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  • Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras on Acquisition Reform, Authorities in Federal Government - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Dave Wajsgras on Acquisition Reform, Authorities in Federal Government

    Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business, told the Washington Business Journal in an interview published Wednesday that he believes the federal government passed a critical point this year when it comes to procurement reform. He mentioned the agencies’ efforts to integrate commercial technologies and other capabilities into its tech platforms. “But […] More

  • Army Reserve Officer Danny Pickens Appointed Fidelis Threat Research Head - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Reserve Officer Danny Pickens Appointed Fidelis Threat Research Head

    Danny Pickens, a noncommissioned officer in charge of an intelligence team at U.S. Army Reserve, has been named director of Fidelis Cybersecurity‘s threat research group. He brings more than 10 years of military intelligence, cybersecurity and counterterrorism experience to Fidelis and will lead the team that incorporates data and insight into the Elevate threat detection platform, […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Air Force Develop Target ID Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Air Force Develop Target ID Sensor

    Raytheon has won a potential $16.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop combat identification technologies. The company will focus on radar-based ID sensors designed to help reconnaissance and tactical aircraft identify ground and aerial targets under the Precision Real-Time Engagement Combat Identification Sensor Exploitation program, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. Tasks under the PRECISE program […] More

  • AIA Launches New Cybersecurity Standard for Aerospace, Defense Industries; Eric Fanning Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AIA Launches New Cybersecurity Standard for Aerospace, Defense Industries; Eric Fanning Quoted

    The Aerospace Industries Association has released a standard aimed at maintaining cybersecurity resilience in the aerospace and defense industries. The risk-based standard complements the Department of Defense‘s existing cybersecurity guidelines and are made to help companies regularly update cyber defenses amid evolving threats, AIA said Thursday. “With aggressive state and non-state cyber actors targeting the United States, it […] More

  • BAE Systems Building $97M Natural Gas Facility to Replace Coal Power - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Building $97M Natural Gas Facility to Replace Coal Power

    BAE Systems received a contract modification from the U.S. Army valued at $96.6M to construct a natural gas-fired steam facility at Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tenn., the company reported Monday. The new project is part of a long-term, Army-driven modernization requirement for the HSAAP installation designed to greatly reduce the facility’s environmental footprint. Construction […] More

  • Lockheed-Universal Synaptics Partnership Aims to Help DoD Address Electronic Anomalies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Universal Synaptics Partnership Aims to Help DoD Address Electronic Anomalies

    Lockheed Martin and Universal Synaptics have partnered to leverage an automated testing platform in efforts to help the Department of Defense address intermittence in electronics used on military aircraft, ground vehicles and ships. Both companies agreed to utilize Universal Synaptic’s Intermittent Fault Detection tool to identify fault anomalies in multidomain platform electronics and wiring harnesses, Lockheed said […] More

  • Hughes Presents Satcom Tech Prototype to Military Officials; Rick Lober Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Presents Satcom Tech Prototype to Military Officials; Rick Lober Quoted

    Hughes Network Systems has demonstrated a hardware technology built to protect military communications from intentional or environmental interference and support interoperability between satellite communications platforms. The company said Monday it presented to top Department of Defense officials the Multi-modem Adaptor prototype that works to autonomously select modem, satellite and service providers to help users manage network operations […] More

  • Air Force Research Lab, AFWERX Launch Microelectronics Design Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Research Lab, AFWERX Launch Microelectronics Design Challenge

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and the service branch’s innovation group AFWERX Vegas have launched a contest that seeks concepts for new system-on-a-chip platforms designed to operate and build up the capabilities of autonomous technologies. Selected projects will receive access to a potential $2B Department of Defense program under the Advanced Microelectronics Prototype and Design […] More

  • Peraton to Provide Technical Support for USAF Cross-Domain Tech Under $66M Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton to Provide Technical Support for USAF Cross-Domain Tech Under $66M Order

    Peraton has secured a potential five-year, $65.6M order from the U.S. Air Force to provide programmatic, engineering and technical support for a cross-domain information platform. Tasks include research, requirements analysis and definition, systems and software integration, interoperability testing, configuration management, lab-based security evaluation and other support services for Xdomain technology, the Department of Defense said Friday. The […] More

  • DTRA Details Technical Reachback Support Requirements in Presolicitation Notice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTRA Details Technical Reachback Support Requirements in Presolicitation Notice

    The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has issued a presolicitation to lay out its technical reachback operational support needs. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says DTRA wants potential contractors that could help develop weapons of mass destruction modeling tools and manage decision support analysis programs related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear explosives. Other tasks include configuration management of research-and-development software; […] More

  • Lockheed to Help Army Develop Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Help Army Develop Software

    Lockheed Martin will provide software development and help desk support for the U.S. Army under a potential two-year, $40.4M contract. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes product updates, analysis, design, integration, testing, fielding and exercise support, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Contract work will take place in Orlando, Fla., and is projected to run through Dec. […] More

  • Woolpert to Support US Military Airfield Projects in Eastern Europe - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert to Support US Military Airfield Projects in Eastern Europe

    Woolpert has received a contract to provide airfield planning and conceptual design services for a Department of Defense program that aims to help U.S. air forces, regional partners and allies establish operational presence in Eastern Europe. The company said Thursday it will collaborate with Louis Berger as a subconsultant and help design military airfield structures throughout the region. Rebecca Knolle, project manager […] More