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  • Energy Dept Awards PARC New Metal Sorting Tech Development Funds
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    Energy Dept Awards PARC New Metal Sorting Tech Development Funds

    Xerox subsidiary PARC has secured additional funds from the U.S. Energy Department to further develop a technology for processing and recycling scrap aluminum materials. PARC is developing an aluminum alloy detection system through the Modern Electro/Thermochemical Advancements for Light-metal Systems Program, run by DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Xerox said Monday. “Our technology could change […] More

  • BAE to Train UK Military on Falcon Comm System
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    BAE to Train UK Military on Falcon Comm System

    BAE Systems will provide support and training on the Falcon secure communications system to U.K. military personnel over the next four and a half years under a $10 million contract with the U.K. defense ministry. The company said Monday the new contract follows the initial training program for the conversion of the U.K. army and air force’s […] More

  • Guest Post: Susan Penfield on How to Build, Foster a ‘Culture of Innovation’
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    Guest Post: Susan Penfield on How to Build, Foster a ‘Culture of Innovation’

    (Susan Penfield is an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton) Culture isn’t created by chance. It’s engineered, practiced, disciplined and starts with people. Creating collaborative spaces that foster collisions of ideas between smart people with diverse experiences and expertise produces better, faster, more relevant technologies and processes. The idea of a culture of innovation is that […] More

  • Raytheon’s David Wajsgras: Cyber Skills Gap Affects Contractors
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    Raytheon’s David Wajsgras: Cyber Skills Gap Affects Contractors

    David Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, has said many government contractors are suffering a similar shortage in cyber talent that agencies have, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Wajsgras told the Post neither government nor industry are “collectively” attracting enough talent in the cyber field, Joe Davidson reports. The Post cited a Government Accountability Office report that urged […] More

  • Inmarsat Sets Aug. 28 Launch for Global Xpress Constellation 3rd Satellite; Rupert Pearce Comments
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    Inmarsat Sets Aug. 28 Launch for Global Xpress Constellation 3rd Satellite; Rupert Pearce Comments

    Inmarsat will launch the third satellite of its Global Xpress satellite communications constellation at Kazakhstan-based Baikonur Cosmodrome on Aug. 28. International Launch Services will use a Proton launch vehicle to roll out the Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 F3 satellite, Inmarsat said Monday. The I-5 F3 satellite is designed to provide mobile broadband services across the Pacific Ocean region. […] More

  • Lockheed, Danish Firm to Collaborate on Ballistic Missile Radar Development; Brad Hicks Comments
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    Lockheed, Danish Firm to Collaborate on Ballistic Missile Radar Development; Brad Hicks Comments

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with Weibel Scientific to design, build and test a doppler radar technology for helping military customers to defeat ballistic missile threats. The Gap-Filling Tracking Radar will be built to have precision tracking and discrimination features and to leverage NATO‘s European ballistic missile defense architecture, Lockheed said Monday. The companies formed their […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Rolls Out Communications Platform for First Responders
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    Rockwell Collins Rolls Out Communications Platform for First Responders

    Rockwell Collins has introduced a network to facilitate communications between first responders and public safety personnel during hurricanes and other natural disasters. The company said Monday the ARINC UrgentLink communications platform works to allow safety officials to place voice calls and send information to other critical infrastructure personnel and other stakeholders using Federal Communications Commission-regulated radio […] More

  • NIST Cyber Center Wants Industry Aid for IT Access Control Projects
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    NIST Cyber Center Wants Industry Aid for IT Access Control Projects

    The Maryland-based National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is searching for industry sources to develop a cybersecurity system intended to help control access to information technology assets. Contractors would design three projects around access control, personal identity verification credentials and mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Friday. One project is focused on the […] More

  • Cubic Lands Air Force CBRN Support Extension; Chris Bellios Comments
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    Cubic Lands Air Force CBRN Support Extension; Chris Bellios Comments

    Cubic has been awarded a $9.9 million contract to keep testing and analyzing the U.S. Air Force’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear counter proliferation technologies. The company won the initial award in January 2015 under the five-year CBRN counter proliferation and survivability missions program, Cubic said Monday. “With the successful efforts of the initial investment, […] More

  • CSC to Support DTRA’s Counter-WMD Efforts
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    CSC to Support DTRA’s Counter-WMD Efforts

    Computer Sciences Corp. will provide support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for efforts to address the threat of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives under a $10.3 million contract. The Defense Department said Friday CSC will contribute its technical expertise, operational proficiency, policy knowledge, assistance teams and services for collective training and process development. According to DoD, […] More

  • Lockheed to Provide F-16 Targeting Pods for Taiwan Air Force; Marc Nazon Comments
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    Lockheed to Provide F-16 Targeting Pods for Taiwan Air Force; Marc Nazon Comments

    Lockheed Martin has received a contract to build and install two Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods aboard the Taiwan air force’s F-16 fighter planes. The Sniper ATP platform will work to provide Taiwan air force pilots a visual tool for use in intelligence, precision targeting, reconnaissance and surveillance operations, Marc Nazon, Sniper international program manager at Lockheed, […] More