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  • NASA Releases Solicitation for COMET Space Center Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Releases Solicitation for COMET Space Center Support Contract

    NASA has issued a request for proposals for the potential 10-year Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering and Test contract that will replace the Kennedy Space Center’s Test and Operations Support Contract. The space agency will conduct a full and open competition for the COMET contract, which has a four-year base term and three two-year option periods, […] More

  • CompTIA ISAO, IT-ISAC Ask Tech Companies to Prepare for Potential Nation-State Cyberattacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA ISAO, IT-ISAC Ask Tech Companies to Prepare for Potential Nation-State Cyberattacks

    The CompTIA Information Sharing and Analysis Organization and the Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center are calling on technology companies to assess their cybersecurity readiness and improve their defenses against potential cyberattacks in light of increasing geopolitical tensions. “While we do not have any information to indicate any specific threat, we believe that […] More

  • Air Force-Backed Accelerator Program Seeks Technologies for Digital Data Strategies Cohort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force-Backed Accelerator Program Seeks Technologies for Digital Data Strategies Cohort

    An accelerator program backed by the Department of the Air Force’s digital transformation office is inviting startups and small businesses to submit applications for the first cohort focused on digital data strategies. The Ogden Catalyst Accelerator said Wednesday it is seeking vendors with novel technologies and methodologies that could help advance the development of an […] More

  • Mitre Engenuity-Run Center Announces Affiliate Program for Cybersecurity Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Engenuity-Run Center Announces Affiliate Program for Cybersecurity Vendors

    A Mitre Engenuity-operated center has introduced an affiliate program to give cybersecurity platforms providers an opportunity to further advance threat-informed defense. The affiliate program launched by the Center for Threat-Informed Defense allows vendors to integrate the center’s research and development resources into their service offerings and products, Mitre Engenuity said Wednesday. Participants can gain access […] More

  • DHS Vet Soraya Correa Named to Brillient Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Vet Soraya Correa Named to Brillient Advisory Board

    Soraya Correa, former chief procurement officer and senior procurement executive at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Brillient as a new advisory board member. She brings to Brillient her knowledge and experience in contracting, procurement and other GovCon-related matters, the company said Monday. Correa said she is excited to join the board of advisers […] More

  • Securonix Announces Over $1B Growth Investment; Sachin Nayyar Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Securonix Announces Over $1B Growth Investment; Sachin Nayyar Quoted

    Securonix has secured a growth investment worth more than $1 billion and will use the capital to support talent acquisition efforts, advance growth initiatives and meet customer demand for cloud-native security analytics and operations platforms. Volition Capital and Eight Roads Ventures participated in the Vista Equity Partners-led investment, Securonix said Tuesday. “We solve a very […] More

  • Epirus Launches Electronic Warfare System ‘Leonidas Pod’ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Epirus Launches Electronic Warfare System ‘Leonidas Pod’

    Epirus has unveiled a high-power microwave platform as the latest addition to its Leonidas family of electronic warfare systems. Leonidas Pod is a portable system that comes with multiple mount options to support various missions and is designed to rapidly respond to changing threat environments by powering up and down within minutes, Epirus said Monday. […] More

  • Mariana Garavaglia Named Relativity Space Chief Business and People Officer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mariana Garavaglia Named Relativity Space Chief Business and People Officer

    Mariana Garavaglia, formerly chief operating officer at Peloton Interactive, has joined Relativity Space as chief business and people officer. She will be responsible for Relativity Space’s talent acquisition efforts, legal, people, environmental health and safety teams and security, the company said Monday. Garavaglia has been serving as an adviser to Relativity Space since the summer […] More

  • Natilus Books $6B in Advance Commitments for Autonomous Cargo Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Natilus Books $6B in Advance Commitments for Autonomous Cargo Aircraft

    Natilus has secured $6 billion in advance commitments to deliver over 440 autonomous cargo aircraft to major airlines and integrators. The purchase commitments for Natilus’ unmanned aerial vehicles were from Volatus Aerospace, Flexport, Dymond, Astral Aviation and Aurora International, Natilus said Wednesday. “In parallel with the development of our family of autonomous aircraft, we are […] More

  • GDIT Wins $829M DIA IT Support Task Order; Amy Gilliland Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GDIT Wins $829M DIA IT Support Task Order; Amy Gilliland Quoted

    General Dynamics’ information technology business has received a potential 10-year, $829 million task order from the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide on-site and remote information technology services for domains and networks at various DIA sites worldwide. The Customer Care Center task order awarded through the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III contract in November […] More

  • Hypersonic Plane Developer Destinus Announces Seed Financing Round Results; Mikhail Kokorich Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypersonic Plane Developer Destinus Announces Seed Financing Round Results; Mikhail Kokorich Quoted

    Swiss aerospace startup Destinus has raised $29 million in seed funding to further develop its hypersonic aircraft. “We plan to use the funding to continue the development of our hydrogen airbreathing and rocket engines and test the first supersonic flights powered by hydrogen engines in the next 12 to 18 months,” Mikhail Kokorich, founder and […] More

  • Leanne Caret: Boeing Invests in Production Centers, Eyes Future Growth Driven by Defense Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leanne Caret: Boeing Invests in Production Centers, Eyes Future Growth Driven by Defense Programs

    Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing‘s defense, space and security business and a five-time Wash100 Award winner, said the company is making a “significant” investment in production facilities and capabilities as it waits for a number of defense programs to transition from the development stage to the production phase, Inside Defense reported Thursday. Although […] More