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SAIC | January 04, 2022

Science Applications International Corp. was awarded prime contract positions on the General Services Administration (GSA) ASTRO multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity family of contracts. Managed by GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) office, SAIC is one of only six companies awarded all 10 contracts. The award of the GSA ASTRO contracts is an innovative and strategic addition to SAIC’s existing portfolio of contract vehicles accessible...

SpaceX | March 12, 2020

SpaceX wants to sell you satellite broadband internet -- and have the U.S. government pay for it. At least ... pay for a part of it -- the start-up part. According to Elon Musk, it's going to cost in the neighborhood of $10 billion to build a planned satellite constellation of 12,000 "Starlink" broadband internet satellites. Once built, those will be able to provide fast internet service to every location on the globe. Of course, a subset of "everywhere" includes rural ar...

White House | March 11, 2020

White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss tech-related response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector. COVID19, the disease caused by the virus, has killed about 30 people in the United States, and infected more than 1,000 Americans and over 115,000 people globally. U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios discussed the planned release of a new database of full-text coronavirus-...

Emerging Technology, Cybersecurity

ECS | March 21, 2023

ECS, a leader in advanced technology, science, and digital transformation solutions, has won a five-year $19M contract with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). A leader in DoD identity management, the DMDC maintains DoD databases, supports the information requirements of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, and oversees DoD personnel programs and research. ECS will support the digital transfo...