FLIR Systems Buys Night Vision Tools Provider Armasight for $41M; Andy Teich Comments FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) has purchased San Francisco-based night vision and thermal imaging equipment supplier Armasight through a cash transaction valued at approximately $41 million. Andy Teich, president and CEO of FLIR, said in a statement released Tuesday the acquisition aims to expand the company;s portfolio of thermal weapon sights and scopes in support of customers in military, law enforcement and outdoor hunting markets…

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VA, IBM Enter Partnership to Use Watson Cognitive System For Cancer Treatment Identification IBM‘s Watson Health business unit and the Department of Veteran Affairs have formed a public-private partnership to help VA doctors identify personalized cancer treatment options for veterans. The VA said Wednesday scientists and pathologists will use IBM’s Watson for Genomics technology to determine possible cancer-causing mutations from patients’ genetic alteration files and identify potential treatment options for those mutations…

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DHS to Hold Agile IT Support Industry Day The Department of Homeland Security will hold an industry day Wednesday in Washington to discuss its planned department-wide contract vehicle for “agile” information technology support services…

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Engility to Continue Tactical Intell Gathering Support for Army; Lynn Dugle Comments Engility has secured a potential $24 million contract to support the U.S. Army‘s efforts to gather and provide global intelligence data to military commanders. The company said Wednesday it will continue to provide engineering services for the service branch’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program under the recompete firm-fixed-price contract…

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Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Help Maintain Vance Air Force Base The U.S. Air Force has awarded ASRC Federal a potential five-year, $190 million contract to help the 71st Flying Training Wing run and maintain the Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. ASRC Federal said Thursday the contract covers installation, engineering, transportation, communication and inventory and supply management services…

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Stephen Cook Named Acting Dynetics Technical Services Lead, Jonathan Whitcomb to Retire Jonathan Whitcomb, president of the technical services segment at engineering and scientific services contractor Dynetics, will retire from the company after a two-decade career there on July 1. Dynetics said Tuesday that Stephen Cook, a corporate vice president, has been appointed to the role of acting president for the segment…

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General Dynamics Conducts Air Portability Tests on U.K.’s Ajax Ground Vehicle Platform A U.K. subsidiary of General Dynamics has concluded initial air portability tests on the Ajax family of armored fighting vehicles for the British army. General Dynamics land Systems-UK tested how the ARES variant prototype would load into the cargo hold of the British air force’s C-17A Globemaster III and A400M Atlas transport planes during the Ajax program trials, General Dynamics said Tuesday…

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Vormetric Integrates Security Tech With FireEye as Part of Cyber Coalition Vormetric has integrated its Data Security Platform for security intelligence with the FireEye Threat Analytics Platform to detect and monitor cyber attack threats. The technology integration is part of Vormetric’s support for the FireEye Cyber Security Coalition, Vormetric said Tuesday…

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Northrop Subsidiary to Help Build Optics System for Thirty Meter Telescope Project A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received funds from the Thirty Meter Telescope organization to continue support work on a narrow field infrared adaptive optics system for the TMT astronomical observatory construction initiative…

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Thales, Cisco Enter IT Security Tech Devt Partnership; Jean-Michel Lagarde Comments Cisco and Thales have forged a strategic partnership to develop a platform that will work to protect data networks and information technology systems from potential cyber attacks. Both companies seek to collaborate with startups and establish their project in France in order to build a cyber tool designed to help critical infrastructure operators detect and counter threats, Thales said Wednesday…

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3 Army Events Seek to Assess Cyber Tools for Warfighters The U.S. Army has launched three events in an effort to assess and procure cyber platforms designed to help soldiers identify and counter cyber threats. “Cyber Blitz, Cyber Quest and Cyber Innovation Challenge are not competing events,” Col…

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