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  • Insitu to Support DOI’s Fire Suppression Operations With UAS
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    Insitu to Support DOI’s Fire Suppression Operations With UAS

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has received a contract to deploy the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system to aid the Interior Department in fire suppression efforts. Insitu said Wednesday it will also support DOI’s manned aerial operations that include search and rescue, emergency management and other missions across 48 U.S. states and Alaska. ScanEagle is designed with infrared and electro-optical cameras, sensors and […] More

  • Cambridge Offers IT Support Services for Navy, Joint Military MEDCOI
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    Cambridge Offers IT Support Services for Navy, Joint Military MEDCOI

    Cambridge International Systems has begun offering information technology services to support the Navy and Joint Military Medical Community of Interest by modernizing healthcare for U.S. warfighters and their families. The Arlington, Va.-based firm said Tuesday it’s helping the Navy and Joint Medicine MEDCOI adopt new technologies such as information exchange and big data, Internet-of-Things capabilities and virtual […] More

  • Mark Frantz, Joseph Dyer Appointed Advisers to ASGN’s Board
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    Mark Frantz, Joseph Dyer Appointed Advisers to ASGN’s Board

    Mark Frantz, co-founder of BlueDelta Capital Partners, and Joseph Dyer, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, have been named advisers to ASGN’s board of directors. Frantz and Dyer will share with the company’s board their knowledge and insights gained through their government contracting experience, ASGN said Tuesday. ASGN CEO Peter Dameris said the firm will […] More

  • Diversified, Koniag Subsidiary Forge Mentor-Protégé Partnership
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    Diversified, Koniag Subsidiary Forge Mentor-Protégé Partnership

    Koniag‘s Eagle Harbor Solutions subsidiary and Diversified have partnered to share general and technical business knowledge in support of federal and intelligence communities. Under the Business Development Mentor-Protégé Program, the companies will seek to form a business relationship that would aid future government contracts, EHS said Monday. “Diversified welcomes the opportunity to work alongside and mentor our trusted partner, […] More

  • Bell Conducts First Public Demo of V-280 Prototype for Army
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    Bell Conducts First Public Demo of V-280 Prototype for Army

    Textron‘s Bell subsidiary has conducted the first public demonstration of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype for the U.S. Army’s capability demonstration program, which is expected to be completed in 2019, Defense News reported Wednesday. The aircraft reached 170 knots in the first pass and 175 knots in the second pass of the demonstration while on hover […] More

  • KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status
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    KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status

    CMMI Institute maintained the level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration status for development of KeyW Holding‘s national intelligence sector after a re-appraisal conducted on June 6. The re-assessment for development V1.3 maturity, held every three years, involved the review of artifacts and examination of workers on performance in CMMI process areas, the company said Tuesday. “We’re proud […] More

  • Parsons, Polaris Alpha Merge Fellows Programs
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    Parsons, Polaris Alpha Merge Fellows Programs

    Parsons and Polaris Alpha have combined their fellows programs as a result of the Pasadena, Calif.-based’s engineering firm’s acquisition of the government technology contractor. Nineteen professionals from both organizations will join six current members of the unified fellows program, Parsons said Monday. The program inducts individuals who can support problem solving, research and development and […] More

  • Carahsoft, Plurilock Sign Identity Assurance Tech Distribution Agreement
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    Carahsoft, Plurilock Sign Identity Assurance Tech Distribution Agreement

    Carahsoft Technology has partnered with Plurilock Security Solutions to distribute the latter’s identity assurance platform to resellers and federal customers via NASA‘s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicle. Plurilock said Tuesday its software product works to analyze behavioral patterns of computer and mouse users and prevent unauthorized access to networks or endpoints. The platform is designed to secure government and corporate systems from potential […] More

  • Raytheon-Backed Laser Radar Data System Gets US Patent
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    Raytheon-Backed Laser Radar Data System Gets US Patent

    Raytheon has received a patent from the U.S. government for a system that works to collect real-time distance and speed readings from the laser radar-generated data stream. Joe Marron, a Raytheon optical engineer, invented the technology that received the U.S. patent number 10,000,000, the company said Tuesday. Marron and the company filed a patent application […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Set to Enter New Phase in Navy Air Combat Training System Upgrade
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    Rockwell Collins Set to Enter New Phase in Navy Air Combat Training System Upgrade

    The U.S. Navy has given Rockwell Collins the green light to commence the detailed design phase of a project to modernize the service branch’s airborne training platform. Rockwell Collins said Tuesday it received the approval after completing the preliminary design review for Increment 2 of the Tactical Combat Training System in February. The company serves as the TCTS Inc. II program’s prime […] More

  • CTC to Help Air Force Build Lighting Tech; Ed Sheehan Comments
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    CTC to Help Air Force Build Lighting Tech; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has won a nearly $1 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory design and test a light cart platform in an effort to reduce the U.S. Air Force‘s reliance on petroleum fuel. CTC said Tuesday it plans to integrate multiple technologies and control approaches into the Advanced Flightline Power and Light System for the […] More

  • Symantec: ‘Thrip’ Cyber Espionage Group Evades Detection Through Legitimate IT Admin Tools
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    Symantec: ‘Thrip’ Cyber Espionage Group Evades Detection Through Legitimate IT Admin Tools

    Symantec has found that a cyber espionage group called Thrip uses legitimate network administration and operating system tools to avoid detection and deploys custom malware to launch attacks on defense, satellite communications, geospatial imaging and telecommunications companies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The company said Tuesday its research team discovered malicious behavior in January […] More