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Precise Systems Announces Acquisition of JHT

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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LEXINGTON PARK, Md. and MCLEAN, Va., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Precise Systems, Inc., a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Jardon & Howard Technologies, Inc. (JHT) in a transaction that closed February 16, 2024.

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  • and MCLEAN, Va., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Precise Systems, Inc. , a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners , is pleased to announce the acquisition of Jardon & Howard Technologies, Inc. (JHT) in a transaction that closed February 16, 2024.
  • "I am excited to welcome the JHT employees to Precise," said Scott Pfister , President, and Chief Executive Officer of Precise Systems.
  • The acquisition of JHT is Precise Systems' second acquisition since commencing its partnership with Bluestone in January 2023.
  • Precise Systems is combining the capabilities and experience of both Excet and JHT to bring a broader range of solutions and deeper expertise to its core customers.

WINDMILL, THE IPHONE OF AIR CONDITIONING, LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART AIR CIRCULATOR + FAN

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Just in time for Spring and Summer, the brand has launched their latest smart innovation - The Windmill Air Circulator and Fan - marking yet another milestone in their industry-shaping journey.

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  • Just in time for Spring and Summer, the brand has launched their latest smart innovation - The Windmill Air Circulator and Fan - marking yet another milestone in their industry-shaping journey.
  • Windmill's latest product, The Windmill Air Circulator and Fan, was designed with 5 speeds and versatility in mind.
  • An air circulator can help better distribute cool air from air conditioners around the room, eliminating cold and warm spots and ensuring even comfort throughout the whole room.
  • You can also use an air circulator and fan to distribute warm air around a room in the winter.

VTG Awarded $30M Task Order to Produce CANES Information Warfare Platform for U.S. Navy Destroyers

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VTG , an industry-leading provider of modernization and digital transformation solutions to Defense and Intelligence Community customers, announced today that it has been awarded a $30 million task order to produce and integrate the Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services information warfare platform for up to six U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers.

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  • 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VTG , an industry-leading provider of modernization and digital transformation solutions to Defense and Intelligence Community customers, announced today that it has been awarded a $30 million task order to produce and integrate the Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services information warfare platform for up to six U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers.
  • This is VTG's first task order under the $4.1 billion CANES Full Deployment indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract managed by PEO C4I and the Tactical Network Program Office (PMW 160).
  • VTG Awarded $30M Task Order to Produce CANES Information Warfare Platform for U.S. Navy Destroyers
    "CANES is the information warfare backbone of the Fleet and a critical-path capability for distributed maritime operations," said John Hassoun , VTG president and CEO.
  • "We're excited to ramp-up CANES production manufacturing at our facility and proud to lead a coalition of industry partners and vendors in integrating this tactical network across the Fleet."

DCS Corporation Announces Relocation of Lexington Park Office

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DCS Corporation is pleased to announce its new location in Southern Maryland.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DCS Corporation is pleased to announce its new location in Southern Maryland.
  • This move opens the latest chapter in the company's long history in Southern Maryland dating back to its founding in 1977.
  • "DCS is proud of our history in Southern Maryland," commented Jim Benbow, DCS CEO.
  • As a result of the office relocation, the new space features a 180-person conference room, breakout areas, secure labs, and a SCIF-ready space.

Verkada Establishes Federal Advisory Board, Continues to Build on Offerings for Government Customers

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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SAN MATEO, Calif., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Verkada, a pioneer in cloud-based physical security solutions, today announced the appointment of four leaders to its newly formed Federal Advisory Board. The board, which brings together experts with extensive experience across the public sector, will provide counsel to Verkada as it continues to expand its product offering for the Federal Government. Board members include: Kiersten Todt, former Chief of Staff of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); Vice Admiral Timothy Szymanski (Retired), former Deputy Commander of United States Special Operations Command; Dan Mathews, former Commissioner of the US Public Buildings Service; and Robert Efrus, Founder and CEO of federal consulting firm, Efrus Federal Advisors LLC.

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  • The board, which brings together experts with extensive experience across the public sector, will provide counsel to Verkada as it continues to expand its product offering for the Federal Government.
  • Today, Verkada offers Federal Government-Grade models that are FIPS 140-2 validated, and, earlier this month, announced FIPS cameras, and visitor management solution Verkada Guest, are supported in AWS GovCloud .
  • "Our approach to building has always been first to deeply understand the needs of our customers," said Filip Kaliszan, Co-Founder and CEO at Verkada.
  • "Our new Federal Advisory Board is critical to helping us continue to do that in a thoughtful way when it comes to engineering our products for the evolving needs of federal customers."

Operation Homefront Announces 2024 Military Child of the Year® Award Recipients

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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SAN ANTONIO, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seven exceptional military children excelling in academics, community involvement, and peer leadership have a new award to add to their list: Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year®. The national nonprofit, whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families, announced recipients of its 2024 premier award, following a nationwide search to identify and celebrate outstanding military children, which garnered more than 700 nominations.

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  • Now in its 16th year, the Military Child of the Year® Award celebrates the remarkable influence these extraordinary young individuals have on their families, schools, and communities.
  • SAN ANTONIO, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seven exceptional military children excelling in academics, community involvement, and peer leadership have a new award to add to their list: Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year®.
  • The national nonprofit, whose mission is to build strong, stable, and secure military families, announced recipients of its 2024 premier award, following a nationwide search to identify and celebrate outstanding military children, which garnered more than 700 nominations.
  • This year's Military Child of the Year® Award recipients have moved a combined 37 times and lived through 247 months of deployments.

Military Families Less Likely to Recommend Service: Blue Star Families 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Star Families, a national non-profit that provides community support and resources to military families, released the findings of its 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey today. The survey received over 7,400 responses from active-duty, National Guard and Reserve service members, Veterans, and their family members. It focused on key issues that impact military and Veteran families, including health care access, mental health care, spouse employment, recruitment, and transition out of the military.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Star Families , a national non-profit that provides community support and resources to military families, released the findings of its 2023 Military Family Lifestyle Survey today.
  • It focused on key issues that impact military and Veteran families, including health care access, mental health care, spouse employment, recruitment, and transition out of the military.
  • The likelihood of military families recommending military service has dropped by nearly half since 2016, from 55% to 32%.
  • The Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle survey was conducted from May 24 — July 17, 2023, in collaboration with Syracuse University's D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

Shield AI Selected by NAVAIR PMA-281 to Integrate Hivemind AI Pilot onto eighth aircraft: the Kratos BQM-177A

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot, today announced it has been selected by NAVAIR PMA-281 to integrate its AI Pilot onto the Kratos BQM-177A to enable advanced AI-based autonomy.

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  • SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI, the defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot, today announced it has been selected by NAVAIR PMA-281 to integrate its AI Pilot onto the Kratos BQM-177A to enable advanced AI-based autonomy.
  • "This will be the eighth different type of aircraft integration we've done; it will be the fourth jet aircraft.
  • Kratos has been a terrific partner in rolling out our AI pilot onto jet aircraft," said Brandon Tseng, Shield AI's President/Cofounder, a mechanical engineer, and a former U.S. Navy SEAL.
  • Shield AI's innovative technical approach for the Navy contract employs an AI architecture that starts with foundational autonomy behaviors.

ESCO Technologies to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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St. Louis, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) announced today that Bryan Sayler, President & CEO, will make a Company presentation on Wednesday, March 13, at the Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference.

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  • St. Louis, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) announced today that Bryan Sayler, President & CEO, will make a Company presentation on Wednesday, March 13, at the Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference.
  • The presentation webcast will begin at 1:00 Eastern Time and will be available through this registration link .
  • ESCO is a global provider of highly engineered products and solutions serving diverse end-markets.
  • Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, ESCO and its subsidiaries have offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide.

NOBLIS MSD NAMES JIM BROADWATER AS VICE PRESIDENT OF ITS NAVSEA DIVISION

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Reston, Va., March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noblis MSD, a Noblis subsidiary and leading provider of science, technology and engineering services to the Department of Defense, today named Jim Broadwater as vice president of its Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) division.

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  • Reston, Va., March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noblis MSD, a Noblis subsidiary and leading provider of science, technology and engineering services to the Department of Defense, today named Jim Broadwater as vice president of its Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) division.
  • Reporting to Glenn Hickok , Noblis MSD president, Broadwater will expand the company’s NAVSEA strategy to bring additional digital engineering and breakthrough technologies to its U.S. Navy partners.
  • “Jim has deep domain knowledge and an unwavering commitment to innovation, operational excellence and fiscal responsibility,” said Hickok.
  • “Under his leadership, Noblis has delivered high-value transformational solutions and rapid prototypes that help our U.S. Navy partners advance mission readiness and competitive advantage.