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  • Army Taps Kraig Biocraft to Develop Spider Silk-Based Ballistic Shoot Packs
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    Army Taps Kraig Biocraft to Develop Spider Silk-Based Ballistic Shoot Packs

    Ann Arbor, Michigan-based biotechnology firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been awarded a potential $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop high-performance fibers using genetically engineered spider silk for protective military apparel. The company will use its proprietary Dragon Silk material to produce ballistic shoot packs for the service branch under the contract, Kraig Biocraft said Tuesday. The Army […] More

  • Fulcrum to Provide Program Mgmt, Professional Services to USSOCOM; Jeff Handy Comments
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    Fulcrum to Provide Program Mgmt, Professional Services to USSOCOM; Jeff Handy Comments

    Fulcrum will provide program management, engineering, technical and professional services to the U.S. Special Operations Command under a potential $900 million contract the command awarded in June. The company will support global special operations forces as part of the SOCOM-Wide Mission Support Group contract, which includes a five-year ordering period, Fulcrum said Tuesday. Fulcrum CEO Jeff Handy said the company’s […] More

  • Lockheed’s Systems Made Simple Recognized for VA Client Engagement Support; Horace Blackman Comments
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    Lockheed’s Systems Made Simple Recognized for VA Client Engagement Support; Horace Blackman Comments

    A Lockheed Martin subsidiary has received the 2016 Spotlight Award from the Association of Management Consulting Firms in recognition of its work on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ My HealtheVet Sustainment program. Systems Made Simple accepted the award in the customer engagement category during AMCF’s awarding ceremony and dinner held June 23 in New York City, […] More

  • Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract
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    Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract

    Hypori Federal has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to further develop a virtual mobile infrastructure technology the company designed to help agencies secure mobile enterprise systems. DHS said Tuesday that Hypori will work to integrate Bluetooth access functionality, high-level authentication and cloud tools into the company’s VMI under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions contract. […] More

  • NASA OKs Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Implementation Plan for ISS Cargo Flights
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    NASA OKs Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Implementation Plan for ISS Cargo Flights

    NASA has approved Sierra Nevada Corp.’s full program implementation plan for the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft that is contracted for at least six cargo delivery services to and from the International Space Station between 2019 and 2024. SNC said Monday that NASA evaluated the company’s design, development, test and evaluation methods in efforts to meet technical performance and […] More

  • Michael Isman: Govt Agencies to Adopt Automated Interactive Messaging For Customer Service
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    Michael Isman: Govt Agencies to Adopt Automated Interactive Messaging For Customer Service

    Michael Isman, a vice president in Booz Allen Hamilton‘s strategic innovation group, has said the firm expects the government and the commercial market to adopt automated interactive messaging technologies for customer service, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. Isman told Fedscoop reporter Samantha Ehlinger chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, automated analytics and crowdsourcing tools could replace call centers in customer service delivery through […] More

  • AINS to Offer USDA HR Applications Under $92M BPA
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    AINS to Offer USDA HR Applications Under $92M BPA

    The Agriculture Department will purchase AINS-developed employee relations and labor relations applications under a five-year, $92 million blanket purchase agreement USDA uses to acquire non-core human resource tools for the agency’s National Finance Center systems. AINS said Tuesday the company will offer the eCase HR ER/LR applications to all federal government agencies under the agreement and provide NFC customers a platform […] More

  • Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System
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    Reuters: Lockheed Eyes New MBDA Proposal on Potential $5B German Missile Defense System

    Lockheed Martin has said it expects its partner MBDA to submit a proposal to Germany’s defense ministry by early August to begin negotiations with the country’s government on a potential $4.5 billion missile defense system, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes that Rick Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business, has indicated negotiations for the Medium Extended Air Defense System could start […] More

  • Raytheon-Kongsberg Partnership Plans US Hub for Naval Strike Missile, Launcher Production
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    Raytheon-Kongsberg Partnership Plans US Hub for Naval Strike Missile, Launcher Production

    Raytheon plans to collaborate with Norway-based Kongsberg Defence Systems to manufacture the Naval Strike Missile system and launchers in the U.S. Raytheon wants to carry out integration and testing work on NSM at its factory in Tucson, Arizona, and produce the NSM launchers at its Louisville, Kentucky-based facility under the partnership with Kongsberg, Raytheon said Wednesday. NSM is […] More

  • Thales Unveils ‘Fulmar X’ Unmanned Aerial Surveillance System; Pierre Eric Pommellet Comments
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    Thales Unveils ‘Fulmar X’ Unmanned Aerial Surveillance System; Pierre Eric Pommellet Comments

    Thales has introduced an unmanned air system the company developed to support military and civilian customers that perform border surveillance, disaster response and illegal traffic monitoring operations. Fulmar X is made from carbon fiber composite materials and designed to operate for more than eight hours at a range of up to 49 miles, Thales said Tuesday. “Its modular architecture supports multiple configurations so the system is suitable for […] More

  • General Atomics to Provide Certifiable Predator B Variant to UK
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    General Atomics to Provide Certifiable Predator B Variant to UK

    The U.K. defense ministry has selected General Atomics to provide a variant of its Predator B remotely piloted aircraft system in support of the country’s intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance needs. General Atomics said Monday the U.K. will acquire modified Certifiable Predator B RPA systems to replace its line of Predator B aircraft starting 2018. The company added its aeronautical […] More

  • TIBCO Secures FedRAMP Approval for Enterprise Social Collaboration Tool
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    TIBCO Secures FedRAMP Approval for Enterprise Social Collaboration Tool

    TIBCO Software Inc. has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for the company’s social enterprise collaboration platform after it completed the government’s security assessment process for cloud offerings. The tibbr 7 platform works to help organizations collaborate with vendors, customers and partners as well as assess collaboration activities through social analytics, TIBCO said Tuesday. “We’re delighted to announce our FedRAMP certification […] More