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  • Army Seeks R&D, Technical Support Sources for Cybersecurity Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Seeks R&D, Technical Support Sources for Cybersecurity Program

    The U.S. Army has begun to search for industry sources of research and development and technical services that could support the Army Research Laboratory’s cybersecurity service provider. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday stated ARL will use information from the responses to identify interested vendors and formulate a strategy for a planned solicitation on a contract with one base year […] More

  • Navy Solicits Proposals for Cybersecurity Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Solicits Proposals for Cybersecurity Support Services

    The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division has begun to solicit proposals from interested vendors for a range of cybersecurity support services. NAWCWD plans to award a five-year, single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to aid the analysis, design, development, test, integration, deployment and operations of information technology systems and services, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. […] More

  • NIST Taps Gemalto for Digital Driver's License Pilot Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Taps Gemalto for Digital Driver’s License Pilot Program

    Gemalto has received a two-year government grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to team up with Colorado, Idaho, Maryland and Washington D.C. on a pilot program for the development of digital driver’s licenses. Gemalto said Monday the grant requires the company to support the jurisdictions on the creation of a smartphone-based credential and the […] More

  • Silicon Graphics International to Provide Supercomputers for DoD HPC Modernization Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Silicon Graphics International to Provide Supercomputers for DoD HPC Modernization Program

    Silicon Graphics International has received a potential $26.5 million contract from the Defense Department to provide supercomputer systems in support of DoD’s High Performance Computing Modernization Program. SGI said Monday it will implement the company’s SGI ICE XA supercomputers at two Army Research Laboratory Defense Supercomputing Resource Centers as part of HPCMP’s TI-16 technology insertion. The HPC modernization effort aims to update high-performance computing […] More

  • Engility Awarded $71M Naval Aircraft Engineering Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Awarded $71M Naval Aircraft Engineering Services Contract

    Engility has received a 21-month, $71 million contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to provide systems engineering services on U.S. aerial platforms and weapons systems. The company said Friday it will assess the technical performance, suitability and risks of NAWCAD’s aircraft, weapons and integrated systems as part of the contract and perform a […] More

  • Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subcontracts ATCC for NCI Biospecimen Repository Operations Support

    ATCC has received a potential seven-year, $32 million subcontract from a Leidos subsidiary to manage a National Cancer Institute biospecimen repository in Frederick, Maryland. ATCC said Tuesday its team will store and distribute biospecimens to basic and clinical investigators who support cancer and infectious disease research efforts as well as manage operational costs and logistics at NCI’s Frederick Central Repository. The […] More

  • Next Century Consolidates Maryland Operations in Annapolis Junction Location - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Next Century Consolidates Maryland Operations in Annapolis Junction Location

    Next Century has moved its Maryland-based operations to 2701 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Annapolis Junction, Maryland. The software company has 134 employees who develop software for the Defense Department, Next Century said Monday. John McBeth, Next Century president, CEO and co-founder, said the new offices give Maryland employees room for expansion as well as collaboration spaces. The company secured a […] More

  • Boeing to Support U.K. P-8A Aircraft Production Under $68M Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Support U.K. P-8A Aircraft Production Under $68M Navy Contract Modification

    Boeing has landed a $68.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead parts needed for the production of P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime patrol aircraft for the U.K. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will also provide manufacturing support for two full-rate production 4 Lot 8 P-8As under the foreign military sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

  • Navy Taps Advanced Acoustic Concepts for P-8A, MH-60R Trainer Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Advanced Acoustic Concepts for P-8A, MH-60R Trainer Updates

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to Advanced Acoustic Concepts for the procurement of the Common Acoustic Simulation Environment Fidelity Implementation system to support P-8A and MH-60R operators. The Defense Department said Monday CASE-FI works to provide tactical operational flight trainers and weapons tactics trainers updated anti-software warfare tactical environment platforms. The Naval Air Warfare Center […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Eyes New Maryland Office for Cyber Business Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Eyes New Maryland Office for Cyber Business Expansion

    Ball Aerospace and Technologies plans to open a new office in Columbia, Maryland  this summer as part of expansion initiatives after the company completed its acquisition of specialized engineering cyber services provider Wavefront Technologies. The company said Tuesday it seeks candidates from various fields such as systems engineering, software development, cybersecurity, intelligence analysis and computer science to join the Maryland office. Ball Aerospace […] More

  • Northrop Grants STEM Scholarships to 24 Maryland High School Seniors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grants STEM Scholarships to 24 Maryland High School Seniors

    Northrop Grumman has awarded more than $240,000 in scholarship funds to 24 high school seniors in Maryland this year through its Engineering Scholars Program, Maryland Department of Commerce’s MDBIZ News reported Wednesday. Curran McSwigan writes Northrop gives scholarship grants worth $10,000 per year per student who will pursue engineering, computer science, physics or math studies at an accredited college […] More

  • Fluor, Partners Reach Financial Agreement on $6B Maryland Light Rail Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fluor, Partners Reach Financial Agreement on $6B Maryland Light Rail Project

    A team comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line and Star America Purple Line has achieved financial close on Maryland’s $5.6 billion Purple Line Light Rail project. The Fluor-led Purple Line Transit Partners will finance, design, build, operate and maintain the project for Maryland’s transportation department and transit administration through a 36-year period, Fluor said Monday. The company added the team received financing […] More