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  • DISA Updates VMware vSphere STIG to Add Software-Defined Storage Platform; Bill Rowan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Updates VMware vSphere STIG to Add Software-Defined Storage Platform; Bill Rowan Comments

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has updated its Security Technical Implementation Guide for VMware’s vSphere offering to include the company’s hyper-converged infrastructure platform. DISA’s upgraded STIG seeks to offer cybersecurity policies and guide agencies on how to install the VMware vSAN HCI system in Defense Department-run networks in compliance with the department’s security requirements, VMware said Thursday. […] More

  • Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed, Northrop to Continue MQ-25 Risk Reduction Support to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed, Northrop to Continue MQ-25 Risk Reduction Support to Navy

    Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have received one-year contract modifications to carry out additional risk reduction activities for the U.S. Navy‘s future unmanned carrier aviation air system. The Defense Department said Thursday that Northrop will refine concepts and develop trade space ahead of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the MQ-25 UCAAS program under a $24.8 million […] More

  • Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Refresh AMRAAM Guidance Under $65M Air Force Contract Option

    Raytheon has received a $64.6 million contract option from the U.S. Air Force to update the guidance section of a company-built air-to-air missile system. The Defense Department said Thursday Raytheon will continue to support form, fit, function and refresh efforts for the Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile‘s guidance segment. The contract includes foreign military sales to Norway, Turkey, […] More

  • ManTech Wins 2 Task Orders for DHS Program Mgmt, Technical Services; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Wins 2 Task Orders for DHS Program Mgmt, Technical Services; Daniel Keefe Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security has awarded ManTech International a pair of task orders worth a combined $18 million for program management and technical services to the capability development support group at DHS’ science and technology directorate. ManTech said Thursday it won the task orders through the Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance II contract vehicle. The company will also assess business […] More

  • FedBid to Extend Reverse Auction, Acquisition Services for Labor Dept - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FedBid to Extend Reverse Auction, Acquisition Services for Labor Dept

    FedBid has secured a potential five-year contract to continue to provide reverse auction and acquisition support for the Labor Department‘s contracting offices. The company said Thursday the contract contains one base year plus four option years and will aid DoL’s acquisition strategy for commodity goods and simple services. FedBid CEO Joe Jordan said the company’s marketplace for reverse auction is […] More

  • UMBC Named Champion in Raytheon-Backed College Cyber Competition; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UMBC Named Champion in Raytheon-Backed College Cyber Competition; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    The University of Maryland in Baltimore County has landed the top spot during the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition sponsored by Raytheon. Teams from top 10 colleges and universities participated in the three-day NCCDC championship that kicked off April 13 in San Antonio, Texas, Raytheon said Saturday. “This is the fourth year we have been […] More

  • Matthew Schmitz Joins Dynetics as Technical Services Business VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matthew Schmitz Joins Dynetics as Technical Services Business VP

    Matthew Schmitz, formerly a vice president at Huntsville, Alabama-based engineering and program management services provider Intrepid, has been named VP of the technical services business at Dynetics. Dynetics said April 10 Schmitz will oversee the unit’s business development strategy and enterprise growth initiatives in his new position. Schmitz has almost 20 years of business development and operations management experience at multiple […] More

  • Cubic Receives 'Military Friendly Employer' Award From Victory Media - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Receives ‘Military Friendly Employer’ Award From Victory Media

    Cubic has been selected by Victory Media as a silver-level Military Friendly Employer award recipient for 2017 in the more than $1 billion revenue category. The company received the designation for its efforts to create job opportunities as well as hiring and retention programs for transitioning service members and their spouses who seek civilian employment, Cubic said Thursday. Victory Media […] More

  • Parsons' Carey Smith to Keynote 2017 NDIA National Logistics Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Carey Smith to Keynote 2017 NDIA National Logistics Forum

    Carey Smith, president of Parsons‘ federal group, will deliver a keynote speech on April 19 at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 33rd Annual National Logistics Forum in Tampa, Florida. Parsons said Thursday her presentation, titled “Logistics–Military’s Backbone,” will highlight the current state of logistics readiness in the private sector. “The evolving challenges of national security require agile, innovative and timely solutions,” said […] More

  • Engility Eyes NASA Advanced Computing Services Contract; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Eyes NASA Advanced Computing Services Contract; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility plans to leverage its high performance computing experience in the company’s pursuit of NASA‘s Advanced Computing Services contract. The company said Thursday its HPC team includes computational and supercomputing scientists who have previously helped the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration design and procure research and development HPC systems. NASA plans to issue a request for proposals on the Advanced Computing Services program that […] More

  • SSL, DARPA Finalize Agreement to Develop On-Orbit Spacecraft Servicing Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL, DARPA Finalize Agreement to Develop On-Orbit Spacecraft Servicing Tech

    Space Systems Loral has finalized an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop technologies that would help service and maintain spacecraft in geostationary orbit. SSL said Wednesday its team of engineers and technicians will perform work at a company facility in Palo Alto, California. DARPA and SSL unveiled a draft version of their public-private partnership agreement for the Robotic Servicing […] More

  • VA Eyes Sofware-as-a-Service Model for VistA EHR System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Eyes Sofware-as-a-Service Model for VistA EHR System

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has posted a request for information on cloud-based commercial platforms in a move to identify a potential alternative for VA’s electronic health record system. VA said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice the department is interested in a software-as-a-service model to manage the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture platforms that are not fully modernized. The RFI focuses […] More