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Report: Aerojet Rocketdyne Works on Cruise Missile Propulsion Tech
Aerojet Rocketdyne is developing a propulsion technology as part of a cruise missile development partnership with Lockheed Martin, Military.com reported Monday.
Mary-Louise Hoffman
is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.
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Gemedy, Two Six Labs Expand Cyber Tech Dev’t Collaboration to Support Gov’t Customers
Two Six Labs has expanded a partnership with Gemedy to further develop cybersecurity technology platforms for potential government use.
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NASA JPL Vet Richard French Appointed to Lead Rocket Lab Government Launch Services
Richard French, who spent 12 years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has joined Rocket Lab as director of global government launch services. He previously worked as the lead systems engineer on NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission and earned the Honors Early Career Public Achievement Medal from the agency for his efforts in that program, Rocket Lab said Thursday.
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Sehlke Makes Third Straight Appearance in Inc.’s Fastest Growing Companies List
For the third consecutive year, Sehlke Consulting has been ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. “Our team helps transform the government’s strategic objectives and business systems to achieve their operational goals," said Chad Sehlke, founder and CEO of Sehkle Consulting.
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CoreSite Receives NIST 800-53 Attestation for Data Center Controls
CoreSite Realty has received attestation from an independent third-party assessment organization for data center controls that are relevant to a set of National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines. Schellman & Company conducted the NIST 800-53 assessment on the real estate investment trust's portfolio of 19 multitenant data centers, CoreSite said Wednesday.
DLT Offers Polyverse Cybersecurity Platform via AWS Marketplace
DLT Solutions has added Polyverse's cyber defense technology offering to a Amazon Web Services marketplace intended for public sector customers.
NICE Integrates Workforce Mgmt Platform in FedRAMP-Authorized Cloud Contact Center
NICE's inContact business has added a workforce optimization system to a cloud-based contact center offering that is certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The FedRAMP-compliant CXone platform now includes tools for federal agencies to evaluate the performance of government call center representatives and manage customer experience on a single desktop, the software company said Tuesday.
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DOE Issues First Small Biz Funding Opportunity Announcement for Fiscal 2020
The Department of Energy plans to award $31.5M in total research grants under the first phase of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs for fiscal 2020. Interested companies can propose technical feasibility studies to facilitate innovation across program offices under the DOE Office of Science, the department said Monday.
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SAIC Lands $81M EPA Program Support Contract
Science Applications International Corp. has secured a potential $81.4M contract to provide outreach and technical support services to an Environmental Protection Agency program designed to help agencies, communications and private organizations comply with Clean Air Act.
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Battle Sight Licenses Air Force Research Lab’s IR Tech for Military Applications
Battle Sight Technologies and the Air Force Research Laboratory have entered into a licensing agreement for an infrared phosphor technology designed to aid military training and communications in the battlefield. The technology can absorb ultraviolet light at daytime and emit IR light during the night, the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday.
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DLT Adds Nine Cyber Tech Partners in Gov’t Market; Brian Strosser Quoted
DLT Solutions has partnered with nine technology vendors to market tools designed to help government organizations avoid cyber attacks on information technology systems. Brian Strosser, president of DLT, said the company supports public sector clients "with the broadest set of channel partners and cybersecurity tools, in an effort to improve each agency's risk management posture."