Omniplex Buys Social Intelligence’s Govt Solutions Business; Michael Santelli Comments Omniplex World Services has purchased Social Intelligence’s government solutions business in an effort to gain access to public online data and social media information for use in background investigation process…

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General Atomics Lands Air Force Contract for France’s 2nd MQ-9 Reaper System General Atomics will deliver more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles under a $43.7 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Air Force as part of a foreign military sale agreement with France. The Defense Department said Tuesday the undefinitized contract action covers France’s second MQ-9 system…

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Breaking Defense: Ashton Carter Could Reconsider Planned Cut in LCS Procurement Defense Secretary Ashton Carter could reconsider his plan to reduce the production of the littoral combat ships from 52 to 40 as Pentagon and U.S. Navy officials discuss the program’s pros and cons, Breaking Defense reported Friday…

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Energy Dept Awards $11M to 7 Power Grid Efficiency Research Projects The Energy Department has chosen seven project teams to receive a combined $11 million in federal funds to build simulation models and data hubs that can help DOE to manage efficiency of the U.S. power grid system…

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BlackBerry Receives VA Crisis Comms Platform Order; John Chen Comments BlackBerry has received a $20 million order to deliver a communications platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ notification and personnel accountability systems in an effort to help protect employees and contractors during crises…

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CBP Picks Telephonics Mobile Surveillance Vehicles for Border Security; Joseph Battaglia Comments Telephonics has been awarded a $13.5 million contract to provide mobile surveillance vehicles for Customs and Border Protection agents on the U.S and Mexican border. The Mobile Surveillance Capability vehicles work to detect, track and identify targets as part of the CBP agents’ intelligence gathering operations, Telephonics said Tuesday…

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CBO: Tax, Spending Packages to Drive Up 2016 Budget Deficit The Congressional Budget Office forecasts the U.S. budget deficit to reach $544 billion in fiscal 2016, about $105 billion more than fiscal 2015’s shortfall, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Andrew Mayeda writes CBO said in a budget and economic outlook report Tuesday the projected 2016 deficit increase will be driven by massive spending and tax bills that were passed and enacted after August last year…

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January 19 Market Close: GovCon Index Shows PM Turnaround to Narrow Gain, US Stocks Mixed The GovCon Index attempted to turn around sharp losses incurred mid-afternoon Friday during the day’s final trading hour and closed at a gain/loss of 0.086 points to 72.182. The Index had shown a decline of around 1…

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