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  • Leonardo Subsidiary Secures $53M in Army Ruggedized Computing System Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Subsidiary Secures $53M in Army Ruggedized Computing System Orders

    A subsidiary of Leonardo has received orders worth more than $53 million in total to deliver combat computing systems to the U.S. Army. Leonardo DRS said Thursday it will supply dismountable tablets, processor units, docking stations, interconnecting cables and ruggedized sunlight-readable touch-screen display units, which make up the Army’s Mounted Family of Computer Systems. MFoCS units are designed for […] More

  • Lockheed Picks Australia for 1st Overseas Research Center; Raydon Gates Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Picks Australia for 1st Overseas Research Center; Raydon Gates Comments

    Lockheed Martin plans to unveil a $9.8 million research laboratory in Melbourne, Australia, to focus on the development of software platforms that will work to direct attacks against hostile targets, The Age reported Monday. Daniel Flitton writes the company will open the research center by late 2016 and expects the facility to advance technology development […] More

  • IBM Picks 16 Cities for 'Smarter Cities' Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Picks 16 Cities for ‘Smarter Cities’ Grants

    IBM will provide pro bono consulting services to 16 municipalities around the world in an effort to address issues with citizen services through 2016 through a new set of grants awarded under the company’s Smarter Cities Challenge program. The company said Tuesday it values each consulting engagement at around $500,000. “[Cities] around the world are now able to better use data and […] More