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    Vazata Cloud Platform Passes Annual FedRAMP Compliance Audit; Lance Black Comments

    Vazata has passed an annual Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program compliance audit on the company’s Virtual Federal Image cloud platform for government clients. The company said Monday the assessment was conducted by FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board Test Readiness Reviewers who represent the departments of Defense and Homeland Security as well as the General Services Administration. FedRAMP JAB […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    SSL to Develop Ultra High Density Satellite for Hughes Network Systems

    Hughes Network Systems has selected Space Systems Loral to develop the former’s next-generation ultra high density satellite designed to expand the Hughes Ka-band capacity across the Americas region. The new Jupiter-powered EchoStar XXIV UHDS will help aid the business expansion of Hughes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other countries in South America, the […] More

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    Raytheon Secures Navy Funds for Standard Missile-6 Material Procurement

    Raytheon‘s missile systems business has received a $32.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead materials needed to build Standard Missile-6 units. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification will support requirements and  spares for fiscal 2017 SM-6 full-rate production. SM-6 is designed to perform anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare and sea-based terminal ballistic […] More

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    Navy Taps Spectro Scientific for Fluid Analysis Equipment, Support Services

    Spectro Scientific has received a $9.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver fluid analysis equipment and provide support services for the military. The company said Wednesday that it will manufacture, test and deliver approximately 69 M-N/W SpectrOil RDE spectrometers to update current U.S. Marine Corps and Navy oil analysis systems. Spectro’s M-N/W SpectrOil […] More

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    Lockheed to Develop Military Code Software for GPS Satellites

    Lockheed Martin has received a $45.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide military-code early use software for current and future global positioning system satellites. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company’s space systems business will develop the software for the service branch to task, monitor and signal M-code programs in space. DoD noted the […] More

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    Kuldar Vaarsi: Milrem Seeks US Manufacturing Partners for Unmanned Ground Vehicle

    Milrem will demonstrate a new unmanned ground vehicle at the annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium in Michigan as the Estonia-based defense company looks for opportunities to expand its UGV production in the U.S. Titan is built to support dismounted troops and carry weapons and equipment to remote weapon stations, Milrem said Tuesday. Kuldar Vaarsi, CEO of Milrem, said […] More

  • in C4ISR News, News

    KeyW to Help Air Force Study Multi-Domain ISR Fusion

    KeyW has received a five-year, $24 million contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory extend its knowledge of autonomous multi-domain sensing technology for airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The company said Tuesday it will explore multi-sensor, multi-domain fusion systems such as electro-optical, radio frequency and infrared sensing technologies. KeyW will also provide imaging, detection, tracking, […] More

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    Lockheed Receives 3rd Harris-Built Navigation Payload for Air Force GPS III Satellite

    Harris has shipped the third of 10 navigation payloads designed to help boost the accuracy, signal power and jamming resistance capacity of Global Positioning System III satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed is scheduled to integrate the new payload into the GPS III Space Vehicle 3 this summer, Harris said Wednesday. “We are now in […] More

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    Battelle, DHS Partner to Strengthen Explosive Detection Canine Network

    The Department of Homeland Security has partnered with a team of Battelle researchers in an effort to help explosive and canine experts determine capability gaps in the country’s network of explosives detection canine teams. The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative, led by DHS’ advanced research project agency, aims to provide information on threat materials and tactics that can […] More

  • in Government Cloud, News

    CSRA Adds Microsoft Azure Platform to GSA Schedule; George Batsakis Comments

    CSRA has begun to offer Microsoft‘s suite of Azure cloud computing products and services via the General Services Administration‘s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle. Azure is now listed under the 132-40 special item number for cloud service offerings under the government-wide acquisition contract, CSRA said Tuesday. George Batsakis, CSRA executive vice president for growth, said the company is […] More

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    SAIC to Continue Enterprise IT Support for National Institute of Mental Health; Bob Genter Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential five-year, $48 million task order to continue to provide information technology services to the National Institute of Mental Health. SAIC said Tuesday it will help NIMH plan, implement and manage the institute’s technology environment under the task order. “We are excited to grow our health portfolio and provide enterprise […] More

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    Northrop Integrates Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Layers

    Northrop Grumman has integrated the last defense layers of a sun shield system built to protect optics and instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope from heat. The company said Monday its aerospace systems business designed the sun shield layers that will work to help reduce the temperatures between cold and hot JWST components. Huntsville, Alabama-based NeXolve manufactured the […] More