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AT&T, Commnet Wireless Sign $167.5M Network Construction Outsourcing Deal
Commnet Wireless, a subsidiary of ATN International, has received a potential 25-year, $167.5M contract to provide network construction and maintenance services to support AT&T’s southwestern U.S. mobile services, Light Reading reported Thursday.
USAF Launches Lockheed-Built AEHF-5 Satellite
The U.S. Air Force has launched and initiated connectivity of a Lockheed Martin-built communications satellite.
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HII Gets Nonprofit Recognition for Veteran Workforce Initiatives
Nonprofit charity organization Disabled American Veterans has selected Huntington Ingalls Industries as large employer of the year in recognition of the company’s veteran hiring initiatives.
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Guidehouse Employees Join Nonprofit Boards for Corporate Social Responsibility Effort; Scott McIntyre Quoted
Seven Guidehouse partners and senior leaders have joined the boards of various nonprofit organizations as part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility program.
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Elizabeth Ahrens Appointed to IT Leadership Role at NetImpact Strategies
Elizabeth Ahrens, former vice president of operations at Emagine IT, has joined NetImpact Strategies to manage information technology activities, FedHealthIT.com reported Thursday.
She will contribute her experience in systems engineering, IT development, integration, strategy, management and cybersecurity to the firm.
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Spire Global Enters Maritime Safety Data Partnership
Kleos Space and Spire Global have partnered to integrate the companies' datasets in an effort to help government organizations address maritime safety challenges. The partnership seeks to incorporate automatic identification system-related information into satellite-based radio frequency data platforms, Spire said Thursday.
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Mitre: Air Force Should Expand Bases, Raise Aircraft Mission-Capable Rates to 80%
A new Mitre study says the U.S. Air Force should expand four additional bases in the Pacific to accommodate operations of up to 24 bombers and 18 tankers as well as procure and field “large magazines of long-range standoff weapons†to counter anti-access/area denial threats, the Air Force Magazine reported Thursday.
Lockheed’s Rick Ambrose Outlines Features of Future USAF Satellite Missile Warning System
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 8, 2019 — Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) space division, said in an interview the U.S. Air Force’s future satellite-based missile warning system is designed to have increased flexibility and resiliency, GovCon Wire reported Tuesday.
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Former Astronaut and NOAA Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan Joins Accenture Federal Services Board of Managers; John Goodman Quoted
Accenture announced on Thursday that Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, former NASA astronaut and former administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has joined the Accenture Federal Services Board of Managers. In the role, Sullivan will provide strategic insight on Accenture Federal Services’ vision, innovation and growth journey.Â
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Vista Technical Services Taps Kratos for Army Modernization Support Services
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has secured a potential $14.9M subcontract from Vista Technical Services to carry out support services for the U.S. Army.