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  • Mike Lawrie: DXC Eyes ‘Tuck-In’ Acquisitions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Lawrie: DXC Eyes ‘Tuck-In’ Acquisitions

    Mike Lawrie, chairman, president and CEO of DXC Technology, has said the company plans to close more “tuck-in” acquisitions as part of efforts to build up its digital offerings, CRN reported Thursday. “We have a pipeline of things we are looking at. … Most of what we do classifies more as tuck-ins that are very consistent […] More

  • Boeing Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers

    Boeing has named Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Poland and Switzerland as potential clients for the latest configuration of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft, National Defense reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, vice president of F/A-18 programs at Boeing, said Wednesday at a media day in Virginia potential orders from those international customers could be a […] More

  • Thomson Reuters Announces Keynote Speaker, Panelists at 3rd Annual Government Conference - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomson Reuters Announces Keynote Speaker, Panelists at 3rd Annual Government Conference

    Thomson Reuters will hold its third annual Government Conference on June 5 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Derek Benner, acting executive associate director for homeland security investigations at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will serve as a keynote speaker at the event, which will focus on trade-based money laundering and supply […] More

  • Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: CGI to Add 400 Jobs, Expand IT Center in Louisiana

    CGI has announced plans to create 400 additional jobs as part of the expansion of its 50,000-square-foot information technology facility in Lafayette, La., KATC.com reported Wednesday. The expansion of the company’s Lafayette IT Center of Excellence at the University of Louisiana Lafayette Research Park is expected to help bring the total number of CGI employees in […] More

  • Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat’s David Egts: Containers Work Well With DevOps, Agile Processes

    David Egts, chief technologist for Red Hat’s North American public sector, has said information technology departments seeking to increase efficiency can combine containers with agile development and DevOps processes, GCN reported Tuesday. “You can have your developers working very, very quickly on focusing solely on the application, and by using DevOps and agile principles on […] More

  • Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Gets IMO Clearance for Maritime Safety Service Offering

    Inmarsat has secured approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to support the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System through its Fleet Safety service offering. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its maritime safety service through Inmarsat-4 and Inmarsat-6 satellite constellations. The approval would allow ship operators adopting Inmarsat’s Fleet One terminals and […] More

  • USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USITC Seeks Info on Potential Cloud-Based Document Mgmt Platform Sources

    The U.S. International Trade Commission seeks information on potential vendors that can provide a cloud-based document management platform designed to help USITC share files with other government agencies, law firms and individuals and ensure the security of confidential data. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says USITC is looking for a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant […] More

  • Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Gets OK to Provide Services for Global Maritime Distress Safety System; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has received approval from the International Maritime Organization’s maritime safety committee to provide Global Maritime Distress Safety System mobile satellite services. Iridium said Monday it plans to start providing GMDSS services by early 2020 through its satellite network and will collaborate with the International Mobile Satellite Organization to facilitate the delivery of such services through […] More

  • Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Issues Source Sought Notice for ARCIC Mission Support Acquisition Effort

    The U.S. Army has begun to seek information on potential contractors that can provide mission support services for the Army Capabilities Integration Center. A FedBizOpps notice published Friday says the service branch plans to award a potential five-year, $240 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple-award task order contract for the procurement of mission support services. ARCIC is a subordinate […] More

  • Maximus VPs Barbara Selter, Nancy Shanley to Speak at Medicaid Managed Care Congress - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maximus VPs Barbara Selter, Nancy Shanley to Speak at Medicaid Managed Care Congress

    Barbara Selter, vice president of health services at Maximus, and Nancy Shanley, VP of consulting and policy analysis at the Reston, Va.-based government services contractor, are scheduled to speak at the three-day Medicaid Managed Care Congress that kicked off Monday in Maryland. Selter will lead a discussion titled, “Automating Long-Term Services and Supports Financial Eligibility […] More