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  • Navy Picks L-3 to Build Poseidon’s Electro-Optical Sensor Systems
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    Navy Picks L-3 to Build Poseidon’s Electro-Optical Sensor Systems

    L-3 Communications has been selected to provide digital electro-optical sensor and infrared systems for the U.S. Navy’s maritime patrol planes, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes L-3 will also repair services and technical assistance for the military branch as part of the installation of its MX-20HD EO/IR system on board the Boeing-built P-8A […] More

  • FCi-Oryza Group Team Lands USCIS Services Support Contract; Sharon Virts Comments
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    FCi-Oryza Group Team Lands USCIS Services Support Contract; Sharon Virts Comments

    A partnership between FCi Federal and The Oryza Group has been awarded a four-year contract to provide data management and administrative support services for service centers of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Service Center Operations Support Services B contract awarded to the Service Center Oryza Team covers support for USCIS centers in California and Vermont, FCi […] More

  • Michael Donlan: Police Departments Cite FBI’s Security Standards Compliance for Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption
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    Michael Donlan: Police Departments Cite FBI’s Security Standards Compliance for Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption

    Law enforcement agencies in California and North Carolina have started to adopt Microsoft’s cloud platform due to the offering’s compliance with the security regulations of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services. The Los Angeles Police Department and North Carolina-based Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are among the agencies that access fingerprint files, surveillance videos and other criminal […] More

  • Amit Yoran: RSA to Shift Tech Investments, Eyes Telecom Partnerships
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    Amit Yoran: RSA to Shift Tech Investments, Eyes Telecom Partnerships

    Amit Yoran, president of RSA, has discussed company’s move to transform the business across its entire enterprise and plans to partner with telecommunication firms in India with Firstpost in an interview published Friday. Yoran told Firstpost’s Ivor Soans that RSA has increased its investments in identity management and authentication services, threat monitoring, security operations center and the governance, risk and compliance […] More

  • Northrop to Integrate Software Fixes into US Air Force Global Hawk
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    Northrop to Integrate Software Fixes into US Air Force Global Hawk

    Northrop Grumman has received a $16,232,399 contract modification to perform software repairs on the U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. Work includes development and integration of software patches and maintenance of graphical user interface into the aircraft’s ground station, the Defense Department said Friday. Northrop will carry out the work in San Diego through Dec. 30, 2016. More

  • WidePoint, Samsung Arm Form Mobile Device Mgmt Alliance; Steve Komar Comments
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    WidePoint, Samsung Arm Form Mobile Device Mgmt Alliance; Steve Komar Comments

    WidePoint has partnered with Samsung subsidiary Samsung SDS America to deploy the former’s Certificate-on-Device digital certificates on Samsung’s Galaxy S and Galaxy Note mobile devices. WidePoint said Monday the alliance also includes the integration of its Intelligent Telecommunications Management System with Samsung’s CellWe Enterprise Mobility Management software. “WidePoint looks forward to continuing work with Samsung SDSA as we work to grow […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares
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    Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares

    Lockheed Martin has received a $237.7 million delivery order to provide initial spares for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, non-Pentagon participants and international military clients under a basic agreement previously awarded to the firm. The Defense Department said Thursday the spares will be used in the preliminary production of F-35 jets under the order, which also covers deployment and […] More

  • TASC Awarded Navy Radar Engineering, Logistics Support Contract
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    TASC Awarded Navy Radar Engineering, Logistics Support Contract

    TASC, an Engility Holdings subsidiary, has received a potential $53.2 million contract to help the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Surface Warfare Center engineer radar systems. The Defense Department said Friday the contract has an initial value of $35.4 million and includes foreign military sales transactions with South Korea, Taiwan and Poland. TASC will also provide logistics, […] More

  • AT&T Appoints Richard Fisher as Board Member; Randall Stephenson Comments
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    AT&T Appoints Richard Fisher as Board Member; Randall Stephenson Comments

    Richard Fisher, formerly president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, has joined AT&T as a member of the corporate development and finance committee of its board of directors. “His extensive financial, trade and regulatory expertise, along with his deep understanding of Mexico and Latin America, make him an invaluable addition to [the board],” Randall […] More

  • Raytheon Awards $2M System Hardware Contract to OSI Systems; Deepak Chopra Comments
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    Raytheon Awards $2M System Hardware Contract to OSI Systems; Deepak Chopra Comments

    OSI Systems’ optoelectronics division has received a potential $2 million contract to provide software and system hardware components for Raytheon. OSI  said Friday Raytheon will use the components to create an electronic toll collection system for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. “We are excited to provide our sensor technology and software to support Raytheon’s efforts with […] More

  • SRI to Help BARDA Screen for Radiation Exposure; David Cooper Comments
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    SRI to Help BARDA Screen for Radiation Exposure; David Cooper Comments

    SRI International has received a $12.2 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to extend the company’s work on the development of a screening device for radiation exposure. David Cooper, director of the sensor systems laboratory at SRI, worked with DCN Diagnostics, Evolve Manufacturing and Stanford University’s School of Medicine five years ago to […] More

  • Transparency Market Research: Man-Portable Military Electronics Industry to See 4% CAGR Through 2019
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    Transparency Market Research: Man-Portable Military Electronics Industry to See 4% CAGR Through 2019

    The man-portable military electronics industry is poised to enjoy a 3.8 percent compound annual growth rate from 2012 to 2019 due to an increase in defense system modernization efforts globally, according to a Transparency Market Research report. The research firm said Thursday it forecasts man-portable military electronics to reach a market value of $19.7 billion […] More