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  • Navy Taps General Dynamics for USS Washington Submarine Post-Delivery Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps General Dynamics for USS Washington Submarine Post-Delivery Support

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary has received a potential $20.6 million contract modification to help the U.S. Navy plan and execute post-delivery activities for the service branch’s latest Virginia-class submarine. The Defense Department said Wednesday Electric Boat will procure long-lead time materials needed to alter, maintain, repair and test USS Washington throughout the post-delivery work period. Huntington Ingalls […] More

  • Raytheon Gets $54M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 IR Targeting System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets $54M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 IR Targeting System

    Raytheon has secured a $54.2 million delivery order to repair an infrared technology that works to help the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 fighter pilots locate and designate targets. The Defense Department said Tuesday the order covers Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System repair services and DoD expects the company to finish work in December 2019. The full […] More

  • Orbital ATK’s Pat Nolan: High-Speed Weapon Investments Could Drive Rocket Engine Demand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s Pat Nolan: High-Speed Weapon Investments Could Drive Rocket Engine Demand

    Orbital ATK and other rocket-motor manufacturers plan to increase investments in advanced rocket engines as the Defense Department intends to make a $2 billion investment in hypersonic missiles, lasers and other high-speed weapons over the next five years, Space News reported Tuesday. Pat Nolan, a vice president at Orbital ATK, told Space News at the […] More

  • Former US Marshals Director Stacia Hylton Joins LexisNexis Special Services Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former US Marshals Director Stacia Hylton Joins LexisNexis Special Services Board

    Stacia Hylton, former director of the U.S. Marshals Service, has joined the board of directors at information services provider LexisNexis Special Services Inc. LNSSI said Tuesday Hylton brings three decades of federal experience to the company’s board that consists of professionals from U.S. defense, intelligence law enforcement and civilian agencies. She managed asset forfeitures, fugitive operations, judiciary […] More

  • Lexmark Releases Military Document Capture Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lexmark Releases Military Document Capture Platform

    Lexmark International has introduced a technology platform designed to help military organizations automate documentation and information management processes. Smart Document Capture for Military utilizes Lexmark’s multifunction printer technology and process management tools built to automatically classify documents, verify data and perform compliance checks, the company said Monday. The system is equipped with technology that works to secure data and […] More

  • Engility to Support DoD Technical Data, Network Security Efforts; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Support DoD Technical Data, Network Security Efforts; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has won a potential five-year, $28 million contract to help the Defense Department‘s Damage Assessment Management Office and Joint Acquisition Protection and Exploitation Cell prevent foreign exploitation of key acquisition programs, technology networks and controlled technical information. The company said Tuesday it will also help counterintelligence, intelligence and law enforcement departments and agencies examine any data […] More

  • AT&T to Provide Global Comms Services for Army Personnel; Kay Kapoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T to Provide Global Comms Services for Army Personnel; Kay Kapoor Comments

    AT&T has secured a contract to help the U.S. Army integrate and update communications services for approximately 1 million personnel of the service branch in the U.S. and abroad. The company said Monday will provide chat, voice, video, instant messaging, presence and screen sharing services intended to help commanders and their staff members collaborate, connect and exchange information. “These […] More

  • SES to Provide Managed, MEO Satellite Network Services to Govt Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES to Provide Managed, MEO Satellite Network Services to Govt Clients

    SES‘ government solutions business unit will deliver managed network and low latency Medium Earth Orbit satellite network services as part of contracts received from the U.S. government. The company said Monday that it will provide approximately 4 gigabits per second of managed O3b services to aid 13 sites around the world for customers including the Defense […] More

  • SPA Appoints Brad Williamson as Strategic Initiatives Director; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Appoints Brad Williamson as Strategic Initiatives Director; William Vantine Comments

    Brad Williamson, former founder and CEO of consulting firm MVSEA, has joined professional services company Systems Planning and Analysis as director of strategic initiatives. SPA said Williamson will work to expand the company’s customer base and teaming opportunities in his new role. “Williamson’s leadership, as well as his understanding of the Department of Defense’ acquisition process will provide […] More

  • Bloomberg Report: Professional Services Deals Top List of GovCon Opportunities in FY 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg Report: Professional Services Deals Top List of GovCon Opportunities in FY 2018

    A new report by Bloomberg Government predicts that professional services contracts will be the U.S. federal government’s highest paying deals for fiscal year 2018, with eight opportunities valued at $152.3 billion in total. The fourth annual Top 20 Opportunities report also ranks information technology and logistics and maintenance requirements as leading categories, Bloomberg said Thursday. The report lists […] More

  • Northrop Gets $66M Task Order to Sustain Navy Triton UAVs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Gets $66M Task Order to Sustain Navy Triton UAVs

    Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $66.3 million task order to test and maintain MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Thursday Northrop’s systems business unit will help the service branch sustain MQ-4Cs along with mission control and operator training systems. The company will also provide field service representatives to provide technical support for […] More

  • MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Selects Lockheed for Phase 1 Low Power Laser Demonstrator Project

    Lockheed Martin has secured a nine-month, $9.4 million contract to support a Missile Defense Agency project to integrate and test a low-power laser technology onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle. The company will aim to help MDA address the agency’s laser power and aperture size requirements under the first phase of the Low Power Laser Demonstrator project, the […] More