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  • Google Apps for Work Clears FedRAMP Authorization Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google Apps for Work Clears FedRAMP Authorization Process

    Amit Singh, president of Google for Work, has announced that Google will deliver what the search giant calls unlimited cloud storage to U.S. government agencies through the Google Apps for Work offering. Singh wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that the company has received authorization under FedRAMP — the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program — to offer the cloud-based […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Lands $63M UK Naval Vigilance Radar Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Lands $63M UK Naval Vigilance Radar Contract

    Lockheed Martin will provide Naval Vigilance Radar software to the U.K. defense ministry under a $62.9 million contract. The company said Thursday it has collaborated with Kelvin Hughes to produce the navigation software, which includes a collision avoidance system and a common maritime data processing environment. Peter Ruddock, chief executive of Lockheed Martin UK, said the Naval […] More

  • DISA to Use OPSWAT Multi-Scanning Tool on DoD Network Security Architecture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA to Use OPSWAT Multi-Scanning Tool on DoD Network Security Architecture

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has tasked OPSWAT to deploy the company’s Metascan multi-scanning tool in the Joint Regional Security Stack to bolster the security of Defense Department networks. OPSWAT said Thursday Metascan will support InQuest‘s network session inspection and analysis technology to build up JRSS’ malware detection capability. InQuest CTO Pedram Amini noted that the file analysis tool features a […] More

  • Lockheed, AEC Open 1st Overseas Sniper ATP Support Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, AEC Open 1st Overseas Sniper ATP Support Center

    Lockheed Martin and Advanced Electronics Company have launched a Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Expanded Repair Capability center in Saudi Arabia to provide sustainment support to Sniper ATPs. Lockheed said Thursday this first-ever ATP support center outside U.S. will help improve repair and fleet readiness and increase the local manufacturing base. “We are proud to partner with AEC to enhance […] More

  • Air Force Completes SBIRS Block 10 Ground System Readiness Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Completes SBIRS Block 10 Ground System Readiness Test

    The U.S. Air Force‘s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate has completed the 14-day Block 10 integrated test and evaluation readiness soak on the Space Based Infrared System‘s ground segment, the service branch reported Jan. 21. The directorate conducted the test at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado beginning Jan. 5 to check the system’s readiness and […] More

  • USDA Awards Marketing Strategic Plan Devt Contract to SAMS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USDA Awards Marketing Strategic Plan Devt Contract to SAMS

    Strategy and Management Services has been awarded a contract to provide support to the Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Dairy Programs. The company said Wednesday the contract includes the development and execution of a strategic plan to augment the marketing of milk and dairy products in the country. SAMS will conduct a comparative analysis of the […] More

  • NIH Awards Leidos $17M Software, Tech Support Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Awards Leidos $17M Software, Tech Support Task Order

    Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has received a potential $17 million task order to provide software development and technical support to the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review. The company said Wednesday it will work on the maintenance of web-based, desktop and mobile-based applications, technical support for premise and remote access as well as hardware and software […] More

  • NCCoE Deploys OSIsoft’s PI System for Cyber Tools Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCCoE Deploys OSIsoft’s PI System for Cyber Tools Integration

    OSIsoft’s PI System has been deployed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the National Cyber Center of Excellence to support the integration of standards-based cybersecurity tools. The company said Tuesday it seeks to provide data management services using operations technology and information technology to the U.S. cyber infrastructure. Project Performance Company will test PI System’s […] More

  • Army Awards Cybersecurity Contract to Parsons; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Awards Cybersecurity Contract to Parsons; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    Parsons will provide cybersecurity services to the U.S. Army under the awarded Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations Infrastructure contract. The company said Monday the contract covers cyberspace weapons systems that work to detect possible cyber threats in support of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. Mary Ann Hopkins, […] More

  • ORNL Uses Allinea Code Performance Analysis Tool to Support Supercomputers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ORNL Uses Allinea Code Performance Analysis Tool to Support Supercomputers

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory has deployed Allinea Software‘s Allinea MAP code performance profiler to help drive operational efficiency for the Titan supercomputer and facilitate application readiness for the upcoming Summit pre-exascale computing system. The company said Jan. 19 the profiler tool works to build on the previously deployed Allinea DDT debugger to boost computing capability in support […] More

  • Mary Davie: GSA Works With DISA, CSPs to Prepare Future Cloud IDIQ Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Davie: GSA Works With DISA, CSPs to Prepare Future Cloud IDIQ Vehicle

    Mary Davie of the General Services Administration‘s Federal Acquisition Service has said both government and industry partners have helped in FAS’ preparations for a future cloud computing contract. She wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that GSA has worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency and cloud vendors to generate feedback that would help shape a new cloud services vehicle […] More

  • Visiongain: Military Unmanned Maritime Vehicles Market to See Increased Demand Through 2026 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Military Unmanned Maritime Vehicles Market to See Increased Demand Through 2026

    Visiongain’s new report predicts that the military unmanned maritime vehicles market will be worth $810.9 million by the end of 2016. The company said the growth is due to the increased technological development and crossover between commercial and military needs. “Globally, militaries are turning to UMVs to augment their manned capabilities,” said Sophie Hammond, Visiongain’s […] More