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  • Pennsylvania Taps Level 3 for Internet, Network Security Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pennsylvania Taps Level 3 for Internet, Network Security Services

    Level 3 Communications has received a five-year, $79 million contract from the government of Pennsylvania to deliver backbone network, internet and managed network security services. The company said Wednesday the contract covers managed dedicated fiber, ethernet, virtual private local area networks, private line, multi-protocol label switching virtual private networks and wavelengths. Level 3 will also facilitate direct connections […] More

  • Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Keeler Added to NVTC Board of Directors

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council has appointed to its board of directors five senior executives from government technology contractors. Mark Keeler, acting president of intelligence and security sector at BAE Systems, is one of the five new members of NVTC’s board, the council said Tuesday. Keeler previously served as head of the I&S sector’s integrated electronics and warfare […] More

  • IRS Seeks Potential SaaS Cloud Application Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Seeks Potential SaaS Cloud Application Sources

    The Internal Revenue Service has begun its search for potential sources of software-as-a-service applications designed to run on a Microsoft-built cloud platform. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps says IRS plans to buy several SaaS cloud offerings that include PowerBI, Project Online, Office applications, SharePoint Online, Cloud Private Branch Exchange, Skype for Business, Visio, […] More

  • Microsoft Unveils Cloud-Based Hybrid Network Monitoring System on Azure Government Cloud-Virginia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Unveils Cloud-Based Hybrid Network Monitoring System on Azure Government Cloud-Virginia

    Microsoft has launched a new cloud-based hybrid network monitoring platform on the Azure Government Cloud-Virginia environment. Sarah Weldon, Azure program manager at Microsoft, said in a blog post published Tuesday that the Network Performance Monitor system helps users observe the connectivity between cloud deployments, data centers, multi-tier applications, user locations and web-based applications. Weldon noted […] More

  • Altamira Debuts Big Data Platform on Microsoft Azure Marketplace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Altamira Debuts Big Data Platform on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

    Altamira has started to offer its big data fusion, analysis and visualization platform on the Microsoft Azure marketplace as part of efforts to help customers transform information into actionable intelligence. Altamira said Tuesday the integration of its Lumify platform with Azure services seeks to accelerate deep learning and data analytics in real time. Lumify is designed to help users […] More

  • BAE, Microsoft Forge Desktop Office 365 Tech Deployment Partnership for Intell Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Microsoft Forge Desktop Office 365 Tech Deployment Partnership for Intell Agencies

    BAE Systems and Microsoft have teamed up to facilitate the delivery of the latter’s Office 365 suite of software platforms and services to the intelligence community in support of the U.S. government’s IC Desktop Environment program that seeks to integrate intelligence agencies through a single cloud environment. Jonathan Morse, director of business architecture at BAE […] More

  • Teresa Carlson: AWS to Increase Cloud Infrastructure Investment in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Teresa Carlson: AWS to Increase Cloud Infrastructure Investment in Australia

    Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at Amazon Web Services, has said the company’s Australian operations will receive infrastructure upgrades to meet anticipated customer demand, The Australian Financial Review reported Monday. Carlson told the publication that AWS constantly evolves its cloud infrastructure in Australia as part of efforts to “innovate ahead of demand […] More

  • Microsoft Unveils Monitoring Tool for Agencies on Azure Government Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Unveils Monitoring Tool for Agencies on Azure Government Cloud

    Microsoft has released a monitoring and analytics tool on the Azure Government cloud environment to help government agencies assess the state and performance of various resources. Tom Keane, head of global infrastructure for Microsoft Azure, said in a blog post published Wednesday that the Azure Monitor platform helps users troubleshoot resources as well as evaluate […] More

  • NIAS Helps Evaluate AI Tech on Microsoft-Built Sailplane - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIAS Helps Evaluate AI Tech on Microsoft-Built Sailplane

    Microsoft, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems have performed simple and complex flight tests on a sailplane equipped with artificial intelligence technology. NIAS said Wednesday the team evaluated the Microsoft-built sailplane at the Hawthorne Advanced Drone Multiplex Test Range in Nevada. “Microsoft researchers have created a system that […] More

  • Microsoft, CompTIA Partner on IT Training Program for Military Vets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, CompTIA Partner on IT Training Program for Military Vets

    Microsoft has partnered with information technology trade group CompTIA to help U.S. transitioning service members pursue civilian information technology careers through an IT training program. CompTIA said Tuesday Microsoft has accepted the association’s Network+ and Security+  vendor-neutral skills certifications as prerequisites to the Microsoft Software & Systems Academy training course. The 18-week program aims to help transitioning service members […] More

  • Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Microsoft Demos AI-Powered Autonomous Sailplane

    Researchers from Microsoft have tested an unmanned aircraft system designed to use artificial intelligence to fly autonomously without relying on a motor, UASweekly.com reported Thursday. The UAS employs AI algorithms to detect naturally occurring thermals that can keep the system afloat in the same way that birds stay in the air, the report noted. Microsoft carried out a four-day test […] More