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  • Air Force Wants to Increase Space Industry Partnerships in 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Wants to Increase Space Industry Partnerships in 2019

    The U.S. Air Force, through its Space Enterprise Consortium, plans to increase the availability of commercial space technologies in its military projects in 2019 and to encourage collaboration between large defense contractors, space vendors and startups, Space News reported Monday. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Leaf, SpEC program manager, said the consortium would serve as “a […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL-Built New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Farthest Target in History - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL-Built New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Farthest Target in History

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has confirmed a spacecraft it built for NASA has reached its target object in the Kuiper Belt, performing the farthest space exploration in history. The New Horizons probe encountered Ultima Thule before New Year and already sent flyby data to an operations center on Earth, APL said Tuesday. APL received the images 10 hours […] More

  • Brian Piedfort: Other Transaction Authority Helps Simplify Government Buying Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Piedfort: Other Transaction Authority Helps Simplify Government Buying Process

    Brian Piedfort, vice president of business development at consortium management firm Advanced Technology International, has said using other transaction authorities can offer federal agencies the speed and flexibility to procure new technology platforms. He wrote in a commentary posted Friday on Federal News Network that OTAs work to accelerate the procurement process due to less restrictions compared […] More

  • Report: Navy to Pursue Aircraft Carrier Block Buy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy to Pursue Aircraft Carrier Block Buy

    The U.S. Navy told Congress its plans to buy two Ford-class aircraft carriers in an effort to save billions of dollars as the military service pursues its 355-ship fleet goal, Reuters reported Tuesday. The service branch approached Huntington Ingalls Industries last year to obtain a detailed pricing on the potential cost of a block buy. Sen. Tim […] More

  • Labor Department Looks to Tap Industry to Replace Financial Management System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Labor Department Looks to Tap Industry to Replace Financial Management System

    The Department of Labor is seeking industry feedback on a proposed project to replace the agency’s financial management system. DOL said it seeks information from industry to help determine potential vendors, the new system’s technical characteristics and functionality as well as project cost, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted Thursday. The current FMS […] More

  • IRS Eyes Social Media Data Collection Tool for Tax Compliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Eyes Social Media Data Collection Tool for Tax Compliance

    The Internal Revenue Service is seeking commercial tools that could search and collect data on social media sites to help the agency monitor tax compliance. The plan comes amid the growing number of businesses and individuals using social media to advertise, promote and sell products and services, according to a request for information FedBizOpps posted […] More

  • Marines Plan Shoulder-Fired Rocket Launcher Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Plan Shoulder-Fired Rocket Launcher Procurement

    The U.S. Marine Corps looks to issue a contract in March or April next year to equip rifle squads with 84mm shoulder-fired rocket launchers, Marine Corps Times reported Thursday. The report said Marines seek to acquire more than 1K Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles. Barbara Hamby, a Marine Corps Systems Command spokeswoman, said the service aims to begin […] More

  • TSA to Seek New Program Partners to Improve Nationwide Checkpoint Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA to Seek New Program Partners to Improve Nationwide Checkpoint Security

    The Transportation Security Administration within the Department of Homeland Security will host an industry day on Jan. 23 to introduce the new Accessible Property Screening program. The APS program aims to strengthen checkpoint security across the U.S. by leveraging new detection and automated tools, as well as checkpoint transportation security equipment, according to a notice […] More

  • GSA Eyes Multiple Providers for E-Commerce Pilot Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Eyes Multiple Providers for E-Commerce Pilot Program

    The General Services Administration will launch a pilot program to collect data and identify best practices from multiple e-commerce providers, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. In a proposal released earlier this month, GSA said it wants to increase the availability of commercial platforms designed to help agencies procure goods and services online. “We are not looking […] More

  • General Atomics’ Wayne Solomon Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics’ Wayne Solomon Receives Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award

    Wayne Solomon, deputy director of the DIII-D National Fusion Program at General Atomics, has received recognition from Fusion Power Associates for his leadership on the Department of Energy-backed program and research on fusion plasma diagnostics. The nonprofit honored Solomon with its Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated technical accomplishments and potential as influential […] More

  • DoD Eyes $1.2B Funding in FY20 for New Boeing F-15X Jets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Eyes $1.2B Funding in FY20 for New Boeing F-15X Jets

    The Department of Defense aims to include $1.2B in funding in its fiscal year 2020 budget request to support the acquisition of the newest versions of the F-15 aircraft, Bloomberg reported Friday. DoD officials said the agency hopes to buy 12 of the new Boeing-built F-15X fighter aircraft for the Air Force. The plan is […] More