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  • DLA Taps Veyance Technologies for $77M Abrams Track Assembly Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Taps Veyance Technologies for $77M Abrams Track Assembly Contract

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Veyance Technologies a potential two-year, $77 million contract to produce M1 Abrams track assemblies for the U.S. Army. The sole-source contract has one base year and one option year and work will occur in Ohio through Dec. 5, 2017, the Defense Department said Monday. DLA’s land and maritime organization […] More

  • General Dynamics, Navy to Christen Virginia-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Navy to Christen Virginia-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will host a christening ceremony at its shipyard Saturday for the U.S. Navy‘s 15th Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus will be a principal speaker at the event and his daughter Annie Mabus will serve as the sponsor of USS Colorado, the company said Thursday. Virginia-class submarines are designed to provide international multi-dimensional […] More

  • Georgia Tech Receives DoD Cyber Attribution Framework Development Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Georgia Tech Receives DoD Cyber Attribution Framework Development Contract

    Georgia Tech has received a $17.3 million contract from the Defense Department to build an attribution framework the military hopes can help identify the actors behind cyber attacks. A Georgia Tech blog post published Tuesday says Rhamnousia will help gather evidence against cyber attackers and identify their methods, errors and other characteristics. That platform will provide scientific reasoning and evidences […] More

  • Microsoft Secures Air Force Network Enterprise Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Secures Air Force Network Enterprise Support Contract

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded Microsoft a four-year, $44.7 million contract to provide proactive and reactive services in support of the military service’s network enterprise. USAF aims to increase the operational efficiency, performance and uptime of AFNet with Microsoft Premier Support, the Defense Department said Thursday. Microsoft will perform contract work at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, Ramstein […] More

  • On Semiconductor Receives DoD Trusted Test Accreditation for Electronic Component Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    On Semiconductor Receives DoD Trusted Test Accreditation for Electronic Component Security

    On Semiconductor has achieved the Trusted Test status from the Defense Department‘s Defense MicroElectronics Activity accreditation program for the company’s efforts to address government requirements over the security of electronic components. Trusted Test will support the work of On Semiconductor’s Trusted-related programs, cycle time, costs and process flow to allow control over supply chains, On Semiconductor said Wednesday. The […] More

  • RRDS to Supply Bullet Resistant Panels to US Military Recruiting Facilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RRDS to Supply Bullet Resistant Panels to US Military Recruiting Facilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded RRDS a 10-month, $10 million firm-fixed-price contract to provide bullet resistant panels to nearly 900 military recruiting stations across U.S. states and territories. RRDS said Wednesday it will produce, deliver and offer warranty and installation services for UL-Level 8 cubicle panels designed to comply with set safety, durability, dimensions, design, ergonomics […] More

  • Alfresco Software Named to AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Austin Adams Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Alfresco Software Named to AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Austin Adams Comments

    Alfresco Software has been added to Amazon Web Services‘ new Public Sector Partner Program in a move to develop and advance the former’s government sector business with AWS. The San Mateo, California-based open source technology contractor said Tuesday it was selected as a partner for its efforts to bolster its open source offerings for federal, education and non-profit clients […] More

  • KeyW Chosen for AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Doug Worthington Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KeyW Chosen for AWS Public Sector Partner Program; Doug Worthington Comments

    KeyW will join Amazon Web Services‘ Public Sector Partner Program to support the former’s information collection, processing, evaluation and dissemination offerings for the intelligence, cyber and counterterrorism sectors. The companies have previously partnered to transfer a specialized system from an intelligence community customer to the commercial AWS cloud platform, KeyW said Tuesday. Doug Worthington, vice president […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Delivers First Japanese F-35A Aircraft to Luke AFB - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Delivers First Japanese F-35A Aircraft to Luke AFB

    Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Japanese F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona as part of the foreign military sales program. The arrival of the aircraft marked the start of the F-35A training program at the base, which will work to prepare pilots from partner countries such as Japan, Israel, South Korea, […] More

  • ACT I Lands Task Order for Air Force Acquisition Mgmt Services; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Lands Task Order for Air Force Acquisition Mgmt Services; Michael Niggel Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a five-year, $3 million task order to provide acquisition management services to the cyberspace superiority division at the U.S. Air Force Space Command headquarters. Michael Niggel, ACT I CEO, said in October the company will continue to support the AFSPC’s cyber priorities and help increase the military branch’s ability to secure infrastructure data nodes […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, DOE Partner to Advance Rotating Detonation Engine Tech for Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne, DOE Partner to Advance Rotating Detonation Engine Tech for Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plants

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Energy Department‘s National Energy Technology Laboratory will continue to develop air-breathing rotating detonation engine technology intended for natural gas-fueled power plants under a $6.8 million follow-on cooperative agreement. The new agreement comes under the second phase of a DOE program that seeks to build on Aerojet Rocketdyne‘s RED development efforts with University of Michigan, Purdue University, University of […] More

  • Textron Unveils Flight Line Tester for Aircraft Survivability Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Unveils Flight Line Tester for Aircraft Survivability Sensors

    Textron‘s electronic systems business has unveiled its new flight line tester for aircraft survivability sensors such as radar warning receivers and two-color infrared missile, UV missile and laser warning systems. The Integrated Tester for Aircraft Survivability Systems was designed to incorporate the functionality of Textron’s Model 527 RF Radar Signal Simulator and Multi-Spectral Test Set, the company […] More