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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • USACE Seeks Architecture, Engineering Contractors for $200M Environmental Support Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USACE Seeks Architecture, Engineering Contractors for $200M Environmental Support Program

    The Baltimore District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to award up to eight positions on a potential five-year, $200 million contract to procure architect-engineer services for environmental support projects nationwide. USACE said Monday in a solicitation notice the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will have spots for both large and small businesses. Proposals are due […] More

  • Google Proposes Zero Trust Cybersecurity Approach in Cloud for Government Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google Proposes Zero Trust Cybersecurity Approach in Cloud for Government Agencies

    Two Google Cloud executives described how the company’s cybersecurity framework can help agencies adopt zero trust principles to ensure the protection of cloud-based data assets and applications. Jeanette Manfra and Dan Prieto wrote in a joint blog post published Friday the BeyondCorp Enterprise platform offers an integrated approach for government organizations to defend against security […] More

  • Air Force Issues Broad Agency Announcement on Electronic Warfare Tech R&D, Transition Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Issues Broad Agency Announcement on Electronic Warfare Tech R&D, Transition Project

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has indicated its intent to solicit proposals for a potential $300 million program that will involve research, development and transition of cross-domain electronic warfare systems. A broad agency announcement posted Friday on SAM.gov lists multiple technical areas under the Kaiju project, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, data collection, and […] More

  • Q&A: Phil Fuster on Proofpoint's Expansion Efforts & Cybersecurity Platform for Federal Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Q&A: Phil Fuster on Proofpoint’s Expansion Efforts & Cybersecurity Platform for Federal Agencies

    Phil Fuster, vice president of federal sales at Proofpoint, recently participated in an Executive Spotlight interview to discuss the company’s growth initiatives in the government space, as well as its people-centric security risk management approach from a federal perspective. “Proofpoint has doubled the size of our federal team to expand our federal footprint into new […] More

  • Navy Pushes DLT Software Support Contract Ceiling to $449M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Pushes DLT Software Support Contract Ceiling to $449M

    Public sector technology distributor DLT has been awarded a $70 million modification to its five-year, $379.3 million software support contract with the Department of the Navy. DLT, a subsidiary of Tech Data, will continue to help DON obtain licenses and technical assistance for Oracle products, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The contract’s ordering period […] More

  • Noblis Receives Patent for Image Classification Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis Receives Patent for Image Classification Process

    Noblis has received a U.S. patent for an artificial intelligence-based process of identifying image quality issues. The Reston, Virginia-based nonprofit company said Wednesday its patented method involves the use of pre-trained algorithms that work to classify low-quality images. Chris Barnett, chief technology officer of Noblis, noted the potential application of such a tool in defense […] More

  • University-Led Team Secures DOD Grant to Design Hypersonic Flight Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    University-Led Team Secures DOD Grant to Design Hypersonic Flight Tech

    The Department of Defense awarded a one-year research grant to the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to design and evaluate a hypersonic inlet technology. N.C. A&T will collaborate with the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University and Leidos, which will support the design evaluation work under the project, DOD said Tuesday. The team […] More

  • SES, Planet Labs Partner to Develop Connectivity Platform for NASA Space Comm Program; Pete Hoene Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES, Planet Labs Partner to Develop Connectivity Platform for NASA Space Comm Program; Pete Hoene Quoted

    SES’ government arm has partnered with Planet Labs to develop a satellite-powered connectivity platform under a NASA program that aims to demonstrate near-Earth communications by 2025. The partnership seeks to create a commercial space relay service that will use SES’ O3b mPOWER system and other satellites, the company said Tuesday. SES Government Solutions booked a […] More

  • Lockheed Equips SOCOM Joint Light Tactical Vehicle With Electro-Optical Missile Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Equips SOCOM Joint Light Tactical Vehicle With Electro-Optical Missile Tech

    Lockheed Martin has installed an electro-optical infrared missile system on joint light tactical vehicles Oshkosh‘s defense subsidiary built for U.S. Special Operations Command. The Spike Non-Line-of-Sight weapon uses a Lockheed-made remote launcher and a motor designed to propel the rocket toward its target at a range of up to 32 kilometers, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Michael Baker International Appoints 4 National Market Leaders for Federal Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Baker International Appoints 4 National Market Leaders for Federal Business

    Engineering and consulting services provider Michael Baker International has named four national market leaders to drive programs and services for the company’s federal business. The Pittsburgh-based company said Tuesday it hired Benjamin Matthews, former portfolio sales principal at Jacobs and current fellow at the Society of American Military Engineers, as national market lead for federal […] More

  • Virgin Orbit to Begin Flight Preparations for Space Force Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virgin Orbit to Begin Flight Preparations for Space Force Mission

    Virgin Orbit will conduct an aircraft-ground equipment integration test as part of preparations to launch multiple government satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The company said Monday its national security arm will play a key role in providing orbital services for USSF’s STP-28A mission under the Department of Defense-run Space Test Program. Vox Space, which […] More

  • STEMBoard Signs Up for NGA's Mentor-Protege Program, Receives ISO Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    STEMBoard Signs Up for NGA’s Mentor-Protege Program, Receives ISO Certification

    STEMBoard will receive business and technical guidance from WiSC Enterprises as part of an agreement signed between the two companies through a mentor-protege program sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Veteran-owned WiSC will help the women-owned small business mature its processes to compete for prime contractor positions in federal programs, according to a joint statement […] More