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  • Lockheed Secures Air Force SMC Engineering, Operations Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Secures Air Force SMC Engineering, Operations Support Contract

    Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has received a $47 million contract to perform engineering, development and sustainment support at the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers engineering and operations services to SMC’s ground systems and space operations division. Work will occur through Jan. 5, 2019, at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, […] More

  • QinetiQ to Supply Launch & Recovery Control Equipment for JFK Aircraft Carrier - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ to Supply Launch & Recovery Control Equipment for JFK Aircraft Carrier

    A QinetiQ subsidiary has received a $41 million contract from General Atomics to deliver hardware and software for the electromagnetic aircraft launch system and advanced arresting gear of the U.S. Navy‘s future aircraft carrier. QinetiQ North America will update, procure, assemble and test launch and arresting control hardware for integration into USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) under the contract, the […] More

  • Vencore Labs Secures DARPA Contracts for DDoS Defense Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Labs Secures DARPA Contracts for DDoS Defense Research

    Vencore‘s research arm has secured contracts worth a combined $17.7 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to perform research on cyber defenses against distributed denial-of-service attacks. Vencore Labs will also help develop measures to address DDoS attacks as part of DARPA’s Extreme DDoS Defense program or XD3, the company said Wednesday. “Through the advancement of [internet of things] […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Build Disease Outbreak Prediction System Under Army Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Build Disease Outbreak Prediction System Under Army Contract

    Charles River Analytics has secured a contract worth approximately $1 million to develop a disease outbreak prediction system for the U.S. Army. The company said Monday it will build the Predict and Analyze Novel and emerging Diseases Enabled by Models of Infection Conditions system in an effort to help Army units identify and predict emerging infectious diseases in areas of operations. […] More

  • Esri's Christopher Thomas: Location Data Can Help Agencies Prepare for Weather-Related Emergency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri’s Christopher Thomas: Location Data Can Help Agencies Prepare for Weather-Related Emergency

    Christopher Thomas, director of government markets at Esri, has said location-based data can help public sector organizations prepare for critical weather events especially in the winter. “With the push for opening data, increasing transparency and controlling spending, many governments are finding new ways to communicate the strategy and dollars that go into preparedness decisions,” Thomas wrote in […] More

  • Report: Air Force to Release RFI on Commercial Satcom Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Air Force to Release RFI on Commercial Satcom Tech

    The U.S. Air Force will release a request for information on commercial satellite communications offerings for the military within the next few weeks, Space News reported Wednesday. Col. George Nagy of the office of the Defense Department‘s principal space adviser has said the Air Force began a $7.8 million Wideband Analysis of Alternatives in December as part of […] More

  • DARPA to Host Proposers Day on Molecular Informatics Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Host Proposers Day on Molecular Informatics Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hold a Proposers Day via webcast on April 7 to discuss a program that seeks to use molecules to store and process information. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday stated that DARPA looks to introduce the Molecular Informatics program to the research community as well as facilitate collaboration among potential proposers during the […] More

  • Navy Orders Elbit Systems-Built Helmet Display Tracker Systems for MH-60 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders Elbit Systems-Built Helmet Display Tracker Systems for MH-60 Aircraft

    An Elbit Systems subsidiary has secured a $49.9 million contract to supply helmet display tracker systems and related line items for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60 helicopters. Elbit Systems of America will deliver 126 HDTS units that will work to help the Navy’s MH-60 aircrews gain situational awareness and recognize targets through pilot/copilot line-of-sight function, the Defense Department said Wednesday. HDTS is also […] More

  • Harris to Resell Avtec Dispatch Console System in North America - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Resell Avtec Dispatch Console System in North America

    Harris‘ public safety and professional communications business has agreed to resell Avtec’s dispatch console system in the North American market as part of a strategic partnership agreement. Avtec said Wednesday the agreement gives Harris an opportunity to offer Scout consoles to public safety, energy, government and industry customers throughout the continent. Michael Ridge, Avtec director of strategic partnerships, […] More

  • Carahsoft to Market Druva's Cloud Data Protection Tech via NASA SEWP Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Market Druva’s Cloud Data Protection Tech via NASA SEWP Contract Vehicle

    Carahsoft Technology and Druva have partnered to sell the latter’s cloud data protection and information management platform to public sector customers through NASA‘s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement vehicle. Druva said Wednesday Carahsoft will market the Druva inSync cloud offering as its public sector distribution partner. Brian O’Donnell, a Carahsoft vice president, said the addition of inSync technology to the company’s […] More

  • Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs

    Belgium has kicked off a search for new multirole fighter aircraft that will replace the Belgian air force’s fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-16 planes, IHS Jane’s 360 reported Monday. Gareth Jennings writes Belgium requested proposals from multiple international defense organizations for the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed’s F-35A, Boeing‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Aviation‘s Rafale and Saab‘s Gripen E. Belgium aims to select a platform in […] More

  • Booz Allen Gets $59M Navy Contract for Professional Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Gets $59M Navy Contract for Professional Support Services

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a five-year, $59 million contract to provide professional support services to the military branch’s battlespace awareness and information operations program office, or PMW 120. Booz Allen said Wednesday the contract covers acquisition, program, installation and operations management support for 21 Defense Department programs led by PMW 120. The company will also help manage the […] More