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  • NASA Releases Satellite Payload Switch Tech RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Releases Satellite Payload Switch Tech RFI

    NASA has issued a request for information on potential switch designs for a communication payload network as part of the agency’s Laser Optical Near-Earth Satellite System project. In a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday, the agency encourages both large and small businesses to submit capability statements describing their abilities to address the LOCNESS switch requirement. The […] More

  • AWS Launches GovCloud US East Region; Raytheon's John DeSimone Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Launches GovCloud US East Region; Raytheon’s John DeSimone Quoted

    Amazon Web Services has launched a second region in the U.S. and the 19th worldwide for its cloud computing platform that works to help government customers manage workload and sensitive data. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region offers an architecture for public sector clients to continue business operations in the event of an outage, the company said Monday. This […] More

  • VA Releases Enterprise Learning Mgmt Tech RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Releases Enterprise Learning Mgmt Tech RFI

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has asked industry to submit ideas for building a technology platform that can help the VA manage personnel learning and development efforts. The VA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice it looks to implement an “agile” enterprise learning management system to process accreditation and certification requirements; monitor developmental content and activities; plan competency […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Expects JFK Carrier Completion Ahead of Schedule; Mike Petters Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Expects JFK Carrier Completion Ahead of Schedule; Mike Petters Quoted

    Huntington Ingalls Industries aims to complete and launch the U.S. Navy‘s John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier by the end of next year, USNI News reported Friday. HII CEO Mike Petters told analysts during a conference call held Thursday the company is ahead of schedule on JFK construction efforts and uses fewer man-hours to build the ship. Petters attributed […] More

  • Synack Launches Cybersecurity Skills Development Program for Military Veterans - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Synack Launches Cybersecurity Skills Development Program for Military Veterans

    Crowdsourced security firm Synack has launched an initiative to help military veterans hone their cybersecurity skills and pursue related jobs in the government or commercial sector. Synack said Thursday its Veterans Cyber Program offers an expedited application process for former service members to qualify in the company’s group of ethical hackers, called Red Team, and a chance to participate in annual […] More

  • DARPA, Army Select Three Firms to Build Propulsion Tech for Weapons Launcher Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA, Army Select Three Firms to Build Propulsion Tech for Weapons Launcher Platform

    Three companies have received separate contracts to build propulsion technologies intended to power a ground-based weapons delivery platform as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army’s joint Operational Fires program. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Exquadrum and Sierra Nevada Corp. will support the OpFires initiative that seeks to demonstrate a ground system that can launch hypersonic […] More

  • Air Force Issues RFI on Multi-Intell Fusion, Analytics Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Issues RFI on Multi-Intell Fusion, Analytics Tools

    The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information on existing tools designed to analyze and integrate multi-intelligence data sources. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the Air Force Research Laboratory began to explore potential sources of multi-INT fusion and analytics tools from Defense Department laboratories, federally funded research and development centers, academic institutions or industry […] More

  • Polaris Alpha Gets Recognition for Corporate Network Security Approach - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Polaris Alpha Gets Recognition for Corporate Network Security Approach

    Parsons‘ Polaris Alpha subsidiary has won a 2019 CSO50 Award from IDG Communications’ CSO magazine for its approach to corporate security operations. Polaris Alpha said Thursday its integrated network security group implemented and applied a standard model from the Defense Department and Defense Information Systems Agency to secure enterprise network. The team considers defense network as an ecosystem […] More

  • Booz Allen Plans to Add IT-Focused Jobs in Oklahoma - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Plans to Add IT-Focused Jobs in Oklahoma

    Booz Allen Hamilton expects to add as many as 240 employees, including information technology professionals, in the state of Oklahoma over the next 10 years. The company said Thursday it seeks to hire more cybersecurity, systems engineering, data analysis and software development professionals to support government, military and commercial clients. The workforce expansion plan includes creation […] More

  • Army to Seek Warfighting Tech Ideas at Fort Belvoir Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Seek Warfighting Tech Ideas at Fort Belvoir Event

    U.S. Army Contracting Command plans to host a two-day event in January to update government agencies and contractors about developments in warfighting technology. The industry day is scheduled to take place from Jan. 16 to 17 at Fort Belvoir in Virginia and will highlight five technological areas under the Digital Soldier initiative, according to a FedBizOpps […] More

  • VMware, Okta Form Cloud Security Partnership; Carahsoft’s Craig Abod Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMware, Okta Form Cloud Security Partnership; Carahsoft’s Craig Abod Quoted

    VMware and Okta have partnered to combine identity management tools with a technology platform designed to help enterprise customers manage applications on laptops, tablets or smartphones. The partnership introduced two promotional offers for VMware Workspace ONE customers to avail of the Okta Identity Cloud via a local channel partner, Okta said Tuesday. Workspace ONE is an intelligence-based platform built to help […] More

  • NSA Certifies Harris' Software-Based Handheld Radio Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Certifies Harris’ Software-Based Handheld Radio Tech

    Harris has obtained Type-1 certification from the National Security Agency for a handheld networking radio technology the company designed to help military users transmit data and voice communications. NSA approved the AN/PRC-163 radio to deliver information up to the Top Secret classification level and full-motion videos for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, Harris said Tuesday. The small form factor […] More