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  • Nicholas Tomlin Joins Apprio as Information Security VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nicholas Tomlin Joins Apprio as Information Security VP

    Nicholas Tomlin, former senior manager at General Dynamics‘ information technology business and a more than two-decade industry veteran, has joined technology firm Apprio as vice president of information security. Apprio said Monday Tomlin will lead the Washington, D.C.-based company’s work with government customers in the areas of enterprise information assurance, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, security risk assessment, continuous monitoring and […] More

  • General Dynamics Launches Enterprise-Level Encryptor Manager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Launches Enterprise-Level Encryptor Manager

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has launched a new remote platform built to help customers manage encryption devices on an enterprise level. The company said Thursday the GEM One R1.1 works to facilitate the management of health, status and connectivity in enterprise networks containing dispersed encryption devices. The platform is also designed to help users […] More

  • Former CSRA CEO Larry Prior Appointed to Novetta Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former CSRA CEO Larry Prior Appointed to Novetta Board

    Former CSRA President and CEO Larry Prior, a four-time Wash100 winner, has joined the board of directors at McLean, Va.-based analytics services contractor Novetta. He is a public and private sector veteran with more than 30 years of intelligence, security, technology and defense program experience, Novetta said Tuesday.  “It’s an exciting time of growth at Novetta, and […] More

  • General Dynamics to Introduce LTE Comms System at Public Safety Industry Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Introduce LTE Comms System at Public Safety Industry Event

    General Dynamics will unveil a new 4G LTE communications platform at a two-day industry event that is scheduled to kick off Monday. The company said Friday it will showcase during the 2018 APCO International Annual Conference and Expo the FirstRunner system designed to help public safety organizations  communicate and access critical data while they perform missions in […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit to Modernize 100 More Army Main Battle Tanks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit to Modernize 100 More Army Main Battle Tanks

    General Dynamics’ land systems business has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army to convert an additional 100 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 configuration. The company said Wednesday the latest configuration works to update the vehicle’s armor, communications and fuel systems. The order falls under a potential three-year, $2.63 billion […] More

  • General Dynamics' IT Business Holds 3rd Annual Cyber Hackathon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics’ IT Business Holds 3rd Annual Cyber Hackathon

    General Dynamics’ information technology business held its third annual Cyber Hackathon on July 11 and 12 sponsored by Amazon Web Services and Splunk. This year’s collaborative training exercise, led by GDIT’s Cyber, Cloud and Data & Analytics Communities of Interest, focused on the use of artificial intelligence and machine-learning in the cyber domain, GDIT said […] More

  • General Dynamics Unit Gets Four EPA IT Support Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unit Gets Four EPA IT Support Orders

    General Dynamics’ information technology business has booked four one-year task orders worth a combined $23.4 million to support the Environmental Protection Agency‘s IT infrastructure, systems and applications. Each order contains two one-year options and supports EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, which GDIT has supported over the past 17 years, the company said Tuesday. The agency launched the program […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $89.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy implement an extended dry-docking restricted availability effort for the USS Higgins guided missile destroyer. NASSCO will modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class ship for the service branch, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $72.5 million in fiscal […] More

  • General Dynamics Vet Mark Sikorski Named COO of IT Firm USmax - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Vet Mark Sikorski Named COO of IT Firm USmax

    Mark Sikorski, an 18-year veteran of General Dynamics, has joined USmax as chief operating officer at the Gambrills, Md.-based information technology services provider. USmax said Wednesday Sikorsky most recently served as vice president of homeland security solutions at General Dynamics‘ information technology business and managed the unit’s work with the departments of Homeland Security and Justice. In that capacity, he […] More

  • BGOV: Federal Contract Spending Hit $512B in Fiscal 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BGOV: Federal Contract Spending Hit $512B in Fiscal 2017

    Federal contract obligations reached $512 billion in fiscal 2017, hitting the highest level since agencies spent $522 billion in fiscal 2012, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. The 2018 BGOV200 report showed that contract obligations received by the top 200 government contractors in fiscal 2017 accounted for 64 percent, or approximately $327 billion, of the total contract spending […] More

  • General Dynamics, Telesat Partner to Build LEO Satellite User Terminals; Manny Mora Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Telesat Partner to Build LEO Satellite User Terminals; Manny Mora Comments

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business and Telesat have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop user terminals designed to operate with the latter company’s low-Earth orbit satellites. Canada-based Telesat said Tuesday its LEO constellation will initially consist of 120 satellites and be designed to provide fiber-like broadband connectivity for government and commercial customers worldwide. “Our customers […] More

  • Col. Chuck Worshim: Army Picks General Dynamics as Interim Short-Range Air Defense Platform Integrator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Col. Chuck Worshim: Army Picks General Dynamics as Interim Short-Range Air Defense Platform Integrator

    Col. Chuck Worshim, program manager for cruise missile defense systems at the U.S. Army’s program executive office missiles and space, has said General Dynamics’ land systems business will serve as the platform integrator for the service’s Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense platform, Defense News reported Thursday. The IM-SHORAD system seeks to address a capability gap in the […] More