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Jane Edwards

is a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, where she writes for ExecutiveBiz about IT modernization, cybersecurity, space procurement and industry leaders’ perspectives on government technology trends.

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  • ThreatConnect Forms Threat Intell Partnership With EnergySec; Christy Coffey Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThreatConnect Forms Threat Intell Partnership With EnergySec; Christy Coffey Comments

    ThreatConnect and nonprofit corporation Energy Sector Security Consortium have formed an alliance in an effort to protect critical energy facilities from potential cyber attacks. ThreatConnect will combine its threat intelligence platform with EnergySec’s information sharing programs and industry knowledge to improve the security of energy infrastructures against network vulnerabilities, ThreatConnect said Monday. “EnergySec understands the […] More

  • EMCOR Subsidiary Awarded Navy Facility Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EMCOR Subsidiary Awarded Navy Facility Support Contract

    An EMCOR Group subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $40.2 million contract to provide facility support services for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Monday EMCOR Government Services will provide preventive maintenance, testing, inspection, training, management supervision, equipment and labor services for the Naval Support Activity Bethesda in Maryland under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, The Naval […] More

  • Thales-Finmeccanica JV Hands Orion Service Module Test Model to NASA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales-Finmeccanica JV Hands Orion Service Module Test Model to NASA

    A joint venture of Thales Group and Finmeccanica has delivered the test model of the Orion spacecraft’s European Service Module to NASA’s testing facility in Ohio for further structural design tests. Thales Alenia Space performed initial tests on the structural test model of ESM at its facility in Turin, Italy, prior to the shipment, Thales […] More

  • Raytheon-AEC Alliance to Develop Weapon Systems, Integrated Sensors; John Harris Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-AEC Alliance to Develop Weapon Systems, Integrated Sensors; John Harris Comments

    Raytheon has partnered with Advanced Electronics Co. to expand their collaboration on new platforms for civil and defense markets. The companies will also build new weapons systems, cyber platforms, land warfare tools, civil aviation systems and integrated sensors under the agreement signed at the Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates, Raytheon said Monday. […] More

  • Army Test-Fires Lockheed GMLRS, ATACMS Missiles from Artillery Rocket Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Test-Fires Lockheed GMLRS, ATACMS Missiles from Artillery Rocket Platform

    The U.S. Army has completed a series of tests on two Lockheed Martin-built missiles launched from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. The service branch test-fired eight Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and one Army Tactical Missile System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico as part of a tactical munitions reliability initiative, Lockheed […] More

  • Hughes Launches HM System for Mobile Satellite Communications; Rick Lober Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Launches HM System for Mobile Satellite Communications; Rick Lober Comments

    Hughes Network Systems has introduced an open architecture-based system that works to provide mobile satellite communications for government clients. The HM System is built on scrambled code multiple access waveform and  software-definable modem platforms that work to facilitate bandwidth sharing, Hughes said Thursday. Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems division […] More

  • PAE Lands Task Orders for Africa Peacekeeping, Contingency Training Contracts; John Heller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Lands Task Orders for Africa Peacekeeping, Contingency Training Contracts; John Heller Comments

    PAE has won task orders from the State Department to provide mission support services for the U.S. government’s partner countries in Africa through two contract vehicles. The company said Thursday it secured the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance and Africa Peacekeeping Program II task orders in September. “PAE has supported Department of State initiatives in Africa since 1995,” […] More

  • Sikorsky Wraps Up Initial Design Review, Communication System Integration for Navy Helicopter Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Wraps Up Initial Design Review, Communication System Integration for Navy Helicopter Replacement Program

    Sikorsky Aircraft has completed the preliminary design review and mission communication system integration on the first S-92A helicopter under a potential $1.2 billion contract awarded by the U.S. Navy for a new presidential helicopter fleet. The Lockheed Martin-owned business said Wednesday it finished the PDR phase and MCS testing for the first S-92A aircraft in August. The engineering […] More

  • Northrop Hands Missile Defense System Prototype Shelters to US Army; Dan Verwiel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Hands Missile Defense System Prototype Shelters to US Army; Dan Verwiel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has handed over four prototype engagement operations shelters to the U.S. Army for the branch’s Integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System. Northrop said Wedneday it delivered the prototype shelters after it integrated improvements suggested by soldiers involved in IBCS-related warfighter exercises. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager of Northrop’s integrated air and […] More

  • ASRC Federal Subsidiary Lands NASA Space Communication, Navigation Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ASRC Federal Subsidiary Lands NASA Space Communication, Navigation Support Contract

    A subsidiary of ASRC Federal has been awarded a potential 45-month, $48.9 million contract to provide support services for NASA’s space communication and navigation program office. NASA said Thursday Arctic Slope Technical Services will provide spectrum management, programmatic accounting management tools, applications, public outreach and education, Web presence and regulatory services for the program office. […] More

  • Raytheon Deploys Air Traffic Mgmt Tool at Atlanta Airport; Michael Espinola Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Deploys Air Traffic Mgmt Tool at Atlanta Airport; Michael Espinola Comments

    Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has started to operate a Raytheon-built system designed for air traffic management. Raytheon said Wednesday it installed the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System at the airport’s terminal radar approach control building as part of the Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement contract with the Federal Aviation Administration. “Creating an effective, advanced and streamlined […] More

  • Carahsoft to Distribute Samsung Mobile Security Platform in US Public Sector; Robert Moore Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Distribute Samsung Mobile Security Platform in US Public Sector; Robert Moore Comments

    Carahsoft Technology will offer Samsung Electronics America’s KNOX mobile security tool to U.S. public sector agencies under a distribution agreement both companies have reached. The covers KNOX Workspace container and KNOX Premium platform, Carahsoft said Tuesday . KNOX Workspace is designed to encrypt corporate data in employees’ mobile devices, while the KNOX Premium works to allow information technology administrators to […] More