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  • ULA, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Sign Cooperative R&D Agreement for Vulcan Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Sign Cooperative R&D Agreement for Vulcan Rocket

    United Launch Alliance has signed a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center in support of efforts to certify the company’s future Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle for national security space missions. The Air Force said Tuesday the cooperative, jointly-written agreement will stay in effect until all non-recurring design validation activities for the launch vehicle […] More

  • General Atomics Demos Network Centric Communications Pod Capacity at Marine Corps Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Demos Network Centric Communications Pod Capacity at Marine Corps Exercise

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has demonstrated its network centric communications pod offering’s function to facilitate communications data links between U.S. Marine Corps ground and air forces and unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Tuesday it has integrated the system aboard a Predator B Block 5 and operated using a Block 30 ground control station during an exercise in July […] More

  • Smiths Detection Chosen to Supply Berlin Airport Baggage Screening Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Smiths Detection Chosen to Supply Berlin Airport Baggage Screening Equipment

    The procurement agency of Germany’s national interior ministry has tasked Smiths Detection to provide hold baggage screening equipment at Berlin Brandenburg Airport that comply with the federal police agency’s EDS Standard 3 regulation. Smiths Detection said Wednesday the HI-SCAN 10080 XCT systems use x-ray technology, computed tomography and detection algorithms to provide levels of security and meet threat identification and false […] More

  • General Atomics Unveils Mechanical Arm for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program; Chris Pehrson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Unveils Mechanical Arm for DARPA Gremlins UAS Program; Chris Pehrson Comments

    General Atomics has rolled out a mechanical arm for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Gremlins program in search of a launch-and-recovery system for unmanned aerial systems in-flight, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney Freedberg writes General Atomics built the system catch drones in the air and haul collected units into the back of a cargo aircraft. Chris Pehrson, General […] More

  • SAIC Receives Task Order for Future Air Force C2 Hub Technical Engineering & Installation Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Receives Task Order for Future Air Force C2 Hub Technical Engineering & Installation Services

    Science Applications International Corp. has secured a potential four-year, $47 million task order contract to provide technical engineering and installation services for a future U.S. Air Force command and control facility in Nebraska. SAIC said Tuesday the Navy‘s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific awarded the order under the service branch’s SeaPort-e professional services contract vehicle and work will take place over one […] More

  • Premier Survey: Health System Leaders Begin Strategies for Potential Zika Outbreak - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Premier Survey: Health System Leaders Begin Strategies for Potential Zika Outbreak

    Charlotte, North Carolina-based healthcare strategies developer Premier has found that U.S. hospitals conduct patient education, staff training, screening, surveillance and reporting to prepare for a potential outbreak of the Zika virus. Premier said Monday health system C-suite leaders have led efforts to address the disease based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “As we monitor the implications for the possible […] More

  • Booz Allen to Support NASA's Air, Rail Safety Programs Under 5-Year IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen to Support NASA’s Air, Rail Safety Programs Under 5-Year IDIQ Contract

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a five-year, $33.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from NASA to help the space agency’s Ames Research Center manage voluntary air and rail incident reporting programs. The company said said Monday it will assist Ames Research Center in efforts to operate and maintain the Aviation Safety Reporting System and Close Call Reporting System. Booz Allen […] More

  • OGSystems, Planet Forge Strategic Alliance to Develop Location-Based Intelligence Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems, Planet Forge Strategic Alliance to Develop Location-Based Intelligence Platform

    OGSystems will team with Planet to build a location-based intelligence platform that combines commercial remote sensing, big data and cognitive analytics. The companies said Monday the BlueGlass platform will work to offer real-time insights delivered through situational awareness, anomaly alerting and reporting on activities that could lead to potential risks to user operations. “OGSystems’ vision for BlueGlass was born out of our […] More

  • Navy Taps Capstone for Operational Contracting Support Services; John McNally Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Capstone for Operational Contracting Support Services; John McNally Comments

    Capstone has received a competitive task order from the Naval Supply Systems Command to provide operational contracting support services the Joint Staff Director of Logistics. The company said Thursday this award made under NAVSUP’s Joint Force Development Support Services vehicle will cover integration of OCS in joint training and lessons, development and validation of systems and OCS development through operationalized concepts. Joint […] More

  • NASA Posts Call for Asteroid Redirect Mission Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Posts Call for Asteroid Redirect Mission Partnerships

    NASA has released a broad agency announcement on an umbrella for partnerships to support the Asteroid Redirect Mission and work to boost technologies, capacities and spaceflight experience for continued human exploration. A presolicitation notice posted Thursday says the space agency wants subsequent awards from the BAA to foster partnerships between U.S. and international partners for commercial, scientific, exploration technology and planetary defense ARM […] More

  • USAF to Hold Open Architecture Forum for Govt Personnel, Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF to Hold Open Architecture Forum for Govt Personnel, Contractors

    The U.S. Air Force plans to host a two-day forum in November to inform government and contractor personnel about the potential applications of open architecture in procurement efforts. The Open Mission Systems/UAS Command and Control Initiative Industry Days will take place at the Hope Hotel in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 15 and 16, according to a notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps […] More

  • LJT Secures NASA Contract Extension for Launch Range Operations Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LJT Secures NASA Contract Extension for Launch Range Operations Support

    LJT & Associates has received a $54 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to continue to help NASA manage the space agency’s launch facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA said Saturday that JLT will extend the company’s operations support at Wallops Flight Facility from Oct. 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018 under the “bridge” contract. Work covers radar, telemetry, logistics, tracking and communication services as well […] More