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Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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  • Collins Aerospace to Support C-130 Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collins Aerospace to Support C-130 Risk Reduction Efforts Under Navy Contract

    Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, has secured a two-year, $48.3 million contract to help the U.S. Navy reduce risks and meet very-low-frequency integration requirements for the C-130 aircraft. The contractor will perform developmental design, cybersecurity risk assessments, logistical analysis and non-recurring engineering efforts to meet the transport plane’s size, weight and power cooling requirements, […] More

  • System High to Continue F-35 Joint Program Office Support Under $105M IDIQ Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    System High to Continue F-35 Joint Program Office Support Under $105M IDIQ Award

    System High will continue to help the Department of Defense protect global F-35 fleet operations under a five-year, $105 million contract. The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the contract for multidisciplinary security services to development, deployment and sustainment efforts associated with the Lockheed Martin-built fighter aircraft, System High said Tuesday. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract […] More

  • 2 ArcLight Employees Achieve CMMC Practitioner Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2 ArcLight Employees Achieve CMMC Practitioner Certification

    Two technical personnel from ArcLight have been named certified registered practitioners under the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The registered practitioners are certified to perform gap assessments in line with CMMC, which aims to implement modern standards for cybersecurity controls in the defense industrial base, the company said Friday. Brian Largent, CEO […] More

  • Consortium Aims to Help Aerospace Companies Adopt Digital Twin Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Consortium Aims to Help Aerospace Companies Adopt Digital Twin Tech

    The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has agreed to cooperate with the Digital Twin Consortium in efforts to drive sector adoption of computer technology used to create virtual representations of a physical system in the pre-production process. Both parties intend to collaborate on shaping standards, requirements and interoperability approaches to help companies implement the […] More

  • Pratt & Whitney to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Propulsion Tech for DOE - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pratt & Whitney to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Propulsion Tech for DOE

    The Department of Energy has tasked Raytheon Technologies‘ Pratt & Whitney business to develop a hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology intended for use in commercial aviation. The contractor said Monday it will apply water vapor recovery and liquid hydrogen combustion to achieve zero carbon emissions under the Hydrogen Steam Injected, Inter‐Cooled Turbine Engine project. DOE’s Advanced Research […] More

  • General Atomics' Weather Satellite Design Completes Final Review Under Space Force Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics’ Weather Satellite Design Completes Final Review Under Space Force Program

    General Atomics has concluded the final review of a spacecraft design for the U.S. Space Force’s weather data-gathering satellite modernization program. The company said Friday its electromagnetic systems business worked with Parsons, Atmospheric and Environmental Research and EO Vista to deliver an Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System prototype to the service branch. Scott Forney, president of […] More

  • Boeing to Build Attack Helicopters for Thailand Under $104M Army FMS Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Build Attack Helicopters for Thailand Under $104M Army FMS Award

    Boeing has secured a $103.8 million in foreign military sales funds to manufacture AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand. The U.S. Army’s contracting organization issued obligated money from the Thai government through a contract modification to the Chicago-based aerospace and defense company. Work will take place at Boeing’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and the DOD […] More

  • Carahsoft to Serve as Government Distributor of Cyara Customer Experience Products; Jeff Flores Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Serve as Government Distributor of Cyara Customer Experience Products; Jeff Flores Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology will distribute Cyara‘s customer experience products to the U.S. public sector under a new partnership between the two companies. Carahsoft said Thursday it will serve as the master government aggregator of Cyara, whose automated CX assurance platform is approved by over 250 global brands and is undergoing assessments to verify cloud security compliance […] More

  • Lockheed Teams Up With Terran Orbital for Microsatellite Development, Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Teams Up With Terran Orbital for Microsatellite Development, Support

    Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Terran Orbital for the delivery of three microsatellites, launch support and integration services to the defense company’s aeronautics business. Terran Orbital said Thursday it will build and support the specified satellite class as part of Lockheed’s product demonstration activities. “This contract award provides an exciting opportunity for the […] More

  • Steve Shirley: National Defense ISAC Named 'Trusted Resource' for DOD Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Shirley: National Defense ISAC Named ‘Trusted Resource’ for DOD Contractors

    The Defense Department has pointed to the National Defense Information Sharing and Analysis Center as one of three organizations that could provide intelligence to help contractors gain security threat awareness. ND-ISAC said Thursday it will serve as a cybersecurity resource for the defense industrial base, along with the National Security Agency and the DOD Cyber […] More

  • 2 Jacobs Construction Projects Secure Air Force Design Recognitions; Tim Byers Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    2 Jacobs Construction Projects Secure Air Force Design Recognitions; Tim Byers Quoted

    The U.S. Air Force has recognized the quality of two construction projects completed by Jacobs in Georgia and California. The company said Wednesday it received the Merit Award for facility design in recognition of Air Force Reserve Command’s Consolidated Mission Complex Phase One at Robins Air Force Base. A panel of judges selected the Georgia-based […] More

  • Crowd AI, Air Force Research Lab Enter Deep Learning R&D Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Crowd AI, Air Force Research Lab Enter Deep Learning R&D Agreement

    CrowdAI will collaborate with the Air Force Research Laboratory to explore the applications of a computer vision deep learning platform in the Department of Defense’s space data transmission efforts under a cooperative research and development agreement. AFRL will have access to the company’s tools and services as the partnership looks to conduct experiments involving artificial […] More