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  • Thales to Supply Communication Services for EU Force in Central African Republic; Gerard Herby Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Supply Communication Services for EU Force in Central African Republic; Gerard Herby Comments

    Thales will supply and operate communications for the European Union Force based in the Central African Republic to help with field operations and other military missions. Systems and technologies to be used in the Central African Republic will include satellite communications and secure voice over Internet Protocol services capable of working simultaneously and quickly in field operations, Thales […] More

  • Boeing-Lockheed JV Seeks Rocket Engine Partners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Lockheed JV Seeks Rocket Engine Partners

    The United Launch Alliance has signed contracts with several U.S. companies to move towards creating a next-generation rocket engine, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin will choose one company to investigate next-generation liquid oxygen/ hydrocarbon first stage propulsion concepts to build the rocket engine as an alternative […] More

  • MCR Federal to Help Army Review Apache Plans, Testing Data; Neil Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MCR Federal to Help Army Review Apache Plans, Testing Data; Neil Albert Comments

    MCR Federal will help the U.S. Army manage data and review testing work for the Apache Helicopter program through engineering and support services under a potential six-year, $14.1 million contract. The program management services contractor will work with the branch’s Aviation and Missile, Development and Engineering Center in Huntsville, Ala. on reviewing airworthiness documentation, qualification test plans […] More

  • Kevin Graney: General Dynamics NASSCO to Build 5th Vessel for American Petroleum Tankers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Graney: General Dynamics NASSCO to Build 5th Vessel for American Petroleum Tankers

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has signed a contract with Kinder Morgan Energy Partners‘ American Petroleum Tankers to design and build an additional 610-foot, 50,000-ton cargo vessel with a 330,000 barrel capacity. General Dynamics NASSCO will construct the tanker at its shipyard in San Diego, California by the fourth quarter of 2015 for delivery in the second […] More

  • Boeing Taps Rockwell Collins Micro-GPS Tech for DoD Radio System; Mike Jones Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Taps Rockwell Collins Micro-GPS Tech for DoD Radio System; Mike Jones Comments

    Rockwell Collins will supply its Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS receivers to Boeing for the Defense Department‘s Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio system for joint search-and-rescue missions. The SAASM micro-GPS technology, which enables GPS coordinates to be decoded, is expected to support the CSEL system in providing geoposition and navigation information, Rockwell Collins said Monday. Mike Jones, vice president […] More

  • Bostonia Secures $3M to Fund Expanded Work on GSA Facility; Anita Molino Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bostonia Secures $3M to Fund Expanded Work on GSA Facility; Anita Molino Comments

    Bostonia Group has structured an additional $3.25 million in lease-backed secured notes to finance expanded tenant improvement work on a 30,170 sq ft General Services Administration facility in Tamuning, Guam. The company, through Bostonia Partners and Bostonia Global Securities, have structured and placed two previous batches of notes worth $12.5 million issued by developer Micronesia CSL Development […] More

  • Porticor, HP Form Cloud Encryption Partnership; Gilad Parann-Nissany Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Porticor, HP Form Cloud Encryption Partnership; Gilad Parann-Nissany Comments

    Cloud computing security company Porticor will integrate its encryption technology with the HP Atalla platform as the companies aim to help users securely pass data across public, private or hybrid clouds. Porticor’s data protection technology is built to protect the expanding fan of cloud environments and to combine data encryption with patented encryption and homomorphic management technologies […] More

  • Nextlabs-Siemens Team to Work With Digital Rights Management Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nextlabs-Siemens Team to Work With Digital Rights Management Clients

    NextLabs, a provider of information risk management software to businesses, will offer Siemens PLM Software to customers who want to communicate globally and securely. Both companies intend to help aerospace, defense and high-technology clients limit outside access and usage to PLM, CAD and other systems during production and operations in the field, NextLabs and Siemens said Monday. […] More

  • Accenture Awarded Contract by DigitalGlobe for App Development, Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Awarded Contract by DigitalGlobe for App Development, Testing

    Accenture will provide staffing for application development and testing projects to DigitalGlobe for the latter company’s projects around the world. Application service professionals from Accenture will work with DigitalGlobe and perform services such as writing of application code, Accenture said Monday. “Accenture is making its application services professionals available to DigitalGlobe for a wide variety […] More

  • Microsoft Launches GovCon Alliance; Cornelis Bosch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Launches GovCon Alliance; Cornelis Bosch Comments

    Microsoft has selected To-Increase to participate in this week’s launch of the Microsoft GovCon Alliance along with other government contracting companies whose offerings support Microsoft Dynamics AX. To-Increase said Monday its has included regulatory compliance management among its construction, manufacturing and professional offerings for government contractors as a member of the alliance. “The business of government contracting is […] More

  • Norway Tests Raytheon Missiles for Military Observers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Tests Raytheon Missiles for Military Observers

    Norway’s air force launched four Raytheon-built-air-to-air missiles during a live fire exercise in the Northern part of the country Monday in front of military observers from other countries. All four Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles hit their targets in the sky during the exercise at the Andoya Rocket Range, the company said Monday. Testers fired the […] More

  • Raytheon, Thales to Update TOW Weapon System; Michelle Lohmeier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Thales to Update TOW Weapon System; Michelle Lohmeier Comments

    Raytheon and Thales have entered into a development and production agreement to update the former’s tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, anti-armor weapon system, with Thales investing $20.2 million for the endeavor. Raytheon said Monday the collaboration will involve 27 months of design and development work and five years of production for two new missile subassemblies to boost system fuze […] More