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    DARPA Taps Northrop to Build Reconnaissance Drone Demonstrator; Dan Patt, Gil Graff Comment

    As covered by GovCon Wire Monday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected a Northrop Grumman-led team to develop a demonstrator platform of an unmanned aerial system under phase three of the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node program. Tern is a joint initiative of DARPA and the Office of Naval Research to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone that will work to […] More

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    Air Force Taps Peerless Technologies for $54M Consulting Support Task Order

    Peerless Technologies has secured a potential four-year, $53.7 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide consulting and assistance support services for the structures and aerodynamics test centers of the aerospace vehicles division. The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded the cost-plus, level-of-effort order through the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated […] More

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    Pentagon: Lockheed Martin Completed 45 F-35 Deliveries in 2015

    Lockheed Martin has delivered 45 F-35 aircraft to the U.S. government and allied nations in 2015 under the $391 billion fighter jet project, Reuters reported Tuesday. The Defense Department said Lockheed met its delivery goals for the year and the company is set to receive majority of related performance fees, Andrea Shalal reports. “Meeting aircraft production […] More

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    DoD Puts Dell Firewalls on Approved Products List; Patrick Sweeney Comments

    Dell has received a certification from the Defense Department that allows it to deploy its SonicWall series of firewalls across DoD-operated computer networks. Dell said Wednesday its firewall platform received the department’s Unified Capabilities Approved Products List certification after it passed the Security Technical Implementation Guide tests that seek to ensure the secure maintenance and installation of hardware […] More

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    DISA OKs Mellanox Ethernet Switches for DoD Networks; Dale D’Alessio Comments

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has cleared Mellanox Technologies‘ SwitchX family of Ethernet switches for deployment in Defense Department-run computer networks. DISA gave the approval after the company’s Mellanox Federal Systems subsidiary secured a Unified Capabilities Approved Product List certification from the agency for the SwitchX series of 10/40 gigabit Ethernet switches, Mellanox said Monday. According to DISA, a product can […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    Navy Seeks NAVAIR Cyber Warfare Detachment Support Through Basic Ordering Agreement

    The U.S. Navy has announced plans to award potential five-year basic ordering agreements to contractors that can provide support services for the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare Detachment. The Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday the BOAs will cover cyber workforce development, research and development, implementation of the Defense Department’s risk management […] More

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    Tecolote Research Wins $39M Air Force Space Program Support Contract

    Tecolote Research has won a $39.3 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in the execution of space-related programs through acquisition and financial support. The company will support the space research, development, production and lifecycle acquisition activities of the global positioning systems directorate of the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

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    ACT I Exec Ron Poussard to Chair NDIA’s Small Business Division

    Ron Poussard, executive vice president for business development and contracts for Advanced Concepts and Technologies International, will serve as chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association’s small business division. Poussard leads ACT I’s business pursuits and contracts with the Defense Department, U.S. allies and industry and is previously a director of the U.S. Air Force’s […] More

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    ARGO Systems Lands $90M Navy Power System Support IDIQ

    ARGO Systems has won a potential five-year, $90 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide support services for critical power systems at government facilities worldwide. The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process with three offers received, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The award covers planning, […] More

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    MDA Taps a.i. solutions for $73M BMD System Support Contract

    The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a.i. solutions a potential three-year, $73 million contract to provide engineering, consulting and mission assurance support services for the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract also covers risk management quality assurance process, system fielding, sustainment, ground and flight tests, configuration management, parts, and test anomaly and technical risk […] More

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    William Perry: DoD Should Offer Industry Guidance Amid Consolidation Wave

    Former Defense Secretary William Perry has urged the Defense Department to offer “straightforward” advice to defense companies amid a flurry of merger and acquisition deals that he believes have substantially lessened market competition, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Sandra Erwin writes post-Cold War spending cuts at the department prompted Perry to convene a meeting with industry executives in […] More

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    DISA Seeks IT Research, Consulting Support for Transcom C4S Directorate

    The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to award a potential five-year contract to provide information technology research and consulting support services for the U.S. Transportation Command’s command, control, communications and cyber systems directorate. DISA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Monday potential contractors will work to provide such services in order to help Transcom’s directorate acquire, […] More