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  • Greg Downing: HHS Requests for Public Comment on Open Govt Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Greg Downing: HHS Requests for Public Comment on Open Govt Plan

    The Department of Health and Human Services‘s Idea Lab seeks public comment on a plan to address new areas of open government development that will be published in the fall. Greg Downing, HHS’ executive director for innovation in the immediate office of the secretary, wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the agency invites the public to provide responses […] More

  • IBM's Keith Salzman: Blockchain Ledger Tech Can Help Healthcare IT Community Address Security Issues - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s Keith Salzman: Blockchain Ledger Tech Can Help Healthcare IT Community Address Security Issues

    Keith Salzman, chief medical information officer at IBM‘s global business services unit, said an emerging ledger technology from Bitcoin software developer Blockchain can potentially help update healthcare information technology systems across the economy and in government. Salzman wrote in a blog post published Tuesday the Blockchain technology uses cryptography to manage what network participants can view to fortify […] More

  • Lockheed Relocates NOAA Geostationary Weather Satellite to Florida Space Operations Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Relocates NOAA Geostationary Weather Satellite to Florida Space Operations Facility

    Lockheed Martin has transported the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Geostationary weather satellite aboard a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy cargo transport plane to the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Florida. Lockheed said Tuesday the first of four Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series weather satellites are designed to help forecasters collect and analyze data on weather conditions across North America. “Our […] More

  • Boeing Tasks Kratos to Build KC-46 Tanker Maintenance Training Systems; Jose Diaz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Tasks Kratos to Build KC-46 Tanker Maintenance Training Systems; Jose Diaz Comments

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has received a subcontract worth at least $20 million from Boeing to develop and deliver high-fidelity maintenance training systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s aerial refueling tanker. Kratos said Wednesday it will provide high-fidelity virtual simulation, interactive multimedia instruction and full-scale simulators for the KC-46 Pegasus that will be used and networked to […] More

  • Navy Selects Lockheed-Developed Open Architecture Combat Mgmt System for Frigate Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Selects Lockheed-Developed Open Architecture Combat Mgmt System for Frigate Ships

    The U.S. Navy has selected a Lockheed Martin-developed open architecture combat management system for the service branch’s frigate ship program under a six-year, $79.5 million contract. Lockheed said Tuesday the Component-Based Total-Ship System-21st Century combat management platform is based on the Aegis Common Source Library and is currently operational on Freedom-variant littoral combat ships. “We look forward to providing […] More

  • Air Force Taps Lockheed for Phase 2 System-of-Systems Architecture R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Lockheed for Phase 2 System-of-Systems Architecture R&D Contract

    Lockheed Martin has secured a $36.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform research and development work under the second phase of the service branch’s System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation program. The Defense Department said Tuesday Lockheed’s aeronautics segment will develop architectures intended to help the Air Force meet air superiority goals in contested environments as well […] More

  • Air Force Issues Airborne ISR Data Link System RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Issues Airborne ISR Data Link System RFI

    The U.S. Air Force has published a request for information on data links that the military branch can integrate with airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms. A notice posted Aug. 17 on FedBizOpps website stated the Air Force seeks a data link system that is designed to comply with the International Traffic in Arms Regulation  and the State Department DSP-5 export licensing […] More

  • Deltek Unveils Market Intelligence System for GovCon Customers; Kevin Plexico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek Unveils Market Intelligence System for GovCon Customers; Kevin Plexico Comments

    Deltek has launched a new market intelligence platform designed to offer government contractors personalized real-time news and information on government contracting events to help clients find new opportunities and compete for new businesses. The company said Tuesday the GovWin IQ system features GovWin Market Alerts that notifies clients on sector events that involve a select number of companies […] More

  • Northrop Receives Global Hawk Ground Segment Modernization Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Receives Global Hawk Ground Segment Modernization Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for modernization work on a ground segment the service branch uses to control Global Hawk autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. Northrop said Monday the work will include a modular and scalable cockpit architecture, as well as an updated command and control capacity across all missions and sensors. “Global Hawk […] More

  • CRN: Australia's Defense Dept Orders 100K Dell Desktops - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CRN: Australia’s Defense Dept Orders 100K Dell Desktops

    Dell‘s Australia-based business unit has received a two-year, $56.9 million contract from that country’s defense department to deliver than 100,000 desktops across the military as part of a large-scale computer supply project, CRN reported Tuesday. Steven Kiernan writes the desktop units will run both Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems to support the project that aims […] More

  • CTC Discovers Military Facility Pump Component Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Army Lab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Discovers Military Facility Pump Component Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Army Lab

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has identified and tested the use of thermally sprayed cobalt alloy and electroless nickel as alternative alloy coatings for military facility pump components for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center–Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. CTC said Monday ERDC-CERL has tasked the company under the direction of the Office of the Secretary of Defense to […] More

  • Air Force Taps Integrity Applications for White Lightening Software, Hardware Devt Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Integrity Applications for White Lightening Software, Hardware Devt Contract

    Integrity Applications Inc. has landed an $8.6 million contract to provide white lightening software and hardware as well as technical documentation services to the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Monday IAI will develop concepts that will work to identify attributes and characteristics required for the analysis of operational status, capacities and modes of operation to […] More