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  • WBB Consultant Jack Drohan Promoted to Business Development Director for USAF Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WBB Consultant Jack Drohan Promoted to Business Development Director for USAF Programs

    Jack Drohan, a consultant at Whitney, Bradley and Brown, was promoted Monday to serve as director of business development for the company’s U.S. Air Force programs. Drohan’s almost 30-year background in the service branch will work to aid the operation of the Air Force market team, WBB said Tuesday. He has provided acquisition management services to WBB since […] More

  • ICF to Provide Three-Year Support for HUD Housing, Community Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Provide Three-Year Support for HUD Housing, Community Development Program

    ICF will help the Department of Housing and Urban Development deliver integrated technical assistance and capacity building services under a number of three-year cooperative agreements. The company said Tuesday it will provide data analytics, capacity building, and web-based and on-site training for local non-profit organizations and city, county and state bodies through HUD’s Community Compass […] More

  • Architecture Vet Jean O'Toole Promoted as Dewberry's Business Unit Manager in Fairfax, Va. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Architecture Vet Jean O’Toole Promoted as Dewberry’s Business Unit Manager in Fairfax, Va.

    Jean O’Toole, previously a senior associate at professional services firm Dewberry, has been named business unit manager for the company’s office in Fairfax, Va. She will manage the daily operations of the office and support client services for facilities in the public and private sectors, the company said Monday. Her nearly 30-year career in architecture and project […] More

  • Leidos' Vicki Schmanske Recognized by Women in Technology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos’ Vicki Schmanske Recognized by Women in Technology

    Vicki Schmanske, deputy group president of Leidos‘ health group, has been recognized with an award from non-profit organization Women in Technology. She was given the 2018 Leadership Award under the “Corporate, Large-Market Sector” category, Leidos said Monday. Jon Scholl, group president of Leidos Health, said Schmanske’s work for the company includes the implementation of the […] More

  • Cray, Hitachi Provide Supercomputers for Japan Weather Bureau - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cray, Hitachi Provide Supercomputers for Japan Weather Bureau

    Cray, in partnership with Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, has provided the Japan Meteorological Agency with two Cray XC50 supercomputers. Hitachi serves as the prime contractor and systems integrator on the project. The systems have been installed at JMA’s facility in Kiyose, Tokyo, and will assist the weather bureau in its atmospheric and oceanographic modeling, and weather […] More

  • DOE to Award 219 Research Grants to Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Award 219 Research Grants to Small Businesses

    The Energy Department plans to award 219 research and development grants cumulatively worth $34 million to 183 small businesses from 41 states, the agency announced Monday. Rick Perry said that Phase I grants will be funded via the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, with the department awarding a median of $150,000 […] More

  • Ingram Micro, Synnex Offer Opengear Products Via GSA Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ingram Micro, Synnex Offer Opengear Products Via GSA Contract Vehicle

    Opengear‘s management products for information technology infrastructures have been made available through the General Services Administration‘s schedule by distributors Ingram Micro and Synnex. The distributors will offer Opengear’s products at education and government pricing through GSA’s contract vehicle, the company said Monday. GSA contractors can employ Opengear platforms from resellers that purchase the products through […] More

  • AECOM Gets Navy Contract for Airfield Facilities Construction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Gets Navy Contract for Airfield Facilities Construction

    AECOM‘s construction business will build airfield facilities at an Australian air force base under a potential $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor received four proposals through a competitive procurement via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website. The contract includes the construction of four concrete-paved parking aprons with […] More

  • L3 Technologies Business Completes 1st Acceptance Test for Canadian Ship Management System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Technologies Business Completes 1st Acceptance Test for Canadian Ship Management System

    The marine, power and space systems and simulation business of L3 Technologies has completed an acceptance test for a control platform of the future Arctic and offshore patrol ships of the Canadian navy. Irving Shipbuilding said Friday the Integrated Platform Management System it ordered from L3 MAPPS passed the First Article Acceptance Test. Kevin McCoy, president of […] More

  • Sikorsky, Canadian Defense Maritime Helicopter Demonstration Recognized by American Helicopter Society - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky, Canadian Defense Maritime Helicopter Demonstration Recognized by American Helicopter Society

    Efforts for the CH-148 Cyclone maritime demonstration by Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and the Canadian defense department were recognized last week with the AHS International’s Leonardo International Fellowship Award for cooperative vertical flight. The demonstration was intended to expand the helicopter’s flight envelope to Sea State 6 status for operations in environments with 20-foot waves and […] More

  • Unisys' John Kendall: Privacy Protection Fundamental to Border Control AI Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys’ John Kendall: Privacy Protection Fundamental to Border Control AI Tools

    John Kendall, border and national security program director at Unisys‘ global public sector business, has stressed the need for security safeguards when employing artificial intelligence and machine learning for border protection. In an article published Friday on Nextgov, Kendall espoused the benefits of microsegmentation, multifactor authentication, resilience and human analysis for the protection of intelligence […] More

  • Saab to Equip Agile Multibeam Radar for Philippine Frigates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Equip Agile Multibeam Radar for Philippine Frigates

    Saab will provide an agile multibeam radar system for two Philippine frigates under a foreign military sales process through the U.S. Navy. The company said Monday it will install its Sea Giraffe AMB for the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) and the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16) of the Philippine navy. Saab noted that the FMS […] More