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  • Ken Peterman: ViaSat to Provide Wideband Anti-Jam Communications System to US Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Peterman: ViaSat to Provide Wideband Anti-Jam Communications System to US Military

    ViaSat has been awarded a $33.3 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide a wideband anti-jam communications system that will work to connect military forces in jammed operational environments. The Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration program seeks an anti-jamming system to support tactical users on the Wideband Global Satellite Communications and commercial satcom networks, the company said Monday. The program seeks to help federal […] More

  • OGSystems to Help Update Navy's Center for Security Forces Training Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OGSystems to Help Update Navy’s Center for Security Forces Training Programs

    OGSystems has received a $3.8 million contract to provide new technology and approaches in support of efforts to modernize training programs at the U.S. Navy‘s Center for Security Forces. The company said Monday it will employ immersive engineering, lean startup and agile methods, as well as utilize virtual and augmented reality platforms to help transform the Navy’s training […] More

  • Lockheed Martin-Led Team Unveils 13th LCS USS Wichita - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin-Led Team Unveils 13th LCS USS Wichita

    Lockheed Martin and its team of industry partners have unveiled and christened the U.S. Navy‘s 13th littoral combat ship during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. The team launched LCS 13, which will be the third Navy ship to bear the name USS Wichita, into the Menominee River in Wisconsin, Lockheed said Saturday. The future USS Wichita […] More

  • Maximus, Teammates Create Visual Career Pathway Prototype for DOL Challenge; Richard Montoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus, Teammates Create Visual Career Pathway Prototype for DOL Challenge; Richard Montoni Comments

    The Labor Department has selected a team comprised of Maximus, Employ Milwaukee and hospitality and restaurant employers in the city to implement a workforce development platform that seeks to support job seekers and employers at DOL’s American Job Centers or One-Stop Centers. The WIO A-Team developed a visual career pathway prototype designed to feature an employee’s career history, responsibilities and potential opportunities with […] More

  • DynCorp Receives 2 Additional AFCAP IV Task Orders for Support in Qatar, Saudi Arabia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Receives 2 Additional AFCAP IV Task Orders for Support in Qatar, Saudi Arabia

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded DynCorp International two additional Air Force Contract Augmentation Program task orders totaling $10.3 million in support of U.S. military forces in the Middle East. DynCorp said Friday it will provide fire emergency services management, labor, tools and equipment under the $6.2 million Southwest Asia FES equipment service task order. The company will help evaluate, test, maintain, repair and […] More

  • Marvin Group Unit to Update Auxiliary Power Units on Army Rocket-Launching Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marvin Group Unit to Update Auxiliary Power Units on Army Rocket-Launching Vehicles

    A Marvin Group business unit will redesign and update the auxiliary power units in the vehicle electronics of Multiple Launch Rocket System vehicles under a pre-solicitation notice issued by the U.S. Army, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. The report stated that Marvin Land Systems will work to further develop the MLRS’ electric and hydraulic APUs for the Army. The […] More

  • UTC to Continue Support for Air Force's Raytheon-Operated ISR Data Collection Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC to Continue Support for Air Force’s Raytheon-Operated ISR Data Collection Platform

    A United Technologies Corp. business unit will continue to provide sustainment, on-site and field services in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Raytheon-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform for data collection, command and situational awareness functions. UTC Aerospace Systems‘ ISR and space systems division will provide electro-optical/infrared multi-spectral imaging exploitation and training support to Raytheon for the Distributed Common Ground System, UTC said Thursday. The company […] More

  • Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA's Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cambridge to Extend O&M Support to DISA’s Puerto Rico Integrated Comms Network

    Cambridge International Systems will extend its operations and maintenance services for the Defense Information Systems Agency‘s Puerto Rico Area Wideband Systems integrated network under a subcontract from Global Asset Technologies. The company said Tuesday it will work to sustain PRAWS as the system delivers DISA network services across Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas and the U.S. […] More

  • Airbus DS Plans to Design, Build New Set of Earth Observation Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus DS Plans to Design, Build New Set of Earth Observation Satellites

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has unveiled plans to build and launch four optical satellites in an effort to deliver high-resolution imagery of Earth to customers in 2020 and beyond. The company said Thursday the constellation will be designed to perform intraday revisits to any point on Earth, support satellite tasking reactivity and capture millions of square kilometers of images per day. The satellites […] More

  • Millennium to Provide Systems Engineering, Logistics Support for Navy Sea Warrior Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Millennium to Provide Systems Engineering, Logistics Support for Navy Sea Warrior Program

    Millennium Corp. has secured a five-year, $57 million contract to provide business systems engineering and logistics services in support of the U.S. Navy‘s PMW 240 Sea Warrior program. The company said Wednesday the services are intended to help address the business and readiness challenges of the Navy, the military branch’s sailors and fleet as well as other Defense […] More

  • DHS, Property Drone Consortium to Study UAS Applications for Public Safety Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, Property Drone Consortium to Study UAS Applications for Public Safety Missions

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Property Drone Consortium in an effort to advance understanding on unmanned aerial system applications for public safety missions. PDC said Tuesday the agreement will utilize the knowledge and resources of PDC, the DHS S&T First Responders Group and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. […] More

  • Army Orders Veyance M-88 Track Shoes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Orders Veyance M-88 Track Shoes

    Continental unit Veyance Technologies will supply the U.S. Army with M-88 track shoes under a potential $19.9 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency. The sole-source contract contains one base year and one six-month option that the Army has also exercised at the time of award, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Veyance will perform work in Ohio through March 12, 2018. […] More