Tim Meehan: CenturyLink to Provide Managed Disaster Recovery Services to OCC CenturyLink has been awarded a potential six-year, $29 million contract to help the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency develop and manage a disaster recovery program for the agency’s mission-critical systems…

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NASA Launches 9th SpaceX ISS Resupply Mission Aboard Dragon Spacecraft NASA has launched SpaceX‘s ninth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with the space agency. NASA said Monday the CRS-9 mission carries 5,000 pounds of cargo, which will reach the space station on Wednesday…

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Cubic-Led Team to Continue Training Services at Air Force Expeditionary Center A team comprising Cubic, Fae Vectus, Language Directions and Marton Technologies has received a $6.2 million follow-on contract to develop education and training requirements for the U.S. Air Force‘s adviser academic services program…

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Centerra Buys TDI in Humanitarian Demining Market Push; Paul Donahue Comments Centerra Group has purchased battle area and landmine clearance provider The Development Initiative for an undisclosed sum as part of Centerra’s global expansion efforts and plan to re-enter the humanitarian mine clearance services market…

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Oracle to Support White House’s Wireless Networking Research Project Oracle has joined a public-private research project introduced by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy that seeks to examine the advantages and challenges of wireless networking…

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DOE Invests in 18 Building Technology Projects For Energy Conservation The Energy Department will invest $19 million in 18 projects to support the development of building technologies that could help U.S. consumers and businesses save on utility bills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs…

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Leonardo-Finmeccanica, BAE Enter Potential $664M Agreement For UK Typhoon Avionics Support BAE Systems and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have entered into an estimated $664 million arrangement to provide avionics support for the U.K.’s Typhoon fleet. Leonardo-Finmeccanica said Wednesday its airborne and space systems segment will work with BAE under the Joint Avionics Solution agreement to support Typhoon’s avionics equipment in the next decade…

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LGS Innovations to Update, Relocate US Army C41 Systems in South Korea LGS Innovations has received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army to support the migration of assets from the service branch’s facilities across South Korea to U.S. Army Garrison-Humphreys. The company said Monday it will update and migrate the Army’s command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems to a new network infrastructure at Camp Humphreys as part of the branch’s Yongsan Relocation Plan Increment 2C…

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Battelle Vet Robert Quinn Named SCRA Executive Director; Bill Blume Comments Robert Quinn, managing director of technology commercialization and advisory services at Battelle subsidiary 360ip, will join South Carolina-based applied research company SCRA on Aug. 1 as executive director…

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Jeff Kohler: Boeing in Talks With Japan for Potential Fighter Aircraft Development An official with Boeing said the company held talks with Japanese government representatives at the Farnborough International Airshow to propose a possible collaboration on the development of a fighter jet that would replace the country’s F2 planes, Nikkei Asian Review reported Saturday…

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Rear Adm. William Merz to Head Navy Undersea Warfare Division Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) William Merz has been named director of the undersea warfare division, or N97, at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and promoted to rear admiral upper half. He most recently served as commander of the Navy’s Task Force 74, Submarine Group Seven and Task Force 54 in Japan, the Defense Department said Friday…

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