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FLIR Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Fabric for Biological, Chemical Hazard Protection
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded FLIR Systems a potential five-year, $20.5 million contract to produce a fabric material with built-in features that could offer warfighters protection from harmful biological and chemical agents. FLIR said Monday it initially secured $11.2 million from the agency to perform prototyping work under the Personalized Protective Biosystems effort with the goal of creating a suite of fabrics and garments for military use.
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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 13, 2021, 9:28 am
in Executive Moves, News
Peraton Appoints William Evanina to Advisory Board; Stu Shea Quoted
Peraton announced on Tuesday it has appointed William Evanina, former director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), to the company's advisory board. Evanina joined other experienced government and industry technology experts who provide advice and counsel to the company to guide its strategic direction.
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by Noah Chelednik April 13, 2021, 9:23 am
in Government Technology, News
Northrop Deploys Second Service Extension Vehicle for Intelsat Satellite
Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics subsidiary have docked a satellite servicing vehicle to an Intelsat-built commercial communications satellite operating in geostationary orbit as part of a five-year life-extension contract between the companies. Northrop said Monday the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 will provide the IS-10-02 with robotics-based services to extend the satellite's life while in space.
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by Nichols Martin April 13, 2021, 8:48 am
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Dwayne Allen Named Unisys CTO & SVP of Solution Innovation, Architecture
Dwayne Allen, former global digital strategist at Microsoft, has joined Unisys to serve as chief technology officer and senior vice president of solution innovation and architecture. He will report to Unisys CEO Peter Altabef and lead development of cloud, enterprise computing and user experience technologies that address customer needs, the company said Monday.
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by Nichols Martin April 13, 2021, 8:06 am
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Maximus Federal’s MaryAnne Monroe: Human-Based Customer Service Also Crucial to Citizen Engagement
MaryAnn Monroe, senior director of customer engagement solutions and services at Maximus’ federal arm, said agencies must ensure visibility and human elements when implementing self-service technologies driven by artificial intelligence. Monroe wrote in an opinion piece published Monday that live representatives remain essential even as more citizens engage with government agencies through digital platforms.
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by Brenda Marie Rivers April 13, 2021, 6:34 am
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Ronnie Vliet Appointed Govplace Technology VP
Ronnie Vliet, formerly the senior director of service delivery at Force 3, has been named vice president of technology at Reston, Virginia-based information technology reseller and systems integrator Govplace. He will oversee customer intimacy efforts and the delivery of cloud computing, performance monitoring and cybersecurity products to federal clients in his new position, Govplace said Monday.
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by Nichols Martin April 13, 2021, 6:29 am
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity News, News
ICF Receives Labor Department Grants for IT, Cybersecurity Workforce Training
ICF will provide the Department of Labor with services for information technology and cybersecurity workforce development under two four-year agreements with a combined value of $16 million. The company said Monday work is under the H-1B One Workforce Grant Program.
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by Christine Thropp April 13, 2021, 5:57 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, News
NVIDIA Unveils AI-Based ‘Morpheus’ Cybersecurity Framework for Cloud Applications
NVIDIA has launched a cloud-native application framework driven by artificial intelligence that works to rapidly detect cybersecurity threats including malware, phishing attacks and leaks of sensitive data. NVIDIA said Monday that the Morpheus framework is powered by its graphics processing units and designed to identify, capture and execute actions on cyber threats through machine learning.
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by Brenda Marie Rivers April 13, 2021, 5:53 am
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SDA Seeks Info on Space Vehicles for Tranche 1 Transport Layer
The Space Development Agency has released a request for information on potential industry sources that could design and develop space vehicles for the first tranche of the National Defense Space Architecture’s transport layer. SDA wants the Tranche 1 Transport Layer to support multiple warfighter missions by delivering regional persistence capabilities in support of the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control by facilitating sensor-to-shooter connectivity, low-latency data transport and direct-to-weapon connectivity.
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by Jane Edwards April 13, 2021, 5:27 am
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Report: Defense Tech Startup Anduril Eyes New Funding Round
Anduril Industries plans a new round of financing that would value the defense technology startup at approximately $4 billion to $5 billion. The Irvine, California-based startup is likely to use the proceeds to further expand development work on drones and other military equipment.
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by Jane Edwards April 13, 2021, 4:48 am
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes RS-68A Engine’s Final Hot-fire Acceptance Test
Aerojet Rocketdyne has passed the final hot-fire acceptance test of an upgraded hydrogen-fueled rocket engine that will be used to power the United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. The RS-68A engine's most recent evaluation was conducted on the B-1 Test Stand at the Stennis Space Center of NASA in Mississippi.
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by Christine Thropp April 13, 2021, 4:29 am
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HawkEye 360 Raises $55M to Expand RF Sensing Satellite Constellation; John Serafini Quoted
HawkEye 360 has generated $55 million from a Series C fundraising round, led by venture capital firm Night Dragon, to seed radio frequency sensing satellite development and deployment. The new capital, which brings HawkEye 360's total funds raised to more than $155 million, will be used to build nine additional satellites in three clusters for RF data collection and analytics work, the company said Monday.
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by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 13, 2021, 3:02 am