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  • in Government Cloud, News

    Vasco, Project Hosts to Offer E-Signature Service on FedRAMP Compliant Cloud Network

    Vasco Data Security International has teamed up with Project Hosts to use the former company’s ‘s electronic signature service in a cloud network that is certified under the U.S. General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for cloud computing services. ESignLive will work to help GSA, U.S. Army and Agriculture Department to sign documents through a secure cloud electronically with the use of a personal […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Visualant, Intellicheck Mobilisa Sign Exclusivity Rights Agreement for ChromaID

    Visualant and Intellicheck Mobilisa have signed an agreement for the latter company to have exclusive rights to the former’s patented ChromaID platform. Visualant said Thursday that the ChromaID approach aims to help Intellicheck update its products with photonic technology for threat detection and document verification purposes. ChromaID works to detect machine-readable chromatic identifiers with the use of Visualant’s developed Spectral Pattern Matching technology. Ron […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Lockheed Reseller Partner Gets Straightline Aviation LOI to Purchase Hybrid Airships for $480M

    Lockheed Martin reseller partner Hybrid Enterprises has received a letter of intent from Straightline Aviation for the purchase of 12 Lockheed-built Hybrid Airships worth an estimated $480 million. Hybrid Enterprises has started negotiations with SLA regarding the purchase agreement and works to finalize the sales of the cargo and passenger transport aircraft, Lockheed said Wednesday. Lockheed selected Hybrid Enterprises in June 2015 […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    MetTel Lands GSA IT Schedule 70 Contract Extension for Telecom, Wireless Services

    New York City-based communications services provider MetTel has received a contract extension from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide the company’s telecommunications and wireless network services to federal agencies. The company said Tuesday it will add new voice and data services, SIP trunking, telecommunications expense management software, new wireless offerings and expanded professional IT services to its work […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Lockheed Initiates Aegis Integration Aboard Australian Navy Destroyer

    Lockheed Martin‘s test team has begun integration of the Aegis combat system on the Australian navy’s Hobart-class air warfare destroyer. The integrated test team also tested that the Aegis combat system was installed and functional aboard the destroyers, the company said Wednesday. Rob Milligan, surface ships program lead at Lockheed’s Australian arm, said engineers and technicians […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Army Taps KeyLogic for Technical Support to Watervliet Arsenal’s Benet Laboratories

    The U.S. Army has awarded KeyLogic Systems a five-year $9.5 million technical support contract for services to the Watervliet Arsenal Benet Laboratories facility. KeyLogic will handle internal networks, perform network vulnerability assessments and provide database support to the facility in New York, the company said Tuesday. Michael Leibeg, director of KeyLogic national security portfolio, said the […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    DARPA Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Robotic Space Servicing Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking at potential public-private partnerships to advance the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program, which pushes to enable robotic support for geosynchronous Earth orbit satellites within five years. DARPA said Friday RSGS looks to create a commercially owned and operated robotic servicing vehicle with an agency-built toolkit to be integrated with a privately-made spacecraft. The […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Cubic Awarded Army Mission Command System Training Support Contract; Bill Toti Comments

    Cubic‘s global defense segment has received a three-year $2.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to help the service branch carry out training exercises for mission command systems. Cubic Global Defense will support the Fort Benning, Ga.-based Maneuver Center of Excellence Clarke Simulation Center through mission command system training, technical support as well as virtual and gaming […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Army’s New Multi-Mission Launcher Platform Fires Raytheon Missile for Intercept Test

    The U.S. Army has fired a Raytheon-built interceptor missile using a new Multi-Mission Launcher platform and mobile ground-based weapon system during a demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base. The Army said Thursday its Cruise Missile Defense Systems project office and Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center teamed up to develop the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Purdue, Air Force Sign Partnership Intermediary Agreement for Tech Commercialization Initiative

    The U.S. Air Force has teamed up with Purdue University for programs and activities in an effort to accelerate processes used to commercialize products for operation by the military. Purdue Research Foundation will assist the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s marketing campaign for the lab’s hypersonics, directed-energy weapons, and autonomy technologies, Purdue said Thursday. “Goals of this agreement include implementing our established […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    Nextgov: DHS Looks to Create Cybersecurity Incident Database for Public, Private Sectors

    The Department of Homeland Security is asking industry for concepts to help build a cybersecurity incident database that would be available to public and private sector organizations, Nextgov reported Monday. Mohana Ravindranath writes that DHS will collect ideas for the database through May as the department works to outline what it views as potential benefits, obstacles and data points […] More

  • in News, Products & Service

    Boeing Subcontracts Rockwell Collins for Indian Chinook Helicopter Services

    Boeing has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide a Common Avionics Architecture System for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters flown by India’s military. The Rockwell Collins India Design Center will lead the implementation of tests and software changes as ordered by India’s army to meet requirements, Rockwell Collins said Monday. Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of airborne […] More