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Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Eileen Drake on Potential Impact of Political Changes on Space, Military Programs
Eileen Drake, president and CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne, said the company thinks some civilian space and defense programs could be in jeopardy if a new president is elected in 2020, SpaceNews reported Thursday.
Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: Open Source Offers Flexibility to Gov’t Clients as They Meet Mission Needs
Shaun Bierweiler, vice president and general manager of the public sector business at Cloudera, wrote in a LinkedIn article published Thursday that open source provides mission-critical value to public sector clients in support of their missions and requirements.
Trustwave Rolls Out Cloud-Based Platform for Security Visibility
Trustwave has unveiled a new cloud-based cybersecurity platform designed to help organizations protect critical assets on-premises or in public and private cloud computing environments. The company said Wednesday its Trustwave Fusion offering allows users to have more control and visibility of multiple systems by providing a single view of an organization’s entire environment.
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NTT Data to Support Navy Programs Under $58M Contract; Kevin Durkin Quoted
NTT Data Federal Government, a public sector division of NTT Data Services, has received a five-year, $58M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and logistics programs support for the Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, NTT Data announced Thursday.Â
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Perspecta Receives $166M Contract from Senate to Provide IT Services; Mac Curtis Quoted
Perspecta announced on Thursday that it has received a potential six-year, $166M prime contract from the U.S. Senate for its Information Technology Support Contract IV (ITSC IV).
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Monica Rosser Promoted to Favor TechConsulting Chief Growth Officer
Monica Rosser, senior vice president of business development at Favor TechConsulting, has been elevated to the role of chief growth officer.
NASA Launches Autonomous Robot Competition
NASA has launched the second phase of its robotics competition, which seeks autonomous platforms that will help the agency carry out space exploration missions, Fedscoop reported Wednesday.
Charles River Analytics Secures Air Force Funding for Space Situational Awareness Tech Dev’t
The U.S. Air Force has issued funds to help Charles River Analytics develop an augmented reality tool that will work to improve users’ situational awareness capabilities concerning space-based assets.
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Lockheed Invests $3M in University of Maryland Research Projects
Lockheed Martin has donated $3M to the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering for research projects on vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch: Industry Supports Gov’t Missions Through Investments in Satcom Capabilities
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Inmarsat Government wrote in a SatMagazine article that the commercial satellite communications industry supports government customers’ missions and understand their requirements by investing in programs and capabilities that seek to improve the mobility, redundancy, flexibility, throughput, protection and resilience of satcom systems.