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  • Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger to Keynote NSC James' Christening at Ingalls Shipbuilding Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger to Keynote NSC James’ Christening at Ingalls Shipbuilding Center

    Huntington Ingalls Industries unit Ingalls Shipbuilding is set to hold a christening ceremony for the Legend-class National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754) over the weekend, with U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger scheduled as the keynote speaker The event will be held on Saturday at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Visitor Control Center, a day after Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias, Capt. Andrew Tiongson, […] More

  • Drew Morin: TCS to Integrate Cyber Training Modules into Sypris Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drew Morin: TCS to Integrate Cyber Training Modules into Sypris Platform

    TeleCommunication Systems has been awarded a contract to design a cybersecurity training program for Sypris Electronics. Drew Morin, senior vice president and chief technology officer at TCS, said his company formed the partnership with Sypris to help enterprises defend their networks. “TCS and Sypris are joining forces to provide customers with the integrated Sypris Cyber Range solution (within a platform that […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL Picks Northrop Solar Probe Navigator for NASA Program; Bob Mehltretter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL Picks Northrop Solar Probe Navigator for NASA Program; Bob Mehltretter Comments

    The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3 million contract to supply the navigational system for NASA’s Solar Probe Plus satellite. Northrop will build the Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit to help the robotic shuttle stay on its flight path using the company’s hemispherical resonator gyro technology, Northrop said Tuesday. Bob Mehltretter, vice president for […] More

  • Jim Reinhart: QTS Unveils Hybrid Network Connectivity Solution - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Reinhart: QTS Unveils Hybrid Network Connectivity Solution

    Jim Reinhart, chief operating officer for development and operations at QTS, said the company has added hybrid connectivity to its enterprise cloud offering to give clients more options to fulfill their information technology requirements. “Our strategy for the QTS Enterprise Cloud has always been to make it scalable and cost-efficient for our customers, whose information […] More

  • Kevin Amis: Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers USS Monsoor's ‘Unique’ Deckhouse - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Amis: Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers USS Monsoor’s ‘Unique’ Deckhouse

    Kevin Amis, DDG 1000 Program director at Ingalls Shipbuilding, highlighted the company’s latest contribution to the new generation of warships as it delivered the composite deckhouse for the U.S. Navy’s latest destroyer. The Huntington Ingalls Industries division manufactured the USS Michael Monsoor’s 900-ton carbon fiber structure at its Composite Center of Excellence facility in Gulfport, […] More

  • Ken Mahler: Huntington Ingalls, Navy Collaborate to Refresh USS Abraham Lincoln - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Mahler: Huntington Ingalls, Navy Collaborate to Refresh USS Abraham Lincoln

    Ken Mahler, Newport News Shipbuilding vice president of Navy programs, said the Huntington Ingalls Industries division continues to build ties with the USS Abraham Lincoln crew as they moved closer to completing the refueling and overhaul of the aircraft carrier. “Since we began the (project)… we’ve been working side by side (with the sailors) to […] More

  • IBM SoftLayer Cloud Powers eLearning Program in Peru; Rodolfo Armellini Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM SoftLayer Cloud Powers eLearning Program in Peru; Rodolfo Armellini Comments

    Peruvian firm Khipu has adopted IBM company SoftLayer’s cloud platform to deploy its distance education program for teachers. The number of facilitators and instructors that use the Moodle e-learning platform has grown since its rollout in late 2013 as Khipu sought to adopt a flexible infrastructure, IBM said Thursday. IBM company said the result is a more robust platform to […] More

  • David Hamilton: Wyoming Adopts Xerox Tech to Manage ER Visits, Medicaid Costs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    David Hamilton: Wyoming Adopts Xerox Tech to Manage ER Visits, Medicaid Costs

    David Hamilton, group president for government healthcare solutions at Xerox, said the company is using health information technology and data analysis to help Wyoming improve the state’s patient care plans. “We’re providing advice and support that help members make decisions for a healthy lifestyle,” Hamilton said Thursday. “By ensuring they receive healthcare in the setting best suited […] More

  • Blake Larson: Atlas V Launch Showcases ATK Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Blake Larson: Atlas V Launch Showcases ATK Tech

    ATK sought to highlight its engineering services portfolio after the recent launch of an Atlas V rocket that vaulted the Boeing-made GPS IIF-7 satellite to orbit. “The Atlas V and GPS programs encompass the scope and scale of ATK’s highly engineered products and affordable innovation,” Blake Larson, president of ATK’s aerospace group, said Aug. 1. “Both military and civilian GPS […] More

  • Melbourne Airport Selects CH2M Hill for Runway Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Melbourne Airport Selects CH2M Hill for Runway Development

    CH2M HILL has won a contract to manage an airport runway upgrade and expansion project in Melbourne designed to meet growing demand for air travel in the populous Australian city. The company’s involvement will signal the start of the Australia Pacific Airports Melbourne’s runway development program, with work focusing on feasibility designs for runway widening […] More