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  • Lockheed to Update Japan's Apache Helicopter Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Japan’s Apache Helicopter Sensors

    Lockheed Martin has secured contracts of undisclosed value to update the sensor systems of Japan’s AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and carry out performance based logistics support. The company said Wednesday it will supply 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor systems of the Japanese army. The […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Provide Logistics Support Under Army Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Provide Logistics Support Under Army Contract Modification

    AECOM‘s URS Federal Services subsidiary has received a $47.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide logistics services in support of the service branch’s Fort Polk installation and the Joint Readiness Training Center in Louisiana. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification covers the supply, transportation and maintenance support. The Army Contracting Command will obligate $18.5 million at the time of award […] More

  • ReedGroup Wins DoD Contract to Provide Clinical Medical Guidelines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ReedGroup Wins DoD Contract to Provide Clinical Medical Guidelines

    ReedGroup has won a contract from the Defense Department to provide clinical medical guidelines for all U.S. military branches. The Department of the Navy‘s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery chose ReedGroup’s MDGuidelines offering through a competitive procurement process, the company said Tuesday. Joe Guerriero, senior vice president of ReedGroup’s MDGuidelines business, said the company seeks to help military […] More

  • Boeing Receives $50M Navy Super Hornet Service Life Extension Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Receives $50M Navy Super Hornet Service Life Extension Contract

    Boeing has secured a $49.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help extend the service life of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft beyond its original operational life of 6,000 flight hours. The Defense Department said Tuesday Boeing will perform work under the Service Life Assessment Program and Service Life Extension Program through April 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri and […] More

  • Sensofusion to Develop Counter-UAS Mobile System for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sensofusion to Develop Counter-UAS Mobile System for Marine Corps

    The U.S. Marine Corps and the Defense Department‘s Defense Innovation Unit Experimental have awarded Sensofusion a contract to further develop a mobile platform designed to counter unmanned aircraft systems. Sensofusion said Thursday its Airfence mobile system will serve as the core of the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab’s mobile counter-UAS system as well as support Marines’ efforts to […] More

  • Report: France Awards $4B Frigate Devt Contract to DCNS, Thales - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: France Awards $4B Frigate Devt Contract to DCNS, Thales

    France’s defense procurement agency has named DCNS and Thales as prime contractors on a potential $4.1 billion contract to build five intermediate frigates for the French navy, Defense News reported Monday. Pierre Tran writes DCNS and Thales will respectively serve as shipbuilder and electronics provider of Belharra-class frigates under the contract. The first delivery will occur in 2023, Tran reported. French defense minister Jean-Yves […] More

  • Raytheon Opens Missile Tech Warehouse on Navajo Nation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Opens Missile Tech Warehouse on Navajo Nation

    Raytheon has completed a $5 million warehouse at the company’s facility on the Navajo Nation near Farmington, New Mexico. The three-hectare warehouse is part of Raytheon’s 9.5-hectare Dine facility that was established on the Navajo Nation more than 25 years ago, the company said Monday. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon’s missile systems business, said the project was supported by […] More

  • AECOM Subsidiary to Maintain Taiwan's F-16 Fleet Under $65M USAF Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Subsidiary to Maintain Taiwan’s F-16 Fleet Under $65M USAF Contract

    AECOM‘s URS Federal Services subsidiary has won a $65 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to maintain the Taiwanese air force’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The contract was issued under a foreign military sales deal and work will occur at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, through July 31, 2023, the Defense Department said Monday. The 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron […] More

  • EPAY Systems Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Human Capital Mgmt Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EPAY Systems Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Human Capital Mgmt Offerings

    EPAY Systems has gained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer its human capital management platforms to government agencies. The company said Monday it aims to support government “Cloud First” initiatives and help federal customers manage and secure information. EPAY Systems implemented measures to reduce cyber risks as well as increase uptime and resistance to data exfiltration in the company’s products […] More

  • CSIS' Jeffrey Rathke: Italy on Track to Meet NATO Defense Budget Commitment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSIS’ Jeffrey Rathke: Italy on Track to Meet NATO Defense Budget Commitment

    Jeffrey Rathke, a senior fellow and deputy director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has said Italy is on track to meet its commitment to NATO guidelines that call on member governments to spend 2 percent of their gross domestic product on defense, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. James Bach writes Rathke, who is […] More

  • VMWare to Offer IaaS, Saas Cloud Platforms Under Multistate Cooperative Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMWare to Offer IaaS, Saas Cloud Platforms Under Multistate Cooperative Deal

    VMware has entered into a nine-year master agreement with the state of Utah to offer infrastructure-as-a-service and software-as-a-service platforms via the NASPO ValuePoint multistate cooperative procurement program. The company said Thursday it secured the contract after the state’s sourcing team evaluated multiple vendors of cloud-based information technology platforms. The agreement authorizes participating states and other government or educational agencies […] More

  • DOE's National Labs to Collaborate With 38 Small Businesses on Energy Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE’s National Labs to Collaborate With 38 Small Businesses on Energy Tech Projects

    The Energy Department has identified 38 small businesses that will partner with national laboratories to address technology challenges associated with the development of advanced energy systems. DOE said Friday the Small Business Vouchers program offers competitively-selected small businesses access to intellectual and technical resources at national laboratories. Eight laboratories will receive funds to support the partnership program, DOE added. “Small businesses […] More