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  • Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comments on Nationwide Permit Renewals to Regulate Wetland Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comments on Nationwide Permit Renewals to Regulate Wetland Work

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants comments on its proposal to renew and revise 50 nationwide permits for wetland activities that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The Corps said Wednesday it also wants to issue two new nationwide permits that cover the removal of low-head […] More

  • Drone USA to Get Exclusive Rights to BRVANT UAVs Through JV Agreement; Michael Bannon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone USA to Get Exclusive Rights to BRVANT UAVs Through JV Agreement; Michael Bannon Comments

    New York-based Drone USA will get exclusive rights to BRVANT Technologic Solutions’ unmanned aerial vehicle platforms, intellectual property and research and development programs under a joint venture agreement with the Brazil-based maker of UAVs and unmanned ground vehicle systems. BRVANT CEO Rodrigo Kuntz will also serve as chief technology officer at Drone USA as part of […] More

  • CenturyLink Signs Up for DOE's Better Buildings Initiative; David Meredith Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Signs Up for DOE’s Better Buildings Initiative; David Meredith Comments

    CenturyLink has joined an Energy Department-run program meant to encourage organizations to reduce energy consumption through technology investments and sharing of best practices. The company said Wednesday it aims to cut non-information technology energy use at the company’s U.S.-based data centers by up to 25 percent through 2023 as a program partner under the DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge. “This initiative aligns with CenturyLink’s ongoing efforts to continually improve […] More

  • Lockheed Extends Avcorp's Composite F-35 Panels Fabrication Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Extends Avcorp’s Composite F-35 Panels Fabrication Contract

    Avcorp Industries has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to continue to manufacture composite wing skin, nacelle and body access panels for the F-35 program. The contract will extend Avcorp’s work on composite F-35 panels at a company facility in Gardenia, California, through 2020, Avcorp said Tuesday. Lockheed awarded Avcorp a firm order in mid-April to provide paint preparation and installation services […] More

  • Orbital ATK Tests Antares Rocket's Updated First Stage Propulsion System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Tests Antares Rocket’s Updated First Stage Propulsion System

    Orbital ATK has performed a hot-fire test on the updated first stage propulsion system of the Antares rocket with RD-181 main engines at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. NASA said Wednesday the test sought to assess the performance of the integrated first stage — including new engines, modified Stage 1 core, avionics, thrust vector control and pad fueling systems — in an operational environment. The Antares engineering […] More

  • NASA Sets Johnson Center Mission Systems Operations Draft RFP Timeline - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Sets Johnson Center Mission Systems Operations Draft RFP Timeline

    NASA has detailed its plans to seek industry feedback for a future contract to support mission systems operations at the space agency’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. The center is looking for sources to provide services for mission control center systems, training systems, space vehicle mockup facility and flight operations directorate mission systems environments, according to a presolicitation notice issued […] More

  • Navy Eyes Multisourcing Approach for Follow-On Enterprise Network Services Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Eyes Multisourcing Approach for Follow-On Enterprise Network Services Procurement

    The U.S. Navy is considering changing its procurement strategy for the Next Generation Enterprise Network program from a sole-source method to a multiple-award contracting model, SIGNAL Magazine reported Wednesday. Robert Ackerman writes Capt. Michael Abreu, Naval Enterprise Networks program manager, said the Navy seeks to engage with vendors in order to determine if segmentation of NGEN offerings would help the military branch address future information technology requirements. A […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 8.3% CAGR for Airport, Marine Port Security Market Through 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 8.3% CAGR for Airport, Marine Port Security Market Through 2025

    A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts the airport and marine port security market’s value will grow from $53.84 billion this year to $110.52 billion in 2025, representing an 8.3 percent compound annual growth rate. The research firm said Friday the market growth will be driven by governmental efforts to implement advanced security systems at various ports of entry. The surveillance technology segment is projected […] More

  • Schafer Forms Commercial Space Situational Awareness Business Unit Under New VP, GM Donald Greiman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Schafer Forms Commercial Space Situational Awareness Business Unit Under New VP, GM Donald Greiman

    Schafer Corp. has established a commercial space situational awareness business unit that will be led by Donald Greiman, a former National Air and Space Intelligence Center vice commander for the U.S. Air Force. Greiman will serve as vice president and general manager for CSSA and work with former astronaut Mark Brown to lead a team that will support Schafer’s space situational […] More

  • Centerra to Extend Facility Maintenance Support for DOE Power Marketing Org - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centerra to Extend Facility Maintenance Support for DOE Power Marketing Org

    Centerra Group has been awarded a five-year contract to provide facilities maintenance services to an Energy Department organization that markets and distributes electricity in the Pacific Northwest. The company said Friday the contract with DOE’s Bonneville Power Administration is scheduled to run through 2021. BPA sells wholesale power from 31 federally-backed hydroelectric power stations located in the Columbia River Basin, one non-federal nuclear […] More

  • Boeing, Air Force Move KC-46 Tanker Production Decision to August - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Air Force Move KC-46 Tanker Production Decision to August

    The U.S. Air Force has rescheduled production decision for the KC-46 tanker program from June to August 2016 due to an issue with the aircraft’s refueling boom loads that came up during flight tests earlier this year. Boeing, the KC-46 manufacturer, said Friday it is scheduled deliver the first batch of aircraft beginning August 2017 instead of March 2017, with the 18th […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Future HQ Construction Management Services Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Future HQ Construction Management Services Sources

    The General Services Administration has started its search for information on potential industry sources that can provide construction management support services for a proposed new GSA headquarters facility under a potential 10-year contract. GSA said in a sources sought notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that it is in search for small and large businesses that can support […] More