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  • Inmarsat Government Teams Up With 4 Companies to Demonstrate L-Band Tactical Radio Service
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    Inmarsat Government Teams Up With 4 Companies to Demonstrate L-Band Tactical Radio Service

    Inmarsat’s government business arm concluded cross-country demonstrations of its L-band Tactical Radio service for U.S. government customers at its headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and in two other locations in Colorado and North Carolina. Inmarsat Government said Tuesday it worked with L3Harris Technologies, Collins Aerospace, Thales Defense and Security and Spectra Group to demonstrate the interoperability […] More

  • Raytheon BBN, SpiderOak Form Satcom Security Partnership
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    Raytheon BBN, SpiderOak Form Satcom Security Partnership

    Raytheon Technologies‘ research and development arm has partnered with software company SpiderOak to develop a technology offering meant to secure low Earth-orbit satellite communications. The partnership will embark on a project to build and integrate a flight-ready satcom security platform with space-based hardware, Raytheon said Tuesday. SpiderOak plans to combine its OrbitSecure cybersecurity software with […] More

  • State Department Awards $80M Visa Processing Support Contract to One Federal Solution
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    State Department Awards $80M Visa Processing Support Contract to One Federal Solution

    One Federal Solution has won a $79.9 million single-award contract to help the State Department process visa applications, according to a notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov. The department chose OFS to carry out the work after a competition reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Contract work covers general visa processing support to the department’s Visa Office […] More

  • Northrop’s Roshan Roeder Accepts 2023 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
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    Northrop’s Roshan Roeder Accepts 2023 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

    Roshan Roeder, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, received her first Wash100 Award during a recent meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The industry-leading Wash100 Award honors executives in the government contracting sector who exemplify excellence in leadership and commitment to important government missions. Roeder was named to this year’s Wash100 for her […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds WinMagic’s Data Security Tools to Public Sector Tech Portfolio; Steve Jacyna Quoted
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    Carahsoft Adds WinMagic’s Data Security Tools to Public Sector Tech Portfolio; Steve Jacyna Quoted

    Carahsoft has agreed to distribute WinMagic‘s data security technology offerings to the public sector market through a reseller network and two contract vehicles. Under a partnership deal, Carahsoft will be the master government aggregator of the MagicEndpoint passwordless authentication tool and the SecureDoc file encryption software, the companies said Tuesday in a joint statement. Steve […] More

  • Boeing Completes Delivery of 2nd SES Broadband Satellite Pair
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    Boeing Completes Delivery of 2nd SES Broadband Satellite Pair

    Boeing has handed a second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband satellites over to SES, four months after the first two systems reached medium Earth orbit to provide connectivity for government and enterprise customers. The deliveries were part of an 11-unit production contract with the Luxembourg-headquartered satellite operator, Boeing said Tuesday. 03b mPOWER is designed with […] More

  • Cesium, NGA Join Hands on 3D Geospatial Data Research Efforts
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    Cesium, NGA Join Hands on 3D Geospatial Data Research Efforts

    Cesium, a provider of open platform for software applications, will work with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on a potential five-year research and development effort focused on 3D geospatial data. Under the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, Cesium and NGA aim to enhance data analysis, transfer and utilization, the company said Monday.  The collaboration builds on […] More

  • BESPIN, Partners Launch User Improvement-Focused Service for Air Force
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    BESPIN, Partners Launch User Improvement-Focused Service for Air Force

    A BESPIN, Omni Federal and Skylight team has deployed their co-developed user experience monitoring software that is envisioned to help enhance technologies used during U.S. Air Force missions. BESPIN said Thursday the UEM enterprise service, which took around a year to be developed for the Department of the Air Force, is now accessible through Cloud One. The service […] More

  • FDA Taps Cerner Enviza, John Snow Labs for AI-driven Drug Safety Study
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    FDA Taps Cerner Enviza, John Snow Labs for AI-driven Drug Safety Study

    The Food and Drug Administration has enlisted Oracle subsidiary Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs to use artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to help boost drug safety. The collaboration is part of FDA’s Sentinel Initiative, a two-year project that aims to analyze electronic clinical notes to understand drug side effects, Oracle said […] More

  • Battelle Wins CMS Contract for Health Care Performance Measurement
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    Battelle Wins CMS Contract for Health Care Performance Measurement

    Battelle has secured a contract to assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with national consensus development and strategic planning for health care quality measurement. The company said Monday it will work with Chickasaw Health Consulting, Rainmakers Strategic Solutions and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to help CMS set health care measurement priorities, endorse […] More

  • NGA Awards $93M Research Support Contract to Strategic Analysis
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    NGA Awards $93M Research Support Contract to Strategic Analysis

    Arlington, Virginia-based Strategic Analysis has booked a potential $93 million contract to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s research mission. Work under the five-year contract encompasses administration, financial, strategic and program management areas, NGA said Wednesday. The award has a one-year base period of performance along with four single-year options. Founded in 1986, Strategic Analysis’ expertise […] More

  • IPT Associates COO Jon Katz Adds President Title
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    IPT Associates COO Jon Katz Adds President Title

    Jon Katz, chief operating officer of IPT Associates since 2019, has been elevated to a dual role as president and COO at the federal information technology and professional services provider. Katz will lead initiatives to grow IPTA’s market footprint, internal operations, delivery teams and customer relationships, the company said Monday. He will plan, direct and organize the […] More