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Quantum Spatial Exec Mark Meade to Serve on Gov’t Geospatial Advisory Committee
Mark Meade, senior vice president at Quantum Spatial, has been named to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee where he will contribute advisory work for three years.
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L3Harris Pledges to Accelerate $100M in Supplier Payments; William Brown Quoted
L3Harris Technologies has begun expediting the payment of over $100M to small businesses in the company’s supply chain in light of the ongoing health crisis.
Blackboard Distance Learning Tool Gets Moderate FedRAMP Certification
Blackboard has received a “moderate†designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, demonstrating compliance of the firm’s education platform with government risk management standards.
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Signature Science, IARPA to Enter Final Bioinformatics Project Phase
A Signature Science-led team will help the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity further develop software for screening short DNA sequence patterns during the third phase of IARPA's Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats program.
DLT to Distribute Kemp Technologies Products Across Public Sector; Chris Wilkinson Quoted
DLT Solutions, a Tech Data subsidiary, has partnered with Kemp Technologies to distribute the latter's business system access tool across the public sector.
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Army Vet William Harman Takes Operations Director Role at ARServices
William Harman, a U.S. Army veteran, has been named director of operations at ARServices’ research and development support services segment.
Google Says Government-Backed Attackers Use COVID-19 as Phishing Lures
A team of security professionals at Google has identified over 12 government-backed hacking groups that use the COVID-19 pandemic as bait for malware and phishing attempts. Google said Wednesday one group used COVID-19 messages and U.S. fast food franchises as phishing lures to zero in on U.S. government personnel's personal accounts.
Maxar Integrates Fuel Tank Into NASA’s On-Orbit Servicing Spacecraft
Maxar Technologies has completed installing the fuel tank into the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing-1 spacecraft. The company is developing for NASA the OSAM-1 spacecraft, which is based on the 1300-class spacecraft platform and designed to refuel satellites in low-Earth orbit, Maxar said Thursday.
SAIC Secures Potential $653M IDIQ CTS Contract to Provide Training Program Support to FAA Traffic Controllers; Bob Genter, Jeff Raver Quoted
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a potential $653M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Controller Training Solutions contract to provide training and training-related support services to air traffic controllers, the company reported on Thursday.