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  • L3-Air Tractor Team to Join USAF Light Attack Aircraft Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3-Air Tractor Team to Join USAF Light Attack Aircraft Demo

    A team of L3 Technologies and Air Tractor will bring their light-attack aircraft to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s OA-X demonstration, DoD Buzz reported Monday. The companies will demonstrate their AT-802L Longsword aircraft through a two-day flight test that will kick off on Aug. 8. AT-802L […] More

  • Reports: New Boeing Unit to Develop Avionics Tech for Military, Commercial Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reports: New Boeing Unit to Develop Avionics Tech for Military, Commercial Clients

    Boeing has formed a new business unit that will develop aircraft controls and electronics systems as part of the company’s technology insourcing efforts, Fox Business reported Monday. The report said Boeing Avionics will focus on market areas such as navigation and flight controls for commercial and military aircraft platforms. Allan Brown, a Boeing vice president and program […] More

  • Small Businesses, Research Organizations Receive NASA Grants for Space Technology R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Small Businesses, Research Organizations Receive NASA Grants for Space Technology R&D

    NASA has chosen 19 research proposals from small businesses and research institutions to receive a total of $14.3 million in funds. The space agency said Tuesday it issued the awards as part of the Small Business Technology Transfer program that aims to encourage small businesses and research institutions to enter cooperative research and development partnerships. The chosen STTR […] More

  • ManTech Awarded USAF Business, Network IT Support Contract; Bill Varner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Awarded USAF Business, Network IT Support Contract; Bill Varner Comments

    ManTech International has won a potential 10-year, multimillion dollar contract for integrated management and business support services to the U.S. Air Force. The contract represents new work for the company and includes network information technology services, ManTech said Thursday. Bill Varner, president of ManTech’s mission, cyber and intelligence solutions group, said the company has supported […] More

  • PAE Secures Navy F-5 Maintenance, Logistics Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Secures Navy F-5 Maintenance, Logistics Contract Option

    PAE has received a one-year, $43.7 contract modification to carry out organizational, intermediate and depot-level maintenance and logistics support for the U.S. Navy‘s F-5F Tiger II and F-5N Freedom Fighter aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday PAE’s aviation and technical services business will support F-5 aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada; Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, […] More

  • Airbus Lands UK Military Comms Satellite Development Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Lands UK Military Comms Satellite Development Contract

    Airbus’ defense and space business has received a sole-source contract from the U.K. defense ministry to develop, test and launch a military communications satellite, Defense News reported Monday. The Skynet 6A geostationary spacecraft is expected to enter service by mid-2025 and is designed to replace U.K. military satellites in the Skynet 5 constellation that are near the […] More

  • Optum Hires Retired Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho to Support Military, Veteran Health Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Optum Hires Retired Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho to Support Military, Veteran Health Business

    Patricia Horoho, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined Optum to lead the company’s efforts to deliver information technology-based support services to active duty military personnel, veterans and their families. She will be responsible for helping align Optum’s healthcare technology, operations and data analytics offerings with its government support experience in efforts to develop […] More

  • Liliana Ortega Named Parsons Enterprises VP, Senior Bid Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Liliana Ortega Named Parsons Enterprises VP, Senior Bid Director

    Liliana Ortega, a former vice president and bid director at Balfour Beatty Investments, has joined Parsons as VP and senior bid director of the construction and engineering services firm’s enterprises segment. She will oversee Parsons Enterprises’ efforts to identify investment opportunities, develop strategy and manage procurement and bids, the company said Monday. “Liliana’s development and […] More

  • SPA Marks 45-Year Anniversary; Dr. William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Marks 45-Year Anniversary; Dr. William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis on Friday marked its 45th anniversary in business in support of U.S. national security and defense sectors. Dr. William Vantine, SPA president and CEO, said in a statement released Friday, the company worked to establish itself as an adviser in support of clients’ missions through the leadership of Phillip Lantz who was […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium's Aviation Connectivity Offering to Focus on Operational Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium’s Aviation Connectivity Offering to Focus on Operational Services

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch has said the company’s new Certus multi-service communications platform will focus on cockpit and operational services instead of cabin connectivity, Aviation Today reported Friday. Desch, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said at Iridium’s second-quarter earnings call that Certus is designed to offer a connection speed of up to 350 kilobits […] More

  • 6 Companies to Build Deep Space Habitat Prototypes Under NASA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    6 Companies to Build Deep Space Habitat Prototypes Under NASA Program

    Six companies aim to build ground prototypes of deep space habitat concepts through NASA‘s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 program. NASA said Friday prototypes from Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corp. and NanoRacks will help the agency assess configurations of proposed habitats and support tests that will validate standards and common interfaces currently under consideration. All […] More

  • Wayne Rehberger: TASC’s Intell Business Main Driver Behind Merger With Engility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wayne Rehberger: TASC’s Intell Business Main Driver Behind Merger With Engility

    Wayne Rehberger, chief financial officer of Engility Holdings, has said the company’s decision to acquire professional services provider TASC in 2014 through a $1.3 billion stock deal was driven by the latter’s intelligence business, Virginia Business reported Friday. Rehberger said TASC’s intelligence business “helped balance Engility’s strategic portfolio.” He was instrumental in the 2015 integration of both […] More