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  • in Government Technology, News

    Charles River Analytics VP Talks Robotic Swarms for National Security Mission

    Mike Farry, principal scientist and vice president for socio-cognitive systems at Charles River Analytics, has said drone swarm technology offers new research opportunities related to human-machine collaboration. He delivered a presentation about the Swarm Algorithms and Tactics for Urban Reconnaissance and Isolation project and similar efforts during a recent workshop held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Export-Import Bank Taps Four Companies for Aircraft Inspection IDIQ

    The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. has selected four companies to provide scheduled and unscheduled aircraft inspection services under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Avitas, IBA, ICF and McLarens are the awardees for the multiple-award contract, the export credit agency said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday. The IDIQ contains a minimum guaranteed amount of $1K and a ceiling […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    Serco VP Karen Shields Receives FedHealthIT Award; Dave Dacquino Quoted

    Karen Shields, vice president of health services at Serco‘s North American arm, has been selected for the FedHealthIT 100 list of prominent individuals in the federal health information technology industry. She oversees Serco Inc.‘s business processing, consulting and operational service offerings for federal, state and local government health care programs, the company said Wednesday. Shields joined the Herndon, […] More

  • in News, Space News

    Boeing Subsidiary Completes 18-Month Small Satellite Tech Demo Mission

    Boeing‘s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary has completed an 18-month mission to demonstrate the performance of small satellite subsystems while in orbit. Millennium said Tuesday it decomissioned the ALTAIR Pathfinder satellite through an operations center in El Segundo, Calif., and spent more than 13K hours to address technology risks. The internally funded mission aimed to showcase spacecraft components built to manage […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Boundless Geospatial Data Mgmt Platform Gets Army OK for Warfighter Mission Use

    Boundless has obtained certification from the U.S. Army for a desktop-based geographic information system that works to help users create maps and manage geospatial data. The military service issued a Certificate of Networthiness to the Boundless Desktop platform to affirm the software’s potential to help warfighters obtain battlespace awareness, the company said Tuesday. Desktop is designed to generate common operating […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    Big Switch Receives DoD Certification, FIP140-2 Security Validation for Cloud Networking Portfolio

    Big Switch Networks has received Department of Defense certification and Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 validation for the vendor’s suite of cloud and data center networking platforms. The company said Tuesday its Cloud-First Networking portfolio is included in the DoD Information Approved Products List and designed to help government clients comply with requirements under the Modernizing Government Technology Act. […] More

  • in News, Space News

    Maxar’s MDA Business to Design Rover Subsystems for NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return Campaign

    Airbus has awarded Maxar Technologies‘ MDA business a contract to design subsystems for a rover NASA and the European Space Agency plan to use in a joint mission to collect and return samples from Mars to Earth. MDA will aim to develop mobility and sample acquisition systems for potential integration into a “Sample Fetch Rover” that would support […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    General Dynamics Awarded Navy Submarine Repair Contract Modification

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Navy repair non-nuclear submarines under a one-year, $46.2M contract modification. Work will take place in New London, Conn., and covers overhaul, corrective and preventive maintenance, field changes, interim modification and upgrades, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will also provide ancillary services and/or supplies […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Ball Aerospace to Help Air Force Develop Satellite Ground Data Processing Framework

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen Ball Aerospace to develop an open-source framework for the Space and Missile Systems Center to process satellite-based intelligence data about foreign missile threats. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday USAF plans to use the Mission Data Processing Application Framework as a data collection testbed under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution initiative, […] More

  • in News, Space News

    SpaceX Launches First Spaceflight Rideshare Mission for Gov’t, Commercial Clients

    SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to launch Spaceflight‘s first rideshare mission for multiple government and commercial entities worldwide. The rocket lifted off Monday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to deploy 64 payloads to low-Earth orbit as part of the SSO-A: A SmallSat Express mission, SpaceX said Monday. Cargo includes 49 cubesats and 15 […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Symantec Gets FedRAMP ‘In Process’ Status for Cloud, Data Security Platforms; Chris Townsend Quoted

    Symantec has achieved “in process” status under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for two software applications designed to secure cloud computing applications and sensitive data. The company said Monday it seeks FedRAMP certification for the Cloud Access Security Broker and Data Loss Prevention platforms under Department of Homeland Security sponsorship. CASB works to protect cloud-based information […] More