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  • David Joyce Named Chairman of AE Industrial Partners' Venture Capital Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Joyce Named Chairman of AE Industrial Partners’ Venture Capital Arm

    David Joyce, a four-decade veteran of General Electric, has been appointed chairman of AE Industrial Partners’ venture capital investment platform HorizonX. He will also serve as a strategic adviser to the private equity firm across its investment portfolio, AEI said Wednesday. AEI HorizonX invests in startups operating in aerospace, defense, enterprise and industrial markets.  “I […] More

  • Former Novetta, HII Director Laura Drummer Forms Analytics Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Novetta, HII Director Laura Drummer Forms Analytics Company

    Laura Drummer, who previously held director positions at HII and Novetta, has formed her own company with the goal of developing technology products and services to help government customers unlock data-based insights. Drummer said Wednesday in a LinkedIn post Wednesday that she is now the founder and CEO of TAS Labs.  The newly created company’s […] More

  • OmniSync Receives Energy Department's Phase III Award for Innovation Matching Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OmniSync Receives Energy Department’s Phase III Award for Innovation Matching Tech

    OmniSync, a California-based software developer, has secured a five-year, phase three contract under a Department of Energy small business initiative to advance an artificial intelligence-based platform meant to enhance program outcomes. The startup said Wednesday it will work with DOE to build the Small Business Innovation Research Partnering Platform to augment turnouts for the SBIR/Small Business […] More

  • Space Force’s 6th Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite Launches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Space Force’s 6th Lockheed-Built GPS III Satellite Launches

    The sixth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite established communications with engineers at the company’s Denver Launch and Checkout Operations Center about 83 minutes after it launched Wednesday aboard a SpaceX-made Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. GPS III Space Vehicle 06 comes with a modular design to facilitate the integration […] More

  • Cloudera's Rob Carey: DISA Should Include Workforce Training, C-Suite Coordination in Data Strategy Implementation Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cloudera’s Rob Carey: DISA Should Include Workforce Training, C-Suite Coordination in Data Strategy Implementation Plan

    Rob Carey, president of Cloudera Government Solutions, said he believes the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Data Strategy Implementation Plan should include measurable goals, a competent workforce and prepared organizational culture. In a commentary published Wednesday on Defense News, Carey recommended that the agency directly involve C-suite executive leadership to ensure the success of IPlan. The […] More

  • Comtech Revamps Brand to Emphasize Customer Focus; Ken Peterman Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Revamps Brand to Emphasize Customer Focus; Ken Peterman Quoted

    Comtech Telecommunications has launched a new logo and brand identity as part of its transformation into a more customer-centric business committed to advancing global technology innovation. The company unveiled its new branding on Wednesday, along with a new mission and vision of “building connections that set ideas free.” Comtech President and CEO Ken Peterman said […] More

  • Peraton Books $74M NAVSEA Task Order for Cyber Engineering; Tom Afferton Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton Books $74M NAVSEA Task Order for Cyber Engineering; Tom Afferton Quoted

    Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Peraton a $74 million task order to provide life cycle cyber resiliency and advanced cybersecurity engineering for fleet forces. The company said Wednesday it will support the test, training and experimentation environment located in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia as part of […] More

  • Government Technology Provider AINS Rebrands as OPEXUS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Government Technology Provider AINS Rebrands as OPEXUS

    AINS, a developer of process management software for government customers, has changed its name to OPEXUS and relocated its headquarters to Washington, D.C. to mark the company’s expansion in the public sector. The rebranded business said Tuesday it also unveiled an updated logo and website as part of the effort that seeks to expand the […] More

  • Northrop, AT&T, Fujitsu Demo 5G-Enabled ISR Capabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, AT&T, Fujitsu Demo 5G-Enabled ISR Capabilities

    An industry collaboration was able to showcase transmission of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data and video using tactical data links of Northrop Grumman, private 5G network of AT&T and open radio access network of Fujitsu. Northrop said Wednesday the team conducted the 5G-enabled, open architecture ISR capability demonstration to support the establishment of digital battle […] More

  • Esri Develops Data Analysis Software Offering for Intelligence Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Develops Data Analysis Software Offering for Intelligence Sector

    Geographic information system software provider Esri has created a desktop application for intelligence analysts and other government users to visualize, integrate and share data from multiple sources. ArcGIS AllSource is designed to combine time- and location-based disparate data that can support pattern assessments of defense, public safety and national or enterprise security events, the company […] More