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  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Haywood Talcove Flags Scammers' Use of AI to Defraud Older Adults - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Haywood Talcove Flags Scammers’ Use of AI to Defraud Older Adults

    Artificial intelligence-driven scams could defraud up to $100 billion from older adults in the next 18 months unless action is taken to educate such victims about the risks of the technology, Haywood Talcove, CEO of the government group at LexisNexis Risk Solutions told MarketWatch. He warned that romance scams, ransomware and fake government agency notifications […] More

  • Defense Tech Startup Mach Industries Secures Seed Funding From Sequoia Capital - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Tech Startup Mach Industries Secures Seed Funding From Sequoia Capital

    Sequoia Capital made a seed investment in Mach Industries, a startup company specializing in unmanned aerial vehicles and other defense platforms that run on hydrogen fuel. The funding marks Sequoia’s entry into the hardware defense technology business, the venture capital firm said Thursday. Austin, Texas-based Mach Industries was founded by Ethan Thornton in 2022. It […] More

  • Leidos Partnership Completes Rollout of MHS Genesis in CONUS; Liz Porter Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Partnership Completes Rollout of MHS Genesis in CONUS; Liz Porter Quoted

    Leidos and its partners completed their continental United States deployment of Military Health System Genesis, the new electronic health record system of the Department of Defense. The Leidos Partnership for Defense Health launched the system at seven military treatment facilities in five states as well as for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in six […] More

  • Intelsat Begins In-orbit Testing of TEMPO Air Pollution Monitoring Instrument - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat Begins In-orbit Testing of TEMPO Air Pollution Monitoring Instrument

    Intelsat commenced the first phase of in-orbit testing of TEMPO, a space-based, ultraviolet-visible spectrometer designed to monitor air pollution in North America. The first-of-its-kind instrument is in its final geostationary orbit destination and has been sending periodic data such as emissions from rush-hour traffic and forest fires, the company said Wednesday. TEMPO was launched in […] More

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    DOD, GovCon Industry Veterans List Priorities to Innovate Amid Great Power Competition

    Executive Mosaic sought the opinion of government and industry leaders on how the United States can stay abreast, if not ahead, of rivals such as China and Russia in terms of defense technologies and the “great power competition” in the next few years. The exclusive interview series features Wash100 honorees John Sherman, chief information officer […] More

  • BAE Intros NavGuide Tech as Defense Advanced GPS Receiver Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Intros NavGuide Tech as Defense Advanced GPS Receiver Replacement

    BAE Systems rolled out a new assured-positioning, navigation and timing device meant to replace the AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver. NavGuide features M-code military signal GPS, which is a major component of the Department of Defense’s digital modernization process, the company said Tuesday. The device was designed to integrate with existing DAGR mounted platforms during […] More

  • State Department Clears Sale of E-2C Hawkeye Supporting Equipment to France - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Clears Sale of E-2C Hawkeye Supporting Equipment to France

    The State Department approved the government of France’s proposed $160 million procurement of sustainment items and services related to its Northrop Grumman-built E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. The foreign military sale covers software updates, technical and product assistance, logistics and program support as well as an Engine Component Improvement Program for the E-2C Hawkeye, the Defense Security […] More

  • Orolia Defense & Security Rebrands as Safran Federal Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orolia Defense & Security Rebrands as Safran Federal Systems

    Orolia Defense & Security will now operate under the brand name Safran Federal Systems in line with its inclusion in Safran Group, an aerospace and defense company that acquired the former in 2022. Safran Federal Systems on Monday announced its rebranding along with a new inertial navigation offering, which includes the Hemispherical Resonator Gyro Crystal […] More

  • Curtiss-Wright to Provide Flight Test Equipment for Air Force's F-35 Technology Refresh 3 Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Curtiss-Wright to Provide Flight Test Equipment for Air Force’s F-35 Technology Refresh 3 Program

    The U.S. Air Force awarded Curtiss-Wright a $24 million contract to supply flight test instrumentation equipment for the F-35 aircraft. The materials will be used to support Nellis Air Force Base’s F-35 Technology Refresh 3 program, which involves hardware and software upgrades to the fighter plane, the company said Monday. Curtiss-Wright’s FTI technology is used […] More

  • General Atomics Demos SeaGuardian UAS at Northern Edge 2023 Military Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Demos SeaGuardian UAS at Northern Edge 2023 Military Exercise

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business showcased its MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft system to the Northern Edge 2023, a military joint training exercise in the Gulf of Alaska. During the event, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.-built UAS provided real-time information on maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s operation centers, GA […] More

  • VMware Joins Carahsoft's Distribution Program in AWS Marketplace; Craig Abod, Jennifer Chronis Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMware Joins Carahsoft’s Distribution Program in AWS Marketplace; Craig Abod, Jennifer Chronis Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology has added a portfolio of VMware cloud services to the former’s Distributor Seller of Record program, which makes public sector software products available in an Amazon Web Services digital catalog and various government contract vehicles. Carahsoft said Wednesday its Distributor Seller of Record program now includes the VMware Cross-Cloud Services suite designed to […] More