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  • StackArmor Earns AWS Security Competency Status
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    StackArmor Earns AWS Security Competency Status

    Bethesda, Maryland-based cloud consulting and managed services provider stackArmor has met the requirements for a “Security Competency” designation under an Amazon Web Services partner network. AWS has included stackArmor as one of ten initial security consulting launch partners for the former’s Partner Competency Program that works to help clients identify vendors that can help them integrate and implement cloud-based platforms, stackArmor said Wednesday. StackArmor […] More

  • ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Talks Cybersecurity at NDIA Forum
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    ACT I CEO Michael Niggel Talks Cybersecurity at NDIA Forum

    Michael Niggel, CEO of Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, highlighted the company’s cybersecurity efforts during his presentation at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 9th Defense Industrial Discussions event held last month. ACT I said Niggel offered insights into cyber-related challenges facing the Defense Department and cyber protection initiatives such as the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriots. The CyberPatriots program aims to educate middle […] More

  • McChrystal Group Announces Release of ‘One Mission’ Book With Foreword From Army Vet Stan McChrystal
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    McChrystal Group Announces Release of ‘One Mission’ Book With Foreword From Army Vet Stan McChrystal

    Alexandria, Virginia-based consulting services firm McChrystal Group is set to release on June 13 the book “One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams,” by Chris Fussell featuring a foreword by Stan McChrystal, a retired U.S. Army general. One Mission is part of the “Team of Teams” book series and seeks to guide leaders […] More

  • Northrop to Provide Beam Radar Tech for Air Force F-16 Aircraft
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    Northrop to Provide Beam Radar Tech for Air Force F-16 Aircraft

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen a Northrop Grumman-built beam radar technology to serve as the active electronically scanned array for the service branch’s F-16 aircraft. Northrop said Wednesday it will install APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar systems on 72 of the Air National Guard’s F-16 units in an effort to help the service branch comply with a “joint emergent operational need” […] More

  • ImmixGroup to Serve as BMC’s US Federal Distributor
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    ImmixGroup to Serve as BMC’s US Federal Distributor

    Information technology company BMC has consolidated its U.S. federal reseller ecosystem under a single distribution channel led by government IT distributor immixGroup. BMC said Wednesday the new strategy is designed to give resellers access to contract vehicles and market intelligence as well as open new channels and streamline procurement. ImmixGroup became BMC’s federal distributor in March and has since added […] More

  • CSRA to Continue NAVSEA Acquisition Support Services Under $61M Task Order
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    CSRA to Continue NAVSEA Acquisition Support Services Under $61M Task Order

    CSRA has received a five-year, $61 million task order from the Naval Sea Systems Command to provide acquisition support services to NAVSEA’s Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aircraft Carriers. The task order was awarded through the U.S. Navy‘s SeaPort-e procurement vehicle and will extend CSRA’s support for the carriers, which began in 1991, the company said Wednesday. CSRA will also […] More

  • Socrata Gets FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud-Based Govt Data Platform
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    Socrata Gets FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud-Based Govt Data Platform

    Socrata has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authorization to provide its cloud-based Government Data Platform to public sector customers. The company said Wednesday it achieved the FedRAMP authority to operate through the sponsorship of the Federal Communications Commission. Socrata’s data platform works to provide an enterprise-ready environment to help agencies collect, manage, analyze and disseminate data internally […] More

  • StoneFly Integrates Disaster Recovery Tool With Microsoft Azure, AWS Cloud Platforms
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    StoneFly Integrates Disaster Recovery Tool With Microsoft Azure, AWS Cloud Platforms

    StoneFly has combined its disaster recovery and backup tool with cloud platforms from Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. The integration with AWS’ Amazon Glacier and Simple Storage Service as well as Microsoft’s Azure Government and public cloud platforms seeks to equip StoneFly’s DR365 disaster recovery system with repositories designed to secure data, StoneFly said Wednesday. DR365 has […] More

  • BAE Unveils GEOINT Platform for Mission Planning Applications; Scott Murray Comments
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    BAE Unveils GEOINT Platform for Mission Planning Applications; Scott Murray Comments

    BAE Systems has introduced a new geospatial offering designed to support mission planning applications of military and civilian agencies. Dynamic Cartography works to generate geospatial content and analytics information from various sources such as commercial and military satellites, BAE said Wednesday. The platform uses comparative vector data and social media to develop constantly updated digital maps that feature human geography, […] More

  • Leidos, Cray Forge Multilevel Security Tech Devt Partnership; Fred Kohout Comments
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    Leidos, Cray Forge Multilevel Security Tech Devt Partnership; Fred Kohout Comments

    Leidos and Cray have formed a partnership to develop and sell multilevel security platforms designed to help commercial and federal agency clients protect their information technology systems from cyber threats. The strategic alliance covers MLS platforms such as the Cray CS cluster supercomputer series, Cray said Wednesday. Cray’s CS cluster supercomputers are designed to manage […] More

  • Boeing to Support Iraq Missile Launcher Under Army FMS Contract
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    Boeing to Support Iraq Missile Launcher Under Army FMS Contract

    Boeing has secured a $39.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide engineering and technical services for a missile launcher system of the Iraqi military. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Boeing will support Iraq’s Avenger system as part of a foreign military sales deal. DoD added the contract will run through May 26, 2022, and the Army Contracting […] More

  • Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO
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    Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO

    Esri has entered into a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory and a separate enterprise agreement with NATO. INL and Esri will collaborate to explore and develop prototype concepts related to location-based intelligence technology that can help secure critical infrastructure and missions, the company said Wednesday. Both parties aim to identify the potential […] More