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3 Small Businesses Selected to Provide Human Capital Support for NASA
NASA has awarded $76 million in indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to three women-owned small businesses to deliver human capital support services to the space agency. The awardees were IBEX IT Business Experts, Bryce Solutions and Strategy Consulting Team, NASA said Thursday. Contract work will include providing human resources business partner advisory support, subject-matter expertise in human capital policy […] More
by Kacey Roberts January 12, 2023, 11:46 am
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BAE Receives Air Force Contract to Mature Maritime Target Seeker Tech
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded BAE Systems a $12 million contract to integrate and test an open architecture targeting system designed to help military users identify and engage maritime surface vessels from air-launched platforms. Work on the multimode seeker technology will continue under phase two of the Maritime Weapon Innovation Program Joint Capability […] More
by Jamie Bennet January 12, 2023, 11:45 am
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Aerospace, Defense and Government M&A Deals Reach $46B in 2022 –HigherGov Report
Government market intelligence platform HigherGov said 433 M&A deals in the aerospace, defense and government market were announced in 2022, booking $46 billion in total. In its Aerospace, Defense and Government M&A Review 2022 Report published Wednesday, HigherGov said the 2022 figure was 10 percent lower than 479 transactions logged in 2021 but was the […] More
by Regina Garcia January 12, 2023, 11:44 am
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NetImpact Strategies Awarded $60M USDA IT Modernization Support Contract
NetImpact Strategies has received a potential $60 million contract to provide information technology and modernization support services for the Department of Agriculture’s farm production and conservation information solutions division. FPAC ISD runs and maintains IT applications and services backing all systems of USDA’s natural resources conservation service, NetImpact said Wednesday. Under the Cypress contract, the […] More
by Jane Edwards January 12, 2023, 11:43 am
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Denodo’s Bill Sullivan Discusses the Role of AI, Cloud Adoption and Company Growth in Federal Sector
Business development executive Bill Sullivan’s career began over two decades ago with IBM, and he has since held leadership positions with Oracle, Cloudera, and Amazon Web Services, among others. With his experience in strategy and development, he has worked to push organizations further into their target markets. In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Sullivan, who now […] More
by Ireland Degges January 12, 2023, 11:43 am
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DOD CIO John Sherman Gives Update on C3 Priorities
The Department of Defense has been working to modernize its command, control, and communications capabilities since the publication of the C3 Modernization Strategy in late 2020. Now, aspects like electronic warfare and satellite communications are changing the way the DOD approaches C3. In Executive Mosaic’s latest video interview, DOD Chief Information Officer John Sherman spoke about how […] More
by Summer Myatt January 12, 2023, 11:42 am
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NASA, James Webb Space Telescope Team to Receive Space Club Award
NASA and a Northrop Grumman-led industry team that built the James Webb Space Telescope will be presented with the National Space Club and Foundation’s highest award, the 2023 Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy. The recognition is for the program’s contribution to the advancement of U.S. astronautics after the telescope completed the first-ever deployment of sunshield […] More
by Jamie Bennet January 11, 2023, 11:59 am
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Sev1Tech Appraised at CMMI Level 3; Joe Montoya Quoted
Sev1Tech has maintained its Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development for the third consecutive time. The information technology service provider said Tuesday that the latest grant reflects its certified approach to its software development process. The appraisal also signifies that the company’s current processes and quality are consistent with […] More
by Regina Garcia January 11, 2023, 11:58 am
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Duality Technologies Tapped to Advance Encrypted Data Protection Under DARPA Program
Duality Technologies, a developer of secure data collaboration tools, has been selected to participate in the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that seeks to protect and preserve sensitive information in virtual environments. The company said Tuesday it will continue to lead an industry team in developing a hardware accelerator for […] More
by Naomi Cooper January 11, 2023, 11:58 am
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Charles River Analytics Helps Missile Defense Agency Automate Software Evaluation Process
Charles River Analytics completed a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 contract centered on the automation of the Missile Defense Agency’s software compliance evaluation process. The project, which was awarded in December 2021, sought a tool to facilitate compliance with the MDA Assurance Provisions for software products, Charles River said Tuesday. To aid the agency’s […] More
by Jamie Bennet January 11, 2023, 11:58 am
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NSF, SpaceX Ink Coordination Agreement to Address Potential Interference From Starlink Satellites to Radio Astronomy Assets
The National Science Foundation and SpaceX have signed a new coordination agreement to mitigate the potential impact of the company’s Starlink satellite constellation on ground-based radio, infrared and optical astronomy facilities operating between the 10.6 and 10.7 GHz band. Under the agreement, SpaceX committed to examining the impact of astronomical facility lasers on satellites, coordinating […] More
by Jane Edwards January 11, 2023, 11:57 am
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Kratos to Begin Design, System Requirements Review of Air Force Hypersonic System
The defense and rocket system services division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been given an initial task order to support Leidos in its work on the U.S. Air Force air-breathing hypersonic missile program. Kratos said Tuesday it will perform digitally engineered system requirement and conceptual design reviews of the Expendable Hypersonic Multi-Mission ISR […] More
by Jamie Bennet January 11, 2023, 11:56 am