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  • Intelsat CEO Dave Wajsgras Discusses Multi-Orbit Interoperability, Virtualization to Enhance Satellite Communications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat CEO Dave Wajsgras Discusses Multi-Orbit Interoperability, Virtualization to Enhance Satellite Communications

    Finding ways to combine the benefits of low-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit satellites to provide commercial users around the world with seamless services is one of the areas of opportunity in the satellite industry, said Dave Wajsgras, CEO of Intelsat. Intelsat is investing in virtualization and 5G and software-defined networks to meet the demand for […] More

  • Northrop's Triton Unmanned Aircraft Receives IOC Designation From Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Triton Unmanned Aircraft Receives IOC Designation From Navy

    The U.S. Navy has granted initial operating capability status to Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The IOC declaration comes three years after the MQ-4C Triton achieved early operational capability, the company said Thursday. The unmanned aircraft is designed for high-altitude and high-endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It has an operating altitude that […] More

  • IARPA Moving Forward With Program Seeking to Expedite Attribution of Cyber Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Moving Forward With Program Seeking to Expedite Attribution of Cyber Attacks

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will host proposers’ days on Oct. 5 and 6 for the Securing our Underlying Resources in Cyber Environments program. The SoURCE CODE program seeks technologies that will help forensic experts accelerate the process of attributing a cyber attack to its perpetrators by checking coding styles, according to a notice […] More

  • Fiscal Service's Justin Marsico Discusses Public, Private Sector Data Challenges With Denodo's Bill Sullivan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fiscal Service’s Justin Marsico Discusses Public, Private Sector Data Challenges With Denodo’s Bill Sullivan

    The U.S. government faces some of the same issues that the private sector is struggling with when it comes to data management approaches, Justin Marsico, chief data officer and deputy assistant commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, said in an interview with Denodo Federal Vice President and General Manager Bill Sullivan. Marsico, during […] More

  • New Lockheed Center Demos Multiple Satellite Operations Management; Maria Demaree Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New Lockheed Center Demos Multiple Satellite Operations Management; Maria Demaree Quoted

    Lockheed Martin unveiled a new technology test bed that uses artificial intelligence, cloud computing and automation to manage multiple satellite operations in space. The Operations Center of the Future, which was built at Lockheed’s campus in Denver, Colorado, is equipped with its proprietary Horizon and Compass satellite software, the company said Monday. Compass is a […] More

  • OPM Extends Program Support Agreements With Excella, NTIS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OPM Extends Program Support Agreements With Excella, NTIS

    Excella and the National Technical Information Service, through their joint venture partnership, will continue providing support services for the programs of the Office of Personnel Management. The 12-month award totals over $13 million and comprises a series of agreements to sustain and expand Excella’s 18-year service to OPM, the company said Wednesday. The agreements include […] More

  • BAE Tests Updated F-35 Vehicle Management Computer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Tests Updated F-35 Vehicle Management Computer

    BAE Systems has modernized and demonstrated a vehicle management computer for all three variants of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft during flight tests that occurred at two military installations. The VMC was updated to improve the jet’s computer performance, boost safety and availability, and address obsolescence and maintenance requirements, BAE said Wednesday. Computer features include […] More

  • Bechtel Expands Presence in Tennesee With New Engineering Support Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Expands Presence in Tennesee With New Engineering Support Office

    Bechtel unveiled plans to establish an engineering services office in Knoxville, Tennessee, to boost support for its mission-based projects. The company said Tuesday it is hiring from the local community for its Engineering Execution Center, which is scheduled to open on Oct. 2. Bechtel currently has operations in Oak Ridge, Tennesee, and has been contributing […] More

  • NASA, SpaceX 6th Commercial Crew Completes Mission; Bill Nelson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, SpaceX 6th Commercial Crew Completes Mission; Bill Nelson Quoted

    The sixth rotation mission of SpaceX and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has landed safely off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida after 186 days in orbit. NASA said Monday the four-member team, who flew on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft, consisted of astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg of NASA, Sultan Alneyadi representing the United […] More

  • HPE, Los Alamos National Lab Test 'Crossroads' Supercomputer Ahead of Fall 2023 Rollout - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HPE, Los Alamos National Lab Test ‘Crossroads’ Supercomputer Ahead of Fall 2023 Rollout

    Los Alamos National Laboratory is in the process of testing Crossroads, the successor to a high-performance computing machine used by the National Nuclear Security Administration to monitor U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The Hewlett Packard Enterprise-built system will replace the aging Trinity supercomputer as part of NNSA’s continuous upgrades to support large data sets for stockpile […] More

  • Google, George Mason University Team Up to Groom Students Into Cybersecurity Professionals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google, George Mason University Team Up to Groom Students Into Cybersecurity Professionals

    Google has signed an agreement to provide George Mason University students access to select cybersecurity and artificial intelligence training and certification programs on the company’s cloud platform. Christian Michael, public sector training lead at Google Cloud, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday the partnership aims to help fill talent gaps in the cybersecurity industry, […] More