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  • Genband, Polycom Receive DISA JITC Certification for Unified Comms Tech; Sean Berg Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Genband, Polycom Receive DISA JITC Certification for Unified Comms Tech; Sean Berg Comments

    Genband‘s Application Server and Polycom‘s VVX voice and video portfolio have both achieved a Joint Interoperability Test Command certification from the Defense Information Systems Agency to offer unified communications for U.S. military networks. The application server works to help agencies and departments create secure private clouds and deliver video and voice communications through Polycom-built media phones under the joint system, […] More

  • ICF to Continue Technical, Analytical Support for EPA Ozone Protection Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Continue Technical, Analytical Support for EPA Ozone Protection Efforts

    ICF International has received a $19.8 million blanket purchase agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical and analytical support for EPA’s efforts to phase out substances that can damage the Earth’s ozone layer. The company will work with EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Protection Stratospheric Protection Division to create and implement programs to help stop the production and consumption of ozone-depleting chemicals, ICF said Friday. The […] More

  • Lockheed, South Korean Firm Enter Combat Ship Market Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, South Korean Firm Enter Combat Ship Market Partnership

    Lockheed Martin and South Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have agreed to jointly build and offer a combat ship platform intended for use in multiple naval missions. The companies seek to combine DSME’s hull design expertise with Lockheed’s program and systems integration experience under their Multi-mission Combat Ship teaming agreement, Joe North, vice president of littoral ships and systems at Lockheed’s mission system and training business, said […] More

  • Carahsoft Receives Public Sector Cooperative Contract for Google Products - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Receives Public Sector Cooperative Contract for Google Products

    Reston, Virginia-based reseller Carahsoft Technology has been awarded a potential seven-year contract of an undisclosed value by a nation-wide state and local government consortium to provide Google for Work products and services for more than 90,000 public sector customers in the U.S. Fairfax County, Virginia awarded the contract and acted as the lead public agency over the competitive procurement process, […] More

  • Harris Nabs Two Orders From European Customer for Tactical Radio Supply - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Nabs Two Orders From European Customer for Tactical Radio Supply

    Harris has acquired two orders worth an estimated $29 million combined from an undisclosed European customer to provide Falcon tactical radios. The company will supply its Falcon product line, including AN/PRC-152A wideband networking handheld radios, AN/PRC-117G multiband networking manpack radios and AN/PRC-150C HF/VHF tactical radios as part of a standardization program that seeks to address interoperability challenges during coalition operations, […] More

  • Lockheed to Help Navy Evaluate Freedom-Class LCS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Help Navy Evaluate Freedom-Class LCS Program

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $74.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to help the service branch conduct special studies, reviews and analyses of the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship development initiative. The Defense Department said Thursday that Lockheed will evaluate production and engineering challenges and cost and schedule risks associated with the Freedom-class LCS program. The company will also provide LCS engineering and […] More

  • AF Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Power Sources, Antennas for EM Research Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF Seeks Industry Partners to Develop Power Sources, Antennas for EM Research Program

    The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that the Air Force Research Laboratory released a solicitation Tuesday seeking partners to aid the development of the High-Powered Electromagnetics program […] More

  • Parsons Vows Support for Guardsmen, Reservists in Workforce; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Vows Support for Guardsmen, Reservists in Workforce; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons has signed a statement of support with the Defense Department‘s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office Wednesday in recognition of company employees who are members of the U.S. National Guard and Army Reserve. Under the agreement, the company will comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and manage employees who […] More

  • European Commission Taps ICF Subsidiary for Event Mgmt Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    European Commission Taps ICF Subsidiary for Event Mgmt Services

    An ICF International subsidiary has secured a potential four-year, $36.8 million contract to help the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises carry out its work to plan, organize and launch different types of events. ICF Mostra will also provide event management services to EC directorates-general for climate action, agriculture and rural development, mobility and transport, energy and internal […] More

  • Charles River Analytics Secures DARPA Contract for Adaptable Software Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Secures DARPA Contract for Adaptable Software Systems

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded an estimated four-year, $8 million contract to Charles River Analytics to develop a software system that can understand, learn and adapt to changes in its technological environment. CRA plans to develop the Probabilistic Representation of Intent Commitments to Ensure Software Survival system as part of DARPA’s Building Resource Adaptive Software Systems […] More

  • SpaceX Eyes 2018 for Unmanned Mission to Mars - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Eyes 2018 for Unmanned Mission to Mars

    SpaceX has announced plans to fly an unmanned space vehicle to Mars by 2018 as part of its Red Dragon Mars mission, Reuters reported Wednesday. Irene Klotz writes NASA will offer technical support to SpaceX on its mission to land Dragon 2 spacecraft in Mars in exchange for entry, descent and landing information that the […] More

  • Steve Jurczyk: NASA Picks 399 Proposals for Phase 1 Contract Negotiations on Space-Related R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Jurczyk: NASA Picks 399 Proposals for Phase 1 Contract Negotiations on Space-Related R&D

    NASA has chosen 341 Small Business Innovation Research and 58 Small Business Technology Transfer proposals on space-related research and development for Phase I negotiations on contracts potentially worth $49.7 million. The selected proposals will receive six-month contracts worth up to $125,000 and support the development of technologies in fields including aeronautics, science, human exploration and space technology, NASA said […] More