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  • Aquabotix UUV Placed on GSA Contract Vehicle for Govt Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aquabotix UUV Placed on GSA Contract Vehicle for Govt Procurement

    An Aquabotix-built unmanned underwater vehicle is now available for purchase on General Services Administration contract vehicles, Naval Today reported Tuesday. Aquabotix’s Endura UUV platform has been approved for federal, state and local government procurement via the GSA Schedule and GSA Advantage contract vehicles. “Inclusion on the GSA Schedule and in the GSA Advantage catalog now allows for […] More

  • Orbital ATK-Built Cygnus Spacecraft Departs from ISS to Perform Secondary Payload Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK-Built Cygnus Spacecraft Departs from ISS to Perform Secondary Payload Missions

    An Orbital ATK-built Cygnus spacecraft has departed from the International Space Station to conduct three secondary payload missions as part of its next mission phase. The company said Sunday that the S.S. John Glenn will perform NASA‘s Spacecraft Fire Experiment-III experiment which will monitor the behavior of fires in microgravity. “The experiment will intentionally ignite and record a large-scale […] More

  • Energy Department Announces Additional $20 Million in Research Awards - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Energy Department Announces Additional $20 Million in Research Awards

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday that it 10 previously selected Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awardees will receive a total of $20 million, honoring additional commitments. This marks the end of the road for the DOE’s approval process of the ARPA-E’s Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Autonomous On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) and […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Delivers HC-130J Personnel Recovery Aircraft to National Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Delivers HC-130J Personnel Recovery Aircraft to National Guard

    The U.S. National Guard has received the first of four Lockheed Martin-developed fixed-wing personnel recovery aircraft that will support operations in Alaska and the Pacific Theater. Lockheed said Thursday that the HC-130J aircraft will help users respond to disaster scenarios, evacuate aeromedical personnel, support humanitarian outreach programs, disseminate aviation advisories and perform security cooperation missions. HC-130J, which will succeed […] More

  • SpaceX Moves Launch of 11th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission to June 3 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX Moves Launch of 11th ISS Cargo Resupply Mission to June 3

    SpaceX has rescheduled to June 3 the launch of a Dragon spacecraft that will bring crew supplies, scientific research and equipment to the International Space Station, USA Today reported Thursday. The company’s 11th cargo resupply mission was originally slated for deployment on Thursday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA said the new […] More

  • CTC Buys New 3D Printing Equipment for Metal Processes; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Buys New 3D Printing Equipment for Metal Processes; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has bought new additive manufacturing equipment worth $1.2 million to support metal processing at the company’s Johnstown, Pennsylvania facility. CTC said Thursday its new three-dimensional printing platforms include a VRC Metal Systems Gen III Max cold spray system, an AMBIT hybrid additive manufacturing multi-task system and an SLM 280HL 3D printer. The new systems will help CTC […] More

  • PV Puvvada Named Vice Chair of Professional Services Council's Executive Committee, Directorial Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PV Puvvada Named Vice Chair of Professional Services Council’s Executive Committee, Directorial Board

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has been appointed as vice chair of the Professional Services Council’s executive committee and board of directors. Unisys said Friday Puvvada will lead strategy development and implementation at PSC in his new role. “PV has been a key contributor to PSC for years, and we are pleased he has accepted this […] More

  • Cisco, IBM Forge Alliance to Integrate Cybersecurity Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco, IBM Forge Alliance to Integrate Cybersecurity Offerings

    Cisco and IBM have partnered to integrate their cybersecurity offerings and foster collaboration on threat intelligence. IBM said Wednesday Cisco will create new applications for IBM’s QRadar security analytics platform and the first two apps will work to help security teams understand and mitigate advanced threats. The Cisco-made apps will be available on IBM’s Security App Exchange system. IBM will […] More

  • Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Introduces Cloud Migration, Optimization Tool for DoD, IC Clients

    Engility has launched a technology platform the company designed to help defense and intelligence agencies architect, optimize and migrate to cloud computing infrastructure. Cloud ASCEND uses a data-based approach meant to help customers manage cloud and enterprise modernization projects, Engility said Wednesday. The company developed the platform to help customers gain visibility and reduce potential risks of cloud migration. Amanda Brownfield, senior […] More

  • Jeff Kerridge Named Senior VP of Business Development at AECOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Kerridge Named Senior VP of Business Development at AECOM

    Jeff Kerridge, a 31-year nuclear industry veteran, has been named senior vice president of business development in the Nuclear & Environment (N&E) Strategic Business Unit within AECOM’s Management Services group, the company announced Tuesday “Jeff’s understanding of the nuclear industry for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.K. Ministry of Defense is invaluable,” said John Vollmer, […] More

  • U.S. Consumer Spending Rebounds for Biggest Increase in 4 Months - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    U.S. Consumer Spending Rebounds for Biggest Increase in 4 Months

    In line with wage and salary increases the previous month, U.S. consumer spending saw its biggest increase in four months in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. This increase was the largest since December. Consumer spending, which accounts for over two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, increased 0.4 percent. In April, households spent more on both goods […] More

  • Red Hat Acquires Codenvy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Acquires Codenvy

    Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), a provider of open source solutions, announced Thursday that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Codenvy, a provider of cloud-native tools that developers use to create modern container-based and cloud-native applications. Tools like Codenvy allow software engineers to spend less time on environment management, administration and other tasks that take them away […] More