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  • Lockheed Updates Small UAS Automation Systems; Kevin Westfall Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Updates Small UAS Automation Systems; Kevin Westfall Comments

    Lockheed Martin has transitioned its small unmanned aircraft systems to new automation technologies in an effort to help operators execute missions. The mobile Ground Control Station software features an interface, touchscreen, joystick preferences and an operator manual, Lockheed said Wednesday. Kevin Westfall, director of unmanned services at Lockheed’s mission systems and training business, said the software […] More

  • Forecast International: UAV Market to Grow Two-Fold in 10 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forecast International: UAV Market to Grow Two-Fold in 10 Years

    Forecast International expects unmanned aerial vehicles to become a $2.3 billion industry by 2023 despite a slowdown in production in the coming years, Military &  Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes the market analyst predicted the global market to more than double from $942 million this year amid the military’s continued reliance on flying […] More

  • Navy Begins Using Raytheon-Built Missile Interceptor; Taylor Lawrence Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Begins Using Raytheon-Built Missile Interceptor; Taylor Lawrence Comments

    The U.S. Navy has kicked off operations on a Raytheon-made missile interceptor system in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency. The Standard Missile-3 Block IB is built to destroy ballistic missile targets on impact, Raytheon said Wednesday. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, said the missile system is intended to help military customers worldwide […] More

  • Verizon's Maria Montenegro: Shipping, Distribution Industry Turning to Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Verizon’s Maria Montenegro: Shipping, Distribution Industry Turning to Cloud

    The shipping and distribution industry is increasingly turning to cloud computing for use in business operations, Verizon‘s Maria Montenegro wrote in a blog post published Tuesday. Montenegro, a communications manager at the company, said one of the drivers of cloud adoption in the industry is is the need for IT and software applications to manage […] More

  • William Meaney: Iron Mountain Makes Acquisitions to Target Int'l, Storage Rental Revenue Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    William Meaney: Iron Mountain Makes Acquisitions to Target Int’l, Storage Rental Revenue Growth

    Iron Mountain has completed approximately $65 million in domestic and international acquisitions to further build its presence in the document storage and data management markets and among small- and medium-sized business clients. The records management company closed $60 million in purchases of five international companies and an additional five U.S. companies between January and early April, […] More

  • AT&T to Extend Fiber Network Coverage in 21 Metro Regions; Lori Lee Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Extend Fiber Network Coverage in 21 Metro Regions; Lori Lee Comments

    AT&T is planning to extend the range of its fiber-optic network to 21 large metropolitan areas across the U.S. in a move to help address growing customer demand for broadband services. The U-verse with GigaPower service will be deployed in up to 100 cities and municipalities in order to provide 1-gigabit-per-second Internet access and television services to residents, […] More

  • Finnish Bus Operator Applies Microsoft Analytics Tool, CGI Warehouse to Manage Routes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Finnish Bus Operator Applies Microsoft Analytics Tool, CGI Warehouse to Manage Routes

    A Helsinki, Finland-based public bus company has adapted a Microsoft business intelligence platform to help monitor traffic data, gas usage and driver performance. Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy uses Power BI for Office 365 alongside a CGI-built data warehouse system and Microsoft’s SQL Server, SharePoint, Office and Power Mapplatforms, Microsoft said Monday. The city-owned bus operator competes with private operators to serve transportation routes and cannot raise fares […] More

  • Patrick Sweeney: Dell, DataMotion Forge Enterprise Email Encryption Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Patrick Sweeney: Dell, DataMotion Forge Enterprise Email Encryption Partnership

    Dell and DataMotion have partnered to offer an email encryption service to Dell’s enterprise customers, Beta News reported Tuesday. Ian Barker writes DataMotion’s email encryption tool will be available to users of the SonicWALL email security service, acquired by Dell in 2012, under the partnership. “We were very focused on partnering with a cloud-based email encryption […] More

  • Hughes to Help Manage Kazakhstan's National Digital TV Network; Arunas Slekys Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Help Manage Kazakhstan’s National Digital TV Network; Arunas Slekys Comments

    Hughes Network Systems will provide its HX broadband satellite system to manage Kazakhstan’s national digital terrestrial television network, which is operated by Kazteleradio. Hughes said Tuesday that it will install more than 800 contract HX260 mesh terminals at DVB-T2 Standard television towers across the country for Kazakhstan’s national broadcasting operator. “It represents one of the largest mesh TDMA networks deployed anywhere, supporting a […] More

  • Ursula English Promoted to Boeing EHS Org VP; John Tracy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ursula English Promoted to Boeing EHS Org VP; John Tracy Comments

    Ursula English, most recently director of Boeing‘s commercial aviation services business, has been appointed vice president of the company’s environment, health and safety organization. English will start in the role Friday and will be responsible for the company’s workplace safety programs and environmental performance the company announced Tuesday. She will report to John Tracy, the […] More

  • Steven Norris Joins Cubic Board of Directors; Walter Zable Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steven Norris Joins Cubic Board of Directors; Walter Zable Comments

    Steven John Norris has been elected to join the board of directors at Cubic Corp. to provide his insights on transport and infrastructure issues. Norris, a previous member of Cubic Transportation Systems’ strategic advisory board, will also serve in the company’s nominating and corporate governance committee, Cubic announced Tuesday. Norris is a businessman based in the […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Begins Work on Two Air Quality Sensors; Rob Strain Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Begins Work on Two Air Quality Sensors; Rob Strain Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and South Korea’s aerospace research body have started to build two air quality sensors that are intended to aid in environmental monitoring operations. The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution tool is being built to gather atmospheric pollution data across North America, Mexico City, Canadian tar and oil sands, the Atlantic […] More