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Will Roper: $116M Intended for Small Launch Contracts Shifted to Small Business Loan Programs
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense approved $116M in funds for small launch contracts but decided to redirect the funds to small business loan initiatives, SpaceNews reported Tuesday.
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Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler: Agencies Should Ensure Supply Chain Security Beyond CMMC Requirements
Eric Trexler, vice president of global government sales at Forcepoint, has said that agencies need to incorporate stringent controls to ensure that supplier networks are secure even after they are verified.
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Army Research Institute, SwRI Partner on COVID-19 Treatment R&D Initiative
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research partnered with Southwest Research Institute in Texas to utilize artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-performance computing to detect compounds that could target the novel coronavirus, Nextgov reported Thursday.
Reggie Brothers: NuWave Eyes Expansion in Federal Civilian, Energy, Health Care Markets
Reggie Brothers, CEO of NuWave Solutions, said the company primarily focuses on intelligence and defense markets with plans to expand its artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and data management work in federal civilian and commercial sectors.
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Wickr to Help US Military Departments Secure Comms
Wickr has secured a potential two-year, $35M contract to provide a recall, alert and messaging service to all three military departments under the Department of Defense. The company said Tuesday it will extend adoption of the Wickr RAM collaboration platform across the departments of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army under a new contract with USAF.
Forcepoint’s George Kamis: Cross-Domain Tech-Backed ‘Code Low, Deploy High’ Approach Could Benefit DoD
George Kamis, chief technology officer for government markets at Forcepoint, wrote in a Nextgov article published Tuesday that using unclassified resources and cross-domain platforms to develop code for deployment in classified environments could bring tangible benefits to the Department of Defense.
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HDR Wins $75M Navy Contract for Marine Species Monitoring Services
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction has won a potential five-year, $75M contract to help Naval Facilities Engineering Command monitor marine resources within NAVFAC's Atlantic and Pacific areas of operation. The company will support environmental compliance and reporting efforts under the U.S. Navy Integrated Comprehensive Monitoring Program, the Department of Defense said Monday.
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LinQuest to Extend Air Force Systems Engineering Support
LinQuest has been awarded a $76.6M contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force engineer, integrate systems. The Los Angeles-based company will provide the services to the branch's programs with high security requirements, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
AWS’ Jennifer Chronis: Cloud Migration Helps Navy Advance Analytics, Improve Security
Jennifer Chronis, general manager for the Department of Defense market at Amazon Web Services, told SiliconANGLE Media’s theCUBE in a video interview posted Tuesday that the migration of the U.S. Navy’s enterprise resource planning system to AWS GovCloud has enabled the service to facilitate analytics and improve the decision-making process.
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SSA Atlantic Gets $83M Contract to Support Transcom Port Operations
SSA Atlantic has secured a potential five-year, $82.8M contract to support U.S. Transportation Command's cargo loading and terminal operations.