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  • Army Renews Certification for Desktop Alert's Mass Notification System; Howard Ryan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Renews Certification for Desktop Alert’s Mass Notification System; Howard Ryan Comments

    Desktop Alert has received a new certificate of networthiness from the U.S. Army for the latest version of the company’s mass notification system designed to provide warning and instructions to personnel in the event of a critical situation. Version 5 of the Total Alert System works to contact installation computer users and require them to confirm receipt of desktop alert messages that […] More

  • DoD Joint Interoperability Test Command Approves API Technologies' Security Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Joint Interoperability Test Command Approves API Technologies’ Security Platforms

    API Technologies‘ ION Networks security brand has achieved certification to be included on the Defense Department‘s Unified Capabilities Approved Product List. The company said Thursday the Joint Interoperability Testing Command certified that API Technologies’ ION SA5600 and ION PRIISMS platforms are compliant with the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Security Technical Implementation Guides. UC-APL features a […] More

  • DISA Extends Comtech Subsidiary's Tactical Satcom Services for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Extends Comtech Subsidiary’s Tactical Satcom Services for Marine Corps

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received an additional $14.4 million order by the Defense Information Systems Agency to continue the company’s managed satellite support services to the U.S. Marine Corps. DISA awarded the order to exercise the third option year under a previously awarded contract to TeleCommunication Systems, which is part of Comtech’s government services segment, the company said Thursday. The exercised option […] More

  • DISA Seeks Industry Feedback on IT Platforms for National Background Investigation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks Industry Feedback on IT Platforms for National Background Investigation System

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has asked industry to provide inputs on information technology platforms for the National Background Investigation System. DISA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday NBIS will cover all IT applications, security, storage and other services in support of the operations of the National Background Investigation Bureau that will replace the Office […] More

  • Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA's Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA’s Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network

    Cambridge International Systems will extend its operations and maintenance services for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Puerto Rico Area Wideband Systems integrated network under a subcontract from Global Asset Technologies. The company said Tuesday it will work to sustain PRAWS as the system delivers DISA network services across Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas and the U.S. […] More

  • DISA Releases VMware NSX Security Technical Implementation Guide for DoD Network; Bill Rowan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Releases VMware NSX Security Technical Implementation Guide for DoD Network; Bill Rowan Comments

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a Security Technical Implementation Guide for VMware‘s NSX software-defined networking platform to verify the technology’s compliance with security requirements for installation on Defense Department networks. VMware said Monday STIG confirms that the NSX implementation follows DoD cybersecurity policies, standards, architectures, security controls and validation procedures, as well as applies NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity controls. The company […] More

  • World Wide Technology Wins DISA Firewall, Incidental Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    World Wide Technology Wins DISA Firewall, Incidental Services Contract

    World Wide Technology has won a potential five-year, $9.3 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide commercial firewall hardware and incidental services to naval shipyards. DISA received seven proposals for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Defense Department said Thursday. The agency obligated $284,285 from its fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance […] More

  • DISA Clears Airbus' Encryption Device for DoD Voice Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Clears Airbus’ Encryption Device for DoD Voice Networks

    An Airbus Group voice encryption technology has been added to the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s list of approved products for deployment on Defense Department-run networks. Airbus said Thursday its ECTOCRYP Black device with R1.2.3 software offers voice communications security options not previously seen in legacy Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol systems. The platform is built with a common commercial-off-the-shelf hardware architecture that operators can program to accommodate new features […] More

  • BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness

    The U.S. Army has awarded BlackBerry‘s AtHoc networked crisis communications software a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate through April 2019 to support uninterrupted use of the software by the service branch. BlackBerry said Wednesday the software works to relay information to soldiers and other personnel and coordinate rapid responses during emergencies such as accidents, severe weather, natural […] More

  • DISA Grants STIG Certification to MobileIron Security Platform; Barry Mainz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Grants STIG Certification to MobileIron Security Platform; Barry Mainz Comments

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued its Security Technical Implementation Guide approval to a MobileIron-built mobile device management platform for deployment at the Defense Department. DISA cleared the MobileIron Core platform for use on iOS and Android devices in certain DoD-run networks, the company said Thursday. “The DoD Mobile Device Strategy encourages a highly mobile workforce for greater mission effectiveness,” said Barry […] More

  • Lockheed-Led C2BMC Team Gets MDA Tech Achievement Award for Missile Defense System Software Algorithms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led C2BMC Team Gets MDA Tech Achievement Award for Missile Defense System Software Algorithms

    A Lockheed Martin-led command, control, battle management and communications team has received the 2016 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense award from the Missile Defense Agency in recognition of its efforts to develop software algorithms in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. Vice Adm. James Syring, MDA director, handed the technology achievement award to Lockheed’s C2BMC team […] More

  • Raytheon Lands DISA Systems Engineering, Integration Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Lands DISA Systems Engineering, Integration Support IDIQ

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $40 million contract to support the activities of the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Joint System Engineering and Integration Office. The company will execute the task at its Arlington, Virginia-based facility from Aug. 1, 2016 through July 31, 2021, the Defense Department said Wednesday. DoD noted the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract contains firm-fixed-price and cost […] More