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  • Deltek's Kyra Fussell: Strategic Sourcing to Change Federal IT Spending Landscape - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek’s Kyra Fussell: Strategic Sourcing to Change Federal IT Spending Landscape

    Strategic sourcing is changing the federal acquisitions process as government agencies turn to such practices amid declining budgets, according to Kyra Fussell, a senior research analyst at Deltek. Fussell wrote Sunday in The Washington Post that Deltek sees a $7 billion decline in the government IT market from 2014 to 2019 with agencies adopting strategic sourcing initiatives […] More

  • Skyhigh Networks, SafeNet Form Data Security Systems Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Skyhigh Networks, SafeNet Form Data Security Systems Partnership

    Skyhigh Networks will collaborate with SafeNet to deliver key management tools for corporate customers to secure their data in cloud computing environments. The companies said Monday that they will work to help enterprises balance cloud-based models for data encryption and related encryption keys in order to meet the requirements needed for use. “More and more organizations are asking to encrypt their […] More

  • Iridium to Offer Satellite-Based Wi-Fi Hotspot Platform; Bryan Hartin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium to Offer Satellite-Based Wi-Fi Hotspot Platform; Bryan Hartin Comments

    Iridium Communications has unveiled a global satellite-based Wi-Fi hotspot service to provide mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets with voice and data connectivity beyond the coverage of terrestrial networks. The company said Monday the Iridium GO! offering includes free applications for voice calls and texting and access to email, Web, weather and social media. Bryan Hartin, executive vice president for […] More

  • CACI Hands xG Technology 2nd Subcontract for $497M Army Network Support Program; John Coleman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Hands xG Technology 2nd Subcontract for $497M Army Network Support Program; John Coleman Comments

    CACI International has awarded a second subcontract to xG Technology under a potential five-year, $497 million U.S. Army communications services contract that CACI holds a prime position on. xG said Monday that it will provide communications and network systems research, development and evaluation on antennas, satellite communications, systems engineering, cybersecurity and communication networks. John Coleman, xG CEO, said the company aims […] More

  • QinetiQ partners with ASV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ partners with ASV

    QinetiQ announced that it has signed a contract with Autonomous Surface Vehicles to supply and support operations of autonomous surface target vessels. The partnership is part of QinetiQ’s new Marine Surface Target Service, which offers targets for ‘real’ test environments, evaluations and training. John Anderson, Managing Director for Weapons at QinetiQ, comments on how QinetiQ […] More

  • MAXIMUS to Manage UK Health, Work Service Program; Richard Montoni Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MAXIMUS to Manage UK Health, Work Service Program; Richard Montoni Comments

    A subsidiary of MAXIMUS has been tasked by the U.K. Department for Work and Pensions to manage its health and work service program beginning August under a 63-month contract. Health Management Limited‘s clinicians will perform medical assessments and develop return-to-work plans for people unable to work for at least four consecutive weeks due to medical conditions, MAXIMUS said Friday. CEO Richard […] More

  • Lockheed Completes First Two F-35s for Australian Air Force; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes First Two F-35s for Australian Air Force; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first two F-35 Lightning II jets under the $412 million manufacturing order from the Royal Australian Air Force, ahead of planned fuel system checks and ground and flight tests. The company said Thursday the AU-1 and AU-2 will be delivered to RAAF in late 2014 but will be used for Australia’s pilot training at Luke Air […] More

  • Spero Energy receives $150,000 in funding from NSF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spero Energy receives $150,000 in funding from NSF

    Spero Energy Inc., announced yesterday it has received a six-month $150,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is based on Purdue University intellectual property, said Spero. Basudeb Saha, chief technology officer, said the grant will aid in Spero Energy’s commercialization of its conversion technology. “We will use the funding to develop […] More

  • SRI Int'l receives $49M NIAID contract to study HIV and AIDS therapy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SRI Int’l receives $49M NIAID contract to study HIV and AIDS therapy

    SRI International has announced that it has been awarded a $49 million, seven-year contract with NIH-subsidiary the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to conduct preclinical development of HIV infection and AIDS therapies. The contract will support investigation into drug development and treatment of HIV and AIDS, as well as providing preventive techniques of sexually […] More

  • Exelis installs Deicing Management solution at Philadelphia Int'l Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis installs Deicing Management solution at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

    Exelis today announced it has successfully integrated its new deicing management solution at Philadelphia International Airport. The Symphony DeiceVue solution automates tasks in the deicing process that were previously done manually, improving coordination, efficiency and accuracy of operational reports, said Exelis. Ted Carniol, general manager of commercial aviation solutions for Exelis comments. “For the first […] More

  • Report: Small UAV Market to Reach $582M in Value by 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Small UAV Market to Reach $582M in Value by 2019

    The small unmanned aerial vehicle market is projected to grow by the end of 2019 at a 22 percent compound annual growth rate to a total market value of $582.2 million, according to a recent MarketsandMarkets report. The six-year global forecast on the small and man-portable UAV market classifies the technology based on trends, propulsion, payload, application, region […] More