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  • Pentagon to Examine Commercial Cloud-Data Center Integration Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pentagon to Examine Commercial Cloud-Data Center Integration Ideas

    The Defense Department is exploring two options to integrate commercial cloud services into the agency’s data centers, Information Week reported Friday. Jai Vijayan writes the Defense Information Systems Agency has released a request for information in search of ideas from industry on ways to have cloud vendors deliver services to the U.S. military using DoD’s network and facilities. Under a potential data […] More

  • Joshua Shani: Lockheed, Yissum Partner on Quantum Computing, Materials Science Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joshua Shani: Lockheed, Yissum Partner on Quantum Computing, Materials Science Research

    Lockheed Martin and Israel-based Yissum Research Development have agreed to conduct joint research into materials engineering and quantum information systems. The agreement gives Lockheed an option to exclusively license products resulting from their technology R&D collaboration, the companies said Monday in a joint statement. Joshua Shani, CEO of Lockheed’s Israeli operations, said the business aims […] More

  • General Dynamics to Open Operations Center in Florida - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Open Operations Center in Florida

    A General Dynamics business unit plans to open an operations center at One Imeson Center with $500,000 in funding to meet the growing operational requirements for government clients, The Daily record reported Friday. Karen Brune Mathis writes General Dynamics Information Technology will start to train approximately 100 employees in December to man the center at the Imeson International Industrial Park in […] More

  • HP Helped Calif. Corrections Agency Build an Automated Prison Data System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Helped Calif. Corrections Agency Build an Automated Prison Data System

    The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation worked with Hewlett Packard to implement a technology infrastructure designed to process, manage and share data on prison inmates, GCN reported Thursday. Karen Schwartz writes HP acts as the system integrator under the $400 million project and has helped agency personnel build the state’s integrated Electronic Offender Management […] More

  • MITRE's Carson Zimmerman Pens New Computer Network Defense Book - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MITRE’s Carson Zimmerman Pens New Computer Network Defense Book

    Carson Zimmerman, principal cybersecurity engineer at MITRE Corp., has outlined strategies to bolster computer network defense across the government, industry, academia and nonprofit sector in his new book. The book, entitled Ten Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Operations Center, contains best practices based on lessons learned from MITRE’s previous projects with U.S. military and civilian clients, MITRE said Wednesday. Zimmerman […] More

  • DTRA Taps Raytheon Surveillance System for Moldova Border Project; David Appel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTRA Taps Raytheon Surveillance System for Moldova Border Project; David Appel Comments

    Raytheon will provide an electro-optical and infrared surveillance system for Moldova’s border security initiatives under a potential $12.9 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The company said Friday the contract also includes training and sustainment services and the eventual handover of all related functions to the Moldova government, which wants to prevent the transport of weapons of mass destruction. David Appel, […] More

  • Verizon's Steve Lefrancois: Cloud, 'Internet of Things' to Grow in Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon’s Steve Lefrancois: Cloud, ‘Internet of Things’ to Grow in Public Sector

    Steve Lefrancois, chief technology officer of Verizon‘s public sector markets, highlighted several technologies that he believes will see increasing rates of adoption within the public sector in an interview published Thursday on Verizon’s website. Lefrancois cited cloud computing, mobile, big data and the Internet of Things or machine-to-machine technologies as among several potential growth areas for the public sector market. He […] More

  • Lockheed's Steve Betza: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Manufacturing Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Steve Betza: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Manufacturing Innovation

    Lockheed Martin‘s Steve Betza has pointed to collaboration between industry, government and academia in the field of manufacturing as a method he believes could accelerate the time-to-market of new technologies. Betza, director of advanced manufacturing and development at Lockheed, wrote in a guest post published Wednesday on the Commerce Department‘s blog that participation in public-private partnerships could lead to a significant transformation […] More

  • Siemens to Integrate Grid Mgmt Software into Dell Desktops; Joyce Mullen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens to Integrate Grid Mgmt Software into Dell Desktops; Joyce Mullen Comments

    Dell and Siemens have partnered to run the electronics company’s software for power grid data management on Dell-made desktop computers. Siemens’ smart grid business seeks to integrate its Spectrum Power 4 application running on top of the Solaris operating system into OptiPlex XE2 desktops by collaborating with Dell’s OEM Solutions division, Dell said Wednesday. “We […] More

  • DoD Customer Takes in Harris Falcon III Wideband Radio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Customer Takes in Harris Falcon III Wideband Radio

    Harris Corp. has delivered the first Falcon III RF-330E-TR production units to a Defense Department customer as part of its programs for handheld, manpack and small form factor radios. The company said Thursday the RF-330E-TR is a wideband team radio used for tactical communications in theater with functions to monitor radio status and network availability. It is compliant with DoD’s Rifleman Radio […] More

  • Army Tests Northrop's Handheld Laser Targeting Device; Gordon Stewart Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Tests Northrop’s Handheld Laser Targeting Device; Gordon Stewart Comments

    The U.S. Army has conducted developmental testing on the Northrop Grumman-developed Hand Held Precision Targeting Device at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to demonstrate the device’s target engagement functions. The company said Wednesday that the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force and Program Executive Office’s Project Manager – Soldier Sensors and Lasers evaluated the digitally connected device in environments with […] More