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  • Leidos to Update Army Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems
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    Leidos to Update Army Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $98.1 million contract to provide updated field artillery tactical data systems to support mission requirements of the Army’s program executive office for command, control, communication-tactical. The contract, awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency, contains a three-year base term valued at $58.1 million and one two-year option, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work is […] More

  • Trend Micro Report Forecasts Rise of Ransomware & Email Compromise Attacks in 2017
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    Trend Micro Report Forecasts Rise of Ransomware & Email Compromise Attacks in 2017

    A new Trend Micro report lists cybersecurity predictions in 2017 that will influence the movement of the threat landscape such as a rise in ransomware and email compromise attacks. The report titled “The Next Tier” predicts the number of new ransomware families will grow by 25 percent in 2017 which translates to approximately 15 new families every month, Trend […] More

  • Amazon to Utilize Backup Communications Interface to Defend Delivery Drones Against Attackers
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    Amazon to Utilize Backup Communications Interface to Defend Delivery Drones Against Attackers

    Amazon will implement a first line of control to use a backup communications interface in the defense of delivery drones from jammers, hackers and human attackers, Quartz reported Thursday. Ananya Bhattacharya writes the system will also utilize a “mesh network” of multiple uncrewed autonomous vehicles to guide a hacked drone to safety and stop hackers that attempt […] More

  • USACE Releases Sources Sought Notice for Fire Station Renovation
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    USACE Releases Sources Sought Notice for Fire Station Renovation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks information on small businesses that can provide services to renovate a 20,000-square-foot fire station under a potential $5 million contract. The possible contract covers renovation of administrative spaces, vehicle bays and sleeping quarters at the Westover Fire Station and could run through an estimated 525 days, the U.S. Federal Contractor Registration said […] More

  • FEMA Seeks Info on Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Support Sources
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    FEMA Seeks Info on Cloud Infrastructure Modernization Support Sources

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the deadline for submission of responses to its sources sought notice that seeks to obtain industry information on cloud management and hosting services in support of FEMA’s cloud infrastructure modernization efforts. US Federal Contractor Registration said Thursday that FEMA wants potential contractors to submit information on a scalable cloud platform based […] More

  • QED Systems to Help Navy Plan Aircraft Carrier Maintenance, Modernization Efforts
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    QED Systems to Help Navy Plan Aircraft Carrier Maintenance, Modernization Efforts

    Q.E.D Systems has secured a potential $59.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for ship engineering and planning services in support of aircraft carrier maintenance and modernization efforts. The company will also support the Commander Naval Air Forces’ planning and work package development, integration and execution activities under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. The contract […] More

  • Intel Security’s Steve Grobman: US Sanctions Against Russia Over Election Interference Could Spark War
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    Intel Security’s Steve Grobman: US Sanctions Against Russia Over Election Interference Could Spark War

    Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at Intel Security, has said that sanctions against Russia for its interference in the U.S. elections through cyber hacking activities could potentially result in “kinetic, conventional shooting war,” VentureBeat.com reported Thursday. “Impacting digital infrastructure beyond the intended target opens the door to draw additional nation states into a conflict,” Grobman said. […] More

  • Saab to Maintain UAE Airborne Surveillance System
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    Saab to Maintain UAE Airborne Surveillance System

    Saab has received an estimated $17.6 million contract to support and maintain the United Arab Emirates’ airborne surveillance system through 2018. UAE’s Saab 340 Erieye AEW&C surveillance system comprises 340 aircraft equipped with the Erieye radar system and associated ground equipment, Saab said Thursday. Jonas Hjelm, head of Saab’s support and services business area, said […] More

  • Niksoft to Support DHA App Migration to DISA Capacity Services
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    Niksoft to Support DHA App Migration to DISA Capacity Services

    The Defense Health Agency has awarded Niksoft Systems a potential three-year, $27 million contract to help migrate DHA applications to the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s capacity services. Niksoft will provide information technology, program management, operations, planning, scheduling and coordination services to support the transfer of products and applications managed by DHA’s solutions delivery division to DISA’s infrastructure, the Defense Department […] More

  • Nebraska’s Govt Portal Wins WMA Mobile WebAward
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    Nebraska’s Govt Portal Wins WMA Mobile WebAward

    The state of Nebraska’s online government portal has been chosen for the Web Marketing Association’s Best in Industry 2016 Mobile WebAward for government mobile website. WMA’s annual awards program recognizes mobile websites and applications based on criteria such as creativity, design, interactivity and ease of use, Nebraska Interactive said Friday. NIC manages Nebraska.gov and provides online […] More

  • Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket
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    Spaceflight Now: Orbital ATK Seeks New Opportunities for Pegasus Rocket

    Orbital ATK is pursuing new opportunities for its Pegasus air-launch rocket with no plans to phase out the vehicle, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Stephen Clark writes company officials believe Pegasus will continue to perform missions beyond its June 2017 launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite. Orbital ATK entered a partnership with Vulcan Aerospace‘s Stratolaunch Systems subsidiary in October to deploy Pegasus […] More

  • Engility to Help Air Force Engineer, Integrate Remote Sensing Systems
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    Engility to Help Air Force Engineer, Integrate Remote Sensing Systems

    Engility has secured a two-year, $46.3 million contract option to provide engineering and integration support to the Space and Missile Systems Center’s remote sensing systems directorate. The Defense Department said Dec. 20 that the exercised option covers systems engineering and integration controls, integration execution and enterprise integration services. SMC obligated $2.8 million at the time of award from the Air Force’s fiscal […] More