COVID-19
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Business/FinancialAfter Pushback, Biden Administration Gives Contractors Latitude On Vaccine Enforcement
The Biden administration on Monday said it would give federal contractors more room to enforce a mandate that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8. The shift in […]
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Business/FinancialGD Posts Solid Third Quarter; Supply Chain Issues Dampen Sales Outlook
General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported solid financial results in its third quarter with low single digit top and bottom-line growth and strong free cash flow. Net income rose 3 […]
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Business/FinancialCOVID Lingers But SAIC Delivers Strong Second Quarter
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] last Thursday posted strong second quarter financial results driven by solid organic sales growth, improved profitability across its contracts, and positive changes in contract estimates. […]
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CongressIndustry Reps Support Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Bill
Officials representing the banking, information technology, natural gas and telecommunications industries all generally support a bipartisan draft bill in the House that would mandate that certain critical infrastructure owners and […]
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COVID-19Vaccines Not Required But Testing Is for Contractors Working At DHS Facilities, Department Says
The Department of Homeland Security is not requiring contractors working at its facilities to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, but beginning this Wednesday it is requiring that industry personnel […]
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COVID-19Leidos Reports Strong Second Quarter; COVID Concerns Bubbling Again
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday posted strong second quarter results driven primarily by gains in its federal health solutions and defense businesses but despite a strong first half to 2021 the […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Conducts SM-6 Missile Raid Intercept Test
The Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) over the weekend fired four Standard Missile (SM)-6 Dual II missiles against a raid of two short-range ballistic missile targets, successfully intercepting at […]
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COVID-19With Stimulus Funding, CISA Developing Requirements For Deploying Endpoint Detection Tools
New funding recently provided by Congress for cybersecurity efforts as part of a larger COVID-relief package is accelerating work underway and also being put toward requirements development to bring cyber […]
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Business/FinancialEarnings Soar At L3Harris In First Quarter As COVID Impacts Ebb
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] last Friday reported strong earnings in its first quarter due to gains across its business segments and fewer impairment charges related to the COVID-19 pandemic although sales […]
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COVID-19After COVID Setback, DHS S&T Begins Air Domain Awareness Effort
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) this month kicked off an air domain awareness initiative that is focused on being able to detect, track and identify small […]