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  • Lockheed-Supported Air Force Shared IT Environment Enters Next Deployment Phase
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    Lockheed-Supported Air Force Shared IT Environment Enters Next Deployment Phase

    The Air Force National Capital Region is undertaking the second phase in the four-phase deployment of the AFNCR Shared Computing Environment with support from prime contractor Lockheed Martin, GCN reported Tuesday. William Jackson writes the SCE program, which provided AFNCR with a unified IT infrastructure and shared enterprise services, is focused on load balancing during the second deployment phase. […] More

  • Northrop to Upgrade Navigation Systems of Navy’s Fire Scout UAV
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    Northrop to Upgrade Navigation Systems of Navy’s Fire Scout UAV

    Northrop Grumman Corp. will work to upgrade the navigation systems of the U.S. Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Naval Air Systems Command is planning to award a sole-source contract to Northrop’s aerospace systems segment to evaluate and certify the Kearfott-built KN-4073C navigation systems. The […] More

  • Iridium Implements Oracle Billing, Revenue Mgmt System; Jose Varela Comments
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    Iridium Implements Oracle Billing, Revenue Mgmt System; Jose Varela Comments

    Iridium Communications has implemented the billing and revenue management offering from Oracle‘s communications arm to support the expansion of Iridium’s service portfolio for after the launch of the Iridium NEXT constellation. The companies said Thursday Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management is expected to standardize and streamline Iridium’s billing, invoicing and revenue life-cycle management processes. “Our legacy billing systems had grown […] More

  • Angela Beltz: Tech Data Adds Cisco Cloud Offering to Services Portfolio
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    Angela Beltz: Tech Data Adds Cisco Cloud Offering to Services Portfolio

    Tech Data Corp. has moved to grow its software and infrastructure services by incorporating Cisco’s cloud and managed services into Tech Data’s cloud portfolio. Angela Beltz, vice president of product marketing within Tech Data’s Cisco Solutions Group, said Wednesday that the company intends to help customers capture fresh markets and facilitate transition of a hybrid information technology […] More

  • Verizon Launches Web Application Firewall on Cloud; Andy Bokor Comments
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    Verizon Launches Web Application Firewall on Cloud; Andy Bokor Comments

    Verizon‘s Digital Media Services arm is launching a beta version of its Web application firewall that is designed to protect Web applications and websites from cyber threats using rule sets deployed to the cloud. The company said Wednesday that it is deploying Verizon WAF to the cloud instead of on-premise in order to help users navigate command-and-control tools for access, […] More

  • General Dynamics Updates Soldier Network Extension
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    General Dynamics Updates Soldier Network Extension

    General Dynamics’ C4 Systems division has updated the soldier network extension of the company’s tactical network backbone for the U.S. military by considering feedback from soldiers. The 101st Airborne Division troops connected their laptop computers and radios to the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2 Soldier Network Extension during Afghanistan’s elections in April, General Dynamics said […] More

  • ULA Wraps of Design Review of Boeing Spacecraft Launch Pad; Ellen Plese Comments
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    ULA Wraps of Design Review of Boeing Spacecraft Launch Pad; Ellen Plese Comments

    United Launch Alliance has completed the critical design review phase of work to evaluate a launch site in Florida that Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation -100 spacecraft will launch from. The CDR was supported by Boeing, NASA and the Air Force and sought to evaluate the CST-100 crew module’s and emergency systems, ULA said Tuesday. “This was a critical milestone to […] More

  • Northrop to Kick Off Construction Work on Maryland Space Assembly, Test Facility
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    Northrop to Kick Off Construction Work on Maryland Space Assembly, Test Facility

    Northrop Grumman will start construction work this month on a $20 million, 25,000-square-foot facility in Linthicum, Maryland to carry out space payload integration programs and focus on space systems assembly, integration and testing. The facility is scheduled to begin building this month and finish by summer 2015, Northrop said Tuesday. Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Rep. John Sarbanes will […] More

  • General Dynamics Mediaware Delivers Video Tool to Int’l Police Dept; Kevin Moore Comments
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    General Dynamics Mediaware Delivers Video Tool to Int’l Police Dept; Kevin Moore Comments

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has handed a video exploitation system over to the Victoria Police. The police authority will use General Dynamics Mediaware’s D-VEX tool to catalog and analyze video from airborne operations, facilitate agencies collaboration and support intelligence reporting, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “We look forward to working with the Victoria Police to address […] More

  • Booz Allen’s Tim Andrews, Joachim Roski Co-Author Article on Health Policy, Big Data Adoption
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    Booz Allen’s Tim Andrews, Joachim Roski Co-Author Article on Health Policy, Big Data Adoption

    Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President Tim Andrews and Principal Joachim Roski have written an article for the Health Affairs journal discussing potential health policy changes to address big data’s opportunities and challenges in the industry. The company said Tuesday “Creating Value in Health Care Through Big Data: Opportunities and Policy Implications” appears in the journal’s July issue, with Alvarez & Marsal‘s George Bo-Linn contributing […] More

  • Northrop’s Global Hawk Evaluated in NATO ISR Trials; Jim Edge Comments
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    Northrop’s Global Hawk Evaluated in NATO ISR Trials; Jim Edge Comments

    A Northrop Grumman Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system was evaluated in NATO’s recent 10-day Unified Vision 2014 trial of the alliance’s joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance portfolio. U.S. European Command flew the Global Hawk over three days from Orland Main Air Station in Norway alongside trials for satellites, naval vessels, ground sensors and other ISR […] More

  • Leidos to Install IT, Comm Tools at Wichita Airport
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    Leidos to Install IT, Comm Tools at Wichita Airport

    Leidos has been awarded a prime contract by the Wichita Airport Authority, formerly known as Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, to install information technology and communications systems for a new airport terminal. Contract work will take place over up to 12 months and the company will design, install and integrate network security for the new facility, Leidos said […] More