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in DOD, News
Immersive Wisdom Demonstrates Low-Bandwidth Communications Software During DOD Exercise; Michael Appelbaum Quoted
Immersive Wisdom has tested its technology readiness level 9 no-bandwidth and low-bandwidth communications software during a Department of Defense exercise. On Monday, the Florida-based company shared that the software enabled warfighters to exchange information and collaborate despite limited connectivity. During the test, the company’s technology sustained operations at 5 to 50 kilobits per second bandwidth on […] More
by Elodie Collins July 2, 2024, 11:56 am
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in News
CGI’s Sunflower Platform Now Available on Treasury Department Marketplace
CGI Federal‘s Sunflower asset management platform is now available for acquisition on the Department of the Treasury’s shared services marketplace. Sunflower, a cloud-based software-as-a-service product, will be offered on the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office marketplace, which sells commercial and federal capabilities across government agencies, the Fairfax, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. John Owens, senior […] More
by Branson Brooks July 2, 2024, 11:56 am
Dr. Robert Waldo / Intellisense Systems
in Executive Profiles, News
Robert Waldo Succeeds Frank Willis as Intellisense Systems President and CEO
Robert Waldo has joined defense and space manufacturing company Intellisense Systems as president and CEO, succeeding Frank Willis, who served in the position for six years. Before working as CEO, Willis was vice president at Physical Optics Corporation before the spin-off of Intellisense. Willis will now transition to serve as executive director and special consultant of […] More
by Branson Brooks July 1, 2024, 12:24 pm
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
Black & Veatch-Jacobs JV Wins $249M IDIQ to Support Navy’s Missile Defense Construction Projects
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific has awarded a joint venture between Jacobs and Black & Veatch a potential $249 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for the construction of a missile defense system and related infrastructure projects. Black & Veatch-Jacobs JV beat out one other bidder to win the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the […] More
by Kristen Smith July 1, 2024, 12:23 pm
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in Executive Moves, News
Sarah Bedsaul Hiza Named Engineering and Technology VP at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems
Sarah Bedsaul Hiza has assumed the role of vice president of engineering and technology for Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business, transitioning from her previous position as VP and general manager of strategic and missile defense systems at the company. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Hiza said she will lead a team dedicated to advancing […] More
by Kacey Roberts July 1, 2024, 12:22 pm
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
L3Harris to Supply Large Wideband Satcom Terminals to US Army Under New Contract
L3Harris Technologies will provide large wideband satellite communications terminals and support services to the U.S. Army. The defense company recently secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $99.4 million for the connectivity technologies and services, the Department of Defense said. Work on the contract will be performed until June 26, 2032, with locations to be determined […] More
by Elodie Collins July 1, 2024, 12:22 pm
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in Financial Reports, News
GovCon Index Recorded Losses Last Week
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell back into negative territory last week, closing with a 0.47% decrease on Friday. This decline was reflective of a four-day losing streak that began on Tuesday. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that compiles stock market data from 30 staple government contracting companies. This information is presented in real time, allowing […] More
by Ireland Degges July 1, 2024, 12:21 pm
David Levy
in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, News
AWS’ Dave Levy Foresees Breakthrough in Government Adoption of Generative AI
Amazon Web Services Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector Dave Levy said in a recent interview that although federal agencies are in the early stages of adopting generative artificial intelligence, a period of breakthroughs is coming that will see an acceleration in the technology’s use, FedScoop reported Friday. The 2024 Wash100 awardee told the publication […] More
by Jerry Petersen July 1, 2024, 12:20 pm
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Boeing Delivers Upgraded Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft to Navy
Boeing has delivered the first two upgraded F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets to the U.S. Navy ahead of schedule. The company said Thursday it has equipped the aircraft with tactical targeting network technology and a distributed targeting processor-networked open mission systems processor to upgrade and extend the service life of the fighter jets. The Super […] More
by Naomi Cooper July 1, 2024, 12:19 pm
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in News, Government Technology
General Atomics, Lockheed to Equip MQ-9B SeaGuardian With Net-Enabled Weapons Tech
Lockheed Martin and General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business have partnered to integrate net-enabled weapons capability into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system to help improve the drone’s intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting functions. The SeaGuardian UAS from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and the SeaVue multi-role radar from RTX business Raytheon will leverage Lockheed’s expertise […] More
by Jane Edwards July 1, 2024, 12:18 pm
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in News
Govini Software Attains DOD Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization
Govini, an Arlington, Virginia-based software company, has secured the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 5 provisional authorization for its data analytics platform, Ark. Company CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty said in a statement Thursday, “This IL5 provisional authorization means that the DoD can securely integrate critical data from their systems with market-leading acquisition data in Ark, and make […] More
by Kacey Roberts July 1, 2024, 12:18 pm
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in News, Space News
SDA Seeks Industry Input on Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture Tranche 3 Tracking Layer
The Space Development Agency has begun asking industry for information that will be used to inform the upcoming solicitation for the third tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer. SDA said Friday it plans to use an other transaction authority agreement to buy and field approximately 54 or more satellites with infrared sensors […] More
by Jane Edwards July 1, 2024, 12:17 pm