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CongressVirginia State Rep. To Replace Davis In Congress; Race For Saxton’s Seat Taking Shape
By Jen DiMascio Rob Whittman, a Virginia state representative and field director for the state health department, this week won a special election to replace Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-Va.). […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Plans Operational Test Facility For Passenger And Baggage Screening Equipment
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has acquired space in the Washington, D.C., area to house an operational testing facility for checked baggage and checkpoint security systems, giving […]
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Business/FinancialDespite Directed-Energy Weapons’ Allure, Many Issues Remain Before Fielding
By Michael Sirak Directed-energy weapons like lasers and high-powered microwaves (HPMs) still hold great promise in the eyes of Pentagon weapons designers for dramatically impacting the battlespace and how an […]
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Business/Financial
Accenture Completes Purchase of MAXIM
Accenture [ACN] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of defense consulting firm MAXIM Systems, Inc., giving it new capabilities in designing, developing, installing and supporting C4ISR systems for military […]
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Business/Financial
Leading Service Associations To Merge
By Calvin Biesecker The Professional Services Council (PSC) and the Contract Services Association of America (CSA), the two leading trade groups that lobby in support of companies that provide a […]
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Congress
House Passes Defense Authorization Bill
By Jen DiMascio The House yesterday approved, 370 to 49, a bill to authorize Pentagon spending in the next fiscal year. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Gives Boeing $799.5 Million Contract For Ares I Rocket Avionics
Boeing [BA] beat out Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. [BLL] to win a $799.5 million avionics instrument unit for the Ares I upper stage rocket that someday will lift the […]
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Business/Financial
National Interest Security Company’s Acquisitions Enhance Intelligence Capabilities
The National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), controlled by DC Capital Partners LLC, announced the separate acquisitions of Athenyx and Information Manufacturing Corp. (IMC), moves expected to improve the company’s […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman, Boeing, And Raytheon Will Respond To Missile Defense Follow-on RFI
By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon [RTN] and incumbent Boeing [BA] say they will respond to the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Request for Information (RFI) for the Ground-based Midcourse […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Reaches Full-Operation-Capability Milestone
By Michael Sirak The Air Force yesterday declared that its F-22A stealth multirole fighter aircraft has fulfilled all of its performance and operational requirements as a weapon system, and its […]