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  • HumanTouch to Support CDC, FDA Through New Atlanta Office
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    HumanTouch to Support CDC, FDA Through New Atlanta Office

    HumanTouch has established an office in Atlanta, Georgia to provide help desk and information technology support services to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company said Monday it will support health IT operations of both the FDA and CDC from the company office as part of two federal contracts the company holds positions […] More

  • DISA Selects UltiSat to Provide Ku Bandwidth Capacity for Global Hawk UAV Operations
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    DISA Selects UltiSat to Provide Ku Bandwidth Capacity for Global Hawk UAV Operations

    Gaithersburg, Md.-based UltiSat has secured a $9,369,756 task order contract with options from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide Ku bandwidth capacity for a U.S. military organization based at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The company will support Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle flight tests along with its Ku-band earth terminals associated with a mission […] More

  • Army Awards Special Operations Equipment Support Task Order to Battelle’s Natick Team
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    Army Awards Special Operations Equipment Support Task Order to Battelle’s Natick Team

    The U.S. Army has awarded a five-year, $33 million task order to Battelle‘s Natick operations unit for technical analysis and support services to the service branch’s Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Command in Massachusetts. Battelle said Monday that it will help develop survival support and equipment systems for special operations forces and work with an Army team to help develop, test […] More

  • PubNub Delivers Encrypted Data Streaming Technology to In-Q-Tel
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    PubNub Delivers Encrypted Data Streaming Technology to In-Q-Tel

    PubNub has delivered an encrypted data streaming technology product to intelligence community investment arm In-Q-Tel for the latter’s customers to have a product they can host and manage on their premises and private disconnected networks. San Francisco-based PubNub said Monday the on-premise deployment aims to serve as a proof of concept for future implementations of the technology for companies and organizations that require […] More

  • Australia Eyes BAE Systems, Fincantieri, Navantia for $27B Frigates Program
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    Australia Eyes BAE Systems, Fincantieri, Navantia for $27B Frigates Program

    The Australian defense ministry eyes either BAE Systems, Fincantieri or Navantia as the potential manufacturer of new frigates for the Australian navy under a $27 billion program, Defense News reported Monday. Nigel Pittaway writes that Australia shortlisted BAE Systems’ Global Combat Ship, Fincantieri’s multi-mission anti-submarine warfare ship and a modified Navantia Alvaro de Bazan-class vessel for the program. The selected […] More

  • Cubic Subcontracts IEE to Build Military Aircraft Control Display
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    Cubic Subcontracts IEE to Build Military Aircraft Control Display

    Cubic‘s global defense segment has awarded IEE a contract to provide control display units for integration with Cubic-built Personnel Locator Systems that are currently used in multiple types of military aircraft. IEE said Monday it will build 3.5-inch active-matrix liquid-crystal displays in an effort to help Cubic Global Defense update current PLS CDUs on military aerial platforms such as the U.S. Air Force‘s C-130J transport […] More

  • Centerra, CGH Global to Provide Fire Protection & Emergency Services at Cavalier AF Station
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    Centerra, CGH Global to Provide Fire Protection & Emergency Services at Cavalier AF Station

    Centerra Group subcontractor to CGH Global has been given a five-year, $18 million contract to provide emergency management services at the Cavalier Air Force Station effective beginning May 1. Centerra said Friday that it will provide its fire protection, fire prevention, fire protection engineering, emergency response and aircraft rescue and firefighting services as it serves the role of fire […] More

  • Army Executes Northrop Battle Command System Dual-Engagement Flight Test
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    Army Executes Northrop Battle Command System Dual-Engagement Flight Test

    The U.S. Army has completed a dual-engagement flight test of the Northrop Grumman-developed Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. Northrop said Monday that the IBCS was used to identify, track and engage ballistic and cruise missile targets to determine its multiple threat management function. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager of Northrop’s missile defense and protective systems division, […] More

  • USPTO Implements Distributed Solutions-Built Acquisition Mgmt Tool
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    USPTO Implements Distributed Solutions-Built Acquisition Mgmt Tool

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office has partnered with Distributed Solutions Inc. to roll out a technology platform for the agency to manage its procurement functions. DSI said Friday the eAcquisitions tool will work to help agency users view real-time acquisition status, gain process visibility and make data-based decisions. The tool is built on the company’s AEON knowledge management platform. “DSI is working […] More

  • Coast Guard Explores Potential Sources of Enterprise IT Modernization Support
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    Coast Guard Explores Potential Sources of Enterprise IT Modernization Support

    The U.S. Coast Guard has launched market research on the availability of commercial technology and service offerings to support the maritime security agency’s information technology modernization effort. In a notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps, the Coast Guard said it will hold a vendor information session in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 26 to discuss program objectives and critical […] More

  • Charles River Analytics Unveils Crowd-Sourced Software Verification Framework
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    Charles River Analytics Unveils Crowd-Sourced Software Verification Framework

    Charles River Analytics has introduced a framework designed to manage and analyze crowd-sourced software verification tools. The framework is presented as part of the Crowd-Sourced Formal Verification program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Charles River said Friday. “Software should go through formal verification to ensure that mission-essential software is free from disruptive errors […] More

  • Vahna Releases Updated Version of ‘Edge’ Cloud-Based Cyber Platform
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    Vahna Releases Updated Version of ‘Edge’ Cloud-Based Cyber Platform

    Vahna has launched the latest version of its Edge cloud-based cybersecurity platform in efforts to expand integration across Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems at the enterprise level. Washington-based Vahna said Monday the updated Edge system also works to feature automated integration with network intrusion detection systems and enterprise-wide monitoring of live processes. Brendan Conlon, Vahna CEO and founder, said […] More