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  • Bluestone Capital Partners: Defense Sector to Start Recovery in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bluestone Capital Partners: Defense Sector to Start Recovery in 2015

    A new report by Bluestone Capital Partners indicates an improving market performance for the defense industry in 2015 after almost five years of being outperformed by the aerospace industry. The company said that businesses in the aerospace and defense sector with significant defense exposure have achieved a median trading multiple of at least 10-times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization this year […] More

  • New Chenega Security Arm to Offer Agencies Protective, Locksmith Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New Chenega Security Arm to Offer Agencies Protective, Locksmith Services

    Chenega Corp. has launched a new small business subsidiary under its Chantilly, Virginia-based security strategic business unit to provide protective and professional locksmith services to U.S. government agencies. Timothy Lamb will lead Chenega Infinity as president of the new organization, which will offer protective services for sensitive and cleared facilities in domestic and international locations, the company says. […] More

  • Hitachi's Liz Heiston: Agencies Must Consider Automation, System Mgmt to Drive Cloud Migration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hitachi’s Liz Heiston: Agencies Must Consider Automation, System Mgmt to Drive Cloud Migration

    Liz Heiston, national account manager at Hitachi Data Systems Federal, said that agencies using the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program should consider applying system management and automation tools to manage cloud migration efforts. In a guest piece published Thursday on Federal Times, Heiston noted that while FedRAMP covers the security of cloud services offered by vendors, agencies must […] More

  • Drone Aviation to Provide Aerostat Equipment to Army; Felicia Hess Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drone Aviation to Provide Aerostat Equipment to Army; Felicia Hess Comments

    Drone Aviation Holding Corp. will provide the U.S. Army with aerostat-related equipment for the service’s Blimp in a Box systems to support mobile communications and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. The company said Tuesday the contract includes provisions for “lighter-than-air” helium-based aerial assets, which the Defense Department, Transportation Department and some state and local law enforcement agencies use for training and […] More

  • Research and Markets: Smartphone Demand, Software to Drive Mobile Security Market Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Smartphone Demand, Software to Drive Mobile Security Market Through 2019

    Research and Markets‘ latest report on the global mobile security market projects a 30.7 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019 to reach a market value of $5.75 billion. The company said Wednesday the demand for smartphones and other smart devices, upgrades on mobility software and integration of mobile security with cloud service requirements will drive market growth. The […] More

  • NASA to Use IBM's Bluemix Cloud Platform for Virtual Space Apps Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Use IBM’s Bluemix Cloud Platform for Virtual Space Apps Challenge

    IBM has partnered with NASA to use the company’s Bluemix cloud platform for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge virtual event, which seeks to facilitate innovation through the development of space exploration applications. The company said Tuesday Bluemix will offer access to at least 200 NASA data sources, services and tools to help challenge participants in their app […] More

  • NASA Taps Dynetics, HRL Labs, Orbital ATK for Space Material Project; Steve Jurczyk Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Dynetics, HRL Labs, Orbital ATK for Space Material Project; Steve Jurczyk Comments

    NASA has chosen Dynetics, HRL Laboratories and Orbital ATK to develop and build ultra-lightweight materials in support of efforts to reduce the mass of future spacecraft for deep-space missions by 40 percent. The agency said Tuesday the companies will work to manufacture ULW core panels that are 12-by-12-by-1-inch in size as part of the 13-month, $550,000 awards for the first phase […] More

  • Exelis to Offer Geospatial Image Analysis Software Via CloudEO Infrastructure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Offer Geospatial Image Analysis Software Via CloudEO Infrastructure

    Exelis‘ visual information solutions business and CloudEO have partnered to provide customers access to the ENVI software via cloud to perform geospatial image analysis. The companies said Tuesday the partnership will combine geospatial data and software with cloud’s computing capabilities to help businesses manage software costs, scalability and product development. “Cloud technology offers our customers a new way to increase […] More

  • 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