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  • Case Western Reserve University to Help DARPA Study Sensory, Motor Functions
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    Case Western Reserve University to Help DARPA Study Sensory, Motor Functions

    Case Western Reserve University has received an $8.4 million contract to perform research and development work on the restoration of motor and sensory functions after hand amputation surgery with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The 30-month study will focus on electrodes and algorithms, electronics and packaging and functional tests on human subjects in laboratory […] More

  • Atlas North America to Produce Navy Explosive, Inert Neutralizer Rounds for LCS
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    Atlas North America to Produce Navy Explosive, Inert Neutralizer Rounds for LCS

    Atlas North America has received a potential $48.3 million contract to manufacture explosive and inert neutralizer rounds for the U.S. Navy in an effort to help meet the Littoral Combat Ship program requirements. Atlas will work to produce the Seafox shipboard mine neutralizer system and perform engineering services in Germany, Florida and Virginia through April 2017, the […] More

  • SAP, Huawei, Seidor Form Digital Transformation Alliance for Middle East Clients
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    SAP, Huawei, Seidor Form Digital Transformation Alliance for Middle East Clients

    SAP, Huawei and Seidor MENA have formed a partnership with the intent to develop and offer an integrated big data and Internet-of-Things management platform for enterprise customers in the Middle East. The companies seek to combine SAP’s application software products, Huawei’s hardware and infrastructure technology experience and Seidor’s information technology consulting services in a bid to help clients implement digital transformation efforts, […] More

  • AT&T Lands Award for Option Year 2 of Homeland Security Emergency Comms Contract
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    AT&T Lands Award for Option Year 2 of Homeland Security Emergency Comms Contract

    AT&T has received $11.7 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to exercise a contract option to provide emergency communications services to the Department of Homeland Security. The new work supports the DHS Office of Emergency Communications’ Priority Telecommunication Service program that intended to meet communications requirements for crisis, attack, recovery and reconstitution missions, the Defense […] More

  • CDW Government to Deliver Laptops to Navy Through NGEN Program
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    CDW Government to Deliver Laptops to Navy Through NGEN Program

    CDW Government has won a $30 million task order to supply 27,961 laptops to the U.S. Navy in support of computer refresh efforts under the service branch’s Next Generation Enterprise Network Computer program. The Marine Corps Systems Command awarded the delivery order under the firm-fixed-price contract that was subjected to a competitive acquisition process with 12 […] More

  • General Dynamics to Continue Digital Naval Radio Production for SPAWAR
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    General Dynamics to Continue Digital Naval Radio Production for SPAWAR

    General Dynamics has received a two-year, $12.9 million contract modification to produce software-based radio systems for installation aboard U.S. Navy submarines and surface vessels. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will continue to build AN/USC-61(C) digital modular radios and provide sparing components, supplies and support services to the military service. The modification brings the total value of […] More

  • Finmeccanica Lands $114M AgustaWestland Helicopter Supply Contract With Philippine Navy; Mauro Moretti Comments
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    Finmeccanica Lands $114M AgustaWestland Helicopter Supply Contract With Philippine Navy; Mauro Moretti Comments

    Finmeccanica has won a potential $114 million contract to build and deliver two AgustaWestland-built helicopters to the Philippine navy. Mauro Moretti, CEO and general manager of Finmeccanica, said Thursday the contract also covers training and support services related to AW159 helicopters. AW159 is designed for use in maritime surveillance, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare operations, as well […] More

  • HII Christens 30th Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Ralph Johnson; Brian Cuccias Comments
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    HII Christens 30th Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Ralph Johnson; Brian Cuccias Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened the 30th guided missile destroyer in the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke ship class. This ship is named after Medal of Honor awardee Ralph Johnson, who served in the Vietnam war from the age of 19, the company said Saturday. Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said the company aims to build on the company’s other programs such […] More

  • Dennis Huber, Kevin Peters Join Cartesian as Advisory Board Members; Peter Woodward Comments
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    Dennis Huber, Kevin Peters Join Cartesian as Advisory Board Members; Peter Woodward Comments

    Kevin Peters and Dennis Huber, respectively former executives at AT&T and CenturyLink, has joined the advisory board of management consulting and managed technology services company Cartesian. Both appointees will support and provide advice to the company’s leadership team on strategic planning, business development and operations management efforts, Cartesian said Thursday. “Dennis and Kevin bring tremendous experience […] More

  • Re/code: Former AOL President Bob Lord to Join IBM as Chief Digital Officer
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    Re/code: Former AOL President Bob Lord to Join IBM as Chief Digital Officer

    IBM has named Bob Lord, former AOL president, as chief digital officer, Re/code reported Sunday. Arik Hesseldahl writes the appointment was announced internally on Monday in a company statement circulated to employees which said Lord will oversee IBM’s digital operations and ecosystem. Lord left AOL six months after Verizon bought the internet company, Re/code noted. Prior to joining […] More

  • DISA Chief Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn to Keynote AFCEA Cyber Defense Symposium
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    DISA Chief Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn to Keynote AFCEA Cyber Defense Symposium

    Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, will deliver a keynote speech at the three-day 2016 Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium that will kick off April 20 in Washington. He will discuss how to build and protect the Defense Department‘s networks from potential cyber attacks at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International-hosted event, AFCEA International […] More

  • World Affairs Council Holds Annual Global Education Gala
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    World Affairs Council Holds Annual Global Education Gala

    The World Affairs Council held its annual gala at Ritz Carlton-Washington, D.C., on March 29 to honor organizations that contributed to global education, international affairs and global communications. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was the event’s keynote speaker and also received the International Public Service Award, World Affairs Council said March 11. IBM Corp. was among […] More