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Cal Biesecker
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCoast Guard’s New Force Design Calls For Integrated Maritime Surveillance Capability
A new blueprint that restructures the Coast Guard’s organization also puts a focus on technology advancement, directing the service to develop an integrated sensor and command and control network that […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris To Pay $62 Million Fine To Settle Allegations Over False Pricing
The Justice Department on Thursday said it has reached a $62 million settlement with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to resolve allegations that one of the company’s business units knowingly submitted false […]
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Intelligence CommunityAmid Soaring Demand, Palantir Gets $795 Million Boost For Maven Smart System
The Defense Department on Tuesday awarded Palantir Technologies [PLTR] a $795 million modification to the company’s existing contract to provide more software licenses for a battlespace awareness software platform increasingly […]
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SpaceUrsa Space Nabs NGA Luno A Task Order; Univ. of Illinois Gets High-Performance Compute Award
ST. LOUIS—Ursa Space Systems this week received a $13.8 million task order for the Global Oil Awareness Tracker (GOAT) under a commercial data analytics contract focused on facility monitoring and […]
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SpaceNGA, Space Force Agree On Roles And Responsibilities For TacSRT
ST. LOUIS—The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) clarifying their respective roles and responsibilities in carrying out tactical surveillance, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMaven Makes Its Way Into U.S. Transportation Command
ST. LOUIS—U.S. Transportation Command recently began using an artificial intelligence platform to improve its operational awareness in the areas it provides global logistics and transportation services, the command’s intelligence chief […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNGA Developing New Project Around Non-Standard Mission Planning
ST. LOUIS—To better exploit data collected from uncrewed systems, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has initiated a new project focused on commercial analytics to better serve its mission partners, an […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Close To Operational Use Of New GEOINT Tasking Tool For Combatant Commands
ST. LOUIS—A new version of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) primary tool for ordering imagery should be ready for operational use later this year, an agency official said. The tailored […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Upgrading Mobile Surveillance Systems With Radar From SRC To Improve Border Security
Benchmark Electronics [BHE] is upgrading its Mobile Video Surveillance Systems [MVSS] with a radar provided by SRC to increase range and add autonomy for border security operations. Customs and Border […]
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UncategorizedIC Exploring How To Reform Procurement Process To Expand Opportunities, Gabbard Says
ST. LOUIS—Mirroring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s priority of opening up the DoD procurement process to find the best solutions, the intelligence community is doing the same, Director of National Intelligence […]