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  • George Vardoulakis: Northrop-Diamond Aircraft Team to Explore Intell Collection Aircraft Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    George Vardoulakis: Northrop-Diamond Aircraft Team to Explore Intell Collection Aircraft Market Opportunities

    Northrop Grumman will establish an office near London International Airport in Ontario through a partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries to offer intelligence-gathering aircraft systems in Canada and other international markets. George Vardoulakis, vice president of medium-range tactical systems at Northrop, said Wednesday the companies will work to combine Northro’s manned and unmanned systems technology and Diamond […] More

  • KPMG Opens R&D Lab to Facilitate Data, Analytics Offerings; Mark Toon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KPMG Opens R&D Lab to Facilitate Data, Analytics Offerings; Mark Toon Comments

    KPMG has opened a virtual research and development center and innovation hub to develop data and analytics business solutions for member firms’ clients in support of KMPG Capital acquisitions and partnerships. The KPMG Insights Labs will facilitate R&D activity for KPMG Capital assets and intellectual property, including the demonstration and verification of proof-of-concept designs, KPMG said Wednesday. “While companies […] More

  • Systems Made Simple Wins Recompete for VETSNET Program Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Systems Made Simple Wins Recompete for VETSNET Program Contract

    Systems Made Simple will continue its development support work for the Veterans Benefits Management System and Benefits Gateway Services program after winning a recompete for a contract. The company said Thursday it will facilitate the development, testing and standardization of the Veterans Service Network and BGS with the goal of detecting and addressing production issues. VETSNET contains applications that process compensation and […] More

  • Lockheed Extends National Cyber Range Operations Support for Five Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Extends National Cyber Range Operations Support for Five Years

    Lockheed Martin has received a five-year, $14 million contract to continue its operation and sustainment support for cyber operation simulations at the National Cyber Range, Nextgov reported Friday. Aliya Sternstein writes Lockheed first joined the program in 2009 and signed an $80 million contract in 2012 to operate the range. The U.S. Army is allocating $5.6 million […] More

  • Oracle, Imagination Technologies to Bring Java to MIPS Systems; Nandini Ramani Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle, Imagination Technologies to Bring Java to MIPS Systems; Nandini Ramani Comments

    Oracle has partnered with Imagination Technologies to update Java for embedded systems, Internet of Things applications, 32-bit and 64-bit MIPS architectures and systems by utilizing Imagination’s PowerVR graphics. Imagination said Thursday that bringing Java, such as Oracle Java Development Kit and Oracle Java SE Embedded, to MIPS32 and MIPS64 could help increase usage of Java for networking equipment, mobile […] More

  • NATO Adds FireEye Threat Defense Tool to Info Assurance Product Catalogue; Paul Davis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NATO Adds FireEye Threat Defense Tool to Info Assurance Product Catalogue; Paul Davis Comments

    NATO has added a FireEye-built threat prevention tool to the alliance’s Information Assurance Product Catalogue and certified the platform for use by member nations and partner organizations. The NIAPC vets information assurance products and packages for NATO Systems Operations Centers through three levels of assessment that determine which information classification those products can secure, FireEye […] More

  • BlackBridge Gets $20M in Funding From Canadian Banks for Satellite Development; Richard Goode Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBridge Gets $20M in Funding From Canadian Banks for Satellite Development; Richard Goode Comments

    BlackBridge has received $20.2 million from the Bank of Montreal and the Business Development Bank of Canada to finance the development of the company’s RapidEye+ satellites and the renewal of credit facilities. BlackBridge said Thursday it plans to use the funds for its geospatial product expansion efforts. “We are seeking strong long-term partners as we continue to grow our business, and both […] More

  • Raymond Sedwick: UMD Center for Orbital Debris Research to Function as 'Collective' Hub - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raymond Sedwick: UMD Center for Orbital Debris Research to Function as ‘Collective’ Hub

    The University of Maryland has opened its Center for Orbital Debris Education and Research to facilitate collaboration between academia, industry and government to address issues related to orbital space debris, GCN reported Thursday. “Most existing organizations focus on just one aspect of the problem—tracking, modeling, remediation, mitigation, policy, etc.—but CODER will serve as a research collective to […] More

  • Autodesk, National Park Service Create 3D Models of USS Arizona Artifacts; Brian Mathews Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Autodesk, National Park Service Create 3D Models of USS Arizona Artifacts; Brian Mathews Comments

    Autodesk and the National Park Service held a press conference on Memorial Day to present the initial results of their survey of the USS Arizona and the 3D printout models created from these findings. Using Autodesk technology such as reality computing, underwater photogrammetry, subsea LiDAR, high-resolution sonar and above-water laser scanning, the team produced a partial 3D printout of […] More

  • Thales to Upgrade French Port's Rail Interlocking System; Christian Feuvre Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales to Upgrade French Port’s Rail Interlocking System; Christian Feuvre Comments

    Thales will install its electronic interlocking technology for HAROPA – Port of Le Havre in a project to upgrade the port’s 3R mechanical interlocking system’s rail signalling system. Thales said Thursday this is its third electronic interlocking system contract with the port and new work will include preliminary studies, supply, installation, testing and user training. “To support the […] More

  • Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall Visits Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipyard; Matt Mulherin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall Visits Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipyard; Matt Mulherin Comments

    Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, recently visited Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding facility for a look into the construction process and progress on two aircraft carriers. HII said Thursday Kendall was given a 3-D model demonstration of the adjustments to the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier based on results from work on the Gerald […] More

  • L-3 Unveils APEX First Responder, Urban Warfare Drone; J.R. Gear Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Unveils APEX First Responder, Urban Warfare Drone; J.R. Gear Comments

    L-3 Communications‘ Unmanned Systems segment has launched its Airborne Pursuit and Exploitation unmanned aircraft system at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Unmanned Systems 2014 conference held on May 12 to 15. The company said May 5 the compact, all-electric APEX can be used in close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and first responder and  urban […] More