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  • ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program

    The Department of Homeland Security has licensed a network flow analysis platform to Atlanta-based information technology company zSofTech as part of a transition-to-market program managed by DHS’ science and technology directorate. DHS said Friday the Energy Department‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed the Network FLOW AnalyzER software application to inspect internet protocol in real time and help network administrators avoid […] More

  • Pixelligent Gets DoD, DOE Grants for Nanocomposite Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pixelligent Gets DoD, DOE Grants for Nanocomposite Tech Development

    Pixelligent Technologies has received $2.15 million in total funds from the departments of Defense and Energy to further develop new applications based on the company’s nanocomposite technology. The company said Monday it will create an organic light emitting diode under two Phase I and Phase IIB grants awarded through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research program. DoD also seeks […] More

  • Pete Tseronis Joins Alliance for Transportation Innovation's Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pete Tseronis Joins Alliance for Transportation Innovation’s Advisory Board

    Pete Tseronis, founder and CEO of professional services company Dots and Bridges, has joined the advisory board of the Alliance for Transportation Innovation, GovCon Executive has learned. ATI21 is s a consortium of transportation industry professionals and researchers who aim to promote technology development and deployment within the sector. Tseronis is also an advisory board member […] More

  • Accellion Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Cloud-Based Content Collaboration Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accellion Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Cloud-Based Content Collaboration Tool

    Accellion has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program  certification to offer a cloud-based content collaboration system to federal agencies. The FedRAMP moderate-impact level authorization seeks to facilitate the deployment of Accellion’s kiteworks content collaboration tool on Amazon Web Services’ Cloud platform to help government employees access and transmit sensitive data files, Accellion said Monday. “Earning […] More

  • Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Esri Inks Cooperative R&D, Enterprise Agreements with DOE Lab, NATO

    Esri has entered into a cooperative research-and-development agreement with the Energy Department‘s Idaho National Laboratory and a separate enterprise agreement with NATO. INL and Esri will collaborate to explore and develop prototype concepts related to location-based intelligence technology that can help secure critical infrastructure and missions, the company said Wednesday. Both parties aim to identify the potential […] More

  • DOE to Invest $72M in 68 Small Business R&D Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Invest $72M in 68 Small Business R&D Projects

    The Energy Department will award 73 grants worth up to $72 million combined to help fund phase II research-and-development projects of 68 small businesses across 24 states. DOE said Wednesday the grants, worth an average of $1 million each, will be funded via the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs and cover a two-year base […] More

  • Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz Joins Tri Alpha Energy's Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz Joins Tri Alpha Energy’s Board of Directors

    Ernest Moniz, former secretary of the Energy Department, has joined clean energy company Tri Alpha Energy as a member of the board of directors. Tri Alpha Energy CEO Steve Specker said in a statement published Thursday that Moniz will contribute his energy technology and policy development experience to help further the company’s fusion-based electricity generation initiatives. Moniz has also […] More

  • DOE Lab Adopts Red Hat's Cloud Platform to Aid Research Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Lab Adopts Red Hat’s Cloud Platform to Aid Research Efforts

    The Energy Department‘s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has deployed Red Hat‘s cloud platform within the laboratory’s compute and data infrastructure to support scientific and computational research projects at ORNL. Red Hat said Monday ORNL uses the company’s OpenStack Platform to provide cloud services in its Compute And Data Environment for Science infrastructure, which is designed to deliver computing, data analytics, […] More

  • DOE Taps SteelCloud to Provide Security Compliance Automation Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Taps SteelCloud to Provide Security Compliance Automation Tool

    SteelCloud has received a contract from the Energy Department to provide a remediation platform designed to automate compliance of applications and deployed data infrastructure with the Security Technical Implementation Guide. The company said Thursday ConfigOS works to scan endpoint platforms against STIG controls within a minute and remediate endpoints within 90 seconds. Brian Hajost, SteelCloud president and CEO, […] More

  • Energy Dept Picks 21 Companies for Energy Savings Performance Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Energy Dept Picks 21 Companies for Energy Savings Performance Contracts

    The Energy Department has awarded energy savings performance contracts to 21 companies to help update energy and water infrastructure at federal facilities. DOE said Friday contractors will design, construct, install and provide financing support to energy and water savings projects of federal agencies under the ESPCs. ESPCs will not require initial costs from agencies and contractors will be paid over the term of the […] More