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DPRTE Engage news: KBR agrees deal to acquire Centauri LLC

Homeland August 26, 2020

DPRTE Engage 2020 Gold Sponsors, KBR, Inc,  has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Arlington Capital Partners under which KBR will acquire Centauri, LLC , a leading independent provider of high-end space, directed energy and other advanced technology solutions, for approximately $800 million. Centauri is a technology-driven company ...

US military personnel lost over $379 million to scams in last five years

Homeland August 21, 2020

According to an Atlas VPN investigation, US military personnel lost $379.6 million to various scams from 2015 through June 30, 2020. Military consumers made more than 680,000 reports about scams, fraud, identity theft, or other consumer issues to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC uses these complaints as the starting point for ...

DPRTE Engage partner Raytheon invests in transformational STEM school

Homeland August 21, 2020

DPRTE Engage event partner Raytheon has given a $4 million grant to the newly formed Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE) to help prepare students for cybersecurity careers in government and industry. “The school offers an incredible opportunity for students to learn from leaders in STEM education, as well ...

DPRTE Engage partner BAE Systems to deliver and manage secure networks across essential government agencies

Homeland August 19, 2020

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded DPRTE Engage partner, BAE Systems, a five-year $85 million contract to continue to develop, deploy, modernise, and maintain cross-domain solutions that allow for secure transfer of sensitive information between government networks. The work on the contract will enable the secure exchange of ...