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  • Raytheon Introduces Cyber Protection System; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Introduces Cyber Protection System; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    Raytheon has debuted a cyber protection system with response centers designed to support commercial, defense and intelligence customers. The company said Monday it built tiered cyber response centers for clients to detect intrusions, analyze networks and respond to security incidents. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 […] More

  • ECS to Extend Program Support for NOAA Under $68M BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS to Extend Program Support for NOAA Under $68M BPA

    ECS Federal has secured a $68.4 million blanket purchase agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide a range of services for the office of marine and aviation operations. The BPA adds aircraft and unmanned systems services to ECS’ area of support, which previously included mostly maritime-related activities, the company said Friday. ECS added […] More

  • Thomson Reuters’ Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs’ Involvement in Cybersecurity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomson Reuters’ Timothy Murphy: CIOs, CFOs Key to C-Suite Execs’ Involvement in Cybersecurity

    Timothy Murphy, president at Thomson Reuters Special Services, has said chief information officers and chief financial officers have a role to play in getting partners and other C-level executives involved in cybersecurity programs at law firms, Law.com reported Friday. Murphy said Thursday during a panel discussion at Thomson Reuters’ CFO/CIO/COO Forum that a cyber breach […] More

  • Gene Colabatistto: CAE Eyes Big Data Analytics for Future Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gene Colabatistto: CAE Eyes Big Data Analytics for Future Simulators

    CAE looks to use big data analytics to optimize its future flight simulators and address training challenges that students face, AIN Online reported Saturday. Gene Colabatistto, president of CAE’s defense and security group, said at the 2017 Paris Air Show that data from mission playbacks can be analyzed to determine particular maneuvers, procedures or exercises where students […] More

  • Global to Help Naval Sea Systems Command Maintain Vessels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Global to Help Naval Sea Systems Command Maintain Vessels

    Global, a 1st Flagship subsidiary, has received a potential five-year, $32 million contract from the U.S. Navy to support vessels assigned to the Naval Sea Systems Command Inactive Ship Maintenance Office and the Guided-Missile Cruiser/Dock Landing Ship Modernization Detachment. The Defense Department said Friday that Global will help inspect, survey, maintain and dispose of vessels at […] More

  • Centra Technology Wins $61M DTRA Contract to Examine Military Asset Survivability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centra Technology Wins $61M DTRA Contract to Examine Military Asset Survivability

    Centra Technology has won a potential $61.8 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to assess the survivability of U.S. military assets. The Defense Department said Friday the company will evaluate U.S. and allied national/theater mission systems, networks, architectures, infrastructures and assets from DTRA’s headquarters at Fort Belvoir in Virginia through Aug. 11, 2022. The Balanced Survivability […] More

  • Australia Receives 1st Hobart-Class Destroyer With Lockheed’s Aegis System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Australia Receives 1st Hobart-Class Destroyer With Lockheed’s Aegis System

    Australia’s defense department accepted its first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer equipped with the Lockheed Martin-built Aegis combat system during a ceremony held Friday in Adelaide. Australia has become the sixth allied country to receive a destroyer ship with the Aegis system, Lockheed said Friday. Vince Di Pietro, CEO of Lockheed’s Australian arm, said the company […] More

  • Raytheon to Repair Navy P-3 Patrol Aircraft Radar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Repair Navy P-3 Patrol Aircraft Radar

    Raytheon has secured a potential $17.8 million delivery order to repair the APS-137 radar system currently installed on the U.S. Navy‘s P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The Navy obligated $13.6 million in fiscal 2017 working capital funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Friday. DoD noted the order falls under a previously […] More

  • Gabriel Breeman Named F5 Networks VP for Partner Sales, Alliances in APAC Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gabriel Breeman Named F5 Networks VP for Partner Sales, Alliances in APAC Region

    Gabriel Breeman, formerly senior director of partner sales for the Asia-Pacific and Japanese markets at Brocade, has joined F5 Networks as vice president of partner sales and alliances for the APAC region. F5 Networks said Monday he will be responsible for helping grow the company’s sales channels and alliance partner network in his new position. Adam Judd, senior VP […] More

  • Persistent Systems to Deliver Radio Tech Under Potential $100M FBI IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Persistent Systems to Deliver Radio Tech Under Potential $100M FBI IDIQ

    Persistent Systems has secured a position on a potential $100 million FBI indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide mobile ad hoc networking radio systems in support of the bureau’s operational technology division. The company said June 5 it seeks to deliver a wireless internet protocol network to the FBI through the firm’s MPU5 communication system. Herbert Rubens, CEO of […] More

  • Boeing’s Chris Ahsmann Named to NCOIC Board; Harry Raduege Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Chris Ahsmann Named to NCOIC Board; Harry Raduege Comments

    Chris Ahsmann, vice president of mission systems at Boeing’s defense, space and security segment, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium. He will replace the retiring Rick Baily, VP of Boeing’s test and evaluation business, NCOIC said Thursday. Ahsmann “has a global perspective as well as diverse experience […] More

  • Red River Acquires Natoma Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red River Acquires Natoma Technologies

    Red River announced Friday that it has acquired Sacramento, California-based Natoma Technologies, a technical consulting firm and systems integrator specializing in software and application development. “Red River is extremely impressed with the technical competencies and innovative approach that has made Natoma a go-to choice for custom development solutions for the State of California and others,” said […] More