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  • DOE Lab, Exelon Enter Clear Energy Systems R&D Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Lab, Exelon Enter Clear Energy Systems R&D Agreement

    The Energy Department‘s Argonne National Laboratory and Exelon have signed a five-year cooperative research-and-development agreement to explore new technology that could support clean energy goals and help develop a next-generation energy grid. Exelon said Tuesday the partnership aims to combine the company’s market knowledge with Argonne’s research and expertise in energy production and delivery. The agreement also builds on Argonne and […] More

  • OGSystems, TransVoyant Form Predictive Analytics Tech Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems, TransVoyant Form Predictive Analytics Tech Partnership

    TransVoyant and OGSystems have partnered to integrate a predictive analytics tool with OGSystems’ platform that works to help customers gain situational awareness as well as receive anomaly alerts and reports on operational risks. The partnership aims to add TransVoyant’s Precise Predictive Intelligence system to the BlueGlass platform OGSystems designed to generate real-time insights through remote sensing, big data and cognitive analytics, OGSystems said […] More

  • HackerOne, Synack to Help Pentagon Create "Bug Bounty" Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HackerOne, Synack to Help Pentagon Create “Bug Bounty” Contract Vehicle

    The Defense Department has chosen HackerOne and Synack to create a contract vehicle that will work to help DoD components and services launch “bug bounty” programs. DoD said Thursday the contract vehicle will facilitate efforts to standardize a crowdsourced approach to digital security through challenges designed to identify and address vulnerabilities on department-run websites. The department seeks to launch additional challenges similar to the Hack the […] More

  • Lockheed to Establish ICBM Replacement Program Mgmt Office at Northern Utah AF Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Establish ICBM Replacement Program Mgmt Office at Northern Utah AF Base

    Lockheed Martin has selected Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park at Hill Air Force Base in Utah as the location of the company’s program management office for the U.S. Air Force‘s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile replacement effort. Lockheed said Thursday it signed a lease agreement with Falcon Hill developer Woodbury Corp. for 25,000 square feet of office space to house the former’s PMO […] More

  • Capgemini to Test, Evaluate USCIS Systems Under $53M Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capgemini to Test, Evaluate USCIS Systems Under $53M Task Order

    Capgemini‘s government solutions business unit has secured a three-year, $53 million task order to provide independent testing and evaluation services to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The company said Thursday the task order was awarded through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II contract vehicle. Doug Lane, president and CEO of Capgemini Government […] More

  • F5 Offers App Delivery Controller Platforms Through Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    F5 Offers App Delivery Controller Platforms Through Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud

    F5 Networks has begun to offer its application delivery controller products through Microsoft‘s Azure U.S. government cloud platform. Sarah Weldon, a Microsoft program manager, wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that F5’s BIG-IP Virtual Edition ADC offerings are designed to help users manage application speed, availability and security. She added that government customers can also use F5’s offerings in public cloud environments and to establish site-to-site […] More

  • DCNS, Airbus' Helicopters Business to Design French Navy's Aerial Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DCNS, Airbus’ Helicopters Business to Design French Navy’s Aerial Drone

    DCNS and Airbus Group‘s helicopter business unit have partnered to design a vertical take off and landing drone system for France’s navy. Airbus said Thursday DCNS will design and develop components for the ship-based operation and integration of the VSR700 drone such as payload specification and validation as well as mission data links. DCNS will also build the drone’s mission system […] More

  • Microsoft Opens Transparency Center in Brazil to Support Latin American Governments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Opens Transparency Center in Brazil to Support Latin American Governments

    Microsoft has unveiled a transparency center in Brazil to promote safe computing and address security needs of governments in Latin America. The company said Wednesday the Brazil location adds to previously established Microsoft Transparency Centers in Washington, Belgium and Singapore. Microsoft added the centers support the company’s Government Security Program which gives participating government agencies the opportunity to review Microsoft product source […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary Conducts Weapons Exercise on Scorpion Jet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Conducts Weapons Exercise on Scorpion Jet

    A Textron subsidiary has deployed three types of weapon systems through its Scorpion jet as part of a weapons testing program that occurred Oct. 10-Oct. 14 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The company said Wednesday its Textron AirLand arm worked with Naval Sea Systems Command and the 586th Flight Test Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base to test Scorpion’s close air support function through […] More

  • Unisys to Support Philippine Civil Registry System Modernization Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys to Support Philippine Civil Registry System Modernization Project

    Unisys has received a 12-year contract from the Philippines’ statistics authority to provide digital government services intended to help modernize the country’s civil registry system. The company said Wednesday it will manage a process to originate, authenticate, secure and issue civil registry documents to citizens as well as lead a public-private partnership to design, develop, operate and maintain the modernized […] More

  • In-Q-Tel Invests in MapD Database, Visualization Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel Invests in MapD Database, Visualization Platform

    Intelligence community venture capital firm In-Q-Tel and MapD have partnered to update certain features of the latter company’s graphics processing unit-powered database and visualization platform. MapD said Wednesday it also raised Series A capital funds from IQT, Nvidia, Vanedge Capital, Verizon Wireless and GV, formerly called Google Ventures. “CPU-bound database and analytics systems have struggled to keep pace with the massive growth […] More

  • Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Logistics Agency to Issue Tactical Headset RFP by Nov. 1

    The Defense Logistics Agency expects to issue a request for proposals by Nov. 1 for a potential five-year, $11.5 million contract that will require Bose-built headsets. The US Federal Contractor Registration said Monday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will cover the delivery of TriPort Tactical Headset Series 2 units to the New Cumberland, Pennsylvania-based DLA Distribution Facility. Interested contractors must be registered under the System […] More