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  • Lockheed Adopts Remediant Privileged Access Mgmt Platform
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    Lockheed Adopts Remediant Privileged Access Mgmt Platform

    Lockheed Martin has implemented a Remediant-built privileged access management system as part of efforts to comply with controlled unclassified information management and security policies for Defense Department contractors. Remediant said Monday it provided the SecureONE platform to help address Lockheed’s requirement for a PAM system that integrates multifactor authentication and access privileges. SecureONE is designed to limit privileged […] More

  • Polaris Alpha Books $96M in Air Force C2ISR Support Task Orders; Kevin Moffatt Comments
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    Polaris Alpha Books $96M in Air Force C2ISR Support Task Orders; Kevin Moffatt Comments

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Polaris Alpha multiple task orders worth up to $96 million to support the military branch’s command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Polaris Alpha said Monday it will perform work in multiple areas such as C2ISR software development, enhancement and maintenance. The company will also help USAF develop machine learning and complex event […] More

  • Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments
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    Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments

    Microsoft has made its Microsoft 365 package available for U.S. government cloud environments. Josh Rice, general manager of Microsoft’s worldwide modern workplace, wrote in a news release published Monday the Microsoft 356 package includes Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security and Office 365 offerings designed to help government agencies meet U.S. security and compliance requirements. Microsoft […] More

  • Former Comtech SVP Jay Icard Named XTAR President, CEO
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    Former Comtech SVP Jay Icard Named XTAR President, CEO

    Jay Icard, former senior vice president of strategic sales at Comtech Telecommunications‘ command and control technologies business, has joined XTAR as president and CEO of the Ashburn, Virginia-based commercial satellite operator. The 13-year industry veteran succeeds outgoing President Philip Harlow, who has led XTAR over the past eight years and will help ensure a smooth transition, the company said Monday. […] More

  • A-TEK Federal Civilian VP Stephanie Cumberbatch Elevates to EVP Post
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    A-TEK Federal Civilian VP Stephanie Cumberbatch Elevates to EVP Post

    Stephanie Cumberbatch, formerly vice president of A-TEK‘s federal civilian business, has been named executive vice president at the McLean, Virginia-based information technology contractor. The more than 18-year industry veteran will be responsible for oversight, strategic development and implementation of federal health and science programs in her new position, A-TEK said Monday. She has supported the company’s […] More

  • Northrop Launches Water Recycling Project at California Facility
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    Northrop Launches Water Recycling Project at California Facility

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with the West Basin Municipal Water District in California to begin a pilot project for the company’s Redondo Beach facility to use recycled water in three cooling towers. The company said Thursday it aims to save up to 16 million gallons of drinking water each year through the water recycling initiative and reduce water consumption by […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Biochemical Reaction Control Program
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Biochemical Reaction Control Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day through webcast on March 20 to discuss a program that aims to give first responders a longer window of opportunity to treat severely injured service members. DARPA said Thursday the Biostasis program will use molecular biology to slow down biochemical reactions and delay system collapse following a traumatic injury […] More

  • DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program
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    DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program

    A U.S. Air Force team has obtained an award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for its management of a Raytheon-led contract to maintain, sustain and repair the ground-based Cobra Dane radar system. The Air Force said Friday its Cobra Dane System Sustainment Team received the 2017 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award at […] More

  • Army to Award Contract for Electronic Warfare Technologies
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    Army to Award Contract for Electronic Warfare Technologies

    The U.S. Army has announced plans to award a contract for electronic warfare technologies that will be used for unmanned aircraft systems, C4ISRnet reported Friday. Work under the contract will be done in support of the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare program, an effort aiming to provide EW capacities for the Army’s brigade combat teams. Based on the DoD’s fiscal 2019 […] More

  • BAE to Update Australian Military’s Over-The-Horizon Radar System
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    BAE to Update Australian Military’s Over-The-Horizon Radar System

    A BAE Systems subsidiary has landed a contract worth potentially $775 million to modernize the Australian military’s over-the-horizon radar platform, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said BAE’s Australian subsidiary will aim to extend the operational life of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network beyond 2042 as part of the 10-year Project Air 2025 Phase 6 mission. JORN was built in the […] More

  • Report: Israel Defense Forces to Recommend Boeing’s Chinook for Next IAF Helicopter Fleet
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    Report: Israel Defense Forces to Recommend Boeing’s Chinook for Next IAF Helicopter Fleet

    Israel’s defense forces plans to recommend the Boeing-built Chinook offering as a potential replacement to the Israeli air force’s current heavy-lift helicopter platform, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. IAF has maintained a fleet of Sikorsky-built Yasur helicopters since 1969 to support military personnel transport efforts. JPost identified Boeing’s CH-47 and Sikorsky’s CH-53K as the competing platforms to modernize IAF’s […] More

  • Jim Centore: Blue Origin to Continue BE-4 Rocket Engine Tests
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    Jim Centore: Blue Origin to Continue BE-4 Rocket Engine Tests

    Jim Centore, group lead for orbital mission operations at Blue Origin, has said the company started to run tests on its BE-4 rocket engine in October 2017 at its facility in West Texas and will continue the testing phase over the next several months, SpaceNews reported Saturday. “We’re getting longer duration burn times. We’re going […] More