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  • DLA Preps Network Infrastructure Upgrade RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Preps Network Infrastructure Upgrade RFP

    The Defense Logistics Agency plans to issue a request for proposals on a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for network modernization support services by July 12. DLA will launch the small business set-aside procurement effort to identify contractors that can help the agency modify and update its telecommunications and network infrastructure, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. The contract will […] More

  • GTT Executive Chair H. Brian Thompson Lands IEEE Award for Comms Quality Leadership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GTT Executive Chair H. Brian Thompson Lands IEEE Award for Comms Quality Leadership

    H. Brian Thompson, founder and executive chairman of GTT Communications, has received an award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions in efforts to establish communications quality, reliability and security. The company said May 31 IEEE’s Communications Society Technical Committee on Communications Quality & Reliability awarded Thompson this year’s CQR Chairman’s Award in recognition of his […] More

  • Onvia Forecasts GovCon's Top 10 Growth Areas for 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Onvia Forecasts GovCon’s Top 10 Growth Areas for 2017

    A new study by Onvia lists the top 10 fastest-growing areas in government contracting for 2017 that include technology, telecommunications, healthcare and construction. The report titled “10 Hotspots in Government Contracting” released Thursday says growth areas include school bus services, services for persons with disabilities, and disaster response services. Information technology, connectivity, education and medical equipment are other areas Onvia […] More

  • Black Box, Veterans First Initiative Join DoD Mentor-Protege Program; Jeff Vrchoticky Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Black Box, Veterans First Initiative Join DoD Mentor-Protege Program; Jeff Vrchoticky Comments

    Veterans First Initiative and Black Box have received approval from the Office of Small Business Programs to participate in a Defense Department program designed to provide assistance to small disadvantaged businesses. Black Box said Monday that it will look to help Veterans First Initiative compete for prime contract and subcontract awards under individual and project-based agreements […] More

  • National Strategic Research Institute to Conduct Cyber Defense Study for Stratcom - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Strategic Research Institute to Conduct Cyber Defense Study for Stratcom

    The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute has received a contract from the U.S. Strategic Command to perform cyber defense research alongside researchers from Iowa State University and cybersecurity industry consultants. NSRI said Wednesday the research team will use multiple data sources to discover threats and potential vulnerabilities that adversaries might exploit to shut down infrastructure […] More

  • Navy Taps Smartronix to Help NAWCAD Implement Communication Electronic Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Smartronix to Help NAWCAD Implement Communication Electronic Systems

    Smartronix has landed a one-year, $26.7 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support the special communications mission solutions division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The Defense Department said Monday that Smartronix will provide services intended to help NAWCAD implement telecommunication and related communications-electronic systems  for data, video and voice information exchange. Services covered by the […] More

  • GSA Wants Industry Input on EIS Transition of Regional Telecom Service Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Wants Industry Input on EIS Transition of Regional Telecom Service Customers

    The General Services Administration is asking for comments from industry on GSA’s plans to transition customer agencies from expiring regional telecommunications service contracts to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions procurement vehicle. GSA also seeks feedback on a proposed acquisition strategy wherein the agency will conduct fair opportunities, issue task orders and manage regional telecom services on behalf of customers, according to a […] More

  • Lockheed-Collinear Partnership Aims to Commercialize Wireless Transmission Tech; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Collinear Partnership Aims to Commercialize Wireless Transmission Tech; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Collinear Networks have partnered to commercialize a global wireless transmission technology designed for telecommunications network operators. Lockheed said Thursday its space systems business has worked with Collinear since June 2014 under a licensing and development agreement to market a Lockheed-developed hybrid point-to-point wireless transmission platform. The agreement gives Collinear exclusive marketing and non-governmental sales rights to the product. Rick […] More

  • European Space Agency Pledges $11B to Space-Related Projects; Jan Worner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    European Space Agency Pledges $11B to Space-Related Projects; Jan Worner Comments

    Member countries in the European Space Agency have pledged $11 billion to support  various space-related projects that include a mission to launch a life-seeking rover to Mars by 2020, Deutsche Welle reported Friday. DW reported that about $465 million of the ESA’s new space funding commitment will go to the ExoMars rover mission and the remaining money will be for Earth […] More

  • Andy Zimmerman Joins Sutherland as Digital Business President; Dilip Vellodi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Zimmerman Joins Sutherland as Digital Business President; Dilip Vellodi Comments

    Andy Zimmerman, former president of industrial design firm Frog Design, has joined Sutherland Global Services as president of the company’s digital business. He will oversee Sutherland Digital’s telecommunications and technology business units and help clients plan and implement their digital process transformation efforts following the realignment of the business’ design experience with big data analytics, […] More

  • Kitron to Produce Integrated Backplane Assembly for Lockheed's LRIP Lot 11 F-35s - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kitron to Produce Integrated Backplane Assembly for Lockheed’s LRIP Lot 11 F-35s

    Lockheed Martin has awarded Kitron a multimillion dollar contract to provide integrated backplane assembly for F-35 jets under low-rate initial production lot 11. Kitron said Tuesday it will manufacture, test, maintain and repair the IBA in F-35s as part of the manufacturing license agreement with Lockheed. “After years of supplying for the earlier stages of the low rate initial […] More

  • Tribalco to Update Army's Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tribalco to Update Army’s Video Teleconference System; Joseph Castro Comments

    Tribalco has received a task order of an undisclosed value to engineer, furnish, install, secure and test video teleconference equipment for the U.S. Army. Bethesda, Maryland-based Tribalco said Monday it will serve as the prime contractor on the task order and perform EFIS&T activities as part of the military branch’s video teleconference endpoint modernization program. The company has provided […] More