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  • NovAtel's GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NovAtel’s GPS Anti-Jamming & Interference Tech to Support DoD Information Network

    NovAtel has received an order from the U.S. Naval Observatory for its anti-jamming antenna system in efforts to address the core controlled reception pattern antenna requirements of the Defense Department‘s main global enterprise network. The company said Monday its GPS Anti-Jam Technology will serve to support the DoD Information Network, which facilitates voice, data, video and bandwidth services. “GAJT has now been shipped and is […] More

  • AeroVironment Releases Remote Launch System for Blackwing UAS, Switchblade Missiles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AeroVironment Releases Remote Launch System for Blackwing UAS, Switchblade Missiles

    AeroVironment has released a new launch system that will work to allow remote deployments of the company’s Switchblade Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System and Blackwing tube-launched unmanned aircraft system. The company said Tuesday the Multi-Pack Launcher supports integration at forward operating bases and tactical ground vehicles to help provide incoming fire and force protection and on-the-go intelligence, surveillance and […] More

  • DARPA, Air Force Tap PAR Technology Subsidiary for Media Forensics R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA, Air Force Tap PAR Technology Subsidiary for Media Forensics R&D Contract

    The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have awarded a $7.2 million contract to a PAR Technology subsidiary to develop digital media forensics technology. PAR Government Systems will apply its experience in image and video processing, cloud computing, data analytics and digital media forensics to support DARPA’s Media Forensics research-and-development program, the company said Tuesday. Matt […] More

  • L-3 Releases Electro-Optical IR Imaging Tech for Small Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Releases Electro-Optical IR Imaging Tech for Small Aircraft

    L-3 Communications has introduced an electro-optical/infrared airborne imaging system designed to integrate with small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, light manned ISR aircraft and tactical aerostats. The MX-8 system works to process images in real time and simultaneously support up to four sensors, the company said Monday. L-3’s WESCAM division developed the airborne imaging technology. The 15-pound system has a clearance level of […] More

  • HHS to Fund Commercial Manufacturing Tests for BioProtection Systems' Ebola Vaccine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HHS to Fund Commercial Manufacturing Tests for BioProtection Systems’ Ebola Vaccine

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded BioProtection Systems a contract with $24.75 million in base funds to support commercial manufacturing tests of the company’s anti-Ebola vaccine. HHS said Tuesday said the tests will work to validate whether manufacturing processes created under a previous contract would produce enough V920 vaccines in the event of an Ebola outbreaks. Funds from the HHS Office […] More

  • ViaWest to Provide Exclusive Colocation Services for Hitachi Data Systems IT Infrastructure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViaWest to Provide Exclusive Colocation Services for Hitachi Data Systems IT Infrastructure

    Hitachi America has selected ViaWest to be the exclusive colocation provider for the Hitachi Data Systems information technology infrastructure under a five-year, $6.6 million contract. ViaWest said Monday it will house the HDS IT infrastructure at a 3,600-square-foot area at the ViaWest Compark Data Center in Denver, Colorado. The 140,000-square-foot colocation and hosting center is equipped with 24/7 on-site expert […] More

  • VSE Lands $63M Army Task Order for Medium Tactical Vehicle Supply Chain Mgmt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VSE Lands $63M Army Task Order for Medium Tactical Vehicle Supply Chain Mgmt

    VSE Corp. has received a potential three-year, $63 million equipment-related services task order to provide supply chain management services to the U.S. Army‘s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command. The company said Monday it will supply spare/repair parts, major components and other supply chain management support for the reset of the family of medium tactical vehicles such as the 2.5 ton, 5 ton and 10 […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Provide US Allies Non-Standard Munitions Worth $126M

    Orbital ATK has secured nearly $126 million in delivery orders from the U.S. government to manufacture a range of ammunition systems for the Defense Department‘s foreign allies. The orders are for non-U.S. standard munitions and fall under a pair of previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity and basic ordering agreement contracts, Orbital ATK said Monday. The company currently operates a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant in Independence, Missouri, where it also  […] More

  • BioBridge-Led Team Chosen to Develop Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Manufacturing Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BioBridge-Led Team Chosen to Develop Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Manufacturing Process

    The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium has awarded a BioBridge Global-led group of organizations a three-year, $7.8 million contract to develop a clinical-grade process for stem cell manufacturing techniques. BBG said Monday the team will work to create large-scale stem cell manufacturing economical platforms in an effort to give researchers human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for study, therapeutic […] More

  • Summit-BlueLabs Team to Provide Data Science Support to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Summit-BlueLabs Team to Provide Data Science Support to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

    A contractor team of Summit Consulting and BlueLabs will provide data science support to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under a new five-year blanket purchase agreement. Summit said Thursday it created multiple economic models to analyze the significance of race on lending decisions based on bank underwriting and pricing criteria in an effort to identify banks that employ lending […] More

  • FCi Establishes New Virginia HQ to Support Expansion Plans; Scott Miller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCi Establishes New Virginia HQ to Support Expansion Plans; Scott Miller Comments

    FCI Federal has established a new headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, in support of the company’s plans to expand across government agencies. The company said Friday its new office at Lakeview Center Plaza has triple the work space than its previous office. Scott Miller, FCi CEO and president, said the expanded headquarters serves to aid the company’s growth efforts in immigration pre-adjudication support services and […] More

  • MBDA Subsidiary Submits Bid to Develop Germany's Future Air Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Subsidiary Submits Bid to Develop Germany’s Future Air Defense System

    An MBDA subsidiary has submitted its bid to Germany’s government in pursuit of a contract to develop that country’s future ground-based air defense system. MBDA Deutschland GmbH said Thursday TLVS will be based on the Medium Extended Air Defence System and equipped with 360-degree coverage, open system architecture and a plug and flight function to support civilians and warfighters during local and international missions. “The […] More