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  • Symantec’s Aubrey Merchant-Dest Calls for Adoption of ‘Defense-in-Depth’ Cybersecurity
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    Symantec’s Aubrey Merchant-Dest Calls for Adoption of ‘Defense-in-Depth’ Cybersecurity

    Aubrey Merchant-Dest, federal chief technical officer at software company Symantec, wrote in an opinion piece published Thursday on Fifth Domain that approaching cybersecurity from a client-server perspective is no longer tenable due to the increasing civilian and military use of cloud services and mobile technologies. In the client-server model, cybersecurity is determined by a single defense perimeter […] More

  • Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments
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    Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments

    Grant Thornton’s public sector business and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help federal agencies generate insights from data and comply with provisions of the administration’s Management Agenda and other regulations that seek to advance transparency and efficiency. Greg Myers, vice president of Microsoft’s federal business, said in a statement published Thursday the company will […] More

  • General Atomics, Pratt & Whitney Test Unmanned Tanker Engine; David Alexander Comments
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    General Atomics, Pratt & Whitney Test Unmanned Tanker Engine; David Alexander Comments

    Pratt & Whitney has provided an engine technology for an unmanned aerial refueling aircraft that an industry team led by General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business is offering to the U.S. Navy. Both companies tested the inlet and exhaust systems of General Atomics Aeronautical System Inc.‘s MQ-25A Stingray that features the PW815 engine technology, General Atomics said Thursday. P&W delivered its PW815 technology to a […] More

  • Sixth Lockheed-Built Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials
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    Sixth Lockheed-Built Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials

    The sixth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship built by a Lockheed Martin-led industry team for the U.S. Navy has finished a series of acceptance trials on Lake Michigan. Lockheed said Thursday the tests occurred from May 20 to 24 and showcased the surface and air detection features of USS Sioux City , designated LCS 11, as well as aviation support, small boat launch handling […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023
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    Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023

    A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the U.S. market for defense satellites will experience a 10.3 percent compound annual growth rate and reach approximately $30.3 billion in the next five years. The market research firm said Tuesday the potential market growth can be attributed to the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen its satellite infrastructure through modernization, program funding […] More

  • Pivotal to Provide Software, Services to Air Force Facilities
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    Pivotal to Provide Software, Services to Air Force Facilities

    Pivotal Software has received a one-year, $47.54 million “other transaction” agreement to provide software and services to multiple U.S. Air Force bases. The company will also help the service branch implement a prototyped methodology across the Air Operations Center and targeting and geospatial-intelligence enterprises, the Defense Department said Thursday. Locations of work include Tyndall AFB in […] More

  • Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract
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    Raytheon Wins Army Mission Support Contract

    Raytheon has received a five-year, $25.3 million contract to provide mission support services to the U.S. Army. The service branch obligated $1.4 million at the time of award from its operations and maintenance funds for fiscal 2018, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will take place at Fort Irwin in California through June 29, 2023. The Army Contracting Command received […] More

  • Bloomberg Government Introduces Product for Contract Value Prediction; Donald Thomas Comments
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    Bloomberg Government Introduces Product for Contract Value Prediction; Donald Thomas Comments

    Bloomberg‘s government services arm has debuted a platform that works to forecast the dollar value of upcoming federal contracts with the aim to guide companies in their potential bids. The predicted value feature is designed with a proprietary algorithm that applies machine learning to evaluate and update information on government contract opportunities, Bloomberg Government said Wednesday. […] More

  • Boeing’s Venture Capital Arm Invests in Agylstor Storage Platform
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    Boeing’s Venture Capital Arm Invests in Agylstor Storage Platform

    Boeing‘s HorizonX Ventures organization has invested in Agylstor through a Series A funding round to help the latter company further develop a ruggedized computing platform designed to store, process and secure data. Agylstor said Wednesday its technology supports storage and transfer of information for infrastructure mapping, geoscience and aerospace applications such as autonomous and piloted systems. Rick […] More

  • Rockwell Collins to Supply Weather Radar System to Canadian Air Force
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    Rockwell Collins to Supply Weather Radar System to Canadian Air Force

    A Canada-based company has tapped Rockwell Collins to support the enhancement of the weather threat detection of the Canadian air force’s platform for rescue operations. Rockwell Collins said Thursday it will supply its WXR-2100 MultiScan and MFD-255 and MFD-268 Multi-Function Displays for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s C-130H fleet through Cascade Aerospace. The multi-scan technology […] More

  • GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms
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    GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms

    The General Services Administration and IBM have reached a government enterprise agreement for the company’s database platforms under the Information Technology Schedule 70 Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act Enhancement Program. Alan Thomas, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said in a statement published Wednesday the delivery of database platforms through a single enterprise-level contract would help […] More

  • NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System Reaches Operational Status
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    NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System Reaches Operational Status

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Joint Polar Satellite System, designed to support weather forecasting, has achieved operational status after completing a series of tests. Known as JPSS-1 before it reached orbit, the NOAA-20 satellite features multiple instruments built to gather data on Earth’s atmosphere, land and waters, the agency said Wednesday. The Ball Aerospace-built satellite was launched in […] More