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  • GE-Hitachi to Establish New Facility for DOE Depleted Uranium Enrichment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE-Hitachi to Establish New Facility for DOE Depleted Uranium Enrichment

    GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment has proposed to establish a facility near the Energy Department‘s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky to produce natural uranium that will be used as fuel for civil nuclear reactors. DOE said Thursday it agreed to sell depleted uranium to GLE over a 40-year period and the company will enrich the metal at the future Paducah Laser […] More

  • Real-Time Innovations Gets DOE Funds for Smart Grid Security R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Real-Time Innovations Gets DOE Funds for Smart Grid Security R&D

    Real-Time Innovations has received funds from the Energy Department to continue research on smart grid security systems that apply Data-Distribution Service standard. RTI said Monday it will collaborate with DoE and use the company’s Connext DDS real-time commercial connectivity software to develop a platform that could potentially secure the next-generation U.S. smart grid’s cyberphysical communications infrastructure. The company added it also […] More

  • DOE to Fund Hydrogen, Synthetic Fuel Tests for Capstone Microturbine Energy Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Fund Hydrogen, Synthetic Fuel Tests for Capstone Microturbine Energy Systems

    The Energy Department will provide $335,000 in funds over the next year to Argonne National Laboratory to perform hydrogen and synthetic fuel tests on Capstone Turbine‘s microturbine energy systems. Argonne will test Capstone’s C65 and C200 microturbines in an effort to support research and development initiatives and also promote Capstone’s hydrogen and syngas fuel products to the market, the company said […] More

  • DOE Lab, Exelon Enter Clear Energy Systems R&D Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Lab, Exelon Enter Clear Energy Systems R&D Agreement

    The Energy Department‘s Argonne National Laboratory and Exelon have signed a five-year cooperative research-and-development agreement to explore new technology that could support clean energy goals and help develop a next-generation energy grid. Exelon said Tuesday the partnership aims to combine the company’s market knowledge with Argonne’s research and expertise in energy production and delivery. The agreement also builds on Argonne and […] More

  • MapR Creates Federal Advisory Board to Aid Govt Clients in IT Modernization Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MapR Creates Federal Advisory Board to Aid Govt Clients in IT Modernization Efforts

    San Jose, California-based converged data platform developer MapR Technologies has established a federal advisory board that aims to help familiarize U.S. government customers with big data management technologies. MapR said Wednesday the advisory board comprises former government leaders who previously worked at the Defense Department, intelligence community and federal civilian agencies and have knowledge of various issues that affect the government’s information technology modernization efforts. “The board […] More

  • DOE Issues Draft RFQ for NNSA Engineering, Technical Support BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Issues Draft RFQ for NNSA Engineering, Technical Support BPA

    The Energy Department has issued a draft request for quotation in support of a plan to develop a blanket purchase agreement for engineering, programmatic and technical services in support of DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration. A FedConnect notice posted Friday says the the RFQ is open to vendors that hold the General Services Administration’s contract schedules for […] More

  • INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    INSA Names Defense & Intell Analyst Larry Hanauer as Policy VP

    Larry Hanauer, a former senior international policy analyst at RAND Corp., has joined the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as vice president for policy. He will oversee the nonprofit organization’s councils, task forces and other member-driven groups that aim to address national security issues through thought leadership and collaborative, public-private recommendations, INSA said Wednesday. At RAND, Hanaeur analyzed […] More

  • Interplay Learning to Develop Solar Training Platform Under DOE Cooperative Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Interplay Learning to Develop Solar Training Platform Under DOE Cooperative Deal

    Interplay Learning has received a $1.25 million contract from the Energy Department to develop a content platform that will feature three-dimensional simulations and educational tools intended for solar installation training programs. DOE awarded the cooperative contract through the Technology to Market program under the department’s SunShot Initiative with the goal to increase the adoption of solar technologies, Interplay […] More

  • GSA, DOE Seek Info on Building Tech Platform Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA, DOE Seek Info on Building Tech Platform Sources

    The General Services Administration and Energy Department have started to seek information on potential industry sources that can provide building technology platforms designed to build up the environmental and economic performance of federal and commercial facilities. Both agencies will evaluate potential building technologies through measurement and verification performance studies as part of the Green Proving […] More

  • Centrus to Help Update American Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centrus to Help Update American Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Tech

    Centrus Energy has received a one-year, $25 million contract from a Battelle-University of Tennessee partnership to support the advancement of U.S. gas centrifuge uranium enrichment technology. Centrus said Thursday it will engineer and test the American Centrifuge technology under the follow-on contract with UT-Battelle in efforts to help address the country’s future national and energy security requirements. UT-Battelle runs the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in […] More

  • Broker Exchange Network Gets DOE Funds to Unveil Online Brokerage Platform for Solar Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Broker Exchange Network Gets DOE Funds to Unveil Online Brokerage Platform for Solar Components

    The Energy Department has awarded Rochester, Minnesota-based consortium Broker Exchange Network $700,000 in funds to help launch an online marketplace startup intended for companies in the solar industry. Broker Exchange Network will use the funds to further develop the EnergyBin site in an effort to facilitate the sale and procurement of solar components and replacement parts for commercial and residential […] More

  • Air Force Demos Boeing-Built Minuteman III ICBM with Test Re-Entry Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Demos Boeing-Built Minuteman III ICBM with Test Re-Entry Vehicle

    The U.S. Air Force’s Global Strike Command tested a Boeing-built Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system Monday at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The military branch said Monday 341st Missile Wing airmen launched the unarmed Minuteman III with a test re-entry vehicle that contained a telemetry package during the operational test, the Air Force said Monday. The re-entry vehicle traveled nearly 4,200 […] More