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  • Axon's Federal Cloud Receives FedRAMP Status Upgrade; Richard Coleman Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Axon’s Federal Cloud Receives FedRAMP Status Upgrade; Richard Coleman Quoted

    Axon Enterprise obtained a high-impact status certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform, Axon FedCloud system. The new designation was an upgrade from the company’s previous moderate-level impact status and allows the technology company to better handle workflows for digital evidence management, situational awareness and records management, Axon […] More

  • Carahsoft Adds Paperless Innovations' Actus SaaS Offering to AWS Marketplace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Adds Paperless Innovations’ Actus SaaS Offering to AWS Marketplace

    Actus, a cloud-based procurement management platform from Paperless Innovations, has debuted on Amazon Web Services‘ online marketplace via Carahsoft Technology. Carahsoft manages the AWS Marketplace distribution of the commercial off-the-shelf software-as-a-service offering designed to help organizations automate purchase card processes and compliance requirements. Paperless Innovations said the listing for Actus allows new customers to purchase […] More

  • NIST, AIM Photonics Seek to Develop Faster Chips With New Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST, AIM Photonics Seek to Develop Faster Chips With New Tool

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology and AIM Photonics will work on a new tool that could help developers design new integrated photonic circuits used in high-performance computing systems and fiber-optic networks under a cooperative research and development agreement. Under the partnership, NIST will develop calibration structures that could be used in testing and […] More

  • General Atomics Reports Breakthrough in Inertial Confinement Fusion at DOE National Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Reports Breakthrough in Inertial Confinement Fusion at DOE National Lab

    Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory were able to generate record-breaking fusion energy output with the help of targets and precision components fabricated by General Atomics. The inertial confinement fusion experiment at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility produced 3.15 megajoules of energy, the first-ever fusion ignition recorded in a laboratory environment, the company said Monday. General […] More

  • Boeing Hands Over Ground-based Missile Interceptors to MDA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Hands Over Ground-based Missile Interceptors to MDA

    The Missile Defense Agency has officially accepted two new Ground-based Interceptors from Boeing at its facility in Fort Greely, Alaska. The interceptors are part of the Service Life Extension Program for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system, the company said Monday. “The Ground-Based Interceptors remain the only operationally deployed missile component of GMD. These […] More

  • CTC Business Awarded Navy Contract to Sustain Legacy Electro-mechanical System; Ed Peretin Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Business Awarded Navy Contract to Sustain Legacy Electro-mechanical System; Ed Peretin Quoted

    A Concurrent Technologies Corp. company has won an $18 million contract from the Naval Supply Systems Command to produce spare parts of a CTC-developed electro-mechanical system. Under the award, Enterprise Ventures Corp. will be responsible for manufacturing nine hydraulic winches for the Carriage, Stream, Tow and Recovery System, which serve as one of the primary subassemblies of […] More

  • IBM Tops Navy Prize Challenge to Automate Controlled Unclassified Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Tops Navy Prize Challenge to Automate Controlled Unclassified Data

    IBM won the top prize in phase two of a challenge to automate the Navy’s controlled unclassified information program. Launched by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, the prize challenge involved the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to address the categorization of CUI markings, NAVSEA said. Deloitte finished and a Serco–Nuix tplaced […] More

  • Serco Books $152M Contract for F-35 Program Management Support; Tom Watson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco Books $152M Contract for F-35 Program Management Support; Tom Watson Quoted

    Serco Group’s North American subsidiary will provide the Department of Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office with program management support services under a five-year, $152 million contract. In a statement published Tuesday, Serco Inc. CEO Tom Watson welcomed the opportunity for the company to support the multirole fighter aircraft program and its office. The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […] More

  • CAES Achieves QML-V Rating for Low Voltage Differential Signaling Tech; Mike Elias Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAES Achieves QML-V Rating for Low Voltage Differential Signaling Tech; Mike Elias Quoted

    CAES has achieved the Defense Logistics Agency Qualified Manufacturers List Class V rating for its high-speed Low Voltage Differential Signaling technology, a protocol independent quad-channel repeater that uses differential signaling methodology to provide reliable communication. The certification indicates that the device has passed intense evaluations used to ensure that space industry standards are met, the Arlington, Virginia-based […] More

  • General Dynamics Gets NSA Authentication for High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Gets NSA Authentication for High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor

    A high-assurance internet protocol encryptor made by General Dynamics‘ mission systems business was certified by the National Security Agency to be utilized in high-risk environments that require secure and classified communication.  The TACLANE-C175N cryptographic high-value product encryptor is a noncontrolled, cryptographic item device that protects voice and data communications classified secret and below, General Dynamics Mission […] More

  • Reaction Engines Concludes Testing of Precooler for High-Mach Propulsion Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reaction Engines Concludes Testing of Precooler for High-Mach Propulsion Systems

    The U.S. arm of U.K.-based Reaction Engines completed testing of its thermal management platform designed to power engines for high-Mach flight at its Colorado site as part of the Foreign Comparative Testing campaign that was first announced in July. The company said Monday it demonstrated its engine precooler heat exchanger in partnership with the Department […] More

  • Sophos Wins Platinum Awards for Government Cybersecurity Offerings; Rob Lalumondier Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sophos Wins Platinum Awards for Government Cybersecurity Offerings; Rob Lalumondier Quoted

    The American Security Today publication has recognized Sophos with four platinum awards for information technology offerings designed to help government customers identify and respond to cyberthreats. Rob Lalumondier, vice president of Sophos’ federal business, wrote in a blog post published Thursday the company won recognitions at this year’s ASTORS Homeland Security Awards as a vendor […] More