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  • Pratt & Whitney to Invest $206M in Georgia Business Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pratt & Whitney to Invest $206M in Georgia Business Expansion

    RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney plans to invest $206 million to expand business operations in Columbus, Georgia, that provide geared turbofan engine support for military and commercial aircraft operators. Pratt & Whitney said Tuesday it expects to create 400 new jobs through 2028 under the expansion initiative and enable its local facilities to overhaul 400 […] More

  • Airbus Establishes 10,000 Laser Connections in Earth Observation Satellite Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Establishes 10,000 Laser Connections in Earth Observation Satellite Network

    Airbus has connected 10,000 lasers in a satellite network made to facilitate large amounts of observation data. The SpaceDataHighway system collects data from low-orbit satellites and transmits at a speed of 1.8 gigabits per second with a total relay of 40 terabytes daily, the company said Friday. The system’s Munich-based mission operation center conducts satellite activities 24 […] More

  • Accenture Unveils IT Modernization Hub in Columbus, Ohio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Unveils IT Modernization Hub in Columbus, Ohio

    Accenture has opened an innovation hub in Columbus, Ohio, in a push to support customers in efforts to modernize their information technology systems. The company said Tuesday it established the facility to help clients keep pace with the digital economy through modernization as well as adoption of disruptive technology and IT delivery methods. The center will […] More

  • Battelle-Funded Environmental Center Opens in Ohio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle-Funded Environmental Center Opens in Ohio

    KIPP Columbus has unveiled a Battelle-sponsored environmental center in the academic institution’s Columbus, Ohio-based campus to offer afterschool and community education programs. The center is built through a $3 million grant the research and development company awarded in 2014, Battelle said Wednesday. KIPP is a network of free, open enrollment public schools that provides support to students in underserved communities. Battelle […] More

  • Wanda Gamble on Battelle's Federal Health Analytics Collaborations & Agencies' Precision Medicine Goals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wanda Gamble on Battelle’s Federal Health Analytics Collaborations & Agencies’ Precision Medicine Goals

    Wanda Gamble oversees the health and analytics unit at Battelle as a vice president for the nonprofit science and research organization whose federal healthcare clients include the departments of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs, HHS components and the Military Health System. She joined Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Battelle in 2012 after three years at the former Vangent as VP of […] More

  • USDOT Adds AT&T as Smart City Challenge Partner; Anthony Foxx Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USDOT Adds AT&T as Smart City Challenge Partner; Anthony Foxx Comments

    The Transportation Department has added AT&T as a strategic partner in the Smart City Challenge, a competition that seeks to develop an integrated city centered around data, technology and creativity. AT&T will provide the winning city roughly $1 million worth of hardware, products and services such as connectivity, IoT security consulting and  big data analytics support for traffic […] More

  • QinetiQ to Continue Hardware Service Work on Int'l Space Station Module - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ to Continue Hardware Service Work on Int’l Space Station Module

    QinetiQ will continue to help maintain hardware components the company developed for the International Space Station’s Columbus module under a contract extension through the end of this year. The company said Tuesday that it has also been working with Airbus to support the QinetiQ-developed scientific instruments for research inside the module. Airbus acts as a subcontractor and oversees replacement […] More