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  • Lockheed to Supply F-2 Targeting Pods to Japan; Marc Nazon Comments
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    Lockheed to Supply F-2 Targeting Pods to Japan; Marc Nazon Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to produce and install Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods onboard the Japanese air force’s F-2 fighter planes. The company said Monday the Sniper ATP platform works to detect and track tactical small targets at extended ranges and is designed to aid pilots during surveillance, precision targeting, intelligence and reconnaissance […] More

  • BAE Systems Studies ‘Cobotics’ for Jet Fighter Manufacture; Cliff Robson Comments
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    BAE Systems Studies ‘Cobotics’ for Jet Fighter Manufacture; Cliff Robson Comments

    BAE Systems has started to develop robotic systems that will work to assist the human workforce in building future warplanes, The Telegraph reported Saturday. Alan Tovey writes lessons gained from BAE’s history of developing jet fighters contributed to the idea of what the company has dubbed as “cobotics.” Cliff Robson, senior vice president of BAE’s F-35 […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025
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    Research and Markets: Global Military Satellite Market Worth $10B by 2025

    A new Research and Markets report indicates that the global military satellite market will climb in value from $5.7 billion this year to $9.7 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate of 5.47 percent. The company said June 30 North America will have the largest market share, with the U.S. anticipated to spend $38.4 billion on military […] More

  • Software AG Receives DSS ‘Superior’ Rating; Tod Weber Comments
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    Software AG Receives DSS ‘Superior’ Rating; Tod Weber Comments

    Software AG has received the Defense Security Service’s “superior” rating for the company’s procedures that seek to consider the security of U.S. and foreign information and technologies. DSS reviewed Software AG’s security vulnerability in July against the U.S. National Industrial Security Program standards, Software AG said Monday. “The rating… reinforces the commitment we have to optimize our […] More

  • Ben Edson, Sirena Johnson Named to GovCon Advisory Forum Board
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    Ben Edson, Sirena Johnson Named to GovCon Advisory Forum Board

    The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum has appointed Ben Edson of VariQ and Sirena Johnson of Thompson Greenspon to two-year terms as members of the board of directors. SECAF said July 1 Edson and Johnson will work to support its networking, thought leadership and other programs for the government contracting industry. “The addition of Ben and Sirena to […] More

  • Grant Thornton Adds 3 New Hires to ‘People and Culture’ Leadership Team
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    Grant Thornton Adds 3 New Hires to ‘People and Culture’ Leadership Team

    Grant Thornton has added new hires Joe Tria, Laura Sue D’Annunzio and Tracy McShane-Wilson to its “People and Culture” leadership team, where they will work on the recruitment and development of the company’s human resources. The company said Thursday Tria and D’Annunzio will work from the Chicago office, while McShane-Wilson will be based in Dallas. “Joe, Laura Sue and Tracy […] More

  • Elbit Systems’ US Arm Forms STEM Scholarship Programs; Raanan Horowitz Comments
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    Elbit Systems’ US Arm Forms STEM Scholarship Programs; Raanan Horowitz Comments

    Elbit Systems of America has formed new scholarship programs in a move to extend the company’s support for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Sunday it partnered with the Army Scholarship Foundation to establish a scholarship for the children and spouses of current and former U.S. Army members to pursue […] More

  • Pentagon Looks to Multifactor Verification, Biometrics for Net Security; Mark Testoni Comments
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    Pentagon Looks to Multifactor Verification, Biometrics for Net Security; Mark Testoni Comments

    The Defense Department has started to implement multifactor authentication and biometrics as a new Pentagon-wide security approach in an effort to counter cyber attacks, C4ISR & Networks reported Wednesday. Justin Lee writes DoD also intends to bolster its network access security through updates to its identity and access management approach. “The approach to cyber defense is expanding from its […] More

  • Reuters: EU Drafting New Cyber Law With Security Obligations for Internet Firms
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    Reuters: EU Drafting New Cyber Law With Security Obligations for Internet Firms

    The European Union is crafting a new cybersecurity law that will establish security obligations for Internet companies that provide digital service platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. Julia Fioretti writes that the Network and Information Security Directive will require companies such as Cisco and Amazon to implement strict security measures, including a potential breach notification mandate. The report […] More

  • Intelligent Automation Lands DHS Mobile Security R&D Contract
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    Intelligent Automation Lands DHS Mobile Security R&D Contract

    Intelligent Automation has been awarded a $1.2 million contract to carry out research and development work on mobile security for the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The award calls for Intelligent Automation to assess several methods in an effort to safeguard operating systems, identity, firmware and other mobile device layers from malicious […] More

  • Northrop Demos Virtual Aircraft Training Tool at Northern Edge Joint Exercise
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    Northrop Demos Virtual Aircraft Training Tool at Northern Edge Joint Exercise

    Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a live, virtual and constructive system the company built to help aircrew members operate virtual planes alongside live aircraft through a network of simulation tools. The company presented its LVC Experimentation, Integration and Operations Suite platform at the Northern Edge 2015 joint-training exercise held at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex in June, […] More

  • Nat’l Defense Magazine: DoD’s LPTA Contracts Up 10% Between FY 2009-13
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    Nat’l Defense Magazine: DoD’s LPTA Contracts Up 10% Between FY 2009-13

    The Defense Department’s increasing use of “lowest price-technically acceptable” procedures to buy information technology systems and services has raised some concerns among some IT defense contractors, National Defense reported Wednesday. Sandra Erwin writes DoD’s use of LPTA bids to award contracts rose from 26 percent of total awards in fiscal year 2009 to 36 percent in fiscal year 2013. Kevin […] More