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  • DSS to Help VHA Implement Renal Patient Data Mgmt System
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    DSS to Help VHA Implement Renal Patient Data Mgmt System

    Document Storage Systems has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract of an undisclosed value to deliver and install a healthcare management system for kidney disease patients at Veterans Health Administration facilities. DSS said Tuesday it will implement the cyberREN Renal Patient Care Management System to support VHA’s nephrology services and integrate the platform with Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture. CyberREN was developed by DSS […] More

  • BAE-General Dynamics-Airbus Team Develops Tactical Network Demonstrator for UK Army
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    BAE-General Dynamics-Airbus Team Develops Tactical Network Demonstrator for UK Army

    Airbus, BAE Systems and General Dynamics have worked with the U.K. army to develop a concept demonstrator for a new tactical network technology designed to help frontline troops communicate with command headquarters. BAE said Tuesday the service branch awarded the industry team a $1.6 million contract for the development and delivery of two experimental STRIKE Tactical Hotspot systems. The […] More

  • Retired Air Force Gen. Ronald Keys Appointed to SPA Board; William Vantine Comments
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    Retired Air Force Gen. Ronald Keys Appointed to SPA Board; William Vantine Comments

    Ronald Keys, owner of management consulting services company RK Solution Enterprises and a retired U.S. Air Force general, has joined the board of directors at Systems Planning and Analysis. SPA said Keys helped provide operational context for the Alexandria, Virginia-based contractor’s support work at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and pilot experience-level research efforts […] More

  • State Dept Vet Jay Anania Named Foreign Affairs Director at Buchanan & Edwards
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    State Dept Vet Jay Anania Named Foreign Affairs Director at Buchanan & Edwards

    Jay Anania, a more than 30-year veteran of the State Department and former U.S. ambassador to Suriname, has joined Buchanan and Edwards as director of foreign affairs at the government information technology and consulting services provider. He will manage BE’s programs with the State Department and the U.S. Agency of International Development in his new position, the company said Wednesday. Mohamed […] More

  • Airbus to Provide Demonstrator for Gov’t Satcom Pooling Project in Europe
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    Airbus to Provide Demonstrator for Gov’t Satcom Pooling Project in Europe

    Airbus has received a contract from the European Space Agency to provide a service demonstrator for the Governmental Satellite Communications program that aims to update satellite communications capability in Europe. The two-year contract consists of a first phase that entails the production of a ground system that can facilitate the sharing of satellite functions as well […] More

  • IARPA Selects Partners to Develop Methods for Evaluating the Intelligence Community Workforce
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    IARPA Selects Partners to Develop Methods for Evaluating the Intelligence Community Workforce

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts to select industry partners as part of a program to develop continuously sensing, passive and unobtrusive methods to evaluate an individual’s cognitive, physiological and psychological aspects. Lockheed Martin, the University of Memphis, the University of Southern California and the University of Notre Dame would each […] More

  • SSL to Continue Robotic Satellite Assembly System Devt Under NASA Contract Modification
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    SSL to Continue Robotic Satellite Assembly System Devt Under NASA Contract Modification

    Space Systems Loral has received additional funds from NASA through a contract modification to advance the design of a robotic platform for use in on-orbit satellite assembly work. SSL and its parent company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates collaborate with NASA and aerospace firm Tethers Unlimited to develop the Dragonfly in-orbit satellite assembly system under the […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Sees Internet of Things Business Growth
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Sees Internet of Things Business Growth

    Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has cited internet of things as a growing business area for the Virginia-based satellite company during a panel discussion at the Summit for Satellite Financing that, Via Satellite reported Monday. He told audience at the Euroconsult-hosted forum that Iridium is focused on business cases instead of satellite frequency bands and that […] More

  • Harris Adds Encryption Feature to Falcon III Radios
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    Harris Adds Encryption Feature to Falcon III Radios

    Harris has unveiled a communications security feature for the company’s Falcon III AN/PRC-117G manpack radio system. The Suite B encryption tool is designed to help military users of Falcon III switch between independent and U.S. or NATO networks, Harris said Tuesday. The company developed the technology to also integrate with additional waveforms designed for individual and joint missions. Chris Young, […] More

  • AeroVironment Unveils New Puma UAS Tracking Antenna
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    AeroVironment Unveils New Puma UAS Tracking Antenna

    AeroVironment has introduced a long-range tracking antenna the company designed to increase the data transmission capacity of its Puma AE unmanned aircraft system. The company said Tuesday the LRTA upgrade supports Puma systems equipped with Digital Data Link technology and seeks to help operators collect intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data at a range of approximately 37 miles. […] More

  • USCIS Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Employee Identity Verification System
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    USCIS Seeks Info on Potential Sources of Employee Identity Verification System

    The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wants information on industry vendors that can help develop and implement an “employee-centric” employment verification process. USCIS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday that it aims to partner with industry on the development of identity verification and management tools that will help individuals validate their identity and work authorization status. […] More

  • Dell EMC’s Cameron Chehreh: IT Network Simplification Key to Federal Shared Services Adoption, Cyber Efforts
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    Dell EMC’s Cameron Chehreh: IT Network Simplification Key to Federal Shared Services Adoption, Cyber Efforts

    Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer of Dell EMC’s federal business, has said the move to centralize nonmission-critical information technology systems would help the federal government build up its cybersecurity posture through a reduction in the network’s attack surface, MeriTalk reported Monday. His remarks are in response to the August release of an IT modernization report by the White […] More