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  • DHS Solicits White Papers for Security Tool R&D Program for Mobile Apps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Solicits White Papers for Security Tool R&D Program for Mobile Apps

    The Department of Homeland Security has solicited white papers for a five-year contract that aims to conduct research and develop security tools for mobile applications, Federal Times reported Friday. Aaron Boyd writes DHS said in a broad agency announcement posted on FedBizOpps that the Mobile Application Security R&D project seeks to “identify innovative approaches that […] More

  • DHS Seeks Ideas for 'Agile' IT Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Ideas for ‘Agile’ IT Development Program

    The Department of Homeland Security has asked industry to suggest “agile” methods and best practices to design and build information technology systems. DHS said in a notice posted Wednesday on FedBizOpps that it looks to establish a department-wide contract vehicle for agile design and development support services. The DHS Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and the Office of the Chief […] More

  • Iridium’s Scott Scheimreif, Other Execs Tackle Future Navigation Products - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium’s Scott Scheimreif, Other Execs Tackle Future Navigation Products

    Iridium’s Scott Scheimreif, ABI Research’s Patrick Connolly and Gopher Protocol’s Danny Rittman discuss future location tracking and navigation offerings and market prospects with Investorideas.com. Connolly said ABI Research predicts the global positioning device market will reach nearly $2 billion by 2021 as the market experiences a transition period, Investorideas.com said Thursday. “The market is undergoing […] More

  • Mercury Systems to Deploy Digital EW Transceivers to U.S. Gov't Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mercury Systems to Deploy Digital EW Transceivers to U.S. Gov’t Facility

    Mercury Systems has been awarded a $4.7 million contract to build digital transceivers intended to support electronic warfare missions at a government-run facility. The company said Wednesday it booked the order in the fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year 2016 and is scheduled to deliver the transceivers to the facility over the next several quarters. Charlie Hudnall, vice president and general manager for the embedded sensor products […] More

  • eGlobalTech to Provide Enterprise Architecture Services to TSA's IT Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    eGlobalTech to Provide Enterprise Architecture Services to TSA’s IT Office

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded eGlobalTech a contract of an undisclosed value to provide enterprise architecture services to the information technology office within DHS’ Transportation Security Administration agency. Allan Potter, eGlobalTech senior director for homeland security, said Thursday the company aims to help TSA innovate, make decisions and manage investments. The company will also support efforts of […] More

  • DARPA Issues RFI on Mathematical Frameworks to Study Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Issues RFI on Mathematical Frameworks to Study Fundamental Limits of Machine Learning

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to provide information on mathematical frameworks and related methods in an effort to identify fundamental limitations in machine learning systems. DARPA said Thursday the request for information for the Fundamental Limits of Learning program aims to find answers to several questions, including the efficiency of a learning algorithm to […] More

  • BAE Secures $69M in Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures $69M in Navy Ship Maintenance, Repair Contracts

    BAE Systems has received two contracts worth up to $68.6 million to help the U.S. Navy repair and maintain the USS Farragut destroyer and the USS Fort McHenry dock landing ship The company said Thursday it will drydock USS Farragut this summer and perform tank, propulsion system, ventilation and auxiliary systems repairs as well as crew habitability systems and spaces maintenance under a potential $33.7 […] More

  • Microsoft, Facebook to Collaborate on Atlantic Subsea Cable Construction Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Facebook to Collaborate on Atlantic Subsea Cable Construction Project

    Microsoft and Facebook have agreed to collaborate on the development of a new subsea cable system across the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to expand their cloud and Internet service offerings. Microsoft said Thursday construction work on the 6,600-kilometer “Marea” submarine cable infrastructure will begin in August and is scheduled to be finished by October […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, Space Systems Loral Products Reach Centennial Milestones - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne, Space Systems Loral Products Reach Centennial Milestones

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and commercial satellites manufacturer Space Systems Loral have achieved centennial milestones for their respective products. SSL sent to space its 100th SSL 1300-based satellite and Aerojet completed 100 bipropellant apogee thrusters for those 100 satellites, the latter company said Wednesday. Aerojet also produced the 100th high-performance apogee thruster for SSL’s 100th 1300 satellite platform. SSL […] More

  • International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    International SOS Receives Info Security Mgmt Certification from ISO

    International SOS has obtained a certification from the International Organization for Standardization to recognize the company’s efforts to integrate an information security management system into its business processes and systems and controls design. The company said Tuesday it secured the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification after the British Standards Institution assessed processes and management structure at International SOS. The achievement indicates that […] More

  • Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE's Submarine Production Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pennine to Install Digital Radio System at BAE’s Submarine Production Facility

    BAE Systems has awarded Pennine Telecom a contract of an undisclosed value to install a Motorola-built trunked radio system at the British defense contractor’s submarine production facility in Barrow-in-Furness, England. Pennine said Wednesday the Mototrbo Capacity Max system will work to facilitate digital two-way communications across BAE’s submarine manufacturing site. Pennine will also maintain the radio system for BAE over a three-year period. […] More

  • Reuters: Orbital ATK Eyes Development of Rocket Tech Offering for Military Satellite Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Orbital ATK Eyes Development of Rocket Tech Offering for Military Satellite Sector

    Orbital ATK aims to build a rocket technology offering for the U.S. Air Force as part of the company’s push into the national security satellite market, Reuters reported Tuesday. Irene Klotz writes John Steinmeyer, director of business development at Orbital ATK, said at the Space Congress held Tuesday in Florida the company would base its “Next Generation Launcher” on solid-rocket […] More