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  • Health Net, Centura Health to Provide Community Care for Veterans Under VA Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Health Net, Centura Health to Provide Community Care for Veterans Under VA Programs

    A Health Net subsidiary has signed an agreement with Centura Health to provide medical care to military veterans through the Patient-Centered Community Care and Veterans Choice programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The companies said Tuesday Health Net Federal Services has chosen Centura Health as a major network provider on the VA programs, which seek […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Supply New Component for Lockheed's Orion; Mike Kahn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Supply New Component for Lockheed’s Orion; Mike Kahn Comments

    Orbital ATK will provide Lockheed Martin the attitude control motor for the Orion spacecraft’s Launch Abort System under a $90 million subcontract to support NASA‘s future deep-space missions. The attitude control motor works to provide the LAS steering controls to maneuver Orion away from the launch vehicle in case of emergency, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “Orbital ATK’s […] More

  • Tony Moraco Describes 'Selective' Business Approach in SAIC's 1st Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Moraco Describes ‘Selective’ Business Approach in SAIC’s 1st Year

    Tony Moraco, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., has described his strategy for the first year and a half of the firm’s independent operations from parent company Leidos, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Jill Aitoro writes that Moraco told attendees of the publication’s first Power Breakfast event that particular care was needed in making business decisions or moves […] More

  • Lockheed to Continue Cargo Services for NASA Launch Missions to ISS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Continue Cargo Services for NASA Launch Missions to ISS

    Lockheed Martin has received a one-year, $23 million extension to its cargo mission contract with NASA to provide cargo planning, processing and shipping services for missions to the International Space Station. The company said Monday it will continue to support the preparation of cargo such as science hardware, experiments, food and personal items to be sent to ISS […] More

  • McKinsey: Global A&D Market to See APAC, Middle East Shift - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    McKinsey: Global A&D Market to See APAC, Middle East Shift

    A new report by McKinsey & Company indicates a positive outlook in the aerospace and defense industry in terms of global defense spending and market growth over the next three years. John Dowdy and Elizabeth Oakes report that an October 2014 survey of senior executives at aerospace and defense companies points to a market shift from North America […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Augment ULA Rocket for Launch of NASA Solar Probe - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Augment ULA Rocket for Launch of NASA Solar Probe

    Orbital ATK will work with United Launch Alliance on the launch of NASA‘s Solar Probe Plus spacecraft by providing the third stage to augment ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket. The third-stage rocket component features avionics, attitude control and inertial navigation functions and uses the STAR 48BV motor for propulsion, Orbital ATK said Friday. It will help bring SPP to orbit around […] More

  • Visiongain: Cybersecurity Market to Hit $75B by 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Cybersecurity Market to Hit $75B by 2015

    Visiongain forecasts that the global cybersecurity market will reach a value of $75.4 billion by the end of 2015 due to continued cyber issues and legislation and investment activity focused on cyber capabilities. The company said Tuesday its latest report on the market covers an analysis of cybersecurity growth through 2025 across the network, data, endpoint, application, cloud security, identity management and […] More

  • TechFlow Taps Intellicheck Mobilisa to Support Navy Analytics Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechFlow Taps Intellicheck Mobilisa to Support Navy Analytics Contract

    TechFlow has awarded a subcontract to Intellicheck Mobilisa for the design, prototyping, deployment and commercialization of a big data analytics tool that the U.S. Navy will use to study the energy usage of networked devices. Intellicheck said Tuesday the analytics system will work to capture energy use data for analysis, predict future usage and generate insights into reducing energy consumption using […] More

  • KCG Appointment Highlights Renewed Focus on New Areas in Security, Risk Mgmt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KCG Appointment Highlights Renewed Focus on New Areas in Security, Risk Mgmt

    Knowledge Consulting Group has appointed Matt Mitchell to lead its commercial security solutions division as the company works to expand its business in the commercial market. The company said Monday the former director of risk assurance services will be in charge of KCG’s commercial cybersecurity, compliance and risk management portfolio. KCG President Maryann Hirsch noted that Mitchell’s team will work with […] More

  • Lockheed to Build Turbine for Atlantis Tidal Power Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Build Turbine for Atlantis Tidal Power Project

    Lockheed Martin will deliver the AR1500 turbine for Atlantis Resources‘ MeyGen tidal stream energy project in 2016 as part of a turbine construction contract and overall technology partnership agreement between the two companies. Atlantis said Monday Lockheed will build the single-rotor 1.5-megawatt turbine, which features full nacelle yawing functions and an active rotor pitching system, for delivery to the MeyGen site in […] More

  • Ian Irving: Northrop Expands Long-Term APAC Investment With New Zealand Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ian Irving: Northrop Expands Long-Term APAC Investment With New Zealand Operations

    Northrop Grumman has begun business operations and local industry partnerships in New Zealand to support expansion efforts in the Asia-Pacific region. The company said Monday it decided to officially enter New Zealand after its acquisitions of Australia-based firms M5 Network Security in 2012 and the former Qantas Defence Services in 2014. “Northrop Grumman has made the decision to invest in […] More

  • Tom Vecchiolla: Raytheon, Estonia's Military Forge Cyber Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Vecchiolla: Raytheon, Estonia’s Military Forge Cyber Partnership

    Raytheon and Estonia’s military have entered into a long-term arrangement to partner on cybersecurity initiatives following talks on bilateral defense cooperation in a recent Washington visit by Estonian Defense Secretary Mikk Marran. “Combining Estonia’s world class information technology infrastructure with Raytheon’s cyber security expertise will result in new opportunities to address the most challenging cyber threats on a global scale,” Tom […] More