An elderly Virginia woman lost $77,000 after scammers allegedly impersonated Amazon, Bank of America and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a scheme designed to convince her that her identity had been tied to criminal activity. The Alexandria resident was first contacted June 26th by a woman calling herself “Anna Covery,” who claimed to work […]
The Daily Hodl•Henry Kanapi19 Aug
Beginning with the USS Arizona, 19 new boats in the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class of nuclear powered attack submarines will officially be referred to as SSGNs to reflect the boost in cruise missile capacity offered by the new Virginia Payload Module (VPM). Now to be designated as guided missile submarines, otherwise known as SSGNs, the […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet6 Aug
Strategy will put money into Trump Accounts for eligible children of its U.S. employees, joining a widening corporate push to place young Americans inside the investment system before adulthood. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company told the public on Wednesday that it will deposit $250 annually for every eligible child under 18, regardless of the child’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman5 Aug
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has said it will contribute to Trump Accounts for the children of its U.S. employees, becoming the latest major public company to layer corporate money on top of the federal savings program. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced it will deposit $250 annually into a Trump Account for every […] This post Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Michael Saylor-led Strategy sold another $263.5 million of common stock last week, but the company used the fundraising to expand its cash reserve rather than add to its Bitcoin holdings. According to a July 20 SEC filing, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company issued 2.73 million Class A shares between July 13 and July 19, while […]
CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo21 Jul
An 86-year-old New Kent, Virginia, resident says she lost a large sum of money to a scammer pretending to work at Wells Fargo. Edith Minor says an urgent alert abruptly popped up on her computer, claiming that a hacker was attempting to access her accounts. Minor says she dialed a number, which she believed was […]
The Daily Hodl•Henry Kanapi16 Jul
Strategy Inc increased its U.S. dollar reserve by $450 million last week, pushing the balance to $3 billion as of July 12, 2026, according to a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Tysons Corner, Virginia company maintains the USD Reserve to support dividend payments on its four classes of preferred […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman13 JulThe first missions transported manufactured organs in Maryland and Virginia.
AVweb•Matt Ryan10 Jul
A Spotsylvania, Virginia, resident says hackers initiated an unauthorized wire transfer to steal nearly $10,000 from his retirement savings held at Wells Fargo. Jesse Combs, a longtime Wells Fargo customer, says he had never experienced a security issue with his account until May 29th, when he received an email notifying him that a $9,888 wire […]
The Daily Hodl•Henry Kanapi9 Jul
Emerald AI's Conductor software could revolutionize energy management in data centers, easing grid strain and setting a precedent for sustainable tech.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team16 Jun<span>Selected U.S. Military Contracts for the Week of March 6 - March 10, 2017</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" content="email_registration_qPH4cFMVam">user+1@localho…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-03-15T01:41:00+00:00" title="Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 01:41">Wed, 03/15/2017 - 01:41</time> </span> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="Drupal\node\NodeViewBuilder::renderLinks" arguments="0=2657401&1=rss&2=en&3=&4" token="uKs-aR4svCks8smv44psPLZR6Pa14m66obSjnmyDsQQ"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div><p><strong>Selected U.S. military contracts for March 6, 2017</strong></p> <p><strong>U.S. ARMY</strong></p> <p><strong>Blue Storm Associates Inc.</strong>, doing business as Pemdas Technologies and Innovation, Alexandria, Virginia, was awarded a $49,500,000 order dependent contract for the Atmospheric Sensing and Prediction System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is the contracting activity (W911NF-17-D-0001).</p> <p><strong>Selected U.S. military contracts for March 7, 2017</strong></p> <p><strong>U.S. AIR FORCE</strong></p> <p><strong>Kelly Aviation Center LP</strong>, San Antonio, has been awarded a $1,001,978,024 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for KC-10 engine contractor logistic support. Contractor will provide engine teardown and overhaul, on-wing support/contract field teams, and engine parts and logistics. In addition, the contractor will provide all support required to fulfill this requirement, including but not limited to labor, materials, tools, equipment, parts, and transportation. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8105-17-D-0002).</p> <p><strong>U.S. NAVY</strong></p> <p><strong>Avian LLC</strong>, Lexington Park, Maryland, is being awarded an $11,402,443 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide support for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Integrated System Evaluation Experimentation and Test Department (AIR-5.1). Services provided will include flight test engineering, programmatic, administrative, design, execution, analysis, evaluation, and reporting of tests and experiments of aircraft, unmanned air systems, weapons and weapons systems. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-17-C-0049).</p> <p><strong>Selected U.S. military contracts for March 8, 2017</strong></p> <p><strong>U.S. NAVY</strong></p> <p><strong>Sierra Nevada Corp.</strong>, Rancho, California, is being awarded a $30,995,905 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00174-09-D-0003) to extend the ordering period and exercise Option Year 6 for the procurement and support of the transmitting set, countermeasures AN/PLT-5, to support explosive ordnance disposal personnel. The AN/PLT-5 is a man-portable system in support of the Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare program. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity.</p> <p><strong>Vector Planning and Services Inc.</strong>, San Diego, is being awarded a potential $17,910,070 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering, and technology integration. Support includes innovative technology assessment and development; rapid software development and prototyping; enabling capability training; security engineering; and cybersecurity risk management. This is one of four multiple-award contracts. All awardees will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, is the contracting activity (N66001-17-D-0117).</p> <p><strong>Selected U.S. military contracts for March 9, 2017</strong></p> <p><strong>U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY</strong></p> <p><strong>Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.</strong>, Sunnyvale, California, was awarded a $53,052,807 competitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a 36-month period with no options for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Technology Risk Reduction (TRR) effort. This contract represents part of the Missile Defense Agency’s technology risk reduction strategy to improve performance and reduce risk for a gimbaled seeker assembly, integrated avionics assembly, component integration and testing, and an advanced seeker. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0147-17-C-0002).</p> <p><strong>U.S. NAVY</strong></p> <p><strong>ViON Corp.</strong>, Herndon, California, is being awarded a $34,790,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Capacity as a Service support to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Spawar) Headquarters, Spawar System Center Pacific and Spawar System Center Atlantic. The Capacity as a Service acquisition model allows Spawar to more accurately scale, up and down, its information technology (IT) infrastructure to meet evolving mission requirements. Savings are realized through no up-front costs and a “pay as you go” acquisition model, reducing waste usually associated with overbuying of IT equipment to eventually meet an expectation of mission requirement. Under this contract, ViON is responsible for providing on-demand, on-premise computing, networking and storage solutions for a variety of systems and applications for the command’s research, development, testing and evaluation core infrastructures, laboratory and data center environments. This contract includes options, which if exercised, would bring the maximum contract value to $49,990,000. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, is the contracting activity (N00039-17-D-0003).</p> </div> <div> <div>Content summary</div> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div>Issue</div> <div> <div><a href="/aerospace-daily-defense-report/2017-03-14" hreflang="en">Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 14, 2017</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div>Article type</div> <div>Article</div> </div> <div> <div>Content source</div> <div> <div><a href="/content/aerospace-daily-defense-report" hreflang="en">Aerospace Daily & Defense Report</a></div> </div> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="flag.link_builder:build" arguments="0=node&1=2657401&2=favorite&3=rss" token="pLlGgyq53R0srMOj64ZIVxfOgtbBlHnfceNP76nG7m8"></drupal-render-placeholder> <div> <div>Exclude from lists?</div> <div>No</div> </div> <div> <div>Article sub-type</div> <div>Article</div> </div> <div> <div>Gating</div> <div> <div><a href="/taxonomy/term/856" hreflang="en">AWIN</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div>Publication date</div> <div><time datetime="2017-03-14T21:41:00Z">Tue, 03/14/2017 - 21:41</time> </div> </div>