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  • Glenn Bindley: Redlen Technologies Raises $6M to Develop Radiation Scanners
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    Glenn Bindley: Redlen Technologies Raises $6M to Develop Radiation Scanners

    Imaging scanners developer Redlen Technologies has raised $5.5 million in private funding from investors, including Pangaea Ventures and In-Q-Tel. The financing round is meant to help Redlen further develop cadmium zinc telluride-based radiation detectors for security and medical applications, Redlen said Thursday. Redlen is developing CZT semiconductor technology to aid computed tomography, bone density scans, […] More

  • BAE Wins Army Contract for Combat Vehicle Parts
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    BAE Wins Army Contract for Combat Vehicle Parts

    BAE Systems has been awarded a $6.9 million contract modification for spare parts on 18 U.S. Army Paladin artillery vehicles, following the original deal to upgrade components of the vehicles, York Dispatch reported Thursday. Candy Woodall writes work under the contract will continue at the company’s facility in West Manchester Township, York County, Penn., for completion by Sept. 30. The original, $668 million contract […] More

  • Lockheed to Test Fly Orion Launch Rocket
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    Lockheed to Test Fly Orion Launch Rocket

    Lockheed Martin will process and test a United Launch Alliance-built rocket ahead of a future unmanned spacecraft launch following delivery of the rocket boosters to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Delta IV Heavy rocket will be demonstrated at ULA’s Horizontal Integration Facility before Orion’s first test flight at Space Launch Complex 37 in […] More

  • Martin Sutherland of BAE: Cyber Espionage Malware ‘Organized, Well-Funded’
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    Martin Sutherland of BAE: Cyber Espionage Malware ‘Organized, Well-Funded’

    BAE Systems has published a threat analysis report that describes how the cyber espionage malware known as Snake attacks computer systems and how the virus works to avoid conventional security tools. The company’s applied intelligence division also created a list of technical indicators to help enterprises bolster threat detection and mitigation techniques, BAE said Friday. […] More

  • Tom Watson: SAIC to Continue Defense Readiness Tech Support Services
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    Tom Watson: SAIC to Continue Defense Readiness Tech Support Services

    Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a prime position on a $68 million multiple-award contract to support a Defense Department system that is built to manage tactical readiness data. SAIC will compete for task orders to perform technical and management support work on the Defense Readiness Reporting System, the company said Thursday. Defense agencies […] More

  • CloudBees to Offer Continuous Delivery Platform Through Verizon’s Cloud
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    CloudBees to Offer Continuous Delivery Platform Through Verizon’s Cloud

    CloudBees has moved to extend the reach of its continuous delivery platform by joining the Verizon cloud engine, Virtualization Review reported Wednesday. John Waters writes the CloudBees delivery platform is built for developers to deploy applications and update Web and mobile apps. The Belgium-based company offers the DEV@cloud service for developers to test apps in […] More

  • Matt Newsome Named Cubic Transportation SVP of North and South America; Steve Shewmaker Comments
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    Matt Newsome Named Cubic Transportation SVP of North and South America; Steve Shewmaker Comments

    Matt Newsome was promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the North America and South America operations of Cubic Transportation Systems from serving as vice president and regional director of West Coast. Newsome will be responsible for the overall performance of the company’s programs in the regions and the execution of NextCity, an […] More

  • Vincent Sandoval Appointed CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense President; Scott Buckhour Comments
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    Vincent Sandoval Appointed CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense President; Scott Buckhour Comments

    Vincent Sandoval has joined engineered product provider CIRCOR International as president of the company’s aerospace and defense group, effective March 19. He most recently served as president of the Semco Instruments subsidiary TransDigm Group, CIRCOR announced Thursday. Scott Buckhout, CIRCOR president and CEO, said Sandoval will work to help the company improve its operating margins, […] More

  • Douglas McCrosson Named CPI Aerostructures President and CEO
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    Douglas McCrosson Named CPI Aerostructures President and CEO

    Douglas J. McCrosson has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of CPI Aerostructures Inc., effective March 6. McCrosson, who was also appointed to the company’s board of directors, will replace Edward J. Fred who resigned for personal reasons, the company announced Thursday. Since joining CPI Aeros in 2003, McCrosson has served […] More

  • John Fratamico: Leidos to Help DTRA Build Anti-WMD Tech Under $7B IDIQ
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    John Fratamico: Leidos to Help DTRA Build Anti-WMD Tech Under $7B IDIQ

    Leidos will help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency research and develop measures to counter weapons of mass destruction under a potential 10-year, $7 billion contract. The company said Thursday it will compete for task orders to perform work under the Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Research and Technology Development vehicle. DTRA seeks to acquire science and […] More

  • Tom Ruff: Autonomic Resources, Akamai Aim to Help Federal IT Staffs Run Cloud Applications
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    Tom Ruff: Autonomic Resources, Akamai Aim to Help Federal IT Staffs Run Cloud Applications

    Autonomic Resources and Akamai Technologies have partnered to provide cloud computing products to public sector agencies under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, through which both companies hold Joint Authorization Board provisional authorizations. The companies said Thursday Autonomic Resources Cloud Platform will be combined with Akamai’s DDoS mitigation, web application security and other services to create an end-to-end […] More

  • Northrop’s Ron Foudray: New Cyber Strategies Needed in Federal IT
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    Northrop’s Ron Foudray: New Cyber Strategies Needed in Federal IT

    Northrop Grumman’s Ron Foudray has suggested that federal IT experts re-examine their cybersecurity strategies and seek new methods beyond encryption to protect information, GSN reported Wednesday. Ashley Bennett writes that Foudray, vice president of business development at Northrop’s cyber solutions division, noted cybersecurity best practices include “moving away from protecting assets at the perimeter” and […] More