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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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  • Northrop to Supply F-16 Targeting Pods to Denmark
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    Northrop to Supply F-16 Targeting Pods to Denmark

    Northrop Grumman has received a contract to supply Denmark’s air force with  targeting pods that will work to help the service branch’s F-16 pilots detect, identify and track targets. The company said Tuesday that Denmark became its first international customer to receive the fourth-generation Litening targeting system. Litening pods are designed to provide airmen situational awareness and targeting capacity when they conduct strike, intelligence, surveillance […] More

  • Kay and Associates Gets NASA Aerospace Ground Equipment Support Contract
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    Kay and Associates Gets NASA Aerospace Ground Equipment Support Contract

    Kay and Associates has secured a potential $54.9 million contract to support aerospace ground equipment and provide logistics services at NASA‘s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. NASA said Tuesday the contract has a one-month phase-in period, two base years, three one-year options and an additional six-month extension. Work will include emergency and routine aircraft maintenance and mission, aircraft batteries, […] More

  • ManTech Gets Air Force Contract to Support Stratcom, NASA Human Spaceflight Programs
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    ManTech Gets Air Force Contract to Support Stratcom, NASA Human Spaceflight Programs

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded ManTech International a four-year, $8.7 million contract to support the U.S. Strategic Command’s Human Space Flight Support program as well as NASA‘s Commercial Crew Program and Orion requirements. The military branch received two bids for the contract via a competitive solicitation under the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services vehicle, the Defense Department […] More

  • ULA Postpones WGS-9 Military Satellite Launch to Fix Rocket Booster Glitch
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    ULA Postpones WGS-9 Military Satellite Launch to Fix Rocket Booster Glitch

    United Launch Alliance has decided to postpone the scheduled March 8 launch of a follow-on Wideband Global Satcom satellite as the Lockheed Martin–Boeing joint venture works to resolve a first-stage booster glitch found on a Delta IV rocket during its prelaunch inspection. ULA said Saturday it now plans to launch the U.S. Air Force‘s WGS-9 satellite no earlier than March 14 at Space Launch Complex-37 […] More

  • Jeff Babione: Lockheed in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Europe
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    Jeff Babione: Lockheed in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Europe

    Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 program, has said the company is in discussions with the governments of Spain, Belgium and Switzerland regarding the countries’ plans to buy fighter jets, Defense World reported Friday. “We are starting to see other customers think about the F-35 being added to their fleet,” Babione told […] More

  • NIAP Certifies Axway API Gateway for Access Control, Policy Mgmt Standard Compliance
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    NIAP Certifies Axway API Gateway for Access Control, Policy Mgmt Standard Compliance

    The National Information Assurance Partnership has certified an Axway-built gateway platform as compliant with access control and policy management requirements under the international Common Criteria certification program. The certification allows Axway to market its API Gateway product to federal agencies, international governments and highly regulated industries, the company said Thursday. API Gateway is designed to help organizations secure, manage […] More

  • Greg Clark: Symantec’s New Venture Capital Arm to Focus on Cybersecurity Tech
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    Greg Clark: Symantec’s New Venture Capital Arm to Focus on Cybersecurity Tech

    Symantec has launched a venture capital business in a push to help startup companies accelerate the introduction of new technology platforms to the cybersecurity market. Symantec Ventures will offer entrepreneurs access to the firm’s Integrated Cyber Defense Platform and Digital Safety Platform, artificial intelligence expertise, go-to-market resources and civilian threat intelligence network, the company said Thursday. Greg Clark, CEO of […] More

  • Intel-CSIS Study: Incentive Misalignment Can Affect Enterprise Cyber Defense Programs
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    Intel-CSIS Study: Incentive Misalignment Can Affect Enterprise Cyber Defense Programs

    A joint report from Intel‘s security business and the Center for Strategic and International Studies has identified three areas of misaligned incentives that affect an organization’s ability to deter cyber criminals. Intel said Tuesday it commissioned research firm Vanson Bourne to survey more than 800 security executives and professionals across five industries such as the financial, government and healthcare sectors for the “Tilting […] More

  • Fulcrum to Assist SOCOM’s Military Info Support Operations Branch
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    Fulcrum to Assist SOCOM’s Military Info Support Operations Branch

    The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Fulcrum a $850,000 task order for manpower augmentation services to the SOCOM’s J39-Military Information Support Operations Branch. Fulcrum will also support senior military engagement, complex analysis and global planning efforts at MISO under the three-year task order, the company said Feb. 1. “We are proud to have Fulcrum subject matter experts […] More

  • Fulcrum to Support US Special Operations Command’s Wargame Center; Jeff Handy Comments
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    Fulcrum to Support US Special Operations Command’s Wargame Center; Jeff Handy Comments

    Fulcrum has secured a three-year, $2.4 million task order to provide strategic, organizational and programmatic analysis support for the U.S. Special Operations Command‘s wargame center. The company said Feb. 1 it will help the Special Operations Chief of Staff-Wargame Center to align functions, tasks and resources with WGC’s strategic priorities. Fulcrum’s professional services personnel will use cognitive modeling techniques, information […] More

  • DLT Solutions Partnership to Offer Flash Storage Products in Public Sector
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    DLT Solutions Partnership to Offer Flash Storage Products in Public Sector

    Pure Storage has teamed up with DLT Solutions to offer all-flash storage products in the public sector as both companies aim to help customer agencies meet information technology modernization goals. DLT said Thursday that Pure Storage’s FlashArray//M will work to help federal clients manage data intensive applications while the Pure Storage FlashArray is designed to address government agencies’ […] More

  • AWS, Virginia Partner on Virtual Cybersecurity Education Initiative
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    AWS, Virginia Partner on Virtual Cybersecurity Education Initiative

    The Commonwealth of Virginia has partnered with Amazon Web Services in a move to expand the reach of the state’s cybersecurity-related educational programs. Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office said Wednesday AWS, Virginia Tech and the Commonwealth will collaborate to implement a cloud infrastructure and offer content, simulations, hands-on exercises and competitions via the Virginia Cyber Range. “We are thrilled […] More