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  • SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launches SES-12 Satellite Aboard Pre-Flown Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launches SES-12 Satellite Aboard Pre-Flown Rocket

    A communications satellite of Luxembourg-based SES took off Monday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX said Monday the rocket’s first stage used to launch the SES-12 satellite was initially deployed in September 2017 to support the Orbital Test Vehicle 5 mission. The satellite is designed to expand SES’ capabilities […] More

  • Siemens’ Federal Arm Starts Solar Farm Project in North Carolina; Sam Lewis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens’ Federal Arm Starts Solar Farm Project in North Carolina; Sam Lewis Comments

    Executives from Siemens’ U.S. federal subsidiary and tribal leaders conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday to begin construction work on a solar farm at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in Murphy, N.C., the Cherokee One Feather reported Friday. “Siemens is really pleased at the opportunity to bring tribal and federal resources together to deliver an environmentally […] More

  • NASA Picks 10 Firms to Develop Space-Based Resource Collection, Processing Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Picks 10 Firms to Develop Space-Based Resource Collection, Processing Tech

    NASA has chosen 10 companies to build platforms designed to gather, process and utilize space-based resources for lunar and Mars missions. The agency said Friday the companies will receive contracts worth approximately $10 million combined to perform work across three tracks as part of Appendix D of the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 program. […] More

  • Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Grant Thornton to Help Agencies Derive Insights From Data; Greg Myers Comments

    Grant Thornton’s public sector business and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to help federal agencies generate insights from data and comply with provisions of the administration’s Management Agenda and other regulations that seek to advance transparency and efficiency. Greg Myers, vice president of Microsoft’s federal business, said in a statement published Thursday the company will […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan: US Defense Satellite Market to Reach $30B by 2023

    A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the U.S. market for defense satellites will experience a 10.3 percent compound annual growth rate and reach approximately $30.3 billion in the next five years. The market research firm said Tuesday the potential market growth can be attributed to the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen its satellite infrastructure through modernization, program funding […] More

  • GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Signs Governmentwide Enterprise Deal for IBM Database Platforms

    The General Services Administration and IBM have reached a government enterprise agreement for the company’s database platforms under the Information Technology Schedule 70 Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act Enhancement Program. Alan Thomas, commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said in a statement published Wednesday the delivery of database platforms through a single enterprise-level contract would help […] More

  • Commerce-DHS Report: Private, Public Sectors Should Grow Cyber Workforce via Apprenticeships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Commerce-DHS Report: Private, Public Sectors Should Grow Cyber Workforce via Apprenticeships

    A report by the departments of Homeland Security and Commerce calls for both private and public sectors to build up the cybersecurity workforce through “hands-on, experiential and work-based learning approaches” such as internships and apprenticeships. DHS and the Commerce Department prepared the report in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to strengthen […] More

  • Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Leverage Supplier Base Via New Partner Network; Bob Gemmill Comments

    Leidos has established a new program that aims to advance innovation, build up program performance and facilitate the delivery of technology platforms designed to meet clients’ mission needs with the use of the company’s supplier base. The company said Wednesday the Leidos Alliance Partner Network consists of corporate strategic, technology alliance and emerging technology partners. […] More

  • ManTech Backs Army Vehicles Through New South Carolina Logistics Center; Dan Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Backs Army Vehicles Through New South Carolina Logistics Center; Dan Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has launched a new logistics center in North Charleston, S.C., to support the U.S. Army’s Vehicle Engineering Maintenance and Operations Support program. The logistics center is composed of two buildings with a combined space of approximately 310,000 square feet, including a central hub that houses parts for the service’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles […] More

  • Booz Allen Eyes Growth With Tech Talent; Horacio Rozanski Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Eyes Growth With Tech Talent; Horacio Rozanski Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton executives believe talent recruitment and retention efforts will serve as a growth driver for the company moving forward, The Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday. “We feel really good about our overall capacity to attract and retain the right kind of talent,” Booz Allen CEO Horacio Rozanski told analysts during an earnings call Tuesday. […] More

  • General Atomics Forms Industry Team for Canada’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Forms Industry Team for Canada’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Project

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has partnered with CAE, L3 Technologies’ Wescam subsidiary and Maxar Technologies’ MDA business to form an industry team that aims to meet Canada’s requirements for multi-mission remotely piloted aircraft systems. Team SkyGuardian Canada will offer the MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone for the Canadian armed forces’ RPAS project that seeks a medium-altitude, long-endurance […] More