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Maximus Launches Public Health Unit, Appoints Executive Leadership; Bruce Caswell, Andrew Sommers Quoted

Maximus has launched Maximus Public Health (MPH) to provide resources to help remediate COVID-19 and other public health threats for government agencies. To support the new division, Maximus has added five additional public health professionals to establish the MPH mission and structure. MPH will collaborate with academic partners, conduct research and expand partnerships with public health agencies.

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by Sarah Sybert September 16, 2020, 10:36 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

Expanse Enters Partnership to Help Defense Sector Protect Internet-Linked Assets

Expanse has partnered with the National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center in a push to help contractors secure internet-facing systems through the use of attack surface management tools.

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by Nichols Martin September 16, 2020, 10:35 am
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General Dynamics Delivers Unmanned System Data Security Tech to US Gov’t

General Dynamics's mission systems business has supplied encryption systems to the U.S. government to help users secure intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and mission data in unmanned systems.

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by Matthew Nelson September 16, 2020, 9:26 am
in Government Technology, News

Lockheed Concludes On-Orbit Test of Sixth AEHF Military Comms Satellite

Lockheed Martin wrapped up on-orbit testing activities for the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite five months after the U.S. Space Force launched the system into orbit to support global military communications.Â

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by Matthew Nelson September 16, 2020, 6:55 am
in Contract Awards, News

KBR Expands US Military Base Operations Support Under $974M IDIQ; Byron Bright Quoted

The U.S. Air Force awarded KBR a potential eight-year, $974M contract to help sustain the well-being of troops at the service branch's facilities in Spain and Turkey.

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by Matthew Nelson September 16, 2020, 6:26 am
in Government Technology, News

ULA’s Tory Bruno: US Gov’t Could Do More to Address China’s Supply Chain Infiltration Efforts

Tory Bruno, president and CEO ofÂ United Launch AllianceÂ and a previous Wash100 awardee, said he believes the U.S. government could take more steps to help contractors address the risk posed by Chinaâ€™s infiltration of the U.S. supply chain, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards September 16, 2020, 5:35 am
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Mitre Taps CISA to Lead Cataloging Efforts for Cyber Vulnerability Identification Program

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has partnered with Mitre to help ensure the proper classification of industrial control systems under the latterâ€™s Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers September 16, 2020, 4:41 am
in Government Technology, News

BAE’s Paul Lewis on Issues to Address When Implementing DoD’s AI Ethical Principles

Paul Lewis, director of ethics and business conduct for the intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems Inc., wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on Federal News Network that there are several issues the Department of Defenseâ€™s Joint Artificial Intelligence CenterÂ should address when implementing the five ethical principles for AI and one is clarifying the terms used in the principles.

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by Jane Edwards September 16, 2020, 4:23 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former SDA Director Fred Kennedy Named President of Momentus

Fred Kennedy, former director of the Space Development Agency and a more than 25-year defense and industry veteran, has been appointed president of Santa Clara, California-based space technology company Momentus.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers September 16, 2020, 4:07 am
in Contract Awards, News

SAIC Wins $78M Task Order to Support NSWC Mobility Platform Integration; Jim Scanlon Quoted

The U.S. Navy has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a potential five-year, $78 million cost-plus fixed fee task order to provide support services for mobility platform integration for the Expeditionary Department at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), the company announced Tuesday. The task order has one base year plus four option years.

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by Sarah Sybert September 15, 2020, 10:41 am
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NCI Wins $89M Contract from INSCOM to Provide IT Services; Paul Dillahay Quoted

NCI Information Systems has been awarded a two-year, $89 million contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) to provide IT Fit-Out services for the Secure Admin Operating Facility (SAOF), the company announced Tuesday. Under the contract, NCI will deliver information technology (IT) and audiovisual (AV) engineering services to modernize INSCOM headquarters.

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by Sarah Sybert September 15, 2020, 10:37 am
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General Atomics Test-Flies SeaGuardian RPA in Maritime Environment

General Atomics demonstrated the performance of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft in the maritime domain through flight tests that took place Friday over Southern California's coast.

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by Nichols Martin September 15, 2020, 10:33 am