGHT for High Energy Laser Prototype Development

nLIGHT will continue developing a high energy laser prototype under the second phase of the HEL Scaling Initiative of the Department of Defense's Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research & Engineering. The phase two award now has a total value of $171 million after the DOD exercised additional options.

Interested in learning more about the DOD's research and development activities? Hear from OUSD(R&E)'s Heidi Shyu, one of the speakers at the Potomac Officers Club's 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. Register here to join the event.

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by Christine Thropp November 6, 2023, 9:46 am