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  • CSI Factoring Offers Financing Support to GovCon Companies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSI Factoring Offers Financing Support to GovCon Companies

    Commercial finance company CSI Factoring has unveiled a program that provides working capital in efforts to help government contractors fund or pursue business opportunities with the public sector. “Even after being awarded a large government contract, government contractors are having trouble obtaining the necessary operating capital to achieve sustainable long-term success for their business,” CEO Christopher Smith […] More

  • Engineering Services Network to Support NUWC Newport's Module Test & Repair Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engineering Services Network to Support NUWC Newport’s Module Test & Repair Program

    Engineering Services Network will provide logistics and technical support for the module test and repair program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Newport Division under a potential five-year, $13.5 million contract. The company said Wednesday the contract covers life-cycle support and repairs for circuit card assemblies and electronic modules at the NUWC Newport detachment field engineering office […] More

  • NorSec Info Sharing, Analysis Org to Adopt ThreatConnect Cyber Intell Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NorSec Info Sharing, Analysis Org to Adopt ThreatConnect Cyber Intell Platform

    ThreatConnect will provide its threat intelligence platform product to the NorSec information sharing and analysis organization under a partnership agreement to boost the cybersecurity capabilities of NorSec members. The company said Tuesday the ISAO edition of its threat intelligence platform seeks to leverage collaboration between the public and private sectors. “It is our belief that all types of organizations, […] More

  • Air Force to Hunt Cyber Threats With Endgame's Automated Cyber Ops Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force to Hunt Cyber Threats With Endgame’s Automated Cyber Ops Platform

    Cybersecurity software vendor Endgame has received a sole-source contract to provide its automated Cyber Operations Platform to help the U.S. Air Force detect, hunt and respond to cyber adversaries. The company said Thursday the Air Force cyber protection teams can utilize the platform’s analytics engine, stealth sensors and extensible architecture as well as the Endgame “hunt cycle” methodology. “We’ve […] More

  • Booz Allen: Govt to See Increased Agile Processes, Cultural Shift in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen: Govt to See Increased Agile Processes, Cultural Shift in 2016

    Booz Allen Hamilton predicts that lean processes for IT development and a shift toward a collaborative culture will drive government technology acquisitions in 2016. The company said Monday agile processes and partnerships with Silicon Valley are two trends that agencies will see as they work to meet mission requirements and reduce costs. “In the year ahead, agency leaders will […] More

  • AF to Exercise Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed JSTARS Recap Contract Options After Milestone Decision - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF to Exercise Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed JSTARS Recap Contract Options After Milestone Decision

    The U.S. Air Force‘s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program has received a Milestone A decision to move forward to the technology maturation risk reduction phase, the service branch said Monday. According to the Air Force, the Defense Department‘s undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics gave the decision after seven months of materiel solution analysis work. […] More

  • Leidos Gets Contract Modification for DARPA's Adaptive Radar Countermeasures Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Gets Contract Modification for DARPA’s Adaptive Radar Countermeasures Program

    Leidos has received a contract modification from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that brings the value of its contract on the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures program to $33.2 million. The Defense Department said Monday the modification itself is worth $12.9 million and covers ARC work through December 2017. Leidos will perform work at locations in Virginia, New York […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Power Grid Cyber Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Power Grid Cyber Initiative

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has scheduled a Proposers Day for Dec. 14 to discuss an upcoming broad agency announcement on DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization program. DARPA said in a notice posted Dec. 3 the RADICS program seeks early-warning, situational awareness and threat characterization technologies to detect and respond to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The […] More

  • Accenture Study: Citizens Increasing Demand for Digital Govt Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Study: Citizens Increasing Demand for Digital Govt Services

    A new Accenture survey of U.S. citizens indicates an increase in demand for digital platforms to facilitate their interactions with government and access to public services. The company said Tuesday 86 percent of respondents seek increased digital interactions as 92 percent stated improvements in the deployment of digital services would have a positive effect on their view of government. Accenture surveyed 6,624 […] More

  • In-Q-Tel Invests in Magnet Forensics for Digital Evidence Analysis Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel Invests in Magnet Forensics for Digital Evidence Analysis Tech

    The Intelligence Community’s venture capital arm In-Q-Tel has invested in digital forensics software developer Magnet Forensics and established a strategic partnership that seeks to support national security and law enforcement agencies. “Our strategic partnership with IQT and, in turn, the U.S. Intelligence Community will help us better understand the evolving nature of crime and the digital evidence […] More

  • SkyLink Transitions President, Exec Roles From David Dacquino to Rima Saleh, Philip Hampson - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SkyLink Transitions President, Exec Roles From David Dacquino to Rima Saleh, Philip Hampson

    SkyLink Aviation has appointed Rima Saleh as president and Philip Hampson as executive chairman to take over the positions vacated by David Dacquino, who will transition out as the company’s president and CEO, SkyLink said in a press release Tuesday. GovCon Wire reported Thursday Dacquino will join Serco Inc. as senior vice president of the defense services business unit. […] More

  • Leidos-Integrated Runway Mgmt System Deployed at Seattle-Tacoma Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos-Integrated Runway Mgmt System Deployed at Seattle-Tacoma Airport

    A Leidos-integrated and Xsight Systems-developed automated runway management system has been deployed at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to detect foreign objects and debris at the airport’s new center runway. Leidos said Thursday the Port of Seattle selected RunWize to help bolster safety and efficiency in the runway’s daily operations through continuous video monitoring. The system, which includes FODetect and the […] More