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Deloitte: Agile Process, New Business Models Key to Aerospace & Defense Industry’s Digital Transformation
A Deloitte article says aerospace and defense companies should focus on four key areas to achieve digital transformation and one of those is implementing agile production and predictive quality controls in response to evolving demands. A&D companies should also create new business models, advance collaboration with the supply chain and protect data and intellectual property from cyber vulnerabilities, according to the article published Tuesday.
Techstars, Starburst Unveil Accelerator Program for Space Tech Startups
Techstars and Starburst have launched a new accelerator program that seeks to help startups developing space-based technologies and other related platforms. Matt Kozlov, former head of the Cedars Sinai Accelerator, will serve as managing director of the Los Angeles-based Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator program, Techstars said Tuesday.
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ECS Eyes Applied R&D Task Orders Under NOAA’s $3B ProTech Oceans Domain IDIQ; George Wilson Quoted
ECS will vie for task orders to perform oceanographic analyses and studies and conduct applied research and development under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s five-year, $3B ProTech Oceans Domain contract awarded in January. The company said Tuesday it will oversee a team of scientists, consultants and engineers to help NOAA address environmental, social and economic pressures on U.S. oceans and coasts under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
 ManTech’s Paul Klinker: Blockchain Tech Could Help DoD, VA Manage Healthcare Data
Paul Klinker, solutions architect for the federal health civilian business at ManTech International, has said the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs should adopt blockchain technology to manage and secure electronic health care records.
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GSA Clarifies Security Requirements for Potential $7.8B DoD Cloud BPA
The General Services Administration has clarified that vendors interested to pursue the Department of Defense's potential $7.8B blanket purchase agreement for back-office cloud services will not be required to be certified to host classified data prior to the date of award.
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EverWatch CEO John Hillen on Market Opportunity Facing Midsize GovCon Firms
EverWatch CEO John Hillen told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Tuesday about the capability of midsize GovCon companies to meet the requirements of national security clients and the opportunity the current competitive landscape offers to such firms amid a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the past year. “There’s a great opportunity here to build what the government customer has always highly, highly desired. Which is a range of suppliers, a range of partners, of all different sizes and capabilities,†he told WBJ’s Robert Terry.
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DARPA Selects PARC-George Mason University Team to Develop Security Configuration Methods
Xerox’s PARC subsidiary and George Mason University have received a contract to identify security configurations designed to protect the country's critical infrastructure and internet of things-based systems.
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CACI to Extend DHA Medical Logistics System Support
CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $61M contract to help the Defense Health Agency sustain a software-based enterprise resource planning system used to process orders and manage delivery of medical supplies and assemblages to U.S. military personnel worldwide.
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Potomac Officers Club to Host Artificial Intelligence Summit With Keynote Speaker Dana Deasy, CIO at Department of Defense
TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 12, 2019 — The Potomac Officers Club — a division of Executive Mosaic — will be hosting the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Summit on Feb. 13 at the Hilton-McLean in McLean, Va. Dana Deasy, chief information officer of the Department of Defense; Dawn Meyerriecks, deputy director for science and technology of the CIA; and Dean Souleles, chief technology adviser of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, will serve as keynote speakers.