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  • Vectrus Subsidiary Receives Army Contract Modification for Support Services at Qatar Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vectrus Subsidiary Receives Army Contract Modification for Support Services at Qatar Base

    A Vectrus subsidiary has received a $26 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for Qatar Base Operations Support Services at Camp As Sayliyah and Camp As Sayliyah – South in the Middle Eastern country. Vectrus said Wednesday the modification falls under an initial contract awarded to Vectrus Systems Corp. in September 2015 for operations and maintenance services for the area […] More

  • Klas Telecom's US Govt Support Unit Rebrands to Highlight Customer Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Klas Telecom’s US Govt Support Unit Rebrands to Highlight Customer Base

    Communications network technology design and engineering company Klas Telecom has changed the name of its subsidiary Klas Telecom Services in a move to emphasize the unit’s work with U.S. public sector clients. The organization rebranded as Klas Telecom Government and will continue to offer  communications product design and support, integration, sales and training services to government and Defense Department agencies, Klas Telecom said Friday. “It’s important […] More

  • Samir Salman: Continental to Provide Transport Safety, Connectivity Tech for DOT's Smart City Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Samir Salman: Continental to Provide Transport Safety, Connectivity Tech for DOT’s Smart City Initiative

    Global automotive supplier Continental has pledged to spend at least $1 million to help the winning city in the Transportation Department‘s Smart City Challenge to build a modern transportation network. Continental said Friday DOT selected Columbus, Ohio, as the competition’s winner and the company will provide sensing, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to infrastructure communication technology for the city to manage traffic safety at intersections. The […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Unit to Provide UAS ISR Services for SOCOM Under IDIQ Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Unit to Provide UAS ISR Services for SOCOM Under IDIQ Contract

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has landed a one-year, $40.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to provide Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services. The Defense Department said Friday SOCOM will obligate $40.7 million from fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance funds for individual task orders to be fulfilled worldwide. DoD noted the sole-source contract works to provide continuity […] More

  • Navy Launches Lockheed-Built MUOS-5 to Complete Communications Satellite Constellation; Mark Woempner Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Launches Lockheed-Built MUOS-5 to Complete Communications Satellite Constellation; Mark Woempner Comments

    The U.S. Navy’s ground control facility established communications with a Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System satellite after the satellite launched Friday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. MUOS-5 took off onboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket as the fifth and final satellite to complete the service branch’s network constellation, […] More

  • Army, NSTA Pick 4 Student Teams as eCYBERMISSION STEM Contest Winners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army, NSTA Pick 4 Student Teams as eCYBERMISSION STEM Contest Winners

    The U.S. Army and the National Science Teachers Association have announced four student teams in grade six to nine as winners of the 2015-2016 eCYBERMISSION national competition. The service branch-sponsored online contest is administered by NSTA and aims to encourage students to identify and address community problems through projects that seek to leverage students’ skills in science, […] More

  • Tracx CEO Rick Rudman to Lead Fireside Chat at CONNECTpreneur Forum - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tracx CEO Rick Rudman to Lead Fireside Chat at CONNECTpreneur Forum

    Rick Rudman, CEO and directorial board chairman of Tracx, will lead a fireside chat session with entrepreneurs and business leaders at the Big Idea CONNECTpreneur summer forum on June 30 at Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park , Virginia. Rudman was appointed as Tracx CEO in August 2015 to lead the growth and market leadership efforts of the social business management company. He joined […] More

  • Lockheed to Provide UAE Space Agency Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Provide UAE Space Agency Training Program

    Lockheed Martin will provide the United Arab Emirates’ space agency a four-month dual-track training program designed to teach students and early career professionals space fundamentals. The company said Sunday that it will support students and professionals seeking to have a long-term career in the space industry. Lockheed will conduct the training within its center for innovation and […] More

  • CAE, Quebec Extend Medical Simulation Tech R&D Agreement; Marc Parent Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE, Quebec Extend Medical Simulation Tech R&D Agreement; Marc Parent Comments

    The Quebec provincial government in Canada has agreed to continue to support CAE‘s efforts to develop healthcare-focused simulation and training platforms through 2020. CAE said Thursday the agreement also adjusts the value of Quebec’s financial contribution to the company’s medical simulation and training R&D program to $54.1 million in repayable investment from approximately $77.1 million in 2009. The program now has an estimated value of $148.6 million, […] More

  • IEC Electronics to Develop Communications Equipment for Top Global Defense Company - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IEC Electronics to Develop Communications Equipment for Top Global Defense Company

    IEC Electronics has acquired a $10 million contract from a Tier 2 Defense Department supplier to develop a digital networking and voice communications product that can be used for ground vehicles, surface warships and aircrafts. Production for the three-year contract is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, IEC said Thursday. Jeffrey Schlarbaum, IEC […] More

  • Boeing Installs Training Simulator System in Bluedrop Fuselage; Roger Schallom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Installs Training Simulator System in Bluedrop Fuselage; Roger Schallom Comments

    Boeing has completed a new milestone for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter trainer following integration of Boeing’s cockpit training simulator with Bluedrop‘s fuselage. Bluedrop and Boeing also tested the CH-47 Chinook helicopter Rear Crew Trainer to achieve a complete wireless virtual reality training system, Bluedrop said Wednesday. The fuselage is a component of a mock-up of […] More

  • R&D Coalition Develops Modification to Address Radar Performance and Wind Turbine Impact - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    R&D Coalition Develops Modification to Address Radar Performance and Wind Turbine Impact

    Raytheon, NATS, SSE and Vattenfall have implemented a new system designed to help mitigate the impact of wind turbines on radar performance at the Great Dun Fell and Lowther Hill radar sites. Air Traffic Management reported Thursday the R&D coalition developed Project RM to address interference caused by turbines that appear as “clutter” on radar screens and will work to help […] More