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in Executive Moves, NewsMelissa Rowland Named Steampunk Federal Civilian Director
Melissa Rowland, former program director of technology at ICF, has joined  Steampunk as director of the technical services provider's federal civilian group.
in NewsSlingshot Aerospace Announces Series A Funding Round for Situational Awareness Tech Commercialization
Geospatial intelligence company Slingshot Aerospace has raised $8M during an ATX Venture Partners-led Series A funding round and plans to use the investment to support the development of situational awareness offerings.
Forcepoint’s Eric Trexler: Agencies Should Invest in Cyber Platforms to Achieve Agility
Eric Trexler, vice president of global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, wrote in a Nextgov article published Thursday that federal agencies looking to achieve cyber agility should invest in their cybersecurity platforms to deal with rapidly evolving cyber threats.
in NewsFour Startups to Demo 5G Tech for USMC-Verizon Industry Competition; Andres Irlando Quoted
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have downselected four startups to receive prizes worth $200K combined to pilot their 5G technologies as part of an industry competition launched through the National Security Innovation Network.
in Contract Awards, NewsPerspecta to Support California Teacher Pension Fund’s Cloud Migration; Rocky Thurston Quoted
Perspecta will move several benefits and financial applications of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to the cloud under a potential nine-year, $42.5M contract. The company said Wednesday it will deploy Agile teams to support the migration effort and help CalSTRS maintain the hosted platform as part of the contract.
L3Harris to Help Bring Inmarsat Satellite Services to International Gov’t Marketplace; James Marley Quoted
Inmarsat has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with L3Harris Technologies aimed at delivering the former's Global Xpress and L-TAC satellite communications services to government customers worldwide.
Perspecta Wins Over $519M in Classified Programs; Damian DiPippa Quoted
Perspecta has been awarded multiple classified programs, with a collective value of more than $519 million, to provide mission support to U.S. government customers. "For more than four decades, we have been partnering with Intelligence Community customers to innovate highly technical solutions that solve some of the nation's most complex problems,†said Damian DiPippa, senior vice president and general manager of Perspecta's intelligence group.
in M&A Activity, NewsParsons Enters $300M Deal for BSTG; Chuck Harrington Quoted
Parsons has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Braxton Science & Technology Group (BSTG) and its subsidiaries for $300 million. With the purchase, Parsons will enhance its solutions, products and capabilities across the space, cyber and intelligence markets. BSTG has a large portfolio of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and government off-the-shelf products, which have provided mission critical solutions across spacecraft ground control and spacecraft integration.Â
in Contract Awards, NewsCubic Receives Navy Training Platform Maturation Task Order
Cubic's mission and performance solutions business has received an $8.5M task order to mature core architectures of a training system designed for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft programs.
Summit2Sea to Help DoD Build AI-Based Financial System Prototype
The Department of Defense's innovation arm has partnered with Summit2Sea Consulting to develop an artificial intelligence technology intended to help DoD increase the efficiency of its financial management process.
ST Engineering Subsidiary Demos Return Link Tech for LEO Satellite Connectivity
A subsidiary of ST Engineering North America has demonstrated multiterminal bandwidth sharing via a return link system that works to expand the beam hopping capacity of Telesat's low-Earth orbit satellites.