NRC Requests Info on Commercial Inspector General Applications
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks industry information on commercial information technology products required by the agency’s inspector general.
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Navy Seeks Info on IT Automation Approaches
The U.S. Navy asks industry to submit information on approaches to streamline information technology activities via modern methods.
Carahsoft to Serve as Skybox Security’s Federal Distributor
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute Skybox Security’s cyber protection products across the federal government through a reseller network and contracts with NASA and the General Services Administration.
USSF Granted Access to SpaceX Commercial Launches
SpaceX has received an $8.9M contract modification to provide the U.S. Space Force with access to the company’s civil and commercial space programs, SpaceNews reported Saturday.
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HHS Taps Palantir for Data Analytics, Cloud Services to Support COVID-19 Response
Palantir has received contract awards worth $24.9M combined to support the Department of Health and Human Services’ information technology modernization initiatives in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, FedScoop reported Friday.
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John Thompson Appointed Director of Programs at Counter Threat Solutions
John Thompson, former program manager at Counter Threat Solutions, has been elevated to the role of director of programs.
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ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy-Lift Rocket to Launch NRO Satellite in August
United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 rocket is slated to send payload from the National Reconnaissance Office to orbit on August 26 following program delays, Spaceflight Now reported Friday.
Navy, Northrop Demo AN/ZPY-8 Radar on MQ-8C Aircraft
The U.S. Navy partnered with Northrop Grumman to test a Leonardo-built surveillance radar aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout aircraft.
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Army Orders Textron UAS, Spares & Support Services
Textron Systems has secured a pair of contracts worth $46.4M combined to manufacture five small unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army.
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TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 11, 2020 — Haywood Talcove, CEO, Government, LexisNexis Risk Solutions and LexisNexis Special Services, said that government-industry collaboration has the potential to safeguard the distribution of funds from a $2T federal stimulus package to U.S. businesses and families during the COVID-19 crisis, GovCon Wire reported April 27.
Frank Duff on Mitre’s Assessment of 21 Cyber Platforms Against ‘APT29’ Threat Group
Frank Duff, principal cyber operations engineer at Mitre, told Federal News Network in an interview published Friday about the nonprofit corporation’s evaluation of cybersecurity offerings from 21 vendors against cyber threat group APT29. Mitre assessed the cyber platforms using its ATT&CK knowledge base to emulate the techniques used by APT29, which is believed to be related to the Russian government and involved in the Democratic National Committee compromise.