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  • Hughes' Rick Lober to Join Panel Discussion on Milsatcom Ground Segment Innovations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes’ Rick Lober to Join Panel Discussion on Milsatcom Ground Segment Innovations

    Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, will participate in a panel discussion at SMi Group‘s Global MilSatCom Conference that is scheduled to take place in London from Nov. 7 to 9. SMi Group said Tuesday the forum will center on ground segment innovations for military satellite communications and cover […] More

  • Bloomberg Government Unveils it's 2017 List of Top Federal Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg Government Unveils it’s 2017 List of Top Federal Contractors

    Bloomberg has released the sixth annual BGOV200 report that lists the top 200 federal government contractors based on the value of prime contracts awarded to them in fiscal year 2016. The BGOV200 ranking looks at the top contracts at 24 federal agencies under 27 purchasing categories, BGOV said Wednesday. “This year, top federal contractors have seen an […] More

  • Raytheon to Help Navy Implement IR Detector, Target Locator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Help Navy Implement IR Detector, Target Locator

    Raytheon has received a potential $33.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the U.S. Navy implement a forward-looking infrared detection and identification technology designed to function in different battlefield conditions. The company will also support the implementation of a far target locator under the Navy’s Firepower Enhancement Program, the Defense Department said Monday. DoD noted the contract’s base […] More

  • Kratos Helps Navy Test Air & Missile Defense Radar Against Ballistic Missile Target - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Helps Navy Test Air & Missile Defense Radar Against Ballistic Missile Target

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has provided a live ballistic missile target for the U.S. Navy‘s test of an air and missile defense radar on July 27. The Raytheon-made AN/SPY-6(V) radar worked to acquire and track Kratos’ medium range ballistic missile target that was launched from the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Kratos said Monday. […] More

  • IARPA Awards Contracts for Research on Human-Machine Geopolitical Forecasting Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Awards Contracts for Research on Human-Machine Geopolitical Forecasting Tech

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded research contracts under the Hybrid Forecasting Competition program that aims to enhance the accuracy of geopolitical event prediction methods. IARPA selected HRL Laboratories, Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary and the University of Southern California to conduct research on hybrid forecasting systems under the HFC program, the Office of the Director of […] More

  • Raytheon's Thomas Kennedy: State-Sponsored IP Theft Affects US Defense Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: State-Sponsored IP Theft Affects US Defense Industry

    Raytheon Chairman and CEO Thomas Kennedy has said that state-sponsored theft of intellectual property poses a challenge to the U.S. defense industry and military. He voiced his support for President Donald Trump’s memorandum that directs the U.S. Trade Representative to study whether the U.S. government should formally investigate China for trade practices that allegedly lead to the theft […] More

  • Raytheon's Bill Leigher: Cybercom Elevation Would Help Establish Cyber as Mainstream Military Skill - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Bill Leigher: Cybercom Elevation Would Help Establish Cyber as Mainstream Military Skill

    Bill Leigher, director of Raytheon‘s government cyber solutions, has said the elevation of the U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command is “a key step” in establishing cyber as a mainstream tactical military skill. President Donald Trump ordered the transition of Cybercom to a unified combatant command on Friday and the Defense Department has taken […] More

  • GovCon Execs Laud White House Memo on China’s Trade Practices; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Execs Laud White House Memo on China’s Trade Practices; Leidos’ Roger Krone Comments

    Several government contracting industry leaders have commended President Donald Trump’s move to sign a memorandum on China’s trade practices. The White House memo would authorize the U.S. trade representative to decide whether to conduct an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, The Hill reported Monday. “Safeguarding our intellectual property against nation-state sponsored […] More

  • Raytheon Demos AN/SPY-6 Radar in 2nd Ballistic Missile Flight Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Demos AN/SPY-6 Radar in 2nd Ballistic Missile Flight Test

    Raytheon has demonstrated an air and missile defense radar platform during the second ballistic missile flight test held at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. The Raytheon-built AN/SPY-6(V) radar searched and tracked a long-range ballistic missile test target as well as satellites and aircraft during the live test flight, the company said Tuesday. The […] More

  • Former NGA Director Letitia Long Joins Sonatype Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former NGA Director Letitia Long Joins Sonatype Board

    Letitia Long, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, has been named an independent director of Sonatype‘s board of directors. Sonatype said Tuesday Long will work with board representatives from the company’s lead investors that include Goldman Sachs, Accel Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. She held various civilian leadership positions during her more than 35-year […] More

  • Forcepoint Participates in DoD Intell Info System Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forcepoint Participates in DoD Intell Info System Conference

    The Raytheon-led cybersecurity venture Forcepoint will feature a range of data protection products at the 2017 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference that kicked off Sunday and runs through Wednesday. Forcepoint said Friday it will showcase technologies designed to help agencies secure critical data as information moves to a cloud computing environment and across multiple devices ans systems. Brandon Swafford, chief […] More