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  • Lockheed Develops Satellite Cooling System With 150 Watts-Per-Kilogram Power Density
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    Lockheed Develops Satellite Cooling System With 150 Watts-Per-Kilogram Power Density

    Lockheed Martin has built a lightweight satellite cooling system with a power density of 150 watts per kilogram as part of the efforts to develop compact and high-power cryocoolers for electronics aboard spacecraft. The company said Tuesday the High Power Microcryocooler works to cool down sensors, cameras and other satellite optics and electronics to as low as -320 degrees Fahrenheit. The cooling system […] More

  • Dan Bennewitz: QTS-Vion Team to Offer Public Cloud Services in Govt Market
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    Dan Bennewitz: QTS-Vion Team to Offer Public Cloud Services in Govt Market

    QTS and Vion have partnered to jointly deliver federally-approved public and hybrid cloud service offerings in the U.S. government sector. The companies aim to help customer agencies lower total cost of ownership, increase utilization rate and accelerate deployment of cloud-based systems designed to comply with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Vion said Tuesday. […] More

  • Lockheed to Install Camera Suite on NASA Spacecraft for Bennu Asteroid Mission; Bashar Rizk Comments
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    Lockheed to Install Camera Suite on NASA Spacecraft for Bennu Asteroid Mission; Bashar Rizk Comments

    Lockheed Martin has received a suite of three cameras for installation with a NASA spacecraft for the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer mission. NASA said Tuesday Lockheed will integrate the PolyCam, MapCam and SamCam cameras with the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect images of the Bennu asteroid, investigate the presence of dust plumes and satellites, and […] More

  • PotomacWave’s Jeff Sopko: Automated Tool to Support Govt Data Integrity Efforts
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    PotomacWave’s Jeff Sopko: Automated Tool to Support Govt Data Integrity Efforts

    Jeff Sopko, executive vice president of PotomacWave Consulting, has said five agencies have adopted the company’s FedDataCheck tool to catch data errors in federal contract awards prior to “downstream reporting,” GovExec reported Monday. “[Errors] stem from frequent changes in policy and procedures that take time to be implemented in source contract writing, as well as human errors,” Sopko told GovExec. […] More

  • NSA Certifies ViaSat Chip-Based Security System; Jerry Goodwin Comments
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    NSA Certifies ViaSat Chip-Based Security System; Jerry Goodwin Comments

    ViaSat Inc. has received a National Security Agency certification for the company’s chip-based security system. The KOV-55 security-system-on-a-chip is designed to secure voice and data up to the top secret level for multifunctional information distribution system low-volume terminals that operate over a Link 16 network, ViaSat said Monday. “ViaSat’s programmable security-system-on-a-chip delivers more than just a […] More

  • Iowa Clinic Picks TeleCommunication Systems Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst Comments
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    Iowa Clinic Picks TeleCommunication Systems Telemedicine Platform; Jay Whitehurst Comments

    TeleCommunication Systems has been selected to deploy its cloud-based telemedicine platform for the Iowa Clinic’s project meant to remotely serve patients from multiple devices. The Iowa Clinic integrates TCS’ VirtuMedix platform into the Iowa eClinic service to help healthcare providers reach patients through a virtual platform, TCS said Tuesday. “The Iowa Clinic joins the increasing […] More

  • Scott Frohman Joins SAS as Federal Sales Director; Karen Terrell Comments
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    Scott Frohman Joins SAS as Federal Sales Director; Karen Terrell Comments

    Scott Frohman, formerly enterprise federal sales manager of defense and intelligence at Google, has joined SAS as director of federal sales. He will manage a sales team that promotes company-built business intelligence, analytics and data management platforms in the federal civilian, defense and intelligence markets, SAS said Monday. “Scott will lead the charge to bring […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Public Sector Agencies Text2Them’s Messaging Systems Via Govt Contracts
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    Carahsoft to Offer Public Sector Agencies Text2Them’s Messaging Systems Via Govt Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology will distribute Text2Them’s two-way text messaging platforms to the public sector. Text2Them said Monday its Text 2 Stop It system and other two-way messaging tools are designed to help students report incidents of bullying, drug abuse, suicides and assaults in their schools and colleges through anonymous text messages to school administrators and counselors. Carahsoft will work to offer Text2Them’s text messaging tools to […] More

  • CRN: Dell Federal Business Signs Distribution Deals With Synnex, Ingram Micro
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    CRN: Dell Federal Business Signs Distribution Deals With Synnex, Ingram Micro

    Dell’s federal business has inked distribution agreements with information technology firms Synnex and Ingram Micro to sell Dell’s portfolio of enterprise platforms to providers that offer IT services and products to the U.S. government, CRN reported Monday. Michael Novinson writes the deals also cover the provision of sales, marketing and technical support services. Frank Vitagliano, vice […] More

  • AECOM to Construct Dakota Gasification Plant; Michael Burke Comments
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    AECOM to Construct Dakota Gasification Plant; Michael Burke Comments

    AECOM will construct a gasification plant in North Dakota under a contract with Dakota Gasification Co. The facility will be built at Dakota Gasification’s Great Plains Synfuels plant in Beulah, AECOM said Monday. “AECOM is pleased to have been selected by Dakota Gasification Company to deliver this important project,” said Michael Burke, AECOM chairman and […] More

  • AeroVironment Lands Army UAS Sustainment Contracts
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    AeroVironment Lands Army UAS Sustainment Contracts

    AeroVironment booked $47.1 million in contracts during the past two months to help the U.S. Army sustain small hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems. The contracts cover sustainment work on RQ-11B Raven and RQ-20A Puma drones the company built for the military service, AeroVironment said Monday. The Army uses the Raven to support low-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel for John F. Kennedy Carrier; Matt Mulherin Comments
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    Huntington Ingalls Lays Keel for John F. Kennedy Carrier; Matt Mulherin Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has laid the keel for the future USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Newport News, Virginia. Sponsored by former President Kennedy’s daughter Caroline Kennedy, the carrier will be the second ship of the Gerald R. Ford carrier class, HII said Saturday. The carrier is designated CVN 79 and […] More