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  • SAIC to OfferClients Bromium Security Tools; Charles Onstott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC to OfferClients Bromium Security Tools; Charles Onstott Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. will provide Bromium‘s vSentry and Live Attack Visualization Analysis endpoint security products to customers through SAIC’s CyberSecurity Edge offering. “The evolution of cyberattacks and advanced persistent threats are making traditional malware detection solutions less effective,” Charles Onstott, SAIC vice president for cloud, cyber and data science, said Thursday. He added that Bromium’s products work to leverage micro-virtualization […] More

  • IBM to Provide Data Center Space for Canadian Gov't; David Anthony Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Provide Data Center Space for Canadian Gov’t; David Anthony Comments

    IBM‘s business arm in Canada will provide and operate data center space to Shared Services Canada in support of the Canadian government’s efforts to consolidate its data center infrastructure. “There’s never been a more important time for industry and government to share best-practices as Canada continues this important transformation and adapts to new trends like cloud, big data, […] More

  • Dynetics Lands Work on Raytheon USAF Radar Program; David King Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Lands Work on Raytheon USAF Radar Program; David King Comments

    Dynetics will provide hardware development support to Raytheon for the U.S. Air Force‘s Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar program, which will replace the current AN/TPS-75 radar system. “We are proud to be one of Raytheon’s partners on this important project that will help protect our warfighters in the field,” Greg Lester – executive vice president for defense, space and intelligence programs at […] More

  • Louie Lombrardo: Lockheed, Northrop Eye 2016 to Finish SBIRS Satellite 4 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louie Lombrardo: Lockheed, Northrop Eye 2016 to Finish SBIRS Satellite 4

    The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the payload for the next geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite of the Space Based Infrared System. SBIRS’ prime contractor Lockheed said Wednesday that the payload is fitted with a scanning sensor to perform wide-area surveillance of missile launch operations and a staring sensor to focus on smaller areas […] More

  • Research and Markets: Military Laser Systems Market Worth $3B By 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Military Laser Systems Market Worth $3B By 2020

    Research and Markets forecasts that the military laser systems market for the aerospace, defense and homeland security industries will reach a market value of $2.73 billion within the next six years. This 4.23 percent compound annual growth rate is due to increased research and development activity and a move toward self-sufficiency of some Asia-Pacific and European countries, the firm […] More

  • Lockheed Arm Inks MRO Services Deal With European Aviation; Amy Gowder Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Arm Inks MRO Services Deal With European Aviation; Amy Gowder Comments

    A Lockheed Martin division will provide European Aviation with jet engine maintenance, repair and overhaul services both on-site and at facilities in Canada and the U.S. under a four-year exclusive contract. Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions will perform work on 60 CFM56-3 turbofan engines at a European Aviation facility and LMCES sites in Montreal and San Antonio, the company said Tuesday. “We are delighted […] More

  • Jacobs to Manage Design Work for Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs to Manage Design Work for Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide design management services for a two-lane tunnel construction project between Virginia Beach and the Delmarva Peninsula under a contract with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission. The company said Tuesday it will lead project development work for the future 23-mile tunnel and associated infrastructure, manage procurement activities and assist in the review of technical […] More

  • MarkLogic Taps Vantage Data Centers to Support Operational Workloads; Sureel Choksi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarkLogic Taps Vantage Data Centers to Support Operational Workloads; Sureel Choksi Comments

    MarkLogic has tasked Vantage Data Centers to provide data center tools to support operations and potential company growth through a lease of data center capacity at Vantage’s campus in Santa Clara, California. “MarkLogic was looking for a scalable infrastructure solution to deliver massive, flexible capacity and the agility to support the rapid growth of its enterprise customer base,” Sureel Choksi, […] More

  • Software AG Unveils Updated Streaming Analytics Platform; Wolfram Jost Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Software AG Unveils Updated Streaming Analytics Platform; Wolfram Jost Comments

    Software AG has launched a new version of its Apama Streaming Analytics platform with multichannel data streaming and parallel processing functions, native integration with Software AG Universal Messaging and a shared developer environment with other products. The company said Monday the platform works to monitor and analyze streaming big data from sources such as social media, mobile applications and the Internet […] More

  • Jamie Thomas: IBM to Offer Data Storage Tools in Software-Defined Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jamie Thomas: IBM to Offer Data Storage Tools in Software-Defined Model

    Jamie Thomas, general manager of storage and software-defined systems at IBM, has said that the company’s storage business will leverage a software-defined model for its portfolio in order to facilitate enterprise data storage flexibility and interoperability. IBM wants this new model to meet data analytics and storage needs amid a continuously growing volume of data that results from technology advancements in […] More

  • UMD System to Help MITRE Run Cyber R&D Support Hub; Alfred Grasso Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UMD System to Help MITRE Run Cyber R&D Support Hub; Alfred Grasso Comments

    MITRE will team up with the University System of Maryland to operate a federally-funded research-and-development center in Rockville, Maryland that will carry out R&D, engineering and technical services in the cybersecurity field. UMD campuses in College Park and Baltimore County will help MITRE work with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in an effort to help promote public-private partnerships, MITRE said Friday. The […] More

  • DTRA Taps Raytheon Surveillance System for Moldova Border Project; David Appel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTRA Taps Raytheon Surveillance System for Moldova Border Project; David Appel Comments

    Raytheon will provide an electro-optical and infrared surveillance system for Moldova’s border security initiatives under a potential $12.9 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The company said Friday the contract also includes training and sustainment services and the eventual handover of all related functions to the Moldova government, which wants to prevent the transport of weapons of mass destruction. David Appel, […] More