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ManTech Buys Minerva Engineering in Cyber Market Push; Kevin Phillips Quoted

ManTech International has acquired Minerva Engineering, a cyber support services provider to the intelligence sector. â€œThe addition of Minerva Engineering is highly complementary and further builds upon our differentiated cyber offering, delivering more to our customers while positioning us for continued growth,â€ said Kevin Phillips, ManTech chairman, CEO and president and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.

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by Sarah Sybert November 12, 2020, 10:57 am
in Government Technology, News

Deloitte, Cisco Help Agencies Automate Call Center Ops; Marc Mancher, Omar Tawakol Quoted

Deloitte and CiscoÂ have offered next-generation contact center technologies to help agencies address the surge in demand for government services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. â€œRethinking the customer experience and integrating automation and virtual assistants should be part of the long-term solution for every government," said Marc Mancher, principal at Deloitte Consulting.

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by Jane Edwards November 12, 2020, 10:47 am
in Government Technology, News

Orolia Launches M-Code GPS Receiver Tech; Hironori Sasaki Quoted

Orolia's defense and security business has announced the availability of M-Code Military GPS receivers, including M-Code enabled mobile mission timing and synchronization platforms, in its Resilient PNT products and solutions. "As threats against GPS increase, military forces will need M-Code capabilities on mobile PNT systems to ensure continuous operations wherever they go," said Hironori Sasaki, president of Orolia Defense & Security.Â

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by Sarah Sybert November 12, 2020, 10:08 am
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Report: Global Military Drone Market to Reach $24B by 2027

A Fortune Business Insights report estimates that the global military drone market will grow to $23.78B by 2027 at a 12.12 percent compound annual growth rate partly driven by the increase in military spending in major world economies.

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by Matthew Nelson November 12, 2020, 9:14 am
in Government Technology, News

Exolaunch to Manage Launch of Omnispace-Made 5G Satellites

Exolaunch has agreed to manage and launch two Omnispace-made satellites designed to provide mobile communications. Omnispace said Tuesday its satellites will fly alongside Thales Alenia Space spacecraft in rideshare missions led by SpaceX.

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by Nichols Martin November 12, 2020, 7:55 am
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Air Force Conducts Market Research on Cloud-Enabled Propulsion System Maintenance

The U.S. Air Force is looking for potential sources of engineering and technical capabilities to implement cloud-based applications into propulsion systems.

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by Matthew Nelson November 12, 2020, 7:12 am
in Government Technology, News

Leonardo-Built Multimission Airlifter to Enter Final Testing Phase

Leonardo is set to conduct final tests for the latest configuration of a multimission airlifter that is designed to perform military transport operations and is scheduled for delivery to an undisclosed client in 2021.

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by Matthew Nelson November 12, 2020, 6:30 am
in Contract Awards, News

Abt Associates-Led Team to Help HUD Assess Federal Housing Voucher Program

A research group led byÂ Abt Associates has receivedÂ a five-year, $3.6M contract toÂ help the Department of Housing and Urban Development evaluate phase one of a federal housing-choice voucher program forÂ low-income families.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers November 12, 2020, 6:19 am
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DIA Posts RFI for Customer Experience Services

The Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking information from the private sector about customer experience services that could be used to foster a more human-centric culture. DIA is considering a CX-driven framework to adopt a more customer-centric approach and observe better collaboration, transparency and communication with partners, the agency said in a notice posted Tuesday on the beta SAM website.

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by Nichols Martin November 12, 2020, 5:55 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Tenable’s Robert Huber: DoD Cybersecurity Approach Should Keep Up With Tech Advances

Robert Huber, chief security officer at Tenable, has said the Department of Defense needs to do more to protect modern weapons from cybersecurity risks as the number of connected systems increases. â€œTechnological advances that make these systems more efficient are not enough. We must also ensure that our cybersecurity approach keeps up with these advancements in every way," Huber wrote in a guest piece published Wednesday on Nextgov.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers November 12, 2020, 5:40 am
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Crowley Gets Labor Dept’s HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion

Crowley Solutions has received the HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion from the Department of Labor in recognition of the company's efforts in the employment and retention of military veterans and its acknowledgment of former service members' contribution to the workplace.

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by Matthew Nelson November 12, 2020, 5:19 am
in Government Technology, News

Tableau’s Steven Spano: Public Sector Customers Want Freedom, Various Options in Data Analysis

Steven Spano,Â regional vice president for the public sector business atÂ Tableau, told ZDNet in an interview published Sunday that when it comes to data analysis, public sector customers want a variety of options and the freedom to explore and interact with data.Â

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by Jane Edwards November 12, 2020, 5:12 am