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Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of mission solutions at Lockheed Martin's space business, will moderate the “5G Space: The Ultimate Connected High Ground” panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th. To Register for the 5G Summit, and view other upcoming events, visit Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page!

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has wrapped up its acquisition of Chantilly, Va.-based technology services contractor Centauri from Arlington Capital Partners as part of efforts to further build up its intelligence and military space businesses.

Alion Science and Technology has received a four-year, $71M task order to help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop space, electromagnetic and information technologies for potential national security use. The company said Monday it will perform research, development, test and evaluation services to AFRL's space vehicles directorate as the military service looks to advance joint, coalition and multidomain warfare systems.

Ball Aerospace President Rob Strain will serve as a subcommittee member on the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) Space Advisory Committee (SAC), the company announced Monday. "This advisory panel will be critical in shaping the nation's path forward in space exploration, technology development and strategy at a time when the space domain is evolving quickly and in unforeseen ways," said Strain.

Lance Spencer, client executive vice president with AT&T Public Sector, will moderate the expert panel during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th, 2020. During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will discuss emerging programs, priorities and challenges within the integration process of the new 5G framework. 

ASGN (NYSE: ASGN) has acquired Skyris for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its expertise and offerings in geospatial and open source intelligence and data analytics to federal government customers.

Dr. Joe Evans, principal director for 5G in the Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Modernization) within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit on October 27th, 2020. 

Dana Deasy, Department of Defense (DoD) chief information officer (CIO) and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, recently discussed the department's initiatives to advance the cloud platforms for critical defense mission sets, FedScoop reported on Thursday. Since the DoD Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud acquisition went to court, the department pivoted to find alternative clouds for services, commands and other defense agencies with critical warfighting needs.

A subsidiary of Fluor (NYSE: FLR) will continue its support work on propulsion systems that power U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers under a one-year, $1.12B contract modification. Fluor Marine Propulsion will continue services at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory through the government's 2021 fiscal year, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

A business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has secured a potential five-year, $1.22B contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture and test systems that are designed to destroy, neutralize or deter low-altitude aerial threats. General Dynamics Land Systems will provide interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense systems to the military service, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.