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  • SpaceX-Built Spacecraft to Return From 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX-Built Spacecraft to Return From 9th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission

    A SpaceX-built Dragon spacecraft that delivered nearly 5,000 pounds of crew supplies to the International Space Station is due to return from its cargo resupply mission Friday. NASA said Tuesday ISS’ Canadarm 2 robotic arm will detach the vehicle from the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module before Expedition 48 flight engineers Kate Rubins and Takuya Onishi will work to release the craft for its voyage back to Earth. The […] More

  • Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Approval Through AWS Vendor Package - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Acquia Obtains FedRAMP Approval Through AWS Vendor Package

    Acquia has used Amazon Web Services‘ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program vendor package to achieve a FedRAMP authority-to-operate designation and obtain permission to sell cloud computing services in the public sector. AWS said Monday Acquia’s cloud platforms were assessed at the moderate impact level through the sponsorship of the Treasury Department. Acquia achieved FedRAMP ATO in April for […] More

  • Northrop Receives OHB System AG Contract to Provide Space Inertial Reference System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Receives OHB System AG Contract to Provide Space Inertial Reference System

    Northrop Grumman will deliver a space inertial reference system for Germany’s satellite-based radar reconnaissance platform under a contract with Bremen, Germany-based space systems company OHB System AG. Northrop said Monday its Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit-L will work to provide sensor pointing or stabilization as well as attitude control support for Germany’s SARah satellite-based radar reconnaissance system. Scalable SIRU-L is based on Northrop’s Scalable […] More

  • Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Launches Battle Mgmt System at Army Cyber Quest Event

    Raytheon has unveiled a battle management platform the company built to integrate cyber and electromagnetic spectrum awareness features into the defense contractor’s Electronic Warfare Program Management Tool. The company said Monday it showcased the Cyber and Electromagnetic Battle Management platform at the U.S. Army‘s Cyber Quest event. CEMBM is designed to provide a shared situational understanding of electronic warfare, EMS and cyber domains […] More

  • Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Apply Demo-First Approach for Air & Missile Defense Radar Competition

    The U.S. Army plans to begin its future air and missile defense sensor competition with demonstrations as part of the service branch’s new acquisition approach that aims to shorten a program’s development period, Defense News reported Thursday. Maj. Gen. Neil Thurgood told Defense News the Army aims to use a “knowledge points” system to decide whether to […] More

  • USNI News: Navy Seeks Balance of Surveillance, Refueling Functions for Future MQ-25A Carrier UAV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USNI News: Navy Seeks Balance of Surveillance, Refueling Functions for Future MQ-25A Carrier UAV

    U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker has said the military branch and companies vying for the MQ-25A Stingray carrier unmanned aerial vehicle program are faced with the challenge of combining tanker and ISR features into one UAV platform, USNI News reported Thursday. Sam LaGrone writes Shoemaker, commander of Naval Air Forces, said during a Center for Strategic and International Studies event that an ideal ISR […] More

  • DOE to Help Fund NRECA's Utility Cybersecurity Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Help Fund NRECA’s Utility Cybersecurity Project

    The Energy Department has chosen the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to receive grant funds to develop and commercialize a tool for utilities to detect cyber attacks and compromised systems in near real-time. NRECA said Thursday its React project is based on the DoE-funded Essence prototype platform that NRECA built in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon University. Jim […] More

  • Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subcontracts UltiSat for Army Airborne ISR Program Support

    UltiSat has received a subcontract from Lockheed Martin to provide aerial data collection, ground-based processing, exploitation and dissemination support services to the U.S. Army. The two companies will collaborate to support the Army’s Sensor Systems-Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance program under a potential $733 million task order the military branch awarded in June, UltiSat said Thursday. UltiSat noted its ISR […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense to Enter Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps P-19R Aircraft Firefighting Trucks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense to Enter Full-Rate Production for Marine Corps P-19R Aircraft Firefighting Trucks

    An Oshkosh Corp. subsidiary is set to proceed with the full-rate production of P-19R aircraft rescue firefighting vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps after the company and the military branch received Milestone C approval from the Defense Department. Oshkosh Defense will produce and deliver 164 ARFFs through 2019 to replace the Marine Corps’ P-19 fleet under a potential $192 million […] More

  • NASA, BSN Medical Partner to Develop Astronaut Compression Garment for Long-Duration Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA, BSN Medical Partner to Develop Astronaut Compression Garment for Long-Duration Missions

    NASA has partnered with BSN medical to develop a compression garment that will work to help reduce an astronaut’s risk of experiencing rapid heart rate, low blood pressure and lightheadedness after a long-duration spaceflight. A team of scientists from NASA and Russia currently examines the potential of BSN’s JOBST three-piece elastic gradient compression garments to protect against post-spaceflight orthostatic intolerance, the company […] More

  • CSC Launches Healthcare IT-as-a-Service Platforms on UK's Digital Marketplace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSC Launches Healthcare IT-as-a-Service Platforms on UK’s Digital Marketplace

    Computer Sciences Corp. has started to offer care coordination and population health as-a-service platforms to U.K. government agencies through the online G-Cloud marketplace. CSC said Monday its care coordination offering consists of business process services intended to help providers address referral management, complex care coordination, discharge management and patient access challenges. The services are supported by a delivery platform that includes a directory […] More

  • Computerworld: New Zealand Picks Oracle for Govt-Wide Software & Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Computerworld: New Zealand Picks Oracle for Govt-Wide Software & Services Contract

    Oracle has received a five-year contract to provide software products and support services to New Zealand’s government organizations, Computerworld reported Tuesday. Stuart Corner writes all of the country’s departments and agencies will have access to  Oracle software licenses, cloud services and appliances under the agreement. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs facilitated the deal as part of the […] More