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  • Black Box to Update Marine Base Telecom Architecture
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    Black Box to Update Marine Base Telecom Architecture

    The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Black Box a potential $4.8 million contract to modernize a telecommunication network architecture at the service branch’s air station in North Carolina. Black Box said Wednesday it will update the architecture at MCAS Cherry Point into a unified communications platform as part of the Marine Corps’ efforts to modernize its command, control, communications, computing and […] More

  • USDA Taps Attain for Agricultural System Modernization Support Contract
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    USDA Taps Attain for Agricultural System Modernization Support Contract

    Attain has secured a contract to help the Agriculture Department‘s Farm Service Agency develop enterprise system applications for the agency to manage agricultural programs in the country. The company said Wednesday it will implement an SAP platform in efforts to help optimize FSA business operations and apply agile methodology to develop applications under the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agriculture […] More

  • Thales Extends Encryption Tool Support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
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    Thales Extends Encryption Tool Support for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

    Thales has extended the capability of its encryption tool in an effort to support secure deployments of Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform. Thales said Thursday its Vormetric Transparent Encryption is designed to provide access control, encryption and data access logging support to help users comply with best practices and regulatory requirements for data protection. The encryption […] More

  • Army Invites Firms, Agencies to Participate in C4ISR/EW Interoperatbility Initiative
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    Army Invites Firms, Agencies to Participate in C4ISR/EW Interoperatbility Initiative

    The U.S. Army has issued a special notice inviting non-members to join the Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare interoperability program. According to a notice published Tuesday on the FedBizOpps website, the initial set of VICTORY standard specifications have started to be implemented on commercial vendors, U.S. Army and Marine […] More

  • CAE Extends UK Military Helicopter Aircrew Training Support
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    CAE Extends UK Military Helicopter Aircrew Training Support

    CAE has received an eight-year contract modification from the U.K. ministry of defense to continue the provision of aircrew training services for the British air force at the company’s Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility. The modification extends a partnership between CAE and MOD that commenced in 1997 as part of a private finance initiative […] More

  • Comtech Lands Maryland HR IT Support Order
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    Comtech Lands Maryland HR IT Support Order

    Comtech Telecommunications‘ command and control technologies group has received a $2.1 million order to provide information technology support services to the state of Maryland’s human resources department. It represents the third option under Comtech’s multiyear contract with Maryland government, with two option years remain unexercised, the company said Thursday. The C2 technologies unit will support the state’s […] More

  • General Dynamics Concludes Navy Mine Countermeasure UUV Tests
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    General Dynamics Concludes Navy Mine Countermeasure UUV Tests

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems unit has tested a mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle for the U.S. Navy during a round of contractor trials that occurred off the coast of Boston. The Knifefish UUV trials aimed to evaluate if the system could detect, classify and locate potential buried, bottom and volume type mine-test targets at various depths, General […] More

  • A-Tek to Provide IT Support Services to Commerce Dept’s ITA Agency
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    A-Tek to Provide IT Support Services to Commerce Dept’s ITA Agency

    A-Tek has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide information technology architecture, strategy and design services to the U.S. Department of Commerce‘s  International Trade Administration. The company said Thursday it will support ITA in efforts to design, build and update services that support the agency’s missions and business lines. ITA aims to increase global competitiveness of U.S. […] More

  • ViON Named Among ‘Largest’ Private Companies in Greater Washington
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    ViON Named Among ‘Largest’ Private Companies in Greater Washington

    ViON has been included in a list of best-performing privately held companies in the greater Washington, D.C., area based on total revenue in 2016. The company said Thursday it received recognition as one of the top private companies in the region for the second year, placing 53rd out of 105 companies in this year’s Washington Business Journal Largest Private […] More

  • Ethan Dmitrovsky to Head Leidos Biomedical Research Subsidiary, Frederick Natl Lab
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    Ethan Dmitrovsky to Head Leidos Biomedical Research Subsidiary, Frederick Natl Lab

    Ethan Dmitrovsky, former provost and executive vice president at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been named president of Leidos‘ biomedical research subsidiary and director of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Leidos said Thursday Dmitrovsky will lead a group of 2,200 scientists, healthcare professionals and support staff who aim to advance basic, translational […] More

  • Dong Ha Appointed CEO of Northrop’s South Korean Arm
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    Dong Ha Appointed CEO of Northrop’s South Korean Arm

    Dong Ha, a retired U.S. Army colonel and 27-year military veteran, has been appointed CEO of Northrop Grumman‘s South Korean subsidiary. Northrop said Thursday Ha will oversee the company’s operations in South Korea as well as support current programs and in-country expansion initiatives. “Dong brings a deep understanding of South Korea’s global security challenges to this leadership […] More

  • Former FireEye CEO David DeWalt Named Managing Director at Allegis Capital
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    Former FireEye CEO David DeWalt Named Managing Director at Allegis Capital

    David DeWalt, former CEO of cybersecurity company FireEye, has joined cyber venture capital firm Allegis Capital as a managing director. Allegis said Thursday DeWalt will invest on the company’s behalf in Series C funding rounds and serve as a board adviser of Maryland-based DataTribe, a cyber startup that co-develops cybersecurity, data and analytics. DataTribe and Allegis work together […] More