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    Cohesity’s Encryption Module Achieves NIST Data Security Certification

    Cohesity has achieved the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 certification for the company’s encryption module. The company said Tuesday the certification allows government agencies to use Cohesity’s hyperconverged secondary storage offering to handle sensitive information. Cohesity added security tests of the encryption module took place part of Cohesity’s storage platform and on the same hardware that the […] More

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    DoD Office Orders Decision Sciences Contraband Detection System

    Decision Sciences International Corp. has received a $5.26 million contract from the Defense Department‘s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to provide and deploy a system built to detect contraband and weapons.. The company said Tuesday the Multi-Mode Passive Detection System Gen 3 platform works to automatically scan vehicles, cargo containers and other vehicles to identify and discover shielded and […] More

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    Navy Taps Advanced Acoustic Concepts for P-8A, MH-60R Trainer Updates

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to Advanced Acoustic Concepts for the procurement of the Common Acoustic Simulation Environment Fidelity Implementation system to support P-8A and MH-60R operators. The Defense Department said Monday CASE-FI works to provide tactical operational flight trainers and weapons tactics trainers updated anti-software warfare tactical environment platforms. The Naval Air Warfare Center […] More

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    Metro Productions Government Services to Provide Advisory Support to MDA Visual Info & Production Centers

    The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Metro Productions Government Services a $26.9 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide advisory and assistance support for the agency’s visual information and production centers. Metro Productions will deliver technical, engineering, advisory and management support to the MDA chief of staff directorate and locations that follows the VIPC requirements, the Defense Department said […] More

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    Seyer Industries to Deliver V-22 Aircraft Support Equipment to Navy, Air Force

    Seyer Industries has won a potential five-year, $27.3 million contract to provide  support equipment for the V-22 Osprey multirole combat planes of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Monday that Seyer Industries will also supply spare parts, assorted adapters, kits and assemblies under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company will perform work in St. Peters, Missouri through […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Duffy Consulting Unveils Data Protection Compliance Mgmt Tool for Defense Contractors

    Duffy Consulting Services has launched a platform designed to help Defense Department contractors and subcontractors comply with guidance on how to protect sensitive federal data in nonfederal systems. DCS’ enterprise management tool works to facilitate the adoption of the Protection of Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations guidance by DoD contractors in compliance […] More

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    DISA Lifts Stop-Work Order on Inmarsat’s $450M Satcom Services Contract

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has given Inmarsat’s U.S. federal government subsidiary notice to proceed on multiband satellite communications services under a potential five-year, $450 million contract after DISA lifted a prior stop-work order on the award. DISA revoked the stop-work order issued on Inmarsat Government through a contract modification, the Defense Department said Friday. The agency selected Inmarsat Government in […] More

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    Lockheed to Deliver Cybersecurity Update for Navy’s Fleet Ballistic Missile IT Applications, Systems

    Lockheed Martin has received an $8.34 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy to deliver a cybersecurity update for the fleet ballistic missile information technology applications and systems and a high-voltage detonator refresh. The Defense Department said Friday the project is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31, 2018. The Strategic Systems Programs office obligated $7 million from the Navy’s fiscal […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    EnergySolutions to Provide Metal Processing Services for Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program

    The U.S. Navy has awarded EnergySolutions a potential three-year, $38.7 million contract to process various forms of metal for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. EnergySolutions will also provide shipping containers and brokerage services as well as transport materials from multiple NNPP facilities by truck, rail or barge, the Defense Department said Friday. The company seeks to help the Navy reduce the volume of radioactive […] More

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    Lockheed to Help Air Force Sustain GPS Control Segment

    Lockheed Martin has received a potential $8.6 million contract modification to provide sustainment support services for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System control segment. The GPS control segment includes the master control station, alternate control station, six monitor stations, four ground antennas, consolidated test environment and telecommunications simulator test station, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

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    USAF to Assess Airworthiness of Textron AirLand Multimission Aircraft Under CRADA

    The U.S. Air Force will perform an airworthiness test on a multimission aircraft built by a Textron and AirLand Enterprises joint venture under a cooperative research and development agreement, Defense News reported Thursday. Valerie Insinna writes the certification for Textron AirLand‘s Scorpion aircraft could lead to direct commercial sales to foreign militaries and accelerate the domestic purchase process for […] More

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    ProSol Associates to Provide Curriculum Services for Marine Corps Communication Electronic School

    ProSol Associates has won a potential five-year, $23 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide curriculum services for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Communication Electronics School. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers course instruction for approximately 57 information technology software programs, certification testing conducted by test administrators and curricula development and management. Work will occur at […] More