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Daniel Feehan, former principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness at the Defense Department, in now adjunct senior fellow for the Center for a New American Security‘s Military, Veterans and Society program. CNAS said Monday that Feehan will aid the organization’s ongoing research efforts as well as guide current junior staff and offer input on […] More
On Thursday the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors elected Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of The Allstate Corporation, to a one-year term as chairman. Wilson will succeed current chairman and CEO of NuScale Power LLC John L. Hopkins. “Tom Wilson is an extraordinary business leader who runs The Allstate Corporation with passion and […] More
CACI International will carry out automated testing system support services for the U.S. Air Force‘s 309th electronics maintenance group under a five-year, $94 million contract awarded in May. The company said Monday it will integrate, update and consolidate computer-based analytical software tools, database repositories, test fixtures, test program sets and associated network communications for aircraft as part of the service […] More
A team composed of Leidos and Esri has developed and implemented a cloud-based system for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to disseminate authoritative geographic data. Esri said Tuesday the platform uses geographic information system technology to support content delivery to the Defense Department and intelligence community. The system is based on Esri’s platform and designed to equip NGA analysts with tools and workflows that support feature extraction and maintenance. Kevin Hope, […] More
Lockheed Martin has introduced a space-focused curriculum and a new application that seeks to simulate the surface of Mars as part of the Generation Beyond program. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed’s space systems segment, said Tuesday the Generation Beyond program seeks to stimulate students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math by linking […] More
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in August, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced Tuesday the fifth mission of the spaceplane, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. The announcement came a month after one […] More
Knight Point Systems (KPS) has been named named to CRN®‘s 2017 Solution Provider 500 list, an annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue. Knight Point Systems provides a wide spectrum of IT management, product, and IT service, technology and consulting services to the U.S. federal government and commercial enterprises. “Being named […] More
The Transportation Security Administration will assess the effectiveness of a personal electronics scanner offering from San Diego, California-based One Resonance Sensors to detect explosives hidden in electronic devices. ORS said Tuesday that TSA’s planned evaluation of the MobileLab ES inspection system comes after the Homeland Security Department has banned carry-on electronics on direct flights from several airports in North Africa and Middle East. MobiLab ES utilizes radio […] More
Boeing has secured a contract to supply portable trainer units designed to help the U.S. Navy‘s P-8A Poseidon aircrew and operators prepare for missions while in service outside of the country. The company said Tuesday it will deliver seven P-8A deployable mission readiness trainers to the service branch beginning in 2019. Seventy percent of the Navy’s P-8A training efforts at naval air stations in […] More
Hexagon US Federal, an independent subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure‘s U.S. federal business, has received a five-year blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey to provide a range of geospatial products and services to the Interior Department. The contract covers Hexagon software and associated software maintenance, including products that support spatial modeling, point cloud extraction, image classification, photogrammetry and radar […] More
DigitalGlobe will introduce a premium monitoring service offering for customers to access current satellite images of worldwide locations from multiple commercial sources to obtain information on changes that occur within clients’ areas of interest. The SecureWatch Sites service is meant to help customers view at least petabytes of imagery data from DigitalGlobe’s satellite constellation as well as SI Imaging Services’ KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-3a […] More
Boeing continues to expect that a potential $21.1 billion foreign military sales deal between the U.S. and Qatar over F-15 aircraft and related support will push through amid President Donald Trump’s comments on the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries, Defense News reported Tuesday. “We have been working closely with the U.S. […] More
