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  • NTT Data-Oracle Partnership to Integrate Cloud Into Healthcare Analytics Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTT Data-Oracle Partnership to Integrate Cloud Into Healthcare Analytics Platform

    NTT Data and Oracle have expanded a partnership with the intent to incorporate end-to-end cloud computing features into the latter’s unified healthcare analytics platform. Both companies aim to help healthcare organizations merge, expand or replace data warehouse and data aggregation tools with Oracle’s Healthcare Foundation platform, NTT Data said Monday. Healthcare Foundation is designed to support warehousing of administrative, clinical, financial and -omics modules […] More

  • SAIC Inaugurates 1st Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Inaugurates 1st Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototype for Marine Corps

    Science Applications International Corp. has rolled out an amphibious combat vehicle model developed for the U.S. Marine Corps at a company-run integration facility in Charleston, South Carolina. SAIC said Tuesday the ACV 1.1 prototype is an updated version of ST Kinetics‘ TERREX vehicle and designed to help the Marine Corps transport fighting units from ship to shore. The service […] More

  • Northrop Subsidiary Inks Tech Cooperation LOI With Polish Defense Firm PGZ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Subsidiary Inks Tech Cooperation LOI With Polish Defense Firm PGZ

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has signed a letter of intent with Poland’s state-owned defense company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to explore potential areas of industrial cooperation. Northrop said Monday the LOI seeks to foster closer partnership between its international trading business and PGZ on the development of a range of defense and security technology offerings to Poland’s ministry of national defense. “This LOI demonstrates […] More

  • Lockheed-Injaz-Tecgrant JV Debuts Portable Machine System for Automated Manufacturing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Injaz-Tecgrant JV Debuts Portable Machine System for Automated Manufacturing

    A joint venture between Lockheed Martin, Injaz National and Tecgrant has unveiled a robotic portable machine system designed to operate as a standalone tool or in conjunction with other production systems. Exechon‘s XMini manufacturing device combines the articulated-arm robot dynamics with the accuracy of a rigid machine tool and uses parallel kinematics machining to automate manufacturing functions, Lockheed said Monday. […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Modernized Tactical Missile System in New Mexico - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Modernized Tactical Missile System in New Mexico

    Lockheed Martin has conducted two flight tests of an updated model of the U.S. Army‘s near all-weather guided missile technology at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed said Monday the third and fourth trials of the modernized Tactical Missile System during the months of December and February utilized the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher platform. […] More

  • Intel, VMware Form Healthcare IT Security Partnership; Jennifer Esposito, Frank Nydam Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel, VMware Form Healthcare IT Security Partnership; Jennifer Esposito, Frank Nydam Comment

    Intel‘s health and life sciences unit and VMware will collaborate on a program that seeks to help global healthcare organizations identify strategies to increase their security postures and reduce threat risks. VMware said Monday it will support Intel’s Healthcare Security Readiness Program  through a complimentary service offering for healthcare information technology teams to gain insights into an organization’s risk mitigation capacity. “Many breaches including […] More

  • Megmar Logistics Taps Lockheed to Deliver Laser-Guided Training Rounds for Poland - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Megmar Logistics Taps Lockheed to Deliver Laser-Guided Training Rounds for Poland

    Lockheed Martin has received a $1.9 million contract from Poland-based distribution services provider Megmar Logistics and Consulting for the production of laser-guided training rounds for that country’s military. Lockheed said Thursday the contract for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds represents Poland’s first ELGTR procurement under the F-16 Block 52+ laser-guided bomb training program. “We have […] More

  • SpaceX's Dragon Lifts Off With Science Experiments, Research Equipment Headed to ISS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s Dragon Lifts Off With Science Experiments, Research Equipment Headed to ISS

    The SpaceX-built Dragon spacecraft launched Sunday morning from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver 5,500 pounds of experiments, research equipment and supplies to the International Space Station as part of the company’s 10th cargo resupply mission with the agency. NASA said Sunday the CRS-10 mission represents the first commercial launch from KSC’s […] More

  • BAE to Develop New Apprentice Training Facility in Cumbria for Skills Development Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Develop New Apprentice Training Facility in Cumbria for Skills Development Programs

    BAE Systems has invested $31 million on the development of a new apprentice training facility in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria which will help the development of skills required to address complex engineering challenges. BAE Systems said Monday the 86,000-square foot Central Training Facility will help offer a learning environment for approximately 1,000 craft and technical apprentices in […] More

  • Comprehensive Health Services Becomes an ISOA Member; Doug Magee Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comprehensive Health Services Becomes an ISOA Member; Doug Magee Comments

    Comprehensive Health Services has joined the International Stability Operations Association, a consortium of private and nongovernmental organizations that offer services for critical missions. The company said Thursday ISOA aims to foster ethical standards in operational contractor support, establish multisector partnerships in the stability operations space and help its members pursue business development goals. “We are proud to be a member of this distinguished […] More

  • DHS OKs Rave Mobile Safety's Emergency Comm, Data Platforms; Tom Axbey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS OKs Rave Mobile Safety’s Emergency Comm, Data Platforms; Tom Axbey Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security has certified a suite of Rave Mobile Safety platforms as “qualified anti-terrorism technologies” and added the products on DHS’ approved technologies list. The company said Tuesday its Rave Alert, Smart911 and Rave Panic Button offerings have obtained Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act designation and SAFETY Act certification from the department. “Evaluation for the SAFETY Act Certification and Designation […] More

  • Capstone to Extend Mgmt Support for Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capstone to Extend Mgmt Support for Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Program

    Capstone has secured a task order to provide continued program management support for the enterprise network of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The company said Wednesday it will help the Commander, Navy Installations Command to manage the Navy Marine Corps Intranet program under the task order awarded via the Chief Information Officer–Solutions and Partners 3 contract vehicle. […] More