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CVP Appoints Keith Smith as COO, Chris Schwalm as Exec Director
Fairfax, Va.-based consultancy Customer Value Partners has appointed Keith Smith as chief operating officer and named Chris Schwalm as executive director of Department of State and Department of Homeland Security accounts.
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Ball Aerospace’s Makenzie Lystrup Elected as American Science Org Fellow
Makenzie Lystrup, Ball Aerospace’s vice president and general manager for civil space, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Lockheed Eyes 2020 Delivery of Virtual F-35 Training System
Lockheed Martin intends to launch an integrated mission training system designed for multiple F-35 pilots and networks in various geographical areas, National Defense Magazine reported Tuesday.
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Chris Sambar: AT&T Introduces FirstNet Deployable Blimp to Support Nationwide Public Safety Comms
AT&T has added a 55-foot aerostat to the company's fleet of deployable network assets built to complement a national broadband communications system for first responders. FirstNet One is designed to facilitate LTE connectivity within a targeted area in tne event of a disaster, Chris Sambar, executive vice president of technology operations at AT&T, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday.
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Accelera to Migrate Army Civilian HR IT Apps to Cloud; Steve Weiss Quoted
Accelera Solutions has secured a potential three-year, $40.4M contract to help the U.S. Army's Civilian Human Resources Agency implement, manage and sustain a cloud computing infrastructure.
Fortinet’s Bob Fortna: Security-Driven Networking Strategy Could Help Accelerate Federal Cloud Adoption
Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet’s federal business, wrote in a GCN article published Tuesday that federal agencies should implement a security-driven networking strategy to speed up cloud adoption and information technology modernization.
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HII CEO Mike Petters: $22B Contract Sets Rhythm for Submarine Production Over Next 10 Years
Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a previous Wash100 award winner, told CNBC’s “Squawk Alleyâ€Â program in an interview posted Tuesday about the potential impact of a $22B contract with the U.S. Navy to build nine Virginia-class submarines.
ColdQuanta Hands Over Quantum Core Tech for ISS Cargo Delivery Mission
NASA is slated to deliver ColdQuanta’s Quantum Core atomic technology to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s 19th cargo resupply mission.
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Lockheed Donation to Support ‘Hacking for Defense’ National Security Course
Lockheed Martin has donated money to BMNT's nonprofit arm, The Common Mission Project, to support a university course designed to equip students with cyber skills to address national security threats.