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    DISA Releases Solicitation for Army Systems Engineering, Technical Assistance Services

    The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking proposals for a range of services for a unit under the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications – Tactical. DISA said in a solicitation published Thursday on SAM.gov it is looking for a contractor that will support PEO C3T’s Project Manager Mission Command via the PM […] More

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    Consulting Firm Vistant Expands Support Services for DHA; Walter Barnes Quoted

    Vistant, formerly PM Consulting Group, will increase its health care support services for two organizations under the Defense Health Agency. The Towson, Maryland-based consulting firm said Wednesday it received extension contracts and will provide DHA’s Clinical Operations Program Management Office with additional services such as infection control, patient safety as well as credentialing and privileging support. […] More

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    Aerojet Rocketdyne to Supply Lockheed With More Orion Spacecraft Parts Under $67M Deal

    Lockheed Martin has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $67 million contract to procure additional engines and motors for the Orion spacecraft ahead of the space vehicle’s moon missions. The award extends the 2019 Orion Production and Operations Contract and will cover three service module auxiliary engine sets and three jettison motors, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Wednesday. Work will […] More

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    Northrop Wraps Up Critical Design Review for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

    Northrop Grumman has finished reviewing the design of 42 communication satellites that will be part of a larger network meant to ensure fast and secure delivery of information during U.S. military missions. The company said Tuesday completing the critical design review reflects progress on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer project, which involves building […] More

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    Galois Team Determines Specs for SDA’s Cryptographic Module Prototype

    Galois, its spinout Niobium Microsystems and partner Innoflight have determined the hardware and software specifications for the prototype of a cryptographic module meant to safeguard the Space Development Agency’s satellite network. The team developed the product line, architecture, cryptographic algorithm and system specifications for the prototype in support of the High Integrity, Performant, Efficient Realization of a SPAceborne […] More

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    AEI, Space Florida Collaborating on Increasing Aerospace Investments, Jobs

    Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners and financing and development authority Space Florida have partnered to help interested aerospace companies expand and relocate in Florida. The alliance will also aim to create a talent pool for the sector using the state’s existing educational institutions and labor force development initiatives, AEI said Monday. “Our goal is to streamline the […] More

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    System High Earns VETS Indexes Employer Recognition; Rob Howe Quoted

    System High has received the 3-Star Employer designation in the 2023 VETS Indexes Employer Awards, a program recognizing the country’s best veteran employers. The Chantilly, Virginia-based company said Friday it vied with nearly 240 organizations in the third annual survey-based awards. VETS Indexes, an independent provider of environmental, social and governance indexes, recognized a total of 200 […] More

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    Northrop to Enter Army IBCS Program’s Full-Rate Production Stage; Rebecca Torzone Quoted

    Northrop Grumman has received Department of Defense approval to begin manufacturing at full-rate capacity a command and control system designed to support the U.S. Army’s air and missile defense operations across the globe. DOD decided to move the Integrated Battle Command System into full-rate production, marking a key step for the service branch to schedule […] More

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    L3Harris, Sidus Space Enter Mentor-Protege Agreement

    Sidus Space will collaborate with L3Harris Technologies for a year under the Department of Defense’s Mentor-Protege Program. Sidus Space said Tuesday the MPP is intended to bolster the commercial satellite company’s functions within the DOD supplier base to help make space data accessible and usable to a wide range of clients, with support from the larger defense […] More

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    Merlin Labs to Demo Automated Aircraft System Under FAA Contract

    Merlin Labs will demonstrate a company-developed autonomous flight control system under a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration. Merlin said Wednesday the $1 million FAA award requires the company to conduct the initial testing phase for the Merlin Pilot with the help of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Everts Air Cargo. Flight trials are set to […] More

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    State Department Awards $80M Visa Processing Support Contract to One Federal Solution

    One Federal Solution has won a $79.9 million single-award contract to help the State Department process visa applications, according to a notice published Tuesday on SAM.gov. The department chose OFS to carry out the work after a competition reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Contract work covers general visa processing support to the department’s Visa Office […] More

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    BESPIN, Partners Launch User Improvement-Focused Service for Air Force

    A BESPIN, Omni Federal and Skylight team has deployed their co-developed user experience monitoring software that is envisioned to help enhance technologies used during U.S. Air Force missions. BESPIN said Thursday the UEM enterprise service, which took around a year to be developed for the Department of the Air Force, is now accessible through Cloud One. The service […] More