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  • In-Q-Tel Backs Digital Immunity's Endpoint Threat Prevention Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel Backs Digital Immunity’s Endpoint Threat Prevention Tech Development

    In-Q-Tel and Digital Immunity have formed a strategic partnership to help further develop the latter company’s technology designed to protect applications and operating systems from threats at the endpoint level. Digital Immunity said Tuesday its endpoint cybersecurity platform uses digital DNA mapping techniques and seeks to help users examine the security of apps and operating systems in-memory and during runtime. John Murgo, President and CEO of Digital […] More

  • ATC Materials to Build Missiles Transport Protection System for MDA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ATC Materials to Build Missiles Transport Protection System for MDA

    ATC Materials has received a $12.5 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to produce an armor technology intended to shield the Standard Missile and Mk 41 vertical launch systems from impact threats during shipment. The Transportation Protection System will be built to protect the MK 41 and extended-range SM munitions against bullet or warhead fragment impact, ATC said Tuesday. ATC President […] More

  • DSIT Lands Two-Year Contract for Hull Mounted Sonar Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSIT Lands Two-Year Contract for Hull Mounted Sonar Systems

    DSIT Solutions has secured a two-year, $7.1 million contract from an undisclosed naval organization to deliver hull mounted sonar systems. DSIT said Tuesday that it will offer its Blackfish HMS system designed to support littoral and anti-submarine warfare operations. DSIT CEO Benny Sela said the award supports the company’s strategic decision to invest in hull mounted sonar […] More

  • Deloitte's William Eggers Pens Book on Public-Sector Digital Tech Landscape - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte’s William Eggers Pens Book on Public-Sector Digital Tech Landscape

    William Eggers, director of public sector research at Deloitte‘s services unit, has authored a book that examines how the public sector modernizes old systems with digital technology such as cloud computing, mobile and analytics platforms. The book, published by Deloitte University Press, also explains how digital innovators address silos, culture, procurement restrictions, workforce deficits, limited budget, competing priorities […] More

  • Northrop, NEC, Mitsubishi to Offer Cyber Training Product in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, NEC, Mitsubishi to Offer Cyber Training Product in Japan

    Northrop Grumman and NEC Corp. have worked to deploy a private, cloud-based cyber range system in the country as part of efforts to help customers create a testing and training environment. The J-CORTEX is designed to imitate situations to prepare cyber professionals to detect and effectively deal with cyber threats, Northrop Grumman said Wednesday. Jack Dorsett, […] More

  • Jacobs Lands Coal Combustion Residual Consulting Contract in Missouri; Ward Johnson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Lands Coal Combustion Residual Consulting Contract in Missouri; Ward Johnson Comments

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide consulting and analysis services to city utilities in Springfield, Missouri, to facilitate compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s coal combustion residual regulations under a $4.9 million contract. The contract covers environmental and geophysical investigations, control plan development, site planning, compliance recommendations in order to address surface impoundments and landfills and other professional […] More

  • British Air Force Concludes F-35B Tanker Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    British Air Force Concludes F-35B Tanker Tests

    The U.K.’s air force has completed the refueling test trials for the Lockheed Martin-built F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, The Aviationist reported Tuesday. Todd Miller writes the Royal Air Force used an A330 Voyager tanker to conduct 18 air-to-air refueling tests during a […] More

  • State Dept Picks DynCorp for Regional Security, Waste Mgmt Services in Afghanistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Picks DynCorp for Regional Security, Waste Mgmt Services in Afghanistan

    DynCorp International has secured two task orders worth a combined $11.8 million from the State Department through the Afghanistan Life Support Services contract. The company will work to deliver regional security officer services to the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of a potential $10.7 million task order with one-year base term and four […] More

  • MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Gets Follow-On Change Detection Tech Contract From NGA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Gets Follow-On Change Detection Tech Contract From NGA

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has secured a potential $11.6 million follow-on contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide a change detection system in support of NGA’s Foundation GEOINT. MDA said Monday it will continue to help the agency monitor the effects of climate change, identify facilities under construction and monitor urban sprawl, deforestation, wetlands loss and coastal expansion projects with the company’s Persistent […] More

  • Orbital ATK, MDA Test Rocket Motor Nozzle on Raytheon's SM-3 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, MDA Test Rocket Motor Nozzle on Raytheon’s SM-3

    Orbital ATK and the Missile Defense Agency have demonstrated the company’s updated MK 136 Third Stage Rocket Motor nozzle aboard Raytheon‘s Standard Missile Block IB at the U.S. Navy‘s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. The company said Tuesday the missiles were fired from a Navy Aegis destroyer off the coast of Kauai to test the updated nozzle’s support for […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Missionized Flight Mgmt Software Gets FACE Consortium Verification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Missionized Flight Mgmt Software Gets FACE Consortium Verification

    Rockwell Collins‘ missionized flight management software has received a Future Airborne Capability Environment verification statement from the FACE Consortium. The company said Tuesday the MFMS-1000 reusable software was developed to provide full civil airspace interoperability and help customers on mission planning. Troy Brunk, Rockwell Collins vice president and general manager of airborne solutions, said the company will support […] More

  • Meggitt to Produce F-16 Canopy Actuators for US Air Force, Int'l Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Meggitt to Produce F-16 Canopy Actuators for US Air Force, Int’l Customers

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a five-year, $21.5 million contract to Meggitt Safety Systems to provide two-seat canopy actuators for the F-16 jets of the U.S. Air Force and foreign military customers. DLA’s aviation unit received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through a competitive acquisition process and will obligate fiscal year 2016 through fiscal 2021 defense working capital and foreign military sales […] More