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  • Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana

    CGI has announced plans to create 400 additional jobs as part of the expansion of its 50,000-square-foot information technology facility in Lafayette, La., KATC.com reported Wednesday. The expansion of the company’s Lafayette IT Center of Excellence at the University of Louisiana Lafayette Research Park is expected to help bring the total number of CGI employees in […] More

  • Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes

    David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s North American public sector, has said information technology departments seeking to increase efficiency can combine containers with agile development and DevOps processes, GCN reported Tuesday. “You can have your developers working very, very quickly on focusing solely on the application, and by using DevOps and agile principles on […] More

  • Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering

    Inmarsat has secured approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to support the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System through its Fleet Safety service offering. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its maritime safety service through Inmarsat-4 and Inmarsat-6 satellite constellations. The approval would allow ship operators adopting Inmarsat’s Fleet One terminals and […] More

  • USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources

    The U.S. International Trade Commission seeks information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based document management platform designed to help USITC share files with other government agencies, law firms and individuals and ensure the security of confidential data. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says USITC is looking for a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant […] More

  • Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

  • Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort

    The U.S. Army has begun to seek information on potential contractors that can provide mission support services for the Army Capabilities Integration Center. A FedBizOpps notice published Friday says the service branch plans to award a potential five-year, $240 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract for the procurement of mission support services. ARCIC is a subordinate […] More

  • Maximus VPs Barbara Selter, Nancy Shanley to Speak at Medicaid Managed Care Congress - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus VPs Barbara Selter, Nancy Shanley to Speak at Medicaid Managed Care Congress

    Barbara Selter, vice president of health services at Maximus, and Nancy Shanley, VP of consulting and policy analysis at the Reston, Va.-based government services contractor, are scheduled to speak at the three-day Medicaid Managed Care Congress that kicked off Monday in Maryland. Selter will lead a discussion titled, “Automating Long-Term Services and Supports Financial Eligibility […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Acoustic Tests of USAF AEHF-5 Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Acoustic Tests of USAF AEHF-5 Satellite

    Lockheed Martin has completed a series of launch environment tests for its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite designed to provide protected communications capabilities for U.S. and allied warfighters operating on maritime, aerial and ground platforms. Lockheed said Monday it subjected the AEHF-5 satellite to extreme heat and cold temperatures as part of the 39-day […] More

  • Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Spacecraft Conducts 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s Cygnus Spacecraft Conducts 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission

    An Orbital ATK spacecraft took off Monday aboard the company’s Antares rocket to deliver approximately 7,400 pounds of experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The launch of the Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft designated S.S. J.R. Thompson from NASA‘s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia serves as the company’s ninth cargo delivery mission to the orbiting laboratory under the […] More

  • Marcus Featherston Cites Polaris Alpha’s Tech Devt Efforts to Back Clients’ National Security Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marcus Featherston Cites Polaris Alpha’s Tech Devt Efforts to Back Clients’ National Security Missions

    Marcus Featherston, executive vice president for mission solutions at Polaris Alpha, has said the company develops machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence platforms designed to analyze data and facilitate the decision-making process for government clients in support of their national security missions. Featherston told Geospatial World in an interview published Monday about the company’s efforts to […] More

  • State Dept OKs Bahrain’s Penetrator, General Purpose Munitions Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs Bahrain’s Penetrator, General Purpose Munitions Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved Bahrain’s request to buy from the U.S. government penetrator and general purpose warhead bomb bodies through a potential $45 million foreign military sales agreement. Bahrain asked to purchase BLU-109 penetrator and MK-82, MK-83 and MK-84 GP munitions to deter regional threats, carry out counterterrorism operations and build up homeland defense, […] More