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  • Axiomatics' 2018 Federal Security Update Cites DevOps, Data Monitoring Trends at Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Axiomatics’ 2018 Federal Security Update Cites DevOps, Data Monitoring Trends at Agencies

    Axiomatics‘ federal subsidiary has projected that DevOps, information dissemination and data monitoring initiatives are among the information technology-related areas that will dominate federal security practices in 2018. The DevOps methodology — an integration of software development and operations — will see increased implementation across large federal agencies that are used to creating their own software, Axiomatics Federal […] More

  • Iridium Unveils 6 Initial Certus Ground Mobile Service Providers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Unveils 6 Initial Certus Ground Mobile Service Providers

    Iridium Communications has introduced the first group of six companies that will provide ground-based mobile services through its Iridium Certus broadband offering by mid-2018. The company said Wednesday Iridium Certus is powered by the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation and is designed to provide mobile communications services such as voice, cellular data, satellite internet and land […] More

  • Navy Selects Tekla Research, Avian-Precise Co. for NAVAIR Systems Engineering Support IDIQs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Selects Tekla Research, Avian-Precise Co. for NAVAIR Systems Engineering Support IDIQs

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $64.1 million contract to Tekla Research and a $57.4 million contract to Avian-Precise Co. for a range of support services to the Naval Air Systems Command’s Systems Engineering Department. The Defense Department said Friday Tekla will perform up to 835,200 hours of systems specialty engineering and technical work while Avian-Precise will conduct up to 739,200 hours of sustaining engineering, […] More

  • IBM Vet Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Named Microsoft Chief Diversity Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Vet Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Named Microsoft Chief Diversity Officer

    Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, a more than two-decade veteran of IBM, has joined Microsoft as chief diversity officer. McIntyre will lead Microsoft’s cross-company efforts to promote cultural diversity in the workplace and establish partnerships with external organizations to help drive inclusion and diversity in the technology field, Microsoft said Sunday. She will perform her new duties at Microsoft’s office in Redmond, Washington, and […] More

  • NASA Seeks Grant Applications for University Space Tech Research Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Grant Applications for University Space Tech Research Projects

    NASA plans to award up to $600,000 over three years to university-led research projects that aim to address “high-priority” technology areas of interest to U.S. space programs. The space agency said Saturday its Space Technology Mission Directorate seeks proposals from accredited universities through the Early Career Faculty appendix of the “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration and Infusion 2018” solicitation, […] More

  • Leidos Named to Ethisphere's 'Most Ethical Companies' List; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Named to Ethisphere’s ‘Most Ethical Companies’ List; Roger Krone Comments

    The Ethisphere Institute has included Leidos in the nonprofit organization’s 2018 list of most ethical companies around the world. Leidos said Monday it is one of the 135 companies that have received recognition from the institute for their standards and practices in ethics. “Today’s increasingly complex world requires that each of us have an even greater focus on ethical behavior, […] More

  • Report: Noblis Eyes Expansion in San Antonio, TX - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Noblis Eyes Expansion in San Antonio, TX

    Noblis seeks to expand its operations in San Antonio, Texas from 21 employees to about 125 personnel in the next two to three years, My San Antonio reported Thursday. Mike Cameron, director of cyber solutions at Noblis, said the Virginia-based research and technology nonprofit aims to conduct more work related to artificial intelligence, data science and cybersecurity at […] More

  • Johnson Controls to Help US Army Base Implement Energy Conservation Measures - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johnson Controls to Help US Army Base Implement Energy Conservation Measures

    Johnson Controls‘ federal systems business has signed a $40 million energy savings performance contract with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center to help implement energy conservation measures at a military base located in the Marshall Islands. The company said Thursday it will design, implement and manage an islandwide solar photovoltaic, lithium-ion battery storage and microgrid control […] More

  • CompTIA Updates Cloud Certification Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Updates Cloud Certification Program

    Information technology association CompTIA has launched a new version of its cloud certification program in a move to emphasize the skills necessary for information technology professionals to deploy cloud services within an organization. CompTIA Cloud+ certification expands the coverage of the exam to include advanced cloud skills used in broader IT systems and operations, the association said […] More

  • Lockheed Releases Satellite Specs to Advance Collaboration Via ‘Open Space’ Project; Rick Ambrose Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Releases Satellite Specs to Advance Collaboration Via ‘Open Space’ Project; Rick Ambrose Comments

    Lockheed Martin has launched a new program that seeks to encourage researchers, startups and companies to propose new technologies designed to address space-related challenges. The company said Thursday it published technical specifications about payload accommodation data for its LM 2100 satellite, LM 400 satellite and two LM 50 nanosatellite variants through the Open Space initiative to […] More

  • Kratos Demos Updated Aerial Drone System Through Flight Test Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Demos Updated Aerial Drone System Through Flight Test Missions

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has demonstrated new updates and enhancements to its aerial drone system during a series of flight test missions. The tests aimed to evaluate the updated drone’s capacity to support customers and their missions worldwide, Kratos said Thursday. Kratos President and CEO Eric DeMarco said the company aims to showcase its portfolio of jet-powered unmanned […] More

  • Lockheed Taps BAE to Update UAE F-16 Head-Up Displays - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps BAE to Update UAE F-16 Head-Up Displays

    BAE Systems has secured a contract from Lockheed Martin to modernize head-up displays of the United Arab Emirates’ F-16 fighter aircraft fleet. The British defense contractor said Thursday it will replace the fleet’s analog HUDs with digital displays using its Digital Light Engine technology. Lockheed received a potential $1.6 billion order from UAE in November 2017 to upgrade the […] More