Technica to Support Air Force IT Operations Under $224M NETCENTS-2 Task Order Technica Corp. has won a potential five-year, $224.4 million task order to provide information technology services to the U.S. Air Force under the service branch’s Network-Centric Solutions-2 contract vehicle…

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Boeing Gets $127M Contract Modification to Continue Risk Reduction Support for Future Presidential Aircraft Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a potential $127.3 million contract modification to continue to perform risk reduction efforts for the U.S. Air Force’s Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program…

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NASA Completes Review, Development Milestone for Next Mars Rover; Geoffrey Yoder Comments NASA is set to kick off the final design and construction phases for the next Mars rover after the space agency completed the review process and development milestone for the vehicle. The new rover, scheduled for launch to Mars in summer 2020, will work to collect soil and rock samples and probe the Red Planet’s area where scientists believe the ancient environment allowed for microbial life, NASA said Saturday…

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FLIR to Build Ship Imaging, Fire Control Sensors for Navy FLIR Systems has been awarded a potential five-year, $13.3 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide electro-optics sensors for integration with the military branch’s Sea Star Safire III and Brite Star II EOS systems…

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BAE to Help US Air Force Develop Machine Learning Software The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary a three-year, $9.4 million contract to help the service branch develop, integrate and demonstrate a machine learning platform. BAE Systems Inc…

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Adm. Michael Rogers Creates Cybercom Task Force For Anti-IS Digital Warfare Adm. Michael Rogers, head of the U.S. Cyber Command, has formed a task force that will work to create digital weapons to disrupt the Islamic State militant group’s cyber operations, the Washington Post reported Friday…

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Ashton Carter Raises Concerns About Fiscal 2017 Defense Policy Bill Defense Secretary Ash Carter has sent a letter to the leaders of House and Senate Armed Services Committees to outline his concerns about funding strategies and certain measures contained in the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill, DoD News reported Thursday…

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Army’s Cyber Org Receives Service Component Command Designation; Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon Comments The U.S. Army Cyber Command has been designated by the Department of the Army as an Army service component command. ARCYBER will work in support of the U.S. Cyber Command as well as lead and execute operations in cyber space in an effort to deny cyber access to potential adversaries under the ASCC status, the Army reported Thursday…

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CBO: State Dept Authorization Act Would Increase Direct Spending by $6.5B Over 5 Years The Congressional Budget Office estimates a proposed Senate bill that would make some changes to the State Department‘s operations could trigger a $6.5 billion increase in direct spending from fiscal year 2017 to fiscal 2021…

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Senate Bill Seeks to Expand Emergency Telecom Services Access A bill introduced in the Senate would require the Federal Communications Commission to explore new methods to expand telecommunications services access in the event of a natural disaster. The Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 would also mandate that the Government Accountability Office examine potential strategies for the government to increase security of emergency communications services, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday…

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July 18 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Nominal Decline Ahead of Q2 Earnings Season Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted a nominal loss of 0.004 points to 81.819 Friday to end a four-day rally but closed the week up 1.257 percent. The second-quarter earnings season opens Tuesday, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will be the first GovCon Index company to report second-quarter earnings with its statement due prior to the opening bell…

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