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  • Engility CEO Lynn Dugle Highlights Women in Intelligence Community at INSA Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility CEO Lynn Dugle Highlights Women in Intelligence Community at INSA Symposium

    Lynn Dugle, CEO and chairman of Engility, headed Thursday a discussion on women in the U.S. intelligence community at the inaugural symposium of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Dugle spoke to executives from the intelligence community on the representation of women in the national security and technology sectors and their professional challenges and leadership […] More

  • Report: Rockwell Collins, Korean Company to Bid for Chinook Upgrades - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Rockwell Collins, Korean Company to Bid for Chinook Upgrades

    Rockwell Collins has partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries to bid for the opportunity to upgrade 27 CH-47  Chinook helicopters of the South Korean army and air force, Defense News reported Thursday. A press release from KAI states that a memorandum of understanding the two companies signed covers the collaborative design, modification and test flights for the […] More

  • Dewberry to Provide Mapping Support for FEMA Flood Insurance Policy Enhancement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dewberry to Provide Mapping Support for FEMA Flood Insurance Policy Enhancement

    Dewberry will provide mapping services to support the policy enhancement of an insurance program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Dewberry said Thursday it will analyze the U.S.-wide geographic information system of the National Flood Insurance Program‘s mapping and historical claims records as a subcontractor to Milliman, which was selected by FEMA for the NFIP […] More

  • NASA Taps Abacus Technology to Provide Research, Analysis, Comm's Support Services for Marshall Space Flight Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Abacus Technology to Provide Research, Analysis, Comm’s Support Services for Marshall Space Flight Center

    Abacus Technology has received a potential 66-month, $48.2 million blanket purchase agreement to support the research, analysis and communications requirements of NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Strategic Analysis and Communications Support Services II contract includes a one-year base performance period, four one-year options and a six-month option, the space agency said Friday. The company […] More

  • Army Taps Stevens Institute of Technology for R&D, Engineering Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Stevens Institute of Technology for R&D, Engineering Support

    The U.S. Army has awarded the Stevens Institute of Technology a contract worth up to $49 million for research, development, engineering and scientific support for defense-related efforts of a university-affiliated research center. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract covers expertise and services for the Systems Engineering Research Center in areas of interest to the DoD. Work […] More

  • Inmarsat Joins UN's Crisis Satellite Communications Providers; Paul Gudonis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Joins UN’s Crisis Satellite Communications Providers; Paul Gudonis Comments

    On Thursday, Inmarsat announced it signed a contribution agreement supporting the United Nations’ Crisis Connectivity Charter, which directs participants to dedicate satellite equipment and network volume for humanitarian and emergency response. The agreement with the World Food Programme , on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, is meant to improve the humanitarian response community’s access to critical satellite-based […] More

  • Ensco Adds Former Intell Community CTO Steven Nixon to Board; Greg Young Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ensco Adds Former Intell Community CTO Steven Nixon to Board; Greg Young Comments

    Steven Nixon, vice president of strategic development at space transportation company  Stratolaunch Systems, has joined Ensco‘s board of directors. Greg Young, Ensco chairman of the board, said in a statement published Thursday Nixon will bring his experience and background to help drive the firm’s strategy and presence across the defense, space and intelligence markets. Nixon previously served as a strategy […] More

  • Boeing Delivers 8 Apache Helicopters to Indonesia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Delivers 8 Apache Helicopters to Indonesia

    Boeing has delivered eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indonesia’s army as part of a foreign military sales transaction, Defenseworld.net reported Thursday. Ryamizard Ryacudu, Indonesian defense minister, said the Apache units will aid national efforts to protect sovereignty against potential threats. A turn-over ceremony occurred Wednesday at a military base located at Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang. More

  • Huntington Ingalls Division Authenticates Keel of 21st Navy Virginia-Class Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Division Authenticates Keel of 21st Navy Virginia-Class Submarine

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries division held a keel-authentication ceremony on Wednesday for the 21st Virginia-class submarine of the U.S. Navy. The ceremony for the SSN 794, which will be named after the state of Montana, featured former Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell, the sponsor of the ship, chalking her initials on a steel plate traced by […] More

  • DoD Recognizes Accenture Federal Arm's Support for Guard and Reserve Employees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Recognizes Accenture Federal Arm’s Support for Guard and Reserve Employees

    Accenture‘s federal services business has received the “Above and Beyond” award from a Defense Department group for offering non-mandated benefits to employees who also serve in the National Guard and Reserve. The Maryland Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented the award to Mark Hild, senior manager at Accenture Federal Services, at an event […] More

  • Julie Ann Phinney Named Ensco's Aerospace Sciences & Engineering Business Development Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Julie Ann Phinney Named Ensco’s Aerospace Sciences & Engineering Business Development Director

    Julie Ann Phinney, a senior business development executive at CACI International, has joined Ensco as a director. Phinney will serve as business development director of Ensco’s aerospace sciences and engineering division, the company said Thursday. “She is a seasoned business development professional and has spent a great deal of her career pursuing and working programs […] More

  • SPA Opens Government Client Support Office in Australia; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Opens Government Client Support Office in Australia; William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis has opened an office in Canberra, Australia, to serve current and new government customers in the country. SPA said Wednesday it intends to recruit local professionals in the coming months to work at the new facility. William Vantine, president and CEO of SPA, said the company has supported the Australian navy’s Future Submarine Program over […] More