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Microsoft Unveils Online Comms Security Service for Federal Political Campaigns
Microsoft has introduced a service meant to help national party committees and federal political campaigns secure online communications. The Microsoft 365 for Campaigns offering consists of multifactor authentication, advanced threat protection, data classification and security, mobile application protection and update prioritization features, the company said Wednesday.
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Raytheon, Air Force to Test AI-Based Osprey Aircraft Maintenance Tool; Todd Probert Quoted
The Department of Defense has tapped Raytheon to help test an artificial intelligence tool designed to predict when U.S. Air Force’s CV-22 Osprey tiltrotors will need repair, FlightGlobal reported Wednesday. “From an artificial intelligence perspective … the game is changing really quickly,†said Todd Probert, vice president of Raytheon's intelligence, information and services business.
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Boeing, Bell Eye Up to 12% Increase in V-22 Mission Readiness Rate
Bell and Boeing seek to boost the mission readiness rate of the V-22 Osprey military transport aircraft by 10 percent to 12 percent through structural updates to the nacelle and changes to wiring types, Rotor & Wing International reported Wednesday.
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Lockheed, University of Colorado Boulder to Further Smallsat Concept for NASA’s SIMPLEx Program
A team that consists of professionals from the University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin has been selected as one of three finalists for NASA’s Small Innovative Mission for Planetary Exploration program.
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Thomas Kennedy, Greg Hayes Meet With President Trump to Discuss Raytheon-UTC Merger
Thomas Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, told Defense News in an interview published Wednesday that he and Greg Hayes, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp., met with President Donald Trump on June 10 to explain that the proposed Raytheon-UTC combination is complementary and not competitive.
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Red Hat’s David Egts Elected as Co-Chair of SIIA Software & Services Division Board
David Egts, chief technologist of the North American public sector business at Red Hat, has been elected as co-chair of the board of directors for the software and services division of the Software & Information Industry Association. Egts will lead the board with Neil Wainwright, CEO of UpHabit, SIIA said Monday.
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SOSi Awarded Army NETCOM Technical Engineering Support Contract; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International has received a potential $18M contract from the U.S. Army to provide technical engineering and operational support services for Network Enterprise Technology Command.
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Lockheed to Extend Aegis Test Facility Operations Support Under $77M Navy Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business received a $76.7M contract modification to continue maintaining U.S. Navy test sites to support the development and assessment of Aegis Combat System updates for domestic and international clients.
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AWS Offers Cloud for New Earthquake Simulation Tool
Amazon Web Services is providing cloud services for new software designed to help researchers simulate earthquakes to prepare cities and first responders before an event occurs.