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  • Lockheed Taps ViaSat to Provide Navy LRASM Weapon Data Links - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps ViaSat to Provide Navy LRASM Weapon Data Links

    Lockheed Martin has awarded ViaSat a contract of an undisclosed value to provide L-band data link communications technology for the integration and testing phase of the U.S. Navy‘s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program. ViaSat said Wednesday it will deliver Weapon Data Link L-Band units and provide software enhancement and flight test support services under the follow-on contract. LRASM is a key element of the […] More

  • CH2M Re-Awarded USACE Civil Project Design, Planning IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M Re-Awarded USACE Civil Project Design, Planning IDIQ

    CH2M has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to continue to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ Mobile District design and plan civil projects. The company said Tuesday it will perform coastal erosion, flood damage, storm damage and risk reduction; bank erosion protection; deep draft navigation; ecosystem habitat restoration; fish and wildlife mitigation evaluation; and environmental impact studies under the […] More

  • DLT-Titus Team to Offer Security, Data Loss Protection Products in Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT-Titus Team to Offer Security, Data Loss Protection Products in Public Sector

    DLT Solutions and Titus have partnered to offer technology platforms designed to help government clients secure information and prevent data loss. Titus’ suite of data classification products is available to government agencies via DLT’s spot under NASA‘s Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V contract vehicle, DLT said Tuesday. Mitch Robinson, Titus president and COO, said DLT’s procurement process will complement Titus’ […] More

  • Novetta Unveils Analytics Tool in AWS Marketplace - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Novetta Unveils Analytics Tool in AWS Marketplace

    Novetta has launched a big data analytics platform in the Amazon Web Services marketplace. Mission Analytics is a web-based visualization application that works to merge data from different sources in various formats and helps users customize views and map connections between entities, the company said Monday. Kevin Heald, vice president of defense intelligence at Novetta, said […] More

  • Army Taps Navistar for Iraq Medium Tactical Vehicle FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Taps Navistar for Iraq Medium Tactical Vehicle FMS Contract

    Navistar‘s defense business has received an $18.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to build medium tactical vehicles for Iraq as part of a foreign military sales deal. The company said Tuesday it will supply Iraq’s army with 115 7000-MV medium tactical vehicles that are based on International Trucks‘ multipurpose Workstar platform. Workstar is designed for on-road and off-road operations […] More

  • Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor

    Northrop Grumman evaluated the performance of its modular panel-based sensor technology during an exercise conducted in April at the company’s flight test facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The multifunction surveillance system functioned both on ground moving target indicator radar mode and on synthetic aperture radar mapping mode as part of the maiden flight, Northrop said Tuesday. The sensor is designed to integrate with new modes and technologies built to […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Deliver Mobile Apps, Software for FirstNet Project

    Motorola Solutions will provide software, mobile applications and related services in support of AT&T’s efforts to build a national public safety broadband network for first responders. AT&T secured a potential $6.5 billion contract from the First Responder Network Authority in March and teamed up with Motorola and three other companies to work on the national broadband network project. […] More

  • CAE Assists Australian Air Force in Networked Virtual Training Exercise - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Assists Australian Air Force in Networked Virtual Training Exercise

    CAE has deployed engineering and support staff to help the Australian air force conduct a virtual training exercise wherein the military branch networked multiple simulation assets. The company said Tuesday its engineers integrated and tested a C-130J full flight mission simulator onto Australia’s Defense Training and Experimentation Network as part of preparations for the Diamond Thunder Exercise. CAE staff members at the Australian defense simulation and training center implemented […] More

  • AWS Eyes GovCloud East Region Launch in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Eyes GovCloud East Region Launch in 2018

    Amazon Web Services plans to launch in 2018 a second region for its cloud platform designed to host regulated data workloads and sensitive information. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region will work to provide government clients with additional disaster recovery options and help them comply with several regulatory requirements, the company said Tuesday. These government regulations include […] More

  • Labor Dept Preps Acquisition Mgmt Support IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Labor Dept Preps Acquisition Mgmt Support IDIQ

    The Labor Department plans to kick off its formal solicitation for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for acquisition management services by June 26. A presolicitation notice published Monday says DOL will launch the procurement effort as a small business set-aside program that will have a one-year base period and four one-year options. The IDIQ contract will cover acquisition, administrative, logistical and contract […] More

  • Retired Navy Capt. Charles Litz Joins ARServices as R&D Operations Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Retired Navy Capt. Charles Litz Joins ARServices as R&D Operations Director

    Charles Litz, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former program manager at Advanced Technology Systems Company, has joined management and technology consulting firm ARServices as director of research and development operations. ARServices said Tuesday Litz will lead the company’s efforts to grow its federal market footprint and oversee business relationships with government customers such as the Defense Threat […] More

  • Red Hat's Paul Smith Receives IES Lifetime Achievement Award for Sales Excellence - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat’s Paul Smith Receives IES Lifetime Achievement Award for Sales Excellence

    Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Red Hat‘s public sector business, has accepted a Lifetime Achievement award from the Institute for Excellence in Sales during a ceremony held June 6 near Washington, D.C. IES chose Smith out of 50 nominees based on criteria such as sales excellence, capacity to train sales leaders and level of achievement over an extended […] More