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  • Boeing to Repair USAF Aircraft Guidance, Navigation Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Repair USAF Aircraft Guidance, Navigation Systems

    Boeing has received an $18.5M task order to help the U.S. Air Force repair guidance and navigation systems on multiple aircraft platforms. The Defense Department said Wednesday work under the sole-source order will occur at Boeing’s facility in Heath, Ohio, through Sept. 29 next year. The service will obligate the full amount of its order with […] More

  • ECS Selected as Transcom Cloud Service Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS Selected as Transcom Cloud Service Provider

    ECS has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide managed commercial cloud services to U.S. Transportation Command. The company said Tuesday it will help Transcom automate and scale information technology systems, infrastructure and applications through the firm’s Cloud Center of Excellence. Fairfax, Va.-based ECS added its cloud delivery approach will allow the command to utilize advanced […] More

  • ICF's John Paczkowski Joins Nat'l Academy of Public Administration's 2018 Class of Fellows - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF’s John Paczkowski Joins Nat’l Academy of Public Administration’s 2018 Class of Fellows

    John Paczkowski, senior vice president of ICF, has been inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration’s 2018 Class of Fellows. ICF said Tuesday that inductees were selected by NAPA’s Fellows Nominating Committee following a comprehensive evaluation of their contributions to public administration. In his current role, Paczkowski oversees ICF’s homeland security and national resilience practice, […] More

  • Perspecta to Support Air Force Nuclear Detonation Detection Tech R&D; Mac Curtis Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Perspecta to Support Air Force Nuclear Detonation Detection Tech R&D; Mac Curtis Quoted

    Perspecta has received a potential six-year, $49.8M contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop nuclear detonation detector systems to support treaty monitoring requirements and other technology applications. The company said Tuesday it will assist the Air Force Technical Applications Center in research and development efforts as part of the Expert Scientific and Analytical Support II […] More

  • Charles River Analytics Develops Cyber Risk Assessment Tool for DARPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Develops Cyber Risk Assessment Tool for DARPA

    Charles River Analytics has introduced a tool that analyzes cybersecurity vulnerabilities in information technology systems using linguistics techniques. The HAMLET tool, developed under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Vetting Commodity IT Software and Firmware program, quantifies cyber risks and creates optimized test plans based on the data, Charles River said Monday. HAMLET uses an […] More

  • Marc Zigo Promoted to Evoke Research and Consulting COO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marc Zigo Promoted to Evoke Research and Consulting COO

    Marc Zigo, formerly vice president of business development at Evoke Research and Consulting, has been promoted to chief operating officer of the Arlington, Va.-based program management services contractor. Evoke said Monday Zigo will oversee the company’s overall financial and business performance in addition to his current responsibility of managing strategic growth efforts. He will also manage […] More

  • Raytheon Selected for DARPA's Digital Array R&D Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Selected for DARPA’s Digital Array R&D Effort

    Raytheon has received an $11.5M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide research and development services as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Millimeter-Wave Digital Arrays program. Raytheon will develop digital tile architectures as well as integrated and scalable apertures equipped with transmit-and-receive features to support the MIDAS initiative’s array technology […] More

  • Hughes to Provide Satcom Integration Services for USCG Aircraft; Rick Lober Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Provide Satcom Integration Services for USCG Aircraft; Rick Lober Quoted

    The Naval Air Systems Command has chosen Hughes Network Systems to integrate satellite communications systems on C-27J aircraft used for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts. The company said Monday it will partner with Virginia-based procurement and logistics firm ADS, Inc. to provide satcom integration services to support the Coast Guard’s HADR-focused intelligence, surveillance […] More

  • NGA Seeks Remote Sensing Tech for Agricultural Delineation Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA Seeks Remote Sensing Tech for Agricultural Delineation Challenge

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is accepting proposals for a new program aimed at developing a system that can visualize agricultural field outlines from satellite sources. The Agricultural Delineation contest tasks industry to contribute ideas for a remote sensing platform that utilizes satellite imagery to outline large homogenous and heterogeneous fields that are prominent in the […] More

  • BAE Secures Navy Missile Launcher Support Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures Navy Missile Launcher Support Contract Modification

    BAE Systems’ land and armaments business has received a $45.9M contract modification to provide mechanical engineering support for the U.S. Navy’s high-priority ballistic missile defense system. The Defense Department said Friday the company will provide cable, canister, canister support and mechanical equipment as well as related ancillary materials for the MK41 Vertical Launch System as part […] More

  • Azure Summit Technology Demos RF Receiver Tech for Small Manned, Unmanned Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Azure Summit Technology Demos RF Receiver Tech for Small Manned, Unmanned Platforms

    Azure Summit Technology has showcased a software-based and multichannel radio frequency receiver technology to the U.S. Navy. The 3U Switchblade is designed to integrate with small manned and unmanned surface, subsurface and airborne platforms, Azure said Friday. The RF receiver works with software and firmware applications as well as tuner modules deployed in the Switchblade 6U […] More

  • NASA Seeks Info on Propulsion System Materials Testing Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Seeks Info on Propulsion System Materials Testing Services

    NASA is looking for potential sources that can provide testing and analysis services to support propulsion systems development efforts by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The contractor will perform their services for NASA-led programs as well as Defense Department, government, commercial and educational activities as part of an upcoming follow-on award to […] More