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  • Vector Space Systems, NASA Test First-Stage Rocket Engine Tech
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    Vector Space Systems, NASA Test First-Stage Rocket Engine Tech

    Vector Space Systems has tested a first stage engine that features an injector the company produced with NASA‘s science, technology and mission directorate using three-dimensional printing technology. The engine test occurred Dec. 8 in Mojave, California, and was a key step towards Vector Space Systems’ goal to help startups gain access to space through the Vector-R rocket, the company said Thursday. “Our […] More

  • SAIC to Sustain MH-60 Helicopter Weapon Systems for US Navy, Intl Clients
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    SAIC to Sustain MH-60 Helicopter Weapon Systems for US Navy, Intl Clients

    Science Applications International Corp. has secured a five-year, $11.8 million contract to support and sustain weapon systems of the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters. The Defense Department said Friday the Naval Surface Warfare Center will obligate $100,000 in fiscal 2017 working capital funds at the time of award for support and sustainment work on MH-60R […] More

  • Raytheon to Update Air Force’s F-16 Mission Computer System
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    Raytheon to Update Air Force’s F-16 Mission Computer System

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen Raytheon to develop and manufacture a modular mission computer system for the military branch’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets. Raytheon said Friday it will update current F-16 computers to include multicore processing, cybersecurity, high-speed computing and data networking functions. Josh Cobbs, program manager of electronic warfare systems at Raytheon’s space and airborne systems unit, […] More

  • Azure Summit Technology to Support SIGINT Mission Sensor for Navy Platforms
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    Azure Summit Technology to Support SIGINT Mission Sensor for Navy Platforms

    Azure Summit Technology has secured a potential five-year, $48.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to support a mission sensor developed for the military branch’s manned and unmanned platforms. The Defense Department said Friday the Common Chassis Signals Intelligence mission sensor will be used to facilitate collection of identification and localization intelligence data from electronic […] More

  • OGSystems Secures USSOCOM ISR Equipment, Incidental Devt Service Orders
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    OGSystems Secures USSOCOM ISR Equipment, Incidental Devt Service Orders

    The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded OGSystems two delivery orders worth a total of $8 million to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, incidental development support and other associated services to the U.S. government. OGSystems said Friday that work will be conducted in 2017 and will span various USSOCOM focus areas. The delivery orders fall under the […] More

  • PSC Announces 2017 Board, Executive Panel Members; Accenture’s John Goodman Re-Elected Chair
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    PSC Announces 2017 Board, Executive Panel Members; Accenture’s John Goodman Re-Elected Chair

    The Professional Services Council re-elected several executives and appointed new members to its 2017 executive committee and board of directors during its annual meeting held Thursday. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture’s federal services business; and Deb Alderson, president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions; were respectively re-elected as PSC’s chair and vice chair, […] More

  • Avaya to Provide Contact Center Tech for NORAD Santa Hotline
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    Avaya to Provide Contact Center Tech for NORAD Santa Hotline

    Avaya will provide its contact center technology for the North American Aerospace Defense Command‘s Santa hotline. The communications services company said Thursday volunteers will use the Avaya Customer Engagement platform to answer children’s calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline. “Avaya Government Solutions is pleased to help the North American Aerospace Defense Command keep the NORAD Tracks […] More

  • FireEye, NATO Forge Cyber Threat Info Sharing Partnership; Tony Cole Comments
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    FireEye, NATO Forge Cyber Threat Info Sharing Partnership; Tony Cole Comments

    FireEye and NATO have agreed to exchange cyber information in a move to help protect the international alliance’s networks and systems with a company-built threat intelligence platform. Both parties signed an industry partnership agreement with the goal to facilitate bilateral sharing of non-classified technical data related to vulnerabilities and threats in cyberspace, FireEye said Friday. NATO will also integrate the company’s iSIGHT […] More

  • Lockheed-Collinear Partnership Aims to Commercialize Wireless Transmission Tech; Rick Ambrose Comments
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    Lockheed-Collinear Partnership Aims to Commercialize Wireless Transmission Tech; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Collinear Networks have partnered to commercialize a global wireless transmission technology designed for telecommunications network operators. Lockheed said Thursday its space systems business has worked with Collinear since June 2014 under a licensing and development agreement to market a Lockheed-developed hybrid point-to-point wireless transmission platform. The agreement gives Collinear exclusive marketing and non-governmental sales rights to the product. Rick […] More

  • Space.com: NASA to Utilize IBM-Developed Watson Computer for Spaceflight Science Inquiries
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    Space.com: NASA to Utilize IBM-Developed Watson Computer for Spaceflight Science Inquiries

    IBM‘s question-answering computer platform will analyze aerospace research and data to help NASA answer inquiries on spaceflight science and support decision-making processes during air travel, Space.com reported Thursday. Sarah Lewin writes NASA’s Langley Research Center will utilize the Watson computer to help researchers sort through large amounts of data generated by aerospace research. “The idea […] More

  • Microsoft Gets FedRAMP Board Approval to Add 8 Services to Azure Govt Cloud’s P-ATO Certification Scope
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    Microsoft Gets FedRAMP Board Approval to Add 8 Services to Azure Govt Cloud’s P-ATO Certification Scope

    Microsoft has added eight service offerings to the Azure Government cloud platform’s provisional authority-to-operate certification coverage under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Wednesday it secured clearance from FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization Board to add the services to the cloud’s P-ATO at the “high impact level.” The addition of the services brings […] More

  • Veris Group to Utilize Endgame Security Platform to Boost Threat Hunting Capacity
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    Veris Group to Utilize Endgame Security Platform to Boost Threat Hunting Capacity

    Veris Group‘s adaptive threat division will use Endgame‘s endpoint detection and response platform in a push to boost detection, response and threat hunting capacity for customers and help them address security threats at a faster rate. Endgame said Thursday the partnership builds on its previous platform updates such as the In-Memory Attack Detection and Malicious Persistence […] More