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  • Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023
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    Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023

    A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the U.S. market for defense satellites will experience a 10.3 percent compound annual growth rate and reach approximately $30.3 billion in the next five years. The market research firm said Tuesday the potential market growth can be attributed to the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen its satellite infrastructure through modernization, program funding […] More

  • Pivotal to Provide Software, Services to Air Force Facilities
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    Pivotal to Provide Software, Services to Air Force Facilities

    Pivotal Software has received a one-year, $47.54 million “other transaction” agreement to provide software and services to multiple U.S. Air Force bases. The company will also help the service branch implement a prototyped methodology across the Air Operations Center and targeting and geospatial-intelligence enterprises, the Defense Department said Thursday. Locations of work include Tyndall AFB in […] More

  • Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract
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    Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $25.3 million contract to provide mission support services to the U.S. Army. The service branch obligated $1.4 million at the time of award from its operations and maintenance funds for fiscal 2018, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will take place at Fort Irwin in California through June 29, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received […] More

  • Bloomberg Government Introduces Product for Contract Value Prediction; Donald Thomas Comments
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    Bloomberg Government Introduces Product for Contract Value Prediction; Donald Thomas Comments

    Bloomberg‘s government services arm has debuted a platform that works to forecast the dollar value of upcoming federal contracts with the aim to guide companies in their potential bids. The predicted value feature is designed with a proprietary algorithm that applies machine learning to evaluate and update information on government contract opportunities, Bloomberg Government said Wednesday. […] More

  • Boeing’s Venture Capital Arm Invests in Agylstor Storage Platform
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    Boeing’s Venture Capital Arm Invests in Agylstor Storage Platform

    Boeing‘s HorizonX Ventures organization has invested in Agylstor through a Series A funding round to help the latter company further develop a ruggedized computing platform designed to store, process and secure data. Agylstor said Wednesday its technology supports storage and transfer of information for infrastructure mapping, geoscience and aerospace applications such as autonomous and piloted systems. Rick […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Supply Weather Radar System to Canadian Air Force
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    Rockwell Collins to Supply Weather Radar System to Canadian Air Force

    A Canada-based company has tapped Rockwell Collins to support the enhancement of the weather threat detection of the Canadian air force’s platform for rescue operations. Rockwell Collins said Thursday it will supply its WXR-2100 MultiScan and MFD-255 and MFD-268 Multi-Function Displays for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s C-130H fleet through Cascade Aerospace. The multi-scan technology […] More

  • GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms
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    GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms

    The General Services Administration and IBM have reached a government enterprise agreement for the company’s database platforms under the Information Technology Schedule 70 Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act Enhancement Program. Alan Thomas, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said in a statement published Wednesday the delivery of database platforms through a single enterprise-level contract would help […] More

  • NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System Reaches Operational Status
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    NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System Reaches Operational Status

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System, designed to support weather forecasting, has achieved operational status after completing a series of tests. Known as JPSS-1 before it reached orbit, the NOAA-20 satellite features multiple instruments built to gather data on Earth’s atmosphere, land and waters, the agency said Wednesday. The Ball Aerospace-built satellite was launched in […] More

  • Commerce-DHS Report: Private, Public Sectors Should Grow Cyber Workforce via Apprenticeships
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    Commerce-DHS Report: Private, Public Sectors Should Grow Cyber Workforce via Apprenticeships

    A report by the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce calls for both private and public sectors to build up the cybersecurity workforce through “hands-on, experiential and work-based learning approaches” such as internships and apprenticeships. DHS and the Commerce Department prepared the report in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to strengthen […] More

  • Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments
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    Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments

    Leidos has established a new program that aims to advance innovation, build up program performance and facilitate the delivery of technology platforms designed to meet clients’ mission needs with the use of the company’s supplier base. The company said Wednesday the Leidos Alliance Partner Network consists of corporate strategic, technology alliance and emerging technology partners. […] More

  • DHS’ S&T Directorate Selects Four Firms for Device Firmware Security Research
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    DHS’ S&T Directorate Selects Four Firms for Device Firmware Security Research

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate has awarded Small Business Innovation Research contracts to four companies for the exploration of automated vulnerability analysis in the firmware of Internet-of-Things and mobile devices. The companies will perform initial research through six months under the first phase of the Automated & Scalable Analysis of Mobile & IoT Device Firmware […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Unveils New Targeting, Communications System
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    Rockwell Collins Unveils New Targeting, Communications System

    Rockwell Collins has announced a new platform designed to provide tactical combat targeting and communications capabilities in the digital battlefield. The FasTAK wearable system consists of a laser range finder, a tactical computer, a video downlink receiver and digital targeting software that work together to provide communications and awareness data for warfighters, the company said Wednesday. Users may access these […] More