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  • Mitre Appoints 5 to Visiting Fellows Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Appoints 5 to Visiting Fellows Program

    Mitre has appointed five individuals to the nonprofit company’s Visiting Fellows Program that aims to help address complex national problems. The nonprofit said Thursday its newly appointed visiting fellows possess a background in the organization’s strategic focus areas of national defense, cybersecurity and health. Richard Byrne, senior vice president of programs and technology at Mitre, said the […] More

  • DoD CIO Seeks Positioning, Navigation & Timing Enterprise Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD CIO Seeks Positioning, Navigation & Timing Enterprise Support

    The Defense Department Chief Information Officer has issued a solicitation notice for programmatic, systems engineering and management support for DoD’s positioning, navigation and timing enterprise, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. DoD CIO seeks a contractor to help the department procure and manage PNT, GPS and navigation warfare systems, according to a performance of work statement obtained by Fedscoop. The selected contractor will also […] More

  • Marine Corps Picks Tactical Edge for Post-Deployment System Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Picks Tactical Edge for Post-Deployment System Support Contract

    Tactical Edge has won a potential five-year, $49 million contract to provide post-deployment system support to the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will aim to address the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s logistics support system requirements through PDSS technical services. San Diego-based Tactical Edge will help the group manage projects, administer systems, develop […] More

  • Air Force to Complete Windows 10 Transition in March - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Complete Windows 10 Transition in March

    The U.S. Air Force has announced it expects to complete Microsoft Windows 10 operating system transition by March 31 to meet requirements mandated by the Defense Department. The service branch said Tuesday it will decommission all systems not updated to Windows 10 by the deadline. The USAF will also have to replace the many computer assets within the […] More

  • Raytheon to Develop Additional Navy Aircraft Sensors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Develop Additional Navy Aircraft Sensors

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon an $8.8 million contract modification to develop additional software and hardware for the service branch’s F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft sensor systems. The award modifies a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and work will occur through December 2021 in El Segundo, California, the Defense Department said Tuesday. F/A-18E/F is a fighter aircraft primarily used for the Navy’s air superiority missions, […] More

  • Textron to Repair USAF Combat Aircraft System Tester - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron to Repair USAF Combat Aircraft System Tester

    A Textron subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $10.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to repair components of a technology platform used to test military combat aircraft systems. Textron Systems will perform repair work on AN/USM-670 Joint Service Combat System Tester parts under the sole-source contract, the Defense Department said Tuesday. JSECST is designed to test and fault-isolate […] More

  • Raytheon Gets $56M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 Aircraft Radar Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets $56M Order to Repair Navy F/A-18 Aircraft Radar Systems

    Raytheon has received a one-year, $56 million delivery order to provide repair services for APG-65 and APG-73 radar systems installed on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday the Navy will obligate $27.4 million in fiscal 2018  working capital funds at the time of award. Raytheon will repair the aircraft radars at a company facility located in Indianapolis, […] More

  • Boeing Secures $61M Contract for Japanese AWACS Upgrade Installation, Checkout - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Secures $61M Contract for Japanese AWACS Upgrade Installation, Checkout

    Boeing has secured a potential $60.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support installation and checkout of a mission computing upgrade to Japan’s airborne warning and control systems aircraft. The company will install and inspect the upgrades for four Japanese E-767 aircraft and related ground systems, the Defense Department said Monday. USAF awarded Boeing a $403 […] More

  • EWS-Ethosgen-Rockwell Collins Team to Develop Waste-to-Energy Convertor for US Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EWS-Ethosgen-Rockwell Collins Team to Develop Waste-to-Energy Convertor for US Military

    A team of Eco Waste Solutions, EthosGen and Rockwell Collins has received the green light from the Defense Department to develop a waste-to-energy conversion system for the U.S. military. EWS said Friday the team will proceed with the Deployable Waste-to-Energy Convertor for Expeditionary Bases with Thermal Energy to Electrical Power System development effort under DoD’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. “Military installations […] More

  • Oracle to Launch 12 Data Centers in Cloud Footprint Expansion Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle to Launch 12 Data Centers in Cloud Footprint Expansion Push

    Oracle has announced plans to open 12 new data centers across Asia, Europe and the Americas region in a push to expand the geographic reach of the technology firm’s cloud services. The company said Monday it will establish two facilities in the U.S. to serve Defense Department customers and another two in Canada. Other data center locations will […] More

  • Air Force Research Lab, NextFlex Collaborate to Develop 'Flexible' Circuit System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Research Lab, NextFlex Collaborate to Develop ‘Flexible’ Circuit System

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has collaborated with a public-private manufacturing consortium to create operational prototypes of a circuit board system in efforts to accelerate the development of smart technologies. AFRL said Thursday it worked with NextFlex: America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute to develop Arduino integrated circuit systems that are designed to be programmed through open-source software. […] More

  • USAF Taps Spartan Air Academy for Iraq Aviation Training Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Spartan Air Academy for Iraq Aviation Training Services

    Addison, Texas-based Spartan Air Academy Iraq will establish an air academy training program for Iraq’s air force under a one-year, $45 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the company will perform contract work at Balad Air Base, Iraq through Feb. 8, 2019. USAF’s 338th Specialized Contracting Squadron will obligate $9,999,999 […] More