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    Peraton Books $74M NAVSEA Task Order for Cyber Engineering; Tom Afferton Quoted

    Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Peraton a $74 million task order to provide life cycle cyber resiliency and advanced cybersecurity engineering for fleet forces. The company said Wednesday it will support the test, training and experimentation environment located in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia as part of […] More

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    Government Technology Provider AINS Rebrands as OPEXUS

    AINS, a developer of process management software for government customers, has changed its name to OPEXUS and relocated its headquarters to Washington, D.C. to mark the company’s expansion in the public sector. The rebranded business said Tuesday it also unveiled an updated logo and website as part of the effort that seeks to expand the […] More

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    Northrop, AT&T, Fujitsu Demo 5G-Enabled ISR Capabilities

    An industry collaboration was able to showcase transmission of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data and video using tactical data links of Northrop Grumman, private 5G network of AT&T and open radio access network of Fujitsu. Northrop said Wednesday the team conducted the 5G-enabled, open architecture ISR capability demonstration to support the establishment of digital battle […] More

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    Esri Develops Data Analysis Software Offering for Intelligence Sector

    Geographic information system software provider Esri has created a desktop application for intelligence analysts and other government users to visualize, integrate and share data from multiple sources. ArcGIS AllSource is designed to combine time- and location-based disparate data that can support pattern assessments of defense, public safety and national or enterprise security events, the company […] More

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    Accenture Execs: Potential Use Cases for Metaverse Tech Could Transform Federal Missions

    Two Accenture Federal Services executives said metaverse technology is making its way into federal government operations and will eventually transform agency processes in sectors ranging from defense to health care. In a joint commentary for Federal News Network, AFS Chief Technology Officer Chris Copeland and Chief Innovation Officer Kyle Michl listed the main areas of […] More

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    Saab, Hidden Level to Continue Airport UAS Detection Work for FAA

    New York-based companies Saab and Hidden Level will continue providing their sensor and security technologies to the Federal Aviation Administration in support of the agency’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program. The research effort, which was launched in 2020 with the aim of testing technologies and systems capable of detecting UAS-related risks, is expected to continue […] More

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    PAR Technology Unit to Operate, Maintain Navy Camp in Africa

    A PAR Technology subsidiary was awarded a five-year, $21 million contract to support U.S. Navy’s Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, Africa.  Rome Research Corp. will provide uninterrupted operations and maintenance services at the naval expeditionary base, which provides over 90 percent of the Department of Defense’s communications across the entire African continent, PAR Technology said Tuesday.  […] More

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    Air Force Taps Raytheon to Create Rocket Cargo Mission Planning, C2 Software

    The research and development arm of Raytheon Technologies has secured a contract to develop mission planning and command and control software for the U.S. Air Force’s rocket cargo initiative.  Raytheon BBN team will design and create collaborative planning and C2 processes and tools in support of the project that aims to use commercial technologies to […] More

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    Berry Aviation to Provide Airborne ISR System for Marine Corps Training

    Berry Aviation will support the U.S. Marine Corps. Special Operations Command‘s air-to-ground integration training by providing airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.  Under a recently awarded contract, the charter airline’s Cessna 206 aircraft will be utilized in the training and will include a platform, an experienced aircrew and a remote portable ground control station, the […] More

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    Patrick Zeitouni Named Chief Strategy Officer of HawkEye 360

    Patrick Zeitouni has been appointed chief strategy officer of space-based radio frequency data and analytics provider HawkEye 360. In this role, Zeitouni will direct the organization’s efforts amid the changing space and national security landscape to drive company expansion and product strategy within the growing RF data and analytics market, HawkEye 360 announced from Herndon, Virginia on […] More

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    Northrop Awarded $406M AFRL InSITE Intell Systems Modernization Contract; Rebecca Torzone Quoted

    Northrop Grumman will help the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate update its intelligence information platforms under a potential $406 million contract. The company said Tuesday it will support the service’s Intelligence Systems Infrastructure, Tools and Enhancements program through the contract. InSITE seeks to help AFRL/RI modernize its capabilities to collect, share and analyze intelligence […] More

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    GSA Posts Draft Solicitation for Defense HR Activity Analytical Services

    The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has posted a draft request for proposals for a potential $134.5 million contract covering analytical services for the Defense Human Resources Activity’s Office of People Analytics. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has an ordering period of five years and will support the […] More