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  • IDC Survey: Western Europe Utilities Sector Considers Cybersecurity Top Investment Priority in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC Survey: Western Europe Utilities Sector Considers Cybersecurity Top Investment Priority in 2016

    A new International Data Corp. survey has found that utilities companies in Western Europe will prioritize spending on cybersecurity efforts, such as cloud and mobile security and data loss prevention, over the next 12 months. IDC Energy Insights said Monday it predicts the Western European utilities sector’s spending on software platforms to hit approximately $3.2 billion, particularly […] More

  • Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin’s ‘New Shepard’ Rocket Completes 3rd Test Flight - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin’s ‘New Shepard’ Rocket Completes 3rd Test Flight

    Blue Origin-built New Shepard rocket has completed a take-off and vertical landing operation two months after the company put the rocket through a second unmanned test flight in November 2015. Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that New Shepard took off from a launch site in West Texas and slowly descended to Earth for reuse […] More

  • Army Awards Cybersecurity Contract to Parsons; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Awards Cybersecurity Contract to Parsons; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons will provide cybersecurity services to the U.S. Army under the awarded Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations Infrastructure contract. The company said Monday the contract covers cyberspace weapons systems that work to detect possible cyber threats in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. Mary Ann Hopkins, […] More

  • FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FedRAMP Advocacy Group Proposes Overhaul of Govt Cloud Certification Process

    A MeriTalk-formed industry advocacy group has developed a six-step plan that it believes the U.S. government should adopt to increase transparency and efficiency in the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP Fast Forward said Monday it crafted the proposal in a move to encourage the federal government to implement a “do-once-use-many” approach to assess and […] More

  • Boeing-Built Blackjack UAS Begins Initial Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Built Blackjack UAS Begins Initial Operations

    The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps’ Boeing-built RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system will kick off its initial operation after the program received a go signal. Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, Marine Corps’ deputy commandant for aviation, said the first Marine unmanned aerial vehicle squadron has been confirmed for deployment with the RQ-21A system, the Navy […] More

  • ORNL Uses Allinea Code Performance Analysis Tool to Support Supercomputers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ORNL Uses Allinea Code Performance Analysis Tool to Support Supercomputers

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory has deployed Allinea Software‘s Allinea MAP code performance profiler to help drive operational efficiency for the Titan supercomputer and facilitate application readiness for the upcoming Summit pre-exascale computing system. The company said Jan. 19 the profiler tool works to build on the previously deployed Allinea DDT debugger to boost computing capability in support […] More

  • Mike Convertino Joins F5 Networks as CISO; Tony Bozzuti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Convertino Joins F5 Networks as CISO; Tony Bozzuti Comments

    Mike Convertino, formerly chief information security officer at CrowdStrike, has joined F5 Networks as the company’s first CISO. Convertino will lead F5’s security product road map development and help maintain the security of company and customer assets, F5 Networks said Monday. “What Mike Convertino brings to F5 is both deep experience and strong leadership to […] More

  • Martha Bejar Joins CenturyLink Board; Glen Post Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Martha Bejar Joins CenturyLink Board; Glen Post Comments

    Martha Bejar, formerly director and CEO of broadband wireless access services company Flow Mobile, has joined the board of directors at CenturyLink. “Her years of experience in telecommunications and information technology businesses will enable her to make immediate contributions to CenturyLink’s future,” President and CEO Glen Post said in a statement issued Monday. Bejar has led Flow Mobile over […] More

  • CTC's Ed Sheehan Recognized for Business Leadership in Pennsylvania - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC’s Ed Sheehan Recognized for Business Leadership in Pennsylvania

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. President and CEO Ed Sheehan Jr. has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Business Central as part of an annual list of prominent business personalities in the state. The publication said Friday its editorial team chose Sheehan and the other honorees based on their corporate leadership, community participation and contributions to the local business sector. Sheehan […] More

  • JFK Airport Launches Unisys-Built Face Recognition Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    JFK Airport Launches Unisys-Built Face Recognition Tech

    The Customs and Border Protection agency has collaborated with Unisys to implement facial scanner technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport in an effort to prevent U.S. entry of travelers with fake passports. Unisys said Monday the system is designed to capture photos of travelers’ faces and seeks to help CBP personnel compare those facial images with electronic passport […] More

  • Military Health System to Adopt McKesson Clinical Decision Support Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Military Health System to Adopt McKesson Clinical Decision Support Tool

    McKesson has been selected to deploy its evidence-based clinical decision support tool at military hospitals and clinics worldwide for the Military Health System. The Military Health System selected McKesson’s InterQual system to complement its military treatment facilities’ clinical judgment tool, McKesson said Thursday. The InterQual incorporates peer reviews from clinical experts across the U.S. McKesson […] More

  • Mary Davie: GSA Works With DISA, CSPs to Prepare Future Cloud IDIQ Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Davie: GSA Works With DISA, CSPs to Prepare Future Cloud IDIQ Vehicle

    Mary Davie of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service has said both government and industry partners have helped in FAS’ preparations for a future cloud computing contract. She wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that GSA has worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency and cloud vendors to generate feedback that would help shape a new cloud services vehicle […] More