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  • Navy, Lockheed Complete Helicopter-Based Electronic Warfare Pod Preliminary Design Review - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Lockheed Complete Helicopter-Based Electronic Warfare Pod Preliminary Design Review

    The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin have wrapped up a preliminary design review of a helicopter-based electronic warfare pod designed to help warfighters detect and respond to anti-ship missile threats. Lockheed said Tuesday its Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare Active Mission Payload AN/ALQ-248 system aboard Sikorsky-made MH-60 helicopters works to provide the aircraft with surveillance capabilities against […] More

  • Sky and Space Global Conducts Voice Calls, Data Transfer via Nanosatellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sky and Space Global Conducts Voice Calls, Data Transfer via Nanosatellites

    Sky and Space Global has conducted phone calls, instant messaging, voice recording and image transfers through the company’s constellation of three nanosatellites. SAS said Tuesday the test run of its 3 Diamonds constellation marked the first time that a voice call was delivered using nanosatellites. The company demonstrated the “store and forward” function of its satellite […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Subsidiary to Provide Sustainment Parts for Navy Blackjack UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary to Provide Sustainment Parts for Navy Blackjack UAS

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has received a $21 million order to supply spare and sustainment parts necessary to maintain an RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft system the U.S. Navy uses in naval special warfare fleet operations. Bingen, Washington-based Insitu is scheduled to finish work by June 2018, the Defense Department said Tuesday. DoD noted approximately $1.4 million of the full […] More

  • Altamira Receives NCMA Award for Support on Contract Personnel's Certification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Altamira Receives NCMA Award for Support on Contract Personnel’s Certification

    Altamira has received a a Certification Support Award from the National Contract Management Association in recognition of the company’s efforts to support its employees in acquiring NCMA certifications. NCMA presented the award in Chicago during the World Congress 2017, the company announced Tuesday. “Our commitment to supporting the educational advancement of procurement and acquisition professionals extends beyond our own […] More

  • Maximus' Andy Beamon a Panelist at DGI's Govt Customer Experience Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus’ Andy Beamon a Panelist at DGI’s Govt Customer Experience Forum

    Andy Beamon, senior director of Maximus‘ federal business, will join a panel discussion on citizen engagement centers during the Digital Government Institute’s annual Government Customer Experience Conference on Wednesday. He will discuss the potential impact of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual assistants on the evolution of public services, Maximus said Tuesday. “Citizens’ […] More

  • SimiGon to Supply Simulation Development Tools for FAA UAS Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SimiGon to Supply Simulation Development Tools for FAA UAS Research

    SimiGon has received a $100,000 contract to provide the Federal Aviation Administration its SIMbox development tools for simulation and training for the agency’s unmanned aircraft systems research simulator. The contract serves to build on SimiGon’s effort to expand into the civilian aviation and UAS markets, the company announced Monday. SimiGon added FAA aims to use SIMbox as its primary platform […] More

  • Okta Partners With Palo Alto Networks to Integrate Identity Mgmt With Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Okta Partners With Palo Alto Networks to Integrate Identity Mgmt With Cybersecurity

    Okta will integrate its cloud-based user identity management platform with a Palo Alto Networks security tool with the goal to bolster network, cloud and endpoint security. The Okta Identity Cloud integration with Palo Alto’s Next-Generation Security Platform is designed to enable automated monitoring, analysis and response in efforts to strengthen cybersecurity, Okta announced Wednesday. “The security stack must evolve to account […] More

  • Orbital ATK, Air Force Enter Military Aircraft Sustainment Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, Air Force Enter Military Aircraft Sustainment Partnership

    Orbital ATK has partnered with the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center to support the country’s military aircraft through complementary, composite aerostructure design, manufacturing and inspection services. Both parties aim to address future composite aerostructure requirements on new aircraft types as well as collaborate to maintain, repair and overhaul current platforms as part of the public-private partnership, […] More

  • CICP's Applied Research Institute to Invest in Microelectronics R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CICP’s Applied Research Institute to Invest in Microelectronics R&D

    A newly established institute of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation will invest approximately $3.5 million over the next two years to support research and development efforts on microelectronics, Government Technology reported Friday. The Applied Research Institute will look to create microelectronics technologies that can mitigate counterfeit challenges and cyber attacks to help members of the […] More

  • NASA Partners With 10 Firms to Advance Commercial Tech for Space Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Partners With 10 Firms to Advance Commercial Tech for Space Missions

    NASA has entered collaborative partnerships with 10 private companies in a move to further space technologies built to grow the commercial space sector and support future space agency missions. The space agency said Friday its space technology mission directorate forged the alliances via the Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity solicitation that paves the way for space act agreements between […] More

  • 20 US States, Territories Join FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    20 US States, Territories Join FirstNet Public Safety Broadband Network Program

    Twenty U.S. states and territories so far have agreed to participate in the First Responder Network Authority’s collaborative project with AT&T to establish a nationwide emergency broadband network. FirstNet aims to release updated state plans to states and territories later this month to address additional stakeholder feedback, AT&T said Friday. The company will build and operate a wireless communications network […] More