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    Stephanie Mango Elected to PSC Executive Committee Leadership

    Stephanie Mango, president of CGI‘s federal business arm and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, has been elected as an Executive Committee member of the Professional Services Council. Following the 2023 Executive Committee Leadership appointment, Mango will collaborate with other elected industry executives in supporting the council’s mission of promoting a level and competitive federal contracting marketplace, […] More

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    L3Harris to Divest Visual Information Solutions Business in Portfolio Optimization Push

    L3Harris Technologies will divest its visual information solutions business through a definitive agreement with NV5 Global to support the former’s broader strategy of portfolio optimization. The divestiture is estimated to reach up to $100 million and aims to provide balance sheet flexibility as L3Harris moves to purchase ViaSat’s Tactical Data Link product line and Aerojet […] More

  • in Contract Awards, News

    SAIC Lands $63M Contract for Air Combat Command Support Services

    The U.S. Air Force awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $63.5 million contract to conduct a range of services in support of the advanced programs division of the Air Combat Command. Under the contract, the Reston, Virginia-headquartered company will handle operational, logistics and planning functions as well as electronic warfare, information technology and security disciplines […] More

  • in C4ISR, News

    USMC Eyes New Family of Reconnaissance Vehicles

    The Army Contracting Command has begun a market survey on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps to seek information on potential industry sources that could meet the requirement for an advanced reconnaissance vehicle and solicit feedback on the draft performance specification for the ARV. USMC is eyeing the development of a next-generation combat vehicle system […] More

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    Air Force Research Lab Taps Battelle for Microelectronics Security Tech R&D

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Battelle a $49.1 million contract to study existing and future microelectronic systems that may be reverse-engineered by U.S. adversaries. Battelle will carry out applied research and development work as part of the Microelectronics Security and Embedded System Assurance program, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The Columbus, Ohio-based […] More

  • in C4ISR, News

    SAIC Enters Loitering Munition Production Assistance Pact With Mistral, UVision

    Science Applications International Corp. has agreed to assist loitering missile builder UVision and its business development partner, Mistral, in establishing a supply chain for a munition product to support government customers. All three companies will collaborate on domestic manufacturing efforts related to the Hero 120 offering for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Organic Precision Fires-Mounted requirement […] More

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    HTX Labs Gets Air Force Impact Level 2 Authorization for Immersive Training Platform

    The U.S. Air Force has authorized HTX Labs’ immersive learning offering to operate data on the service’s networks at Impact Level 2. The authority to operate issued by the service’s Air Education and Training Command will allow HTX Labs’ EMPACT virtual reality training platform to operate on the Air Force Network and Non-classified Internet Protocol […] More

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    State, Local Agencies Turn to Hybrid Cloud to Manage Data; Cloudera’s Robert Carey Quoted

    State and local government agencies are adopting hybrid cloud systems to access and manage their data and the move to that environment has resulted in the development of new platforms that could provide agencies the scalability and visibility they need to manage data across public and private clouds, StateTech Magazine reported Wednesday. One of those […] More

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    Motorola Solutions Gets DISA Certification for Video Security Tech; Joe Balchune Quoted

    A Motorola Solutions suite of camera and video management software offerings has passed the evaluation process run by the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Interoperability Test Command. DISA certified the Avigilon H5A Series and Control Center products for compliance with standards meant to ensure information technology systems can interoperate to support Department of Defense missions, the company said Tuesday. Joe […] More

  • in News, Space

    State Department Invites Private Sector Participation in Space Commerce Events in 2023

    The State Department is inviting representatives from the private sector to serve as advisers to U.S. delegates in domestic and international space commerce events in the next 12 months. The agency on Tuesday posted a solicitation for private sector participation in affairs focused on outer space safety, sustainability and emerging markets until Dec. 31, 2023. […] More

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    Axon’s Federal Cloud Receives FedRAMP Status Upgrade; Richard Coleman Quoted

    Axon Enterprise obtained a high-impact status certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform, Axon FedCloud system. The new designation was an upgrade from the company’s previous moderate-level impact status and allows the technology company to better handle workflows for digital evidence management, situational awareness and records management, Axon […] More

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    Carahsoft Adds Paperless Innovations’ Actus SaaS Offering to AWS Marketplace

    Actus, a cloud-based procurement management platform from Paperless Innovations, has debuted on Amazon Web Services‘ online marketplace via Carahsoft Technology. Carahsoft manages the AWS Marketplace distribution of the commercial off-the-shelf software-as-a-service offering designed to help organizations automate purchase card processes and compliance requirements. Paperless Innovations said the listing for Actus allows new customers to purchase […] More