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  • General Dynamics, Thales to Provide Vehicle-Mounted Radio Systems to Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Thales to Provide Vehicle-Mounted Radio Systems to Army

    General Dynamics and its subcontractor Thales will provide more than 1,000 vehicle-mounted radio systems to the U.S. Army under a $20 million contract for two-channel tactical communications capability, Defense News reported Friday. Jen Judson writes that the team will deliver 1,100 of Thales’ Vehicle Integrated Power Enhanced Rifleman radio systems to brigade combat teams deployed to austere […] More

  • BAE Systems, Patria Submit AMV35 Vehicle for Australian Army Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems, Patria Submit AMV35 Vehicle for Australian Army Program

    Prime contractor BAE Systems and its partner Patria have offered the AMV35 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle as part of their bid on phase 2 of the Australian army’s Land 400 Program. BAE said the vehicle integrates BAE Systems Hagglunds‘ E35 manned turret system and Patria’s Armored Modular Vehicle, which both support NATO missions. Glynn Phillips, CEO of BAE’s Australian arm, noted that AMV35 works […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL, Wilmer Eye Institute Get NIH Grant for Disease-Detection Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL, Wilmer Eye Institute Get NIH Grant for Disease-Detection Tools

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute for the development of tools that detect the onset of age-related macular degeneration. The lab said Tuesday the research team will utilize machine learning and image analysis technology to detect lesions in the retina and facilitate […] More

  • IBM Lands Mobile Tech Security R&D Contract From DHS S&T - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Lands Mobile Tech Security R&D Contract From DHS S&T

    IBM‘s Thomas J. Watson Research Center has received a $1.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate for research and development work on mobile technology security. DHS said Tuesday the award aims to utilize mobile security management tools to secure mobile devices for federal government use. IBM will work to develop a […] More

  • Lockheed to Decontaminate, Perform Post-Flight & Acoustic Tests on Orion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Decontaminate, Perform Post-Flight & Acoustic Tests on Orion

    Lockheed Martin will conduct final decontamination, post-flight analysis and acoustic technology tests on the NASA Orion spacecraft that flew on a space mission last year. The space agency said Tuesday it has delivered the crew module from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Lockheed’s facility in Colorado for the activities. According to Lockheed, its tests on the Direct Field Acoustic technology aim determine […] More

  • IBM, ARM Integrate Internet of Things Platform, ARM Mbed Devices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, ARM Integrate Internet of Things Platform, ARM Mbed Devices

    IBM and ARM have partnered to offer an expanded IBM Internet of Things Foundation platform linked with ARM mbed-enabled devices to support data analytics functions. IBM said Thursday the integrated offering seeks to facilitate the collection and analysis of large device data volumes and subsequent decisions from the analysis. “IoT is now at an inflection point,” said Pat Toole, general manager […] More

  • HP Unveils Analytics-Based Cyber Tools; Rob Roy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Unveils Analytics-Based Cyber Tools; Rob Roy Comments

    Hewlett-Packard has launched its new DNS Malware Analytics offering as part of the company’s efforts to leverage data analytics in cybersecurity amid an expanding or eroding network perimeter, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. Greg Otto writes that the service works to help customers monitor DNS traffic without devoting significant resources. “Nobody in government is capturing all of their DNS […] More

  • Reuters: Shipbuilding Contractors Show Interest in Coast Guard Icebreaker Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Shipbuilding Contractors Show Interest in Coast Guard Icebreaker Program

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics have expressed interest in the U.S. Navy‘s program for icebreaker vessels after the administration proposed to accelerate the buying process, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal writes the proposal brought forward the acquisition to 2020 from 2022 due to increasing commerce and maritime traffic in the Arctic and to keep resources at […] More

  • Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Business Incubator 1776 Unveils $12M Seed Fund for Startups

    Washington-based business incubator 1776 has launched a $12.5 million seed fund for pre-Series A startups in the fields of education, energy, health, smart cities and transportation. The company said Tuesday it is looking to invest in early-stage businesses that can potentially disrupt regulated industries. “Technology is permeating the global economy and unmooring it from its industrial era […] More

  • Raytheon, Navy Complete EIRP Tests on Next Generation Jammer Prototypes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Navy Complete EIRP Tests on Next Generation Jammer Prototypes

    Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have completed effective isotropic radiated power tests on the Next Generation Jammer prototypes over a six-week period in efforts to determine the electronic warfare system’s targeting range and capacity. The company said Tuesday the team conducted the prototype testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility within Edwards Air Force Base. “Raytheon and the Navy developed a […] More

  • Oracle Gets DoD Accreditation for SaaS Cloud Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle Gets DoD Accreditation for SaaS Cloud Offering

    Oracle has received a Defense Department Authority to Operate for its Oracle Service Cloud software-as-a-service offering under security impact Level 4 of the DoD Cloud Security Model. The company said Tuesday Oracle Service Cloud is a customer service platform that is part of its U.S. DoD Cloud portfolio. “[DoD] can now procure commercial cloud services in order to meet dynamic […] More

  • BAE Systems Gets 4-Year Extension on Air Support for Australian Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Gets 4-Year Extension on Air Support for Australian Military

    BAE Systems has received a four-year extension of its air operations support to the Australian military under a $6.35 million contract for mission system support services. The company said Tuesday it will perform the work under Australia’s Air Component – Command and Control Capability System program. BAE added that it will deploy 10 employees to an Australian air base in New South Wales and […] More