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  • Lockheed's Horace Blackman: Health IT, Info Security, Cloud Commodification Are Top Trends in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Horace Blackman: Health IT, Info Security, Cloud Commodification Are Top Trends in 2015

    Horace Blackman, vice president of health and life sciences at Lockheed Martin, has highlighted health IT, information security and infrastructure commodification as key trends in the federal market for 2015 in an interview with Federal News Radio posted Monday. Blackman told anchor Francis Rose that trends in medical devices and applications, cloud and the security and integrity of medical data will increase in […] More

  • Boeing Completes NASA Critical Design Review on CST-100's Ground Segment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes NASA Critical Design Review on CST-100’s Ground Segment

    Boeing has completed NASA’s ground segment critical design review of its CST-100 crew space transportation system as part of the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA said Dec. 10 that Boeing underwent a three-week review of its ground-based operation processes and system designs for the spacecraft, including planned assembly and processing facilities at the Kennedy […] More

  • Kryptowire to Commercialize DHS-Funded Mobile Security Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kryptowire to Commercialize DHS-Funded Mobile Security Tech

    A mobile security archiving technology developed by George Mason University and funded by the Department of Homeland Security will reach the commercial market through an agreement with Kryptowire, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Michael Hardy writes that the product’s commercial release is an extension of a George Mason research project, which originally received a $250,000 federal grant to create the […] More

  • SpaceX's Elon Musk Eyes Chance of Success in Rocket Part Recovery for Reuse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s Elon Musk Eyes Chance of Success in Rocket Part Recovery for Reuse

    SpaceX is preparing for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket as the mission marks the first time that a rocket component will be retrieved post-launch for reuse, Popular Science reported Saturday. Loren Grush writes that the rocket’s first-stage component is due to land on a spaceport in the Atlantic Ocean as the rest of the spacecraft delivers cargo to the International Space […] More

  • Robert Thomas: IAI to Expand Ohio Hub as Firm Inks Lease Extension Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Robert Thomas: IAI to Expand Ohio Hub as Firm Inks Lease Extension Deal

    Integrity Applications Inc. has signed a new agreement with Mills-Morgan Properties to extend its lease of office space in Beavercreek, Ohio and construct new facilities to expand its offices. IAI said Thursday that its lease at the College Park III building will run through 2023 and grow its office space by 7,279 rentable square feet. “Expanding IAI’s Beavercreek office and opening up additional […] More

  • Peg Grayson: MTN Government Adjusts Market Posture, Partnerships, Prices in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peg Grayson: MTN Government Adjusts Market Posture, Partnerships, Prices in 2014

    MTN Government President Peg Grayson said the company has worked on its market posture, partnerships and prices during 2014 to address trends in the commercial satellite industry. Grayson wrote in a piece published in MilsatMagazine that budget constraints and cutbacks in military forces deployed overseas have led to lower demand from U.S. government clients for satellite services. Due to this, […] More

  • MarkLogic's Idriss Mekrez: Enterprise Data Layer to Consolidate, Manage Data Silos - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarkLogic’s Idriss Mekrez: Enterprise Data Layer to Consolidate, Manage Data Silos

    MarkLogic‘s Idriss Mekrez believes enterprise data layers will work to consolidate and manage data infrastructure for companies as they seek to eliminate data silo issues such as data redundancy and information security. “[An] enterprise data layer presents a streamlined and manageable approach for CIOs tasked to provide appropriate access to data while ensuring the security of […] More

  • Windstream to Provide NWS Regional Offices With High-Speed Internet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Windstream to Provide NWS Regional Offices With High-Speed Internet

    Windstream will provide the National Weather Service with Ethernet access, fiber optic circuit installations, technical support and Internet services across regional NWS Weather Forecast Offices under a five-year contract. The company said Dec. 22 that the work includes the setup of the initial circuit infrastructure and related equipment, as well as circuit monitoring, service restoration and maintenance services. Mike Magliato, Windstream […] More

  • Agilex's Roger Baker Sees Feds Working on Agile, Commercial Cloud, Data, Cyber in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Agilex’s Roger Baker Sees Feds Working on Agile, Commercial Cloud, Data, Cyber in 2015

    Agilex Chief Strategy Officer Roger Baker and other industry leaders expect to see the federal government take further steps to modernize systems and services in 2015 by adopting new practices and technologies, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Greg Otto writes that Baker pointed to agile management and operations, the migration to commercial cloud and data brokerage as potential developments in the […] More

  • Exelis Receives $28M Int'l Order for Radio Systems; Ken Harrison Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis Receives $28M Int’l Order for Radio Systems; Ken Harrison Comments

    Exelis has received an order from an international customer for additional RT-1702 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems and other communications equipment, installation kits and spare parts under a $28 million direct commercial contract. The company said Monday it will perform radio production work at its facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ken Harrison, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ […] More

  • Wayne Lucernoni: Harris IT Services Focuses on 'Organic Growth' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wayne Lucernoni: Harris IT Services Focuses on ‘Organic Growth’

    Wayne Lucernoni, president of Harris information technology services, has indicated that the business unit is working to establish its presence in the market beyond the company’s telecommunications brand, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Jill Aitoro writes that Lucernoni pointed to current campaigns in the healthcare and intelligence sectors and efforts to streamline bidding for future projects. Lucernoni said Harris’ IT services unit aims to focus on […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Industrial Security Systems Market Worth $38B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts Industrial Security Systems Market Worth $38B by 2020

    A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the global industrial security systems market will achieve an 8.69-percent compound annual growth rate to reach a market value of $38 billion by 2020. The firm said Thursday that the report includes an analysis of the market based on system type, end user, service, component and geography as well as market drivers, restraints, […] More