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  • Raytheon, Norway's Military Conduct Flight Test on New AMRAAM Variant; Taylor Lawrence Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Norway’s Military Conduct Flight Test on New AMRAAM Variant; Taylor Lawrence Comments

    Raytheon has completed a flight test on the newest variant of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System surface-based system Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile that features an enlarged motor to expand the NASAMS engagement envelope. Raytheon said Tuesday the AMRAAM-Extended Range missile launched from a NASAMS launcher to engage and destroy a target drone at a flight test […] More

  • HHS Invests Funds to Back Cyber Info Sharing Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HHS Invests Funds to Back Cyber Info Sharing Efforts

    The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $350,000 in cooperative agreements to help private and public healthcare sector partners address cybersecurity threats and develop an information sharing ecosystem. HHS said Tuesday its Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a competitive agreement to the Ormond Beach, Florida-based National Health Information Sharing and Analysis […] More

  • CyrusOne Constructs Data Hall to Expand Phoenix Data Center; John Hatem Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CyrusOne Constructs Data Hall to Expand Phoenix Data Center; John Hatem Comments

    Carrollton, Texas-based data center builder CyrusOne will construct  a new data hall at the company’s Phoenix campus in an effort to add 32,000 additional colocation square feet and six megawatts of power. CyrusOne said Tuesday its Phoenix data centers work with cloud, internet and other companies that seek infrastructure to support applications and want to relocate in the area for […] More

  • Saab Intros Land-Based Compact Radar Tech Offering; Erik Smith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab Intros Land-Based Compact Radar Tech Offering; Erik Smith Comments

    Saab has released a ground-based compact radar system in the U.S. market in efforts to help military customers address multiple types of threat when they conduct missions. Sweden-based Saab said Monday it will transfer rights to the Giraffe 1X radar that mounts on vehicles, vessels and fixed installations to its subsidiary Saab Defense and Security USA in a push to help address emerging requirements […] More

  • Booz Allen, Phantom Partner to Develop Security Automation, Orchestration Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Phantom Partner to Develop Security Automation, Orchestration Tools

    Booz Allen Hamilton and Phantom have forged a strategic alliance that seeks to combine the former’s cyber intelligence expertise with the latter’s security automation and orchestration technology in a push to help increase the resilience of enterprise systems against threats. The partnership aims offer a portfolio of automation and orchestration platforms to support incident response and threat defense operations […] More

  • BAE Introduces New Fighting Vehicle and Wearable Tech Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Introduces New Fighting Vehicle and Wearable Tech Offerings

    The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has debuted a new concept fighting vehicle and a wearable technology at the ongoing Association of the U.S. Army meeting in Washington. BAE Systems Inc. said Monday its Next Generation Bradley Fighting Vehicle demonstrator includes a new chassis designed for underbelly protection, fuel and ordnance compartmentation and force protection. “We’re focused on integrating current, emerging, and future technologies to […] More

  • Berico Technologies Awarded DIA Application Support Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Berico Technologies Awarded DIA Application Support Task Order

    Berico Technologies has landed a potential five-year, $35 million task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency to perform development, integration and systems operations and maintenance work on DIA’s applications. Berico said Monday the order includes options and falls under the Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise contract vehicle. DIA selected 50 companies for the E-SITE vehicle in July […] More

  • NSA Adds Apriva Subsidiary as Trusted Integrator on Commercial Solutions for Classified Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NSA Adds Apriva Subsidiary as Trusted Integrator on Commercial Solutions for Classified Program

    Apriva has passed a government review and met security and managed requirements to be listed as a trusted integrator within the National Security Agency‘s Commercial Solutions for Classified program. Apriva said Monday the NSA and Central Security Service created the program to help Information Assurance Directorate customers implement mobile access systems through independent, layered commercial products for […] More

  • GM Debuts Hydrogen Cell-Powered Truck for Army Transportation; Charlie Freese Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GM Debuts Hydrogen Cell-Powered Truck for Army Transportation; Charlie Freese Comments

    General Motors has introduced a demonstration hydrogen cell-powered truck built to store energy, make water and act as a near-silent method of transportation for troops, Defense News reported Monday. Valerie Insinna writes the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 demonstration vehicle has not been linked to a particular program of record but the U.S. Army and General Motors took […] More

  • WidePoint Secures HHS Mobile Device Mgmt Task Order; Steve Komar, Jin Kang Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WidePoint Secures HHS Mobile Device Mgmt Task Order; Steve Komar, Jin Kang Comment

    WidePoint has received an initial three-year, $900,000 task order from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide mobile device management services to HHS’ office of the chief information officer. McLean, Virginia-based WidePoint said Monday the order falls under a HHS blanket purchase agreement through which all component agencies of the department can procure the company’s telecommunications […] More

  • Air Force Releases Space Test Program-3 Mission Launch Service RFP; Samuel Greaves Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Releases Space Test Program-3 Mission Launch Service RFP; Samuel Greaves Comments

    The U.S. Air Force seeks a contractor to provide satellite and secondary payload launch services for the military branch’s future Space Test Program-3 mission. The Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center will accept responses to its request for proposals on the STP-3 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle contract through Dec. 2, according to a notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps. Space News reported Friday the […] More

  • Capstone to Support Army Sustainment Battle Lab Operations; John McNally Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capstone to Support Army Sustainment Battle Lab Operations; John McNally Comments

    Capstone has secured a prime contract to support a U.S. Army-run laboratory that conducts wargames and experiments through constructive and live experiment environments for the military branch. The company said Wednesday it aims to help the Army Combined Arms Support Command’s Sustainment Battle Lab to examine Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Leader Development, Materiel, Personnel and Facilities changes to […] More