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SAIC Lands $830M Aviation Systems HWIL Engineering Contract

Science Applications International Corp. has secured an $830 million contract for continued hardware-in-the-loop aviation systems engineering services. Contract work, which will be performed for five-and-a-half years, will support the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation & Missile Center, Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate. The contract requires life cycle services, spanning concept research, requirements, […]
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FERC Seeks Incentives for Voluntary Cybersecurity Improvements Made by Public Utilities

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to implement an incentive-based policy that rewards electric companies for voluntarily investing in certain cybersecurity improvements. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published on the Federal Register, FERC suggested that the federal government cover costs incurred by public utilities for any cybersecurity improvements they make to their infrastructure that […]
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Christopher Barnhurst Appointed DISA Executive Deputy Director

Christopher Barnhurst has been named the new executive deputy director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, replacing Anthony Montemarano, who retired in December. In his new role, Barnhurst will promote increased operational efficiency and capability deployment at DISA to enhance the agency’s role as a combat-support agency and an information technology service provider for the […]
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T-Rex Solutions Announces New Appointees for Growth & Strategy, Federal Civilian Markets

Information technology specialist T-Rex Solutions has announced key appointments to support growth and strategy efforts, as well as business areas for the federal civilian and national security markets.  Rick Dansey, a member of the Potomac Officers Club, has been named the company’s chief growth and strategy officer. He will be assisted by Amy McKenna, another […]
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Kathy Terlesky, COO and EVP at Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Kathy Terlesky works for the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research as its chief operating officer and executive vice president. The Frederick National Lab is currently operated by Leidos Biomedical Research for the National Cancer Institute. Terlesky’s duties include aligning operational strategic priorities with the lab’s scientific, clinical and public service mission. She is also […]
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NIST Introduces New Security Requirements to Improve Data Confidentiality

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an accompanying document to Special Publication 800-171 that provides federal agencies with enhanced security requirements for protecting controlled unclassified information. SP 800-172, which was published in light of the SolarWinds Orion hack, offers security controls to help agencies structure systems to be resistant against malicious actors, […]
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DARPA Launches Program to Pioneer Off-Earth Manufacturing Tech

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new program to pioneer off-Earth manufacturing technologies, with the goal of producing large space and lunar structures. According to Bill Carter, program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, the Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design program will establish the materials, processes and designs […]
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