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  • GeoDecisions Lands Transcom Geospatial Info System Contract
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    GeoDecisions Lands Transcom Geospatial Info System Contract

    GeoDecisions will work with the U.S. Transportation Command to report, view and distribute geospatial data under a $6,848,430 contract. The Camp Hill, Pennsylvania-based company will develop geospatial service and information technology applications and perform the work at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois through Sept. 30, 2019, the Defense Department said Monday. Transcom received three proposals for […] More

  • Progeny to Continue Support for Naval Ship System Maintenance Tool
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    Progeny to Continue Support for Naval Ship System Maintenance Tool

    Progeny Systems has been awarded a $10.9 million contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Navy build an integrated shipboard and shore-based maintenance decision platform. The Defense Department said Monday the company will create and integrate hardware components and software applications for the military branch to attain system-level functionality onboard naval ships and submarines. Work […] More

  • Ashay Dalvi Promoted to VP, Corporate Controller at Parsons
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    Ashay Dalvi Promoted to VP, Corporate Controller at Parsons

    Ashay Dalvi, formerly assistant corporate controller at Parsons, has been promoted to vice president and corporate controller at the engineering and construction company. Parsons said Monday Dalvi succeeded Rick Henderson on July 23 as the latter transitions into a new role of senior VP and finance director for the Middle East Africa region. Dalvi has been with […] More

  • Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed
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    Carl Marchetto Named Commercial Satellite VP, GM at Lockheed

    Carl Marchetto, formerly president and CEO of business development consulting firm Polaris Associates, has been appointed vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin‘s commercial satellite business, Denver Business Journal reported Tuesday. Marchetto succeeds Mike Hamel, who will oversee a joint venture between Lockheed and telecommunications firms in Saudi Arabia, Greg Avery writes. Marchetto is a […] More

  • Forrester Research, LogRhythm to Co-Host Webcast on Analytics as Defense Against Data Breaches
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    Forrester Research, LogRhythm to Co-Host Webcast on Analytics as Defense Against Data Breaches

    Forrester Research and security intelligence firm LogRhythm will co-host a webinar on the potential role of automated response and security analytics in preventing potential data breaches and other cyber attacks within organizations. The “Intrusion vs. Breach: How Security Analytics & Automated Response Can Improve Your Chances of Avoiding a Breach” webcast will be held on […] More

  • DARPA Gives Additional Spaceplane Development Funds to Boeing, Northrop, Masten
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    DARPA Gives Additional Spaceplane Development Funds to Boeing, Northrop, Masten

    The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Masten Space Systems around $19.5 million in contract funds to continue building prototype robotic spaceplanes, Space.com reported Friday. Mike Wall writes the three companies moved into phase 1B of the agency’s Experimental Spaceplane-1 development initiative. Boeing and Northrop received $4 million each […] More

  • Tetra Tech Receives USAID Marine Ecosystems Contract; Dan Batrack Comments
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    Tetra Tech Receives USAID Marine Ecosystems Contract; Dan Batrack Comments

    Tetra Tech has been awarded a five-year, $20 million contract to assist the U.S. Agency for International Development in the analysis fo Southeast Asia’s marine ecosystems. The company will work to develop a regional electronic catch documentation and traceability system for countries to gather and study environmental and economic data on sustainable fisheries, Tetra Tech said Monday. […] More

  • State Dept OKs F-16 Follow-On Services Sale to Bahrain
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    State Dept OKs F-16 Follow-On Services Sale to Bahrain

    The State Department has approved Bahrain’s request to obtain follow-on F-16 aircraft support services, equipment and spares from the U.S. under a $150 million foreign military sales deal. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has not yet determined a principal contractor to deliver the order. The deal covers communications equipment, ammunition, personal training […] More

  • Precise Biometrics Lands Smart Card Reader Follow-Up Order With DLA; Hakan Persson Comments
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    Precise Biometrics Lands Smart Card Reader Follow-Up Order With DLA; Hakan Persson Comments

    Precise Biometrics has secured a follow-up order worth $105,000 to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Tactivo smart card reader platform is based on the common access card system and is intended to improve security of document signing, email and website browsing on iOS and Android mobile devices, Precise Biometrics […] More

  • Palo Alto Networks to Provide Platform for California DGS Security Infrastructure
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    Palo Alto Networks to Provide Platform for California DGS Security Infrastructure

    Palo Alto Networks will help the California Department of General Services build a consolidated security infrastructure for government applications and information technology systems using the Palo Alto Networks Security Platform. The company said Wednesday the new security infrastructure will include industrial control systems, distribution systems for legislative information, office applications and environments, and others that DGS manages across […] More

  • 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