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  • PAE Business Devt VP Darryle Conway Elected to International Stability Operations Association Board
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    PAE Business Devt VP Darryle Conway Elected to International Stability Operations Association Board

    Darryle Conway, vice president of business development for global logistics and stability operations business unit at PAE, has joined the International Stability Operations Association’s board of directors. ISOA is a partnership of nongovernmental organizations and private sector and provides assistance to members through partnerships, business development efforts and advancement of regulations that seek to facilitate […] More

  • Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
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    Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition

    Northrop Grumman has launched the U.K. national youth cyber defense competition for 2016-2017 in efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The company said Thursday CyberCenturion aims to encourage students to pursue cybersecurity related academic courses and careers and address the skills gap within the industry. More than 130 teams of 12-18 year olds registered for […] More

  • National Kidney Foundation Hosts 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball on Nov. 19th
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    National Kidney Foundation Hosts 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball on Nov. 19th

    The National Kidney Foundation will host the 36th Annual Masquerade Kidney Ball to be chaired by SAP NS2 CEO Mark Testoni Saturday night at the Washington, D.C. Hilton. Guests can expect an evening of education, entertainment, and inspiration. The Masquerade Kidney Ball will feature a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, musical entertainment, award presentations, and […] More

  • Vencore to Extend GSA Public Building IT Service Support; Mac Curtis Comments
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    Vencore to Extend GSA Public Building IT Service Support; Mac Curtis Comments

    Vencore has landed a potential five-year, $27 million re-compete contract for continued support on the General Services Administration‘s Public Buildings Information Technology Service. Vencore said Tuesday the contract covers services such as J2EE, .NET and database work, program management, project management, applications operational and maintenance support, GSA Enterprise Quality Program standards compliance and applications development. “We […] More

  • Boeing Unveils Defense Segment Facility, Workload Consolidation Plan
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    Boeing Unveils Defense Segment Facility, Workload Consolidation Plan

    Boeing will consolidate facilities and move workloads across Los Angeles County, St. Louis and Huntsville, Alabama as part of a realignment within the company’s defense segment. The company said Tuesday it plans to reduce 4.5 million square feet by the end of 2020 and move positions from Kent, Washington to Tukwila while work from Huntington Beach will transfer to […] More

  • Maximus Plans New Hampton, VA Customer Support Center; Richard Montoni Comments
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    Maximus Plans New Hampton, VA Customer Support Center; Richard Montoni Comments

    Maximus plans to invest $1.87 million to build a customer support center in Hampton, Virginia that will support the company’s government contracts across the U.S. and expects the project to create about 189 jobs in the city, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office announced Wednesday. “When we searched for a location for our new customer support center, the […] More

  • DiSTI to Develop 3D Training Platform for Army Phalanx Weapon System
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    DiSTI to Develop 3D Training Platform for Army Phalanx Weapon System

    The U.S. Army has awarded DiSTI a $2.8 million contract to develop a three-dimensional training platform for the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar, Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System. DiSTI said Tuesday the C-RAM LPWS Operator/Maintainer Trainer will work to generate a virtual training interactive environment for weapon operations and maintenance. The company added it will incorporate its VE Studio development toolkit into the C-RAM […] More

  • AeroVironment Unveils Integrated Drone & Data Analytics Platform
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    AeroVironment Unveils Integrated Drone & Data Analytics Platform

    AeroVironment has unveiled an integrated commercial information system comprised of a drone and a cloud-based data analytics platform that will work to generate actionable intelligence in real time. The Quantix drone is designed to combine vertical liftoff and horizontal flight functions as well as “land now” and “return home” command safety features, AeroVironment company said Tuesday. AeroVironment added its Decision Support System uses research and algorithms […] More

  • Elbit Systems Subsidiary Details New Anti-Drone, Protection & Neutralization System
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    Elbit Systems Subsidiary Details New Anti-Drone, Protection & Neutralization System

    An Elbit Systems subsidiary has introduced a new anti-drone, protection and neutralization system in response to what the business views as growing global demand for airspace protection platforms against hostile unmanned technologies. The company said Tuesday that its Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT Elisra business will display the ReDrone system at the Israel HLS & Cyber […] More

  • SAP Unveils Network Exploration App to Predict, Monitor Emergencies
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    SAP Unveils Network Exploration App to Predict, Monitor Emergencies

    SAP has launched a new network exploration application the company designed to help government agencies detect and predict emergencies. The company said Tuesday its SAP Connection Discovery for Public Services plug-and-play software runs on the SAP HANA in-memory data platform. “[Connection discovery] will reveal previously unconsidered dynamics between people, objects, locations and events in a wide variety of scenarios,” said […] More

  • CH2M to Support West Africa Health Security Efforts Under DTRA, Stratcom Contract
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    CH2M to Support West Africa Health Security Efforts Under DTRA, Stratcom Contract

    CH2M has received a $35 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and U.S. Strategic Command‘s Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction to aid both organizations’ efforts to help mitigate infectious diseases in West Africa. The contract covers support for national and local biosafety, biosecurity and biosurveillance work in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Senegal as part of the Defense Department‘s Cooperative […] More

  • Boundless Unveils New Open GIS Platform Offering for Enterprise Clients; Andy Dearing Comments
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    Boundless Unveils New Open GIS Platform Offering for Enterprise Clients; Andy Dearing Comments

    Boundless has introduced a new open GIS ecosystem offering designed to help customers gain intelligence from geospatial data. Boundless Connect is a subscription-based extension of its that contains a repository of GIS data and Boundless Desktop is a professional tool designed to provide geospatial knowledge and resources to customers, Boundless said Monday. Boundless will offer the […] More