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  • Reuters: Incoming Canadian Govt Could Reset CF-18 Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Incoming Canadian Govt Could Reset CF-18 Replacement Program

    The competition for new fighter jets to replace Canada’s CF-18 fleet faces a refresh as the Liberal party prepares to take over government on Nov. 4, Reuters reported Monday. Randall Palmer writes that incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ruled out the purchase of Lockheed Martin‘s F-35 and indicated plans to place savings onto naval ships. Other bids on […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets: Strict Gov't Regulations, Tech Advancements to Drive APT Defense Market Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets: Strict Gov’t Regulations, Tech Advancements to Drive APT Defense Market Through 2020

    A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the global market for advanced persistent threat protection systems will climb in value from $3.9 billion this year to $8.7 billion in 2020. The company said Oct. 14 the 17-percent compound annual growth rate over the five-year forecast period is due to increased demand for APT protection across several verticals amid a changing threat […] More

  • Report: Navy Eyes Boeing, Kongsberg OTH Missiles for Future LCS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy Eyes Boeing, Kongsberg OTH Missiles for Future LCS

    The U.S. Navy plans to install either Boeing‘s Harpoon or Kongsberg‘s Naval Strike Missile on future littoral combat ships in efforts to boost their lethality with an over-the-horizon surface-to-surface missile, Defense News reported Sunday. Christopher Cavas writes that a Sept. 17 directive from Rear Adm. Pete Fanta, director of surface warfare, sought OTH missiles on both the USS Freedom and […] More

  • Seattle Police to Adopt Accenture Data Analytics Platform; Jody Weis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Seattle Police to Adopt Accenture Data Analytics Platform; Jody Weis Comments

    Accenture will develop a data analytics platform for the Seattle police department’s work to apply data-driven decisions in support of operations and investigations. The company said Thursday the technology will include reporting and analytical functions and facilitate oversight into administrative and policing activities through the use of system alerts. “The insights and intelligence gained from the use of […] More

  • Lockheed Delivers Denmark's 1st MH-60R Order to Navy; Stephanie Hill Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers Denmark’s 1st MH-60R Order to Navy; Stephanie Hill Comments

    Lockheed Martin has delivered Denmark’s first order of the Sikorsky-built MH-60R helicopter to the U.S. Navy ahead of a scheduled series of tests. The company said Thursday the helicopter is the first of nine planned MH-60R purchases by Denmark to support search-and-rescue, surveillance, anti-surface warfare and anti-piracy operations. The MH-60R will undergo validation tests on the configuration modifications before the Navy delivers […] More

  • MDA Subsidiary an Industrial Partner on Potential NASA Discovery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MDA Subsidiary an Industrial Partner on Potential NASA Discovery Mission

    A subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates will support the research efforts of NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other institutions on the asteroid Psyche as an industrial partner on a potential Discovery mission. MDA said Thursday Space Systems/Loral will participate in work on concept design studies with Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator on the project and director of Arizona State University’s School […] More

  • BANC3 Lands Army R&D, Engineering Services Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BANC3 Lands Army R&D, Engineering Services Contracts

    BANC3 has received $15 million in contracts for support services to the U.S. Army‘s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center and Communications-Electronics Command. The company said Thursday it will provide research, software development, engineering and sustainment services in support of CERDEC and CECOM technology programs. “We are honored by the opportunity to continue serving the Army and this important mission, […] More

  • Army Renews Globalscape Info Exchange Product Contract; Michael Shrader Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Renews Globalscape Info Exchange Product Contract; Michael Shrader Comments

    The U.S. Army has renewed an IT maintenance and support contract with Globalscape for the company’s Enhanced File Transfer platform and CuteFTP client software. Globalscape said Thursday the contract covers the use of EFT and CuteFTP in support of the Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced logistics program and Carahsoft will distribute the software across the branch. Michael Shrader, vice president for intelligence and innovative solutions […] More

  • OMB Taps ICF, ASI for Govt Digital Services Acquisition Training; Jeffrey Neal Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OMB Taps ICF, ASI for Govt Digital Services Acquisition Training; Jeffrey Neal Comments

    A team of ICF International and ASI Government will provide training to federal acquisition professionals as part of the Office of Management and Budget‘s Digital Service Contracting Professional Training and Development Program. The companies said Thursday they will work with the U.S. Digital Service and Office of Federal Procurement Policy to support a six-month pilot program that will train an initial group of […] More

  • Report: Big Data Spending to See 25% CAGR Through 2019 in Financial Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Big Data Spending to See 25% CAGR Through 2019 in Financial Sector

    A Research and Markets report predicts that the global financial sector will increase its information technology spending on big data solutions from 2014 to 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 25.5 percent. The company said Friday the spending growth is due to the efforts of financial organizations to update their data infrastructure in order to address challenges […] More

  • Unisys-Led Consortium Wins eu-LISA IT Support Contracts; Mark Forman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys-Led Consortium Wins eu-LISA IT Support Contracts; Mark Forman Comments

    A Unisys-led consortium in Belgium has received two four-year contracts worth $53 million combined to support the European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. The company said Thursday its Consortium U2 subsidiary and partner Uni Systems will provide IT services in support of eu-LISA’s border management, asylum management and internal security programs. […] More

  • Booz Allen Becomes Silver Sponsor of Consortium for IT Software Quality - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Becomes Silver Sponsor of Consortium for IT Software Quality

    Booz Allen Hamilton has joined the Consortium for IT Software Quality as a silver sponsor and will support the development of new software quality standards and pilot the CISQ conformance assessment program. The company said Tuesday it is the sixth major sponsor to join the consortium’s efforts to foster the implementation of software quality standards across the […] More