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  • General Atomics to Supply Extended-Range Gray Eagle UAS Spares, Equipment to Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Supply Extended-Range Gray Eagle UAS Spares, Equipment to Army

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has received a $15.8M firm-fixed-price contract to deliver components for long-range unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday that the company will provide initial spares and ground support equipment specifically designed for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. The General Atomics Gray Eagle UAS is based on the Predator […] More

  • Army's Armament Development Center Seeks Unmanned Logistics System Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army’s Armament Development Center Seeks Unmanned Logistics System Prototype

    The U.S. Army’s Armament Research Development and Engineering Center is seeking a prototype for an unmanned system that can perform logistical tasks in support of forces on land. ARDEC will issue a request for prototype proposal to develop and demonstrate an Autonomous Unmanned Logistics System supported by the Ground Vehicle Systems “other transaction” agreement, according to […] More

  • UP Aerospace Helps NASA Launch Space Tech Demo Payloads - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UP Aerospace Helps NASA Launch Space Tech Demo Payloads

    NASA has launched three space technology demonstration payloads on a UP Aerospace-built rocket as part of the agency’s Flight Opportunities program. UP Aerospace’s SpaceLoft 12 suborbital launch vehicle carrying the instruments lifted off Wednesday at Spaceport America in New Mexico, NASA said Thursday. The mission tested the deployment sequence and entry performance of the Adaptable Deployable […] More

  • TAPE Business Unit Completes CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Louisa Long Jaffe Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TAPE Business Unit Completes CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Louisa Long Jaffe Quoted

    Technical and Project Engineering’s enterprise solutions unit has completed the third stage of a process level improvement training and evaluation program required by many Defense Department entities for software development contractors. GMS Registrar performed the Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development Level 3 appraisal after TAPE passed the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement […] More

  • Morgan Roth Appointed SOSi Marketing & Communications VP; Julian Setian Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Morgan Roth Appointed SOSi Marketing & Communications VP; Julian Setian Quoted

    Morgan Roth, former chief strategy officer and vice president of strategic communications at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, has joined SOS International as VP for marketing and communications. She has spearheaded campaigns and message strategies for international organizations such as The American University in Cairo and the American University of Beirut, SOSi said Wednesday. Julian […] More

  • L3 to Update Navy Towed Array Sonar Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Update Navy Towed Array Sonar Systems

    The U.S. Navy has awarded L3 Technologies a $49.4M contract to provide technical, logistics and inventory management support for the service branch’s sonar devices. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company’s ocean systems division will evaluate, repair and update TB-23/BQ towed array system modules and related test equipment under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Work will occur through December 2021 […] More

  • SES Subsidiary Partners With Bushtex to Support USAF's Satcom Operations; Pete Hoene Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SES Subsidiary Partners With Bushtex to Support USAF’s Satcom Operations; Pete Hoene Quoted

    SES‘ government solutions business has partnered with Bushtex to provide training and testing support to the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combatant Command. The collaboration comes as part of a $29.3M contract which tasks SES to deliver commercial Ku band satellite communications technology to the ACC in support of the command’s missions in the continental U.S., SES said […] More

  • WBSI to Support Marine C2 Training Center Under $71M IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WBSI to Support Marine C2 Training Center Under $71M IDIQ

    Web Business Solutions Inc. has won a potential seven-year $70.6M contract to help manage a U.S. Marine Corps center established to train the military branch’s personnel on how to operate command-and-control systems. WBSI will provide support services to the Command and Control Training and Education Center of Excellence and its facilities located at various U.S. and international […] More

  • BAE Starts $50M Expansion Project in Alabama; Paul Markwardt Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Starts $50M Expansion Project in Alabama; Paul Markwardt Quoted

    BAE Systems has broken ground on a Huntsville, Ala., facility for the development and production of aircraft survivability and precision munition systems, Rocket City Now reported Monday. The company first unveiled details of its $45.5M expansion project at Cummings Research Park in July. Paul Markwardt, vice president and general manager of BAE’s electronic systems business, said the […] More

  • Former GSA Official Joanne Collins Smee Joins Xerox Executive Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former GSA Official Joanne Collins Smee Joins Xerox Executive Team

    Joanne Collins Smee, former director of technology transformation services at the General Services Administration, has been appointed as chief commercial officer and executive committee member at Xerox. As CCO, she will oversee sales and channel strategies and the delivery of products and service offerings through an order-to-cash process, Xerox said Monday. She previously managed technology and […] More

  • ECS Offers Cloud Services Through Microsoft Partnership Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS Offers Cloud Services Through Microsoft Partnership Program

    Microsoft has designated Fairfax, Va.-based technology and engineering company ECS as a direct partner under a program that offers multiple cloud services to the public and private sectors. ECS said Monday it offers Azure, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Dynamics 365 and Visual Studio offerings across global markets, regions and a cloud platform designed for U.S. government customers. The company […] More

  • SOSi Gets US Diplomatic Mission Support Contract; Frank Helmick Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi Gets US Diplomatic Mission Support Contract; Frank Helmick Quoted

    The U.S. Army has awarded SOS International a potential four-year, $5M contract to support security assistance efforts of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. SOSi said Monday it will provide technical, human resources and accounting services to the embassy’s security cooperation office. The contract supports U.S. security assistance programs focused on helping the Iraqi military to facilitate […] More