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  • Pragmatics to Deliver E911 Functions to USAF Bases; Joe Brock Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pragmatics to Deliver E911 Functions to USAF Bases; Joe Brock Comments

    Pragmatics has received several task orders worth a total of at least $1 million to provide the U.S. Air Force with Enhanced 911 systems under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – 2 vehicle. The company said Monday it will engineer, test and integrate E911 systems for Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and Joint […] More

  • Northrop Selects CPI Aerostructures on Subcontract for Navy Mine Detection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Selects CPI Aerostructures on Subcontract for Navy Mine Detection System

    Northrop Grumman has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $6.75 million subcontract to provide pod structural housings in support of Northrop’s contract with the U.S. Navy for production of the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System. CPI Aero said Tuesday it will begin delivery of the ALMDS pod structural housings early next year and extend through 2021, if all options are exercised. The company […] More

  • General Dynamics Tests MUOS Satellite Comm Functions With Digital Radios; Chris Marzilli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Tests MUOS Satellite Comm Functions With Digital Radios; Chris Marzilli Comments

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business has tested the voice and data satellite communications between the U.S. Navy‘s Digital Modular Radios and the U.S. Army‘s AN/PRC-155 Manpack radios with the Mobile User Objective System. The company said Monday it conducted the test at its MUOS test facility in Arizona using satellite communications and ground station simulators. “The success of this test is important because it […] More

  • Northrop Completes Qualification Tests on 1 Mbit Memory Device for Space Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes Qualification Tests on 1 Mbit Memory Device for Space Missions

    Northrop Grumman has performed qualification tests on its radiation-hardened W28C0108 electrically erasable programmable read-only memory device that is used in space to store mission data. The company said Monday the EEPROM semiconductor device has 1-megabit memory, operates across the military temperature range and features latch-up immunity functions for space operations. Qualification tests included heavy ion latch-up tests and dynamic life […] More

  • Tony Bardo: Hughes to Provide Digital Signage, Learning Mgmt System to Texas Agency - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Bardo: Hughes to Provide Digital Signage, Learning Mgmt System to Texas Agency

    Hughes Network Systems will provide data communications and networking equipment and associated services to the Texas Department of Information Resources under a two-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The company said Monday the contract includes digital signage utilized in emergency messaging and media distribution applications and the Hughes Learning Portal learning management system. “By leveraging digital signage in combination with learning management, […] More

  • WidePoint Subsidiary Gets DHS Task Orders for Managed Mobility Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WidePoint Subsidiary Gets DHS Task Orders for Managed Mobility Services

    A WidePoint subsidiary has received a $17 million task order renewal from the Department of Homeland Security and a new $700,000 task order from the department’s Office of Biometric Identity Management for managed mobility services. Steve Komar, WidePoint CEO and chairman, said Thursday the iSYS subsidiary will provide identity management and mobile communications support for DHS agencies under the Cellular Wireless Managed Services […] More

  • Marilyn Crouther: HP Targets Carbon Footprint Reductions in Operations, Supply Chain, Product Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marilyn Crouther: HP Targets Carbon Footprint Reductions in Operations, Supply Chain, Product Portfolio

    Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager for the U.S. public sector at Hewlett-Packard, has presented the company’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in support of the White House’s efforts to address climate change. Crouther represented HP in a recent roundtable discussion with the White House and other federal suppliers to highlight government and corporate goals for […] More

  • Lockheed Eyes Growth Opportunities in Environmental Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Eyes Growth Opportunities in Environmental Projects

    Lockheed Martin continues with its efforts to utilize technologies that work toward addressing the issue of climate change through partnerships with companies such as Kampachi Farms, The Washington Post reported Friday. Christian Davenport and Amrita Jayakumar write that the efforts align with the Defense Department‘s declaration that climate change presents a threat to national security. Lockheed’s energy […] More

  • Ed Sheehan: CTC Moves Pittsburgh Office to Downtown Location - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ed Sheehan: CTC Moves Pittsburgh Office to Downtown Location

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has moved its Pittsburgh operations in Pennsylvania from the Regional Enterprise Tower to the Energy Innovation Center to work closer to potential partners in academia and the energy sector. The company said Thursday it is the first tenant in the center, where the Connelley Trade School used to stand until it closed in 2004. “I think that […] More

  • Tetra Tech to Support EPA Research Center for $20M; Dan Batrack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech to Support EPA Research Center for $20M; Dan Batrack Comments

    Tetra Tech will provide the National Homeland Security Research Center of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with technical support services as part of a new five-year, $20 million contract. The contract covers support for NHSRC’s testing, evaluation and reporting work on chemical, biological and radiological contaminants, the company said Tuesday. “Tetra Tech has supported EPA’s mission […] More

  • Rockwell Collins, DRS to Develop Air Combat Training Capability for Air Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins, DRS to Develop Air Combat Training Capability for Air Forces

    Rockwell Collins and DRS Technologies‘ training and control systems business have partnered to help U.S. and international air forces develop air combat training capabilities that utilize the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System. Rockwell said Thursday the Joint Secure Air Combat Training System combines weapon simulation, aircraft integration and air combat training, and features a Multiple Independent Levels of Security architecture. […] More

  • Fluor to Provide Project Mgmt Support for Azerbaijan Oil/Gas Processing Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fluor to Provide Project Mgmt Support for Azerbaijan Oil/Gas Processing Facility

    Fluor has won a contract to provide the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic project management support for a new oil and gas processing and petrochemical complex near Baku, Azerbaijan. The company said Wednesday it will help SOCAR select contractors to provide procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning and startup services for the complex and some offsite facilities. Taco de Haan, president of Fluor’s energy and […] More