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  • Dave Amoriell: Xerox Maven Software Deployed for Ebola Contact Tracing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Amoriell: Xerox Maven Software Deployed for Ebola Contact Tracing

    Xerox has released an update of its Maven outbreak management software that works to host contact-tracing data on communicable diseases such as Ebola and other public health information in a cloud platform. The company said Thursday that Maven leverages data and analytics to track the path of infection or exposure to disease and facilitates data sharing and integration between public […] More

  • Rich Wronski: Charles River Analytics, Passport Systems to Build Radiation Detection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rich Wronski: Charles River Analytics, Passport Systems to Build Radiation Detection System

    Charles River Analytics and Passport Systems will support the Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network Advanced Technology Demonstration program of the Department of Homeland Security‘s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office under a potential $6.9 million contract. DHS/DNDO awarded Passport Systems the contract on the program’s preliminary design phase through February 2015, the companies said Wednesday. Rich Wronski, vice president of Charles River […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets: Demand for Power Boats to Drive Marine Composites Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets: Demand for Power Boats to Drive Marine Composites Market Growth

    MarketsandMarkets predicts the marine composites market will rise in value to $4.97 billion over the next five years due to increases in demand for high-speed boats, fuel-efficient vehicles and design flexibility. The firm said Tuesday that the costs of carbon fiber, styrene regulations and potential issues with the reparability and recyclability of composites could hinder further growth in the market. The report also […] More

  • Pat Calhoun: McAfee Report Shows Trade-Off Between Network Security, Performance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pat Calhoun: McAfee Report Shows Trade-Off Between Network Security, Performance

    A recent McAfee report says that a majority of information technology professionals surveyed noted security as the focus of their companies’ network design, but some forego security functions in order to emphasize network performance. The company said Wednesday the “Network Performance and Security” report showed the challenges that IT organizations face in balancing network security and performance. “It is unfortunate that turning off […] More

  • Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Nelson: Raytheon, L-3 Combine Tech in Laser-Guided Remote Weapon System

    Raytheon and L-3 Communications have completed a new test on the TALON Rocket Remote Weapon System to demonstrate the target positioning and engagement functions of this laser-guided defense system for small ships. Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon’s naval and area mission defense products, said Wednesday TALON RRWS combines the uses of the TALON laser-guided rocket and L-3’s Advanced Remote Weapon […] More

  • Rick Ambrose: New Lockheed Commercial Space HQ in Denver Eyes Industry Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rick Ambrose: New Lockheed Commercial Space HQ in Denver Eyes Industry Support

    Lockheed Martin‘s Rick Ambrose and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper led the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new commercial space business headquarters in Denver this week after a transition from the previous headquarters in Pennsylvania. Lockheed said Wednesday the new office will house its program management, engineering and A2100 satellite operations, which deliver mobile and broadband communications services to global commercial clients. “Colorado […] More

  • Bob Held: TCS Pushes IP Monetization With 11 US Patents in Q3 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bob Held: TCS Pushes IP Monetization With 11 US Patents in Q3 2014

    TeleCommunication Systems has received 11 domestic patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in the third quarter of 2014 for the company’s location-based services and communications and messaging technology. Bob Held, TCS vice president of intellectual asset management, said Tuesday the patents are part of a monetization campaign on the company’s intellectual property. USPTO issued patents for TCS technology in prepaid short […] More

  • Northrop Builds 1-Terahertz Circuit Amplifier for DARPA; William Deal Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Builds 1-Terahertz Circuit Amplifier for DARPA; William Deal Comments

    Northrop Grumman has created an integrated circuit amplifier that works operate at one terahertz as part of a three-phase contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for transistor-based electronics. The company said Tuesday its terahertz monolithic integrated circuit is built with an indium phosphide high electron mobility transistor at 25-nanometer gatelength that works to help signals reach the high-frequency terahertz band. […] More

  • Bob Griffin: IBM i2 Criminal Investigation Software Analyzes Data Relationships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bob Griffin: IBM i2 Criminal Investigation Software Analyzes Data Relationships

    IBM has released a criminal investigation software tool that works to uncover cyber crime through analysis of huge volumes of data from multiple sources and find both correlations and connections between data. “While most organizations understand how big data can help prevent the ever increasing threat of cybercrime, they are so overwhelmed by massive data volumes that they can’t act […] More

  • Les Owens: New SuprTEK Virginia Office Part of DC Area Expansion Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Les Owens: New SuprTEK Virginia Office Part of DC Area Expansion Push

    Superlative Technologies has opened a new 4,600-square-foot office in Falls Church, Virginia to house the company’s cybersecurity team in an expansion push for the Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area. The company said Wednesday the SuprTEK Fairview Park office is its third in the region and will initially house its information system security engineers and continuous monitoring specialists that will […] More

  • Andy Robinson: ICF, George Washington University Partnership to Focus on Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Robinson: ICF, George Washington University Partnership to Focus on Research

    ICF International has partnered with George Washington University to collaborate on research and development, advisory and other activities with a focus on areas of federal health and transportation. The company said Monday the teaming arrangement includes grant and contract opportunities; exchange programs for faculty, students and executives; publication of white papers and journal articles; and collaboration in strategic planning and policy development. “[Our] arrangement […] More

  • Tom Frana: ViON DataAdapt Analytics Tool Built to Find Insider Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Frana: ViON DataAdapt Analytics Tool Built to Find Insider Threats

    ViON has unveiled a new DataAdapt Analytics tool that works to predict and mitigate cyber threats and fraud by utilizing data mining, analytics, visualization and modeling tools. The company said Monday it collaborated with IBM and other partners to develop the offering. Tom Frana, CEO of ViON, said the DataAdapt Analytics offering also works to detect insider threats. Other features include tools for […] More