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  • Textron Subsidiary Demos Small Aerosonde HQ Unmanned Aircraft to Potential Customers
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    Textron Subsidiary Demos Small Aerosonde HQ Unmanned Aircraft to Potential Customers

    Textron‘s unmanned systems business held an inaugural customer demonstration of a small unmanned aircraft system designed to combine vertical takeoff-and-landing capacity of a multirotor platform with the speed of the company’s Aerosonde fixed-wing aircraft offering. The company said Wednesday it demonstrated the Aerosonde HQ at the Textron Systems Unmanned Systems Service and Support Center as well as showcased the system’s transition […] More

  • Capital Programs Mgmt Vet Jiri Maly Joins Louis Berger Services as President; Jim Stamatis Comments
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    Capital Programs Mgmt Vet Jiri Maly Joins Louis Berger Services as President; Jim Stamatis Comments

    Jiri Maly, formerly managing director of global infrastructure finance at investment banking firm CIBC World Markets, has joined Louis Berger’s services operating firm as president, effective Oct. 14. Louis Berger CEO Jim Stamatis said in a statement released Wednesday that Maly’s experience in capital programs and leadership roles will complement Louis Berger Services’ efforts to achieve earnings […] More

  • Broadcom, Harris Vet Bill Miller Joins NetApp as CIO
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    Broadcom, Harris Vet Bill Miller Joins NetApp as CIO

    Bill Miller, former senior vice president and chief information officer at Broadcom, has joined NetApp in the same role of CIO and will be responsible for both the company’s information technology organization and ongoing transformation initiatives. NetApp said Wednesday Miller will manage the NetApp on NetApp and Customer-1 programs that aim to help the company’s engineering and field organizations update and demonstrate […] More

  • Drone Aviation to Integrate Communications Sensor in DoD Tactical Aerostats
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    Drone Aviation to Integrate Communications Sensor in DoD Tactical Aerostats

    Drone Aviation has received a $200,000 contract to integrate communications sensors into the Defense Department‘s tactical aerostats in an effort to extend range and support for reconnaissance missions. The sensors are built to help the Winch Aerostat Small Platform provide users communication payloads and additional ISR functions such as voice and data network range extensions and reconnaissance services, the company said Wednesday. “This DoD […] More

  • Australian Navy Officers Complete 2-Month Aegis Combat Systems Training; Terry Morrison Comments
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    Australian Navy Officers Complete 2-Month Aegis Combat Systems Training; Terry Morrison Comments

    Australian naval officers have completed a two-month training course on the Lockheed Martin-built combat management system at Lockheed’s Moorestown, New Jersey-based Combat Systems Engineering Development Site. The officers received training in the use of the Aegis combat system installed onboard the Australian navy’s HMAS Hobart air warfare destroyer, Lockheed said Tuesday. “This course marks the commencement of the Australian […] More

  • Cliff Greenblatt Receives Executive Mosaic’s Top General Counsel Executives Award
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    Cliff Greenblatt Receives Executive Mosaic’s Top General Counsel Executives Award

    CLIFF GREENBLATT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER ASRC FEDERAL Cliff Greenblatt is ASRC Federal general counsel and chief compliance officer. Greenblatt has responsibility for all legal aspects of the ASRC Federal enterprise including business and corporate transactions; government contracts compliance, litigation and disputes; and labor and employment matters. Greenblatt brings over […] More

  • Fpweb.net Obtains FedRAMP, ITAR, EU-US Privacy Shield Certifications for Cloud, Data Security
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    Fpweb.net Obtains FedRAMP, ITAR, EU-US Privacy Shield Certifications for Cloud, Data Security

    Fenton, Missouri-based managed cloud and security service provider Fpweb.net has received three international certifications that seek to recognize the company’s compliance with requirements for cloud platforms, personal information and technical data. The company said Monday it secured the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for its cloud computing platforms and services. Fpweb.net also received […] More

  • MEF16: Enabling Agile, Assured and Orchestrated Network Services for Government
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    MEF16: Enabling Agile, Assured and Orchestrated Network Services for Government

    Sponsored Content Providing communications services to the government is a big challenge. It takes research, planning, RFPs, analysis, integration and execution. The true litmus test, of course, is how effectively the deployment works in the end. Will it deliver the access and speeds required, and seamlessly integrate with disparate systems? Does it meet the needs of […] More

  • DSA Secures Navy Information Assurance Task Order; Fran Pierce Comments
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    DSA Secures Navy Information Assurance Task Order; Fran Pierce Comments

    Data Systems Analysts has received a task order from the U.S. Navy to provide information assurance expertise to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare Protection and Oversight Directorate. DSA said Monday it will support research and analysis of strategies to detect, mitigate and deter threats to the military branch’s cybersecurity architectures on land and at sea. “We […] More

  • Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1
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    Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1

    The Defense Logistics Agency expects to issue a request for proposals by Nov. 1 for a potential five-year, $11.5 million contract that will require Bose-built headsets. The US Federal Contractor Registration said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the delivery of TriPort Tactical Headset Series 2 units to the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania-based DLA Distribution Facility. Interested contractors must be registered under the System […] More

  • Root9B Chosen for DoD, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Contracts
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    Root9B Chosen for DoD, Critical Infrastructure Cyber Contracts

    Root9B has disclosed multiple contract awards with a combined value of at least $750,000 for cybersecurity services to the Defense Department and commercial critical infrastructure. Root9B will assist the U.S. Navy in cyber missions through the company’s services and systems in an effort to help protect the military branch’s critical networks under one contract worth $480,000, Root9B said Wednesday. Root9B will also provide its […] More

  • Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments
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    Raytheon Joins Defense Trade Org in Estonia; John Harris Comments

    Raytheon has joined the Estonian Defense Industry Association as the trade organization’s sixth international member during an EDIA breakfast roundtable. Estonian Defense Minister Hannes Hanso and John Harris, CEO of Raytheon International, attended the roundtable to discuss transatlantic security cooperation and industry collaboration issues, Raytheon said Tuesday. The agreement comes nearly a year-and-a-half after Raytheon and […] More