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DoD Announces Data Strategy to Advance Joint Warfighting; Dave Spirk Quoted
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a new data strategy, intended to drive the defense department to more effectively use data. Dave Spirk, the recently appointed chief data officer (CDO) for DoD, said that the strategy will support a “joint warfighting“ approach to data collection, management and use. Spirk was appointed to the role in June 2020.
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in Contract Awards, NewsLeidos Wins $649M SOCOM ISR Support Task Order; Gerry Fasano Quoted
Leidos has been awarded a $649 million task order under the U.S. Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services contract to provide follow-on operations and support services to the Special Operations Command's Tactical Airborne Multi-Sensor Platforms mission, the company announced Monday.
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SOCOM to Brief Industry on Global Data Analytics Tech Program
U.S. Special Operations Command and its partnership with the DefenseWerx nonprofit organization will jointly host a four-day virtual event to inform companies about an upcoming project to develop a system for data collection and analysis.
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in NewsNorthrop to Supply RF Countermeasure Tech for Air Force Special Ops Aircraft
Sierra Nevada Corp. has tapped Northrop Grumman to supply a radio frequency countermeasure technology for integration onto the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command's AC-130J gunship and MC-130J tanker aircraft.
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in Contract Awards, NewsGSA Selects IST Research Platform for Citizen Engagement
IST Research has secured a five-year, $66M contract from the General Services Administration to provide a technology platform that would help government agencies engage with citizens.
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SOCOM Issues SIGINT Tech RFI, Plans Demo Event in September
U.S. Special Operations Command has issued a request for information on new signals intelligence technology platforms and scheduled a test event for the week of Sept. 21 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana.
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in Contract Awards, NewsSierra Nevada to Build Pilot Situational Awareness Tech for Army, SOCOM
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a contract of an undisclosed value to provide a multisensor platform for U.S. Army and Special Operations Command pilots to gain situational awareness when flying aircraft in a limited visibility environment.
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Wickr Secures Air Force Comms App Suite IDIQ
Wickr has received a two-year, $35M contract to develop a suite of recall, alert and messaging applications for the U.S. Air Force. The San Francisco-based company will provide cloud-based RAM tools designed to help users manage protected files, videos, chats, text messages and voice communications, the Department of Defense said Monday.
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Leidos-Led Team to Chase SOCOM Aircraft Prototyping Contract; Gerry Fasano Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 19, 2020 “” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has teamed up with Vertex Aerospace and Paramount Group's U.S. subsidiary in a joint bid to provide a multimission aircraft platform to the Special Operations Command, ExecutiveGov reported May 4.
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Maxar’s Tony Frazier on US Government’s Use of Commercial Innovation
Tony Frazier, executive vice president of global field operations at Maxar Technologies and a four-time Wash100 award winner, wrote in an article published on MilsatMagazine how the U.S. government leverages commercial imagery, hardware and services.
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USF Institute to Help SOCOM Develop Tech Under Potential $85M IDIQ
The University of South Florida's Institute of Applied Engineering has received a five-year, $85M contract to perform applied research and develop advanced technology for U.S. Special Operations Command. IAE and SOCOM will collaborate in efforts to build, test, evaluate and demonstrate hardware and software platforms, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.