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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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  • Virginia Contracting Activity Seeks Contractor to Support Centcom Intell Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virginia Contracting Activity Seeks Contractor to Support Centcom Intell Operations

    The Virginia Contracting Activity has released a draft request for proposals on a potential five-year contract that will cover intelligence support services to U.S. Central Command. VACA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks a contractor to perform analysis, indications, warning, application and dissemination efforts to help Centcom’s intelligence directorate plan, assess and execute missions. […] More

  • Northrop Demos Orion Abort Motor in Static Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Demos Orion Abort Motor in Static Test

    Northrop Grumman has evaluated a motor for the launch abort system of NASA‘s Orion spacecraft through a ground-firing test held at its Promontory, Utah-based facility. The abort motor fired upward for five seconds with flames going approximately 100 feet high and generated about 350K pounds of thrust in half a quarter of a second during the Qualification […] More

  • DOE Announces $100M Water Desalination R&D Funding Opportunity; Rick Perry Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Announces $100M Water Desalination R&D Funding Opportunity; Rick Perry Quoted

    The Department of Energy plans to award a five-year, $100M contract to fund the establishment of a research and development center that will focus on developing systems designed to remove salts from water. DOE said Thursday its Energy-Water Desalination Hub will conduct early-stage studies to determine manufacturing challenges and approaches to treat non-traditional water sources. “Technological achievements generated through the […] More

  • ULA, Ball Aerospace Seek Participants for 2019 Student Payload Development Program; Tory Bruno Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA, Ball Aerospace Seek Participants for 2019 Student Payload Development Program; Tory Bruno Quoted

    A partnership between United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace will select more than 20 K-12 teams to design and build payloads through the 2019 Student Rocket Launch competition. Participants will aim to guide payload systems to a designated ground-based target for a chance to win as much as $5K and use the prize money to support a nonprofit organization or […] More

  • Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Variant Reaches New Testing Milestone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Variant Reaches New Testing Milestone

    Testing of Raytheon‘s Standard Missile-3 Block IIA reached a milestone Tuesday when the system intercepted a ballistic missile target from land. The Missile Defense Agency conducted the third intercept test of the IIA variant at a range facility in Hawaii, Raytheon said Tuesday. A company-made AN/TPY-2 radar tracked the incoming threat and delivered target data to the weapon. In […] More

  • Lockheed Encapsulates Air Force's First GPS III Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Encapsulates Air Force’s First GPS III Satellite

    Lockheed Martin has finished encapsulation of the first GPS III satellite the company has built for the U.S. Air Force as part of pre-launch preparations at a facility in Titusville, Fla. GPS III Space Vehicle 01 is scheduled to lift off Dec. 18 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Lockheed said Tuesday. The satellite, […] More

  • Coast Guard Wants to Deploy Insitu-Built UAS on National Security Cutters - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Wants to Deploy Insitu-Built UAS on National Security Cutters

    Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has said the military service should equip all of its national security cutters with the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system to aid in maritime operations, Military.com reported Monday. USCG awarded Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary a $117M contract in June to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services to the NSC fleet using the […] More

  • AAR Government Group Named 2018 Distributor of the Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AAR Government Group Named 2018 Distributor of the Year

    The government group of AAR‘s original equipment manufacturer services business has received the 2018 Distributor of the Year award from global technology and manufacturing company Lord. AAR said Monday it distributes Lord-built engine and auxiliary power system mounts and equipment isolators designed for use on fixed-wing and rotary platforms. The recognition was announced at a distributor sales meeting. […] More

  • Orion Labs-Made Voice Comms App Gets FirstNet Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orion Labs-Made Voice Comms App Gets FirstNet Certification

    Orion Labs‘ mobile voice communication platform has been certified under the First Responder Network Authority and is now featured under the FirstNet App Catalog. The company said Wednesday its Orion Push to Talk iOS 5.2.8 app is geared to simplify communications between public safety agents across organizations. The app is now authorized for use with […] More

  • NASA Sources for Solar-Terrestrial Observer Flight Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Sources for Solar-Terrestrial Observer Flight Systems

    NASA seeks market information on flight systems for use with a solar-terrestrial observer spacecraft in support of a potential 2025 mission. The single-spacecraft Solar-Terrestrial Observer for Reconnection in the Magnetosphere mission is intended to study global solar wind phenomena and identify the functions of reconnection and particle acceleration, the space agency said Friday in a FedBizOpps […] More

  • Harris Releases New Public Safety Dispatch Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Releases New Public Safety Dispatch Software

    Harris has released a new software platform for public safety dispatchers to access radio users and network traffic data in real time through a communication console. The company said Friday its latest Symphony dispatch console software works to help disable lost radios and remotely operate Tait Communications‘ TB9100 and TB9400 base stations. “This update is another […] More

  • AAR Awarded USAF Task Order for Cargo Pallets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AAR Awarded USAF Task Order for Cargo Pallets

    AAR‘s mobility systems business has landed a two-year, $27.5M task order to provide 463L cargo pallets for the U.S. Air Force under a previously awarded contract. The company said Thursday it will manufacture the pallets in Cadillac, Mich., through Dec. 30, 2020. The task order raises the original contract’s value to $170.6M. “Over the past […] More