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  • RFID Journal to Host A&D Radio Frequency Tech Forum
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    RFID Journal to Host A&D Radio Frequency Tech Forum

    RFID Journal will host an event focused on radio-frequency identification technologies for the aerospace and defense sector on Oct. 20 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. The media company said Thursday the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman and Delta Air Lines will participate in the event to share how they apply RFID technology in operations. RFID Journal added the forum will feature discussions on customer […] More

  • Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Visits Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier at HII’s Newport News Site
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    Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Visits Gerald R Ford Aircraft Carrier at HII’s Newport News Site

    U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has visited Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News facility to carry out a tour of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. HII said Thursday Newport News Shipbuilding president division Matt Mulherin and Ford Commanding Officer Capt. Richard McCormack officiated the tour for Mabus. Mabus recognized efforts by the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps over the last seven […] More

  • Insitu Donates ScanEagle UAS to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum; Ryan Hartman Comments
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    Insitu Donates ScanEagle UAS to Smithsonian Air & Space Museum; Ryan Hartman Comments

    Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary has donated a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region to give public the opportunity to view the drone. Insitu said Thursday the ScanEagle N202SE will display Boeing Aviation Hangar at the museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center facility in Chantilly, Virginia. The unmanned aircraft […] More

  • IDC Report Labels HPE ‘Major Player’ Among US Federal Govt Vendors; Marilyn Crouther Comments
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    IDC Report Labels HPE ‘Major Player’ Among US Federal Govt Vendors; Marilyn Crouther Comments

    International Data Corp. has named Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s U.S. public sector business as a “major player” on the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Systems Integrators Serving the Federal Government 2016 Vendor Assessment study. Cedric Harris, a communications professional at HPE, writes in a blog post published Friday the research assessed characteristics that support an integrator’s success in U.S. federal […] More

  • Amgen CEO Robert Bradway Elected to Boeing Board; Dennis Muilenburg Comments
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    Amgen CEO Robert Bradway Elected to Boeing Board; Dennis Muilenburg Comments

    Robert Bradway, president and CEO of biotechnology firm Amgen, has joined Boeing’s board of directors. “[Bradway’s] accomplishments in business, operations and finance will serve Boeing well as he applies his broad-based experience to aerospace,” Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing chairman, president and CEO, said in a statement released Friday. Bradway will serve on the board’s finance and […] More

  • Gemalto to Supply Electronic ID, Residence Permit Cards to Norway; Frederic Trojani Comments
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    Gemalto to Supply Electronic ID, Residence Permit Cards to Norway; Frederic Trojani Comments

    Gemalto will supply electronic identification cards, residence permit cards and electronic passports to Norway under a new contract with the nation’s national police directorate. The company will provide its Allynis Issuance and Coesys Case Management system to help prospective Norwegian citizens through the process of applying for the Sealys eID cards and ePassports as well as residence permit cards, […] More

  • Northrop Subsidiary to Update South Africa’s Air Traffic Control Comm Systems
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    Northrop Subsidiary to Update South Africa’s Air Traffic Control Comm Systems

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract to produce air traffic control communications equipment for a nationwide ATC modernization project in South Africa. Park Air Systems will provide its T6 Radio, remote control and monitoring system, multi-access remote control server, integrated cabinets, cavity filters and controllers for installation at South Africa’s major airports, Northrop said Thursday. The products will replace Park […] More

  • NeoSystems Introduces Online Resource Center for CMS IT Services Vehicle Awardees
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    NeoSystems Introduces Online Resource Center for CMS IT Services Vehicle Awardees

    NeoSystems has launched a government contractor online resource center for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services‘ potential 10-year, $25 billion Strategic Partner Acquisition Readiness Contract vehicle for information technology services. The company said Thursday its online resource center and lineup of jump-start events will work to prepare SPARC awardees execute and comply with the contract requirements. “Being […] More

  • Recombinetics to Develop Alzheimer’s, Neurofibromatosis Swine Models for NIH
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    Recombinetics to Develop Alzheimer’s, Neurofibromatosis Swine Models for NIH

    Recombinetics has secured a pair of grants worth more than $700,000 combined from two National Institutes of Health organizations to create humanized swine models of Alzheimer’s disease and Neurofibromatosis type 2. The biotechnology company will develop the swine models for the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke under NIH’s Small Business Innovative Research […] More

  • Catapult Unveils New Methodology to Support Government Data Analysis
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    Catapult Unveils New Methodology to Support Government Data Analysis

    Catapult has unveiled a new data analysis methodology in an effort to change and update the way the government processes data and delivers insight. The company said Thursday it presented a pilot project on the use of the Agile Analytics methodology on the Microsoft Azure cloud-hosted Business Analytics and Reporting data platform during a forum organized by the Texas […] More

  • Microsoft Rolls Out New Azure Government Security Program
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    Microsoft Rolls Out New Azure Government Security Program

    Microsoft has released a new program in support of its Azure Government offering to help government agencies and third-party providers comply with regulations when they use the service. The initial release of Azure Blueprint program is designed to help information system security officers define responsibilities for each security control in a cloud ecosystem, Microsoft’s Nate Johnson […] More

  • USAID Unveils 5 New Winners of Tech Challenge to Address Zika, Future Outbreaks
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    USAID Unveils 5 New Winners of Tech Challenge to Address Zika, Future Outbreaks

    The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to award $3.3 million to five additional winners of a challenge started in search of ideas to help mitigate the spread of Zika virus and address future infectious disease outbreaks. USAID said Wednesday new Combating Zika and Future Threats Grand Challenge selections include Vayu, whose team will use unmanned aerial vehicles to send medical supplies to remote villages […] More