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  • White House, NCSA Launch Campaign to Encourage 'Strong Authentication' for Online Accounts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    White House, NCSA Launch Campaign to Encourage ‘Strong Authentication’ for Online Accounts

    The White House and the National Cyber Security Alliance have launched a campaign that aims to increase the adoption of strong authentication methods for online accounts. NCSA said Wednesday the Lock Down Your Login initiative calls on the public to move beyond usernames and passwords through stronger authentication that provides multiple forms of verification such as security keys, biometrics or unique […] More

  • Integrity Applications to Provide Technical, Logistics Services to DIA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Integrity Applications to Provide Technical, Logistics Services to DIA

    Integrity Applications Inc. has won a potential five-year, $50.9 million contract to provide non-personal acquisition, technical, logistical and administrative support services to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract contains a one base year and four option years and work will occur in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region through Sept. 27, 2021. The Virginia Contracting Activity received […] More

  • HITRUST Integrates Cyber Threat Detection Platform With DHS' Automated Indicator Sharing Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HITRUST Integrates Cyber Threat Detection Platform With DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing Program

    The Health Information Trust Alliance has integrated its cyber threat detection and response platform with a Department of Homeland Security-run threat indicator exchange program. HITRUST said Wednesday the bi-directional integration of Cyber Threat XChange and DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing Program seeks to provide healthcare organizations access to threat intelligence from the alliance and federal government. “In addition to helping CTX participants overcome technical challenges, […] More

  • Artis to Install, Evaluate Active Protection System on Army Fighting Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Artis to Install, Evaluate Active Protection System on Army Fighting Vehicle

    Artis has secured a potential $32 million contract to integrate and characterize a  company-built active protection system onto a fighting vehicle of the U.S. Army. The company said Wednesday it aims to demonstrate the performance of the Iron Curtain APS in multiple scenarios under the first phase of the contract. The Army can also request for additional testing and low-risk development efforts based […] More

  • Reuters: Canada Evaluates Info From 5 Potential Fighter Aircraft Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Canada Evaluates Info From 5 Potential Fighter Aircraft Contractors

    Marc Allen, president of Boeing’s international business, has said Canada is evaluating data from five potential contractors that could help replace the country’s fleet of CF-18 aircraft, Reuters reported Monday. Leah Schnurr writes Canada requested information such as aircraft features and economic factors from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Saab, Dassault Aviation and the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium comprised of BAE Systems, Leonardo-Finmeccanica and Airbus Group. […] More

  • Sevatec Wins Recompete for NOAA Cybersecurity Center Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sevatec Wins Recompete for NOAA Cybersecurity Center Support

    Sevatec has won a potential two-year, $19 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide support services to NOAA’s Cyber Security Center. The technology services firm said Tuesday the recompeted contract covers support for NCSC’s security operations facility as well as its computer incident response, system administration support and enterprise security solutions teams. Sevatec will also provide cybersecurity monitoring and […] More

  • NeoSystems Launches Business Health Diagnostic Survey for GovCon Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NeoSystems Launches Business Health Diagnostic Survey for GovCon Companies

    Managed services provider NeoSystems has launched a free diagnostic survey that is designed to help government contractors evaluate their business systems and operational health. Tysons Corner, Virginia-based NeoSystems said Tuesday the company’s GovCon personnel developed the GovCon Business Systems Diagnostic Survey that will provide diagnostic grades and advice. Federal Publications Seminars and NeoSystems will also host the “Business Systems Health Check” webinar […] More

  • Sierra Nevada-UN Partnership Targets 2021 Launch of Multicountry Microgravity Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sierra Nevada-UN Partnership Targets 2021 Launch of Multicountry Microgravity Mission

    A partnership between Sierra Nevada Corp. and the United Nations’ Office for Outer Space Affairs aims to launch microgravity payloads from UN member states aboard the company-built Dream Chaser spacecraft by 2021. The U.N. said Tuesday the collaborative effort aims to give developing nations an opportunity to build and deploy payloads into orbit and that all member nations will have the chance to propose payloads […] More

  • OGSystems Joins Leidos' Army Geospatial Data Mgmt Contract Team; Omar Balkissoon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems Joins Leidos’ Army Geospatial Data Mgmt Contract Team; Omar Balkissoon Comments

    OGSystems has partnered with Leidos to provide data processing support services to the U.S. Army‘s High-Resolution 3D Geospatial Information program under a potential five-year, $777 million task order. Leidos is the prime contractor for that order to help the Army Geospatial Center gather, process, disseminate, store and maintain geospatial data. Leidos will also collaborate with KEYW, Tenax, Neany, Sigma Space, Pixia and Woolpert to support the […] More

  • Army Orders Additional Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders Additional Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Equipment

    Oshkosh Corp.’s defense subsidiary has received a $42 million order to provide additional Joint Light Tactical Vehicles as well as installed and packaged kits to the U.S. Army. The order represents the third that the Army has placed with Oshkosh Defense under a potential $6.75 billion contract awarded in August last year, the company said said Monday. Oshkosh Defense will perform the task in Oshkosh, […] More

  • Grant Thornton: Gov't CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grant Thornton: Gov’t CIOs Face Challenges in IT Workforce, Management, Processes

    Grant Thornton‘s public sector business has released two annual surveys that show government information technology executives want to boost IT workforce recruitment and address challenges in IT infrastructure, management and processes. The advisory firm said Monday its Delivering Results While Preparing for Transition survey focused on 41 federal agency CIOs and other IT officials while The Adaptable […] More

  • Australia's 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia’s 1st Hobart-Class Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Initial At-Sea Tests

    A partnership between Australia’s defense department, shipbuilding company ASC and Raytheon‘s Australian subsidiary has completed phase one trials for the first of the country’s three Hobart-class destroyers, The Lead South Australia reported Monday. Caleb Radford writes the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance performed the HMAS Hobart  builder’s sea trials off the coast of South Australia to evaluate the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. AWD Alliance General Manager […] More