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  • Cubic Subcontracted for AF Search, Rescue Comm Tech; Bill Toti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Subcontracted for AF Search, Rescue Comm Tech; Bill Toti Comments

    Cubic‘s global defense business segment has secured a $1.7 million subcontract from Support Systems Associates Inc. to help secure communications in civil and combat search-and-rescue missions for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center. Cubic said Thursday SSAI will install the second-generation AN/ARS-6 Lightweight Airborne Recovery System into the weapons system platform of the Air Force’s Lockheed Martin-built HC-130J aircraft. Bill Toti, president […] More

  • FBI Calls for Capability Statements on Threat Intelligence Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Calls for Capability Statements on Threat Intelligence Platform

    The FBI‘s National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force is seeking information on software technologies with knowledge management functions to handle cyber threats as a threat intelligence platform. In the notice posted May 7 on FedBizOpps, FBI said the technology should have functionality for data aggregation, extraction of observable data that will be used to establish signatures, as well as […] More

  • Intel to Integrate eASIC Platform With Xeon Processors; Diane Bryant Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel to Integrate eASIC Platform With Xeon Processors; Diane Bryant Comments

    Intel has partnered with eASIC to develop technologies that integrate processing capabilities with customizable hardware in an effort to meet demand for custom application-specific integrated circuits to perform accelerated computing functions in the cloud and data centers. Intel said Tuesday future Intel Xeon processors will use eASIC platform technology in efforts to boost flexibility and time to market and decrease power […] More

  • India OKs Purchase of BAE Systems' M777 Howitzers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    India OKs Purchase of BAE Systems’ M777 Howitzers

    India will begin negotiations with the U.S. government for the purchase of 145 M777 howitzers from BAE Systems under a $493 million foreign military sales contract, Defense World reported Wednesday. Pinaki Bhattacharya writes that India’s defense acquisition council approved the procurement a year after delays due to concerns over cost and requirements. BAE plans to work with a local partner […] More

  • LexisNexis Implements Digital Library Services for New York State Unified Court System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Implements Digital Library Services for New York State Unified Court System

    LexisNexis‘ legal and professional business unit will deploy the LexisNexis Digital Library to connect New York state’s Unified Court System with digital legal reference materials and tools to manage the library collection. The company said Tuesday LexisNexis Digital Library works as a central electronic platform that supports the virtual circulation of eBooks and other materials. Sean Fitzpatrick, managing director of the North […] More

  • Boeing Offers Extended Range With Upgraded Harpoon Missile for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Offers Extended Range With Upgraded Harpoon Missile for Navy

    Boeing is offering its Harpoon Next-Generation missile in response to the U.S. Navy‘s interest in requiring more lethality and range for missiles launched from Littoral Combat Ships and frigates, DoD Buzz reported Tuesday. Kris Osborn writes that the Harpoon Next-Gen uses GPS and inertial navigation guidance systems and can launch from submarines, surface ships, aircraft or a moving land-based platform. “Fundamentally it is […] More

  • Booz Allen Unveils 'Build & Field' Initiative for Internet of Things; Susan Penfield Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Unveils ‘Build & Field’ Initiative for Internet of Things; Susan Penfield Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton has launched a program to help the company create and deploy Internet of Things technologies in the areas of security, analytics and mobile devices under the mantra of “build and field.” The company said Tuesday it will work to deliver end-to-end services to address cyber risk and other challenges with the emergence of IoT platforms. “The proliferation of IoT […] More

  • MarkLogic Raises $102M for Europe, APAC Market Push; Gary Bloom Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarkLogic Raises $102M for Europe, APAC Market Push; Gary Bloom Comments

    MarkLogic has raised $102 million in funds to support its efforts to expand the reach of its Enterprise NoSQL database platform throughout Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The company said Tuesday it secured the investments from Wellington Management Company, Arrowpoint Partners, Northgate Capital, Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. Gary Bloom, president and CEO of MarkLogic, said investors believe there is market opportunity for […] More

  • IBM Picks 16 Cities for 'Smarter Cities' Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Picks 16 Cities for ‘Smarter Cities’ Grants

    IBM will provide pro bono consulting services to 16 municipalities around the world in an effort to address issues with citizen services through 2016 through a new set of grants awarded under the company’s Smarter Cities Challenge program. The company said Tuesday it values each consulting engagement at around $500,000. “[Cities] around the world are now able to better use data and […] More

  • Raytheon, Navy Complete AMDR Critical Design Review; Kevin Peppe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Navy Complete AMDR Critical Design Review; Kevin Peppe Comments

    Raytheon has completed the critical design review of the technical aspects of the U.S. Navy‘s AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar, including risk mitigation, producibility analysis and  cost assessments. The company said Tuesday the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the AMDR program is now 40 percent complete. Kevin Peppe, vice president of seapower capability systems at Raytheon’s integrated defense […] More

  • NGA, Engility Unveil NGA App Provider Program; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA, Engility Unveil NGA App Provider Program; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched a new program for commercial application developers to use unclassified geospatial data in efforts to create new mapping applications. NGA said Monday applications developed under the Innovative GEOINT Application Provider Program will be available for download via the agency’s GEOINT App Store. TASC, a subsidiary of Engility, will manage and operate the program for NGA under […] More

  • General Dynamics, BigLever Software Continue Work on Army's Product-Line Mgmt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, BigLever Software Continue Work on Army’s Product-Line Mgmt Program

    BigLever Software will continue its work with General Dynamics‘ C4 systems business on the U.S. Army‘s Consolidated Product-line Management program under a five-year, $415 million contract for the Live Training Transformation product line. BigLever said Monday the CPM Next contract calls on the General Dynamics-led team to provide product-line engineering and management services for LT2 in support of the Army’s combat training. […] More