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Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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  • in Contract Awards, News

    CMG Secures $176M Air Force Contract for Airborne HF Radio Modernization

    Consortium Management Group has received a potential $175.8 million award from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch modernize an airborne high-frequency radio system. The other transaction authority is for the rapid fielding phase of the modernization program and encompasses production deliveries, first article testing, operational test support, initial contractor support and training […] More

  • in News

    Dedrone Raises Investment From Axon-Led Series C Funding Round

    Dedrone has secured $30.5 million in an Axon-led Series C financing that the San Francisco, California-based startup plans to use to support its development of technology for protecting airspace against unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles. Aaditya Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone, said in a statement published Friday the investment underscores the company’s ability to deliver drone detection […] More

  • in News

    Report: State CIOs Seek to Prioritize Cybersecurity, Risk Management in 2022

    A new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers revealed that cybersecurity and risk management tops the list of areas state CIOs want to prioritize in 2022. NASCIO said Digital government and services and broadband and wireless connectivity come in second and third place, respectively, in this year’s State CIO Top 10 […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Northrop Awarded Army Contract to Provide Baltic Nations With c-sUAS C2 System

    Northrop Grumman will deliver a command and control system for counter-small unmanned aerial platforms to Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia in support of U.S. European Command’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Plan. Under a $14.3 million contract from the Army, Northrop will provide its Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system to help the Baltic […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Northrop to Reconfigure Global Hawk Aircraft for DOD Hypersonic Test Program

    Northrop Grumman has secured a task order to help the Department of Defense convert the U.S. Air Force’s EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft into a hypersonic system testing technology. The aerospace and defense contractor said Monday it will start engineering and planning work under the DOD Test Resource Management Center’s SkyRange program and will […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Iron Bow to Offer Xage Zero Trust Security Platform to Military, Government Customers

    Iron Bow Technologies has partnered with Xage to offer the latter’s zero trust security platform to the Department of Defense and federal government customers. Under the deal, Iron Bow will serve as a distributor of the Xage Fabric remote access authentication tool built to protect connected digital systems and communications networks from unauthorized access, Xage […] More

  • in M&A Activity, News

    Advanced Technology International Buys Innovation Prospecting Company TechConnect

    Advanced Technology International has purchased TechConnect, a global innovation scouting and vetting organization, in a move to help government clients connect to more research and development companies. TechConnect works to identify emerging technologies for agencies, investors and vendors through sprints, challenges and other innovation-focused events, ATI said Tuesday. Through the acquisition, ATI-managed consortia will have […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    NOAA Report Shows Ocean Enterprise Sector Growth

    A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has revealed that the number of U.S. businesses providing autonomous surface and underwater vehicles for marine observations and measurements rose 60 percent over a five-year period. The U.S. Ocean Enterprise Report showed there were a total of 814 companies offering critical ocean data and information […] More

  • in Government Technology, News

    The Capital Group Introduces Health Insurance Offering for GovCon Industry

    The Capital Group, a subsidiary of insurance distributor BRP Group, has created a unit with the goal of helping government contracting companies implement health care plans and programs for employees. GovCon Health group seeks to work with vendors serving the federal market to help them simplify the delivery of medical insurance benefits to their workforce, […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    Excella to Continue Analytics Support for HHS Inspector General Office; Jimmy Benani Quoted

    Excella has secured a five-year, $27 million task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the company’s data analytics support for the HHS Office of the Inspector General. Arlington, Virginia-based Excella said Tuesday it will work with A1M Solutions, Elder Research and Mathematica to help HHS manage fraud, waste and abuse […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Microsoft Takes Down Malicious Domains Linked to Chinese Malware Group

    Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at Microsoft, said the company has seized websites belonging to a Chinese cybercriminal group that gathers intelligence from government agencies, universities and organizations in the U.S. In a blog post published Monday, Burt wrote that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia […] More