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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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  • CACI Wins Army Systems Engineering Contract; Ken Asbury, John Mengucci Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Wins Army Systems Engineering Contract; Ken Asbury, John Mengucci Comment

    CACI International has won a contract from the U.S. Army to provide systems engineering services for the Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Flight Activity unit. The contract “broadens CACI’s reach into the [command, communications, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] market,” Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 […] More

  • Northrop Completes Aerial Refueling System Design Review for Navy Hawkeye - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes Aerial Refueling System Design Review for Navy Hawkeye

    Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to the build and testing phase for the aerial refueling platform of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye jets after it completed a critical design review exercise with the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday the CDR is part of a program to design, manufacture and assess aerial refueling subsystems for integration with […] More

  • VA Broadens Use of DecisionSim’s Simulation Teaching Model; Bob Yayac Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VA Broadens Use of DecisionSim’s Simulation Teaching Model; Bob Yayac Comments

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has exercised the third year option of its five-year contract with DecisionSim to expand the use of the latter’s simulation teaching platform to agency employees. The company said Tuesday its DecisionSim platform is designed to train and assess VA healthcare professionals and nonclinical staff through simulation of real-world medical processes and situations. […] More

  • Lockheed Unit to Deliver A320 Flight Stimulators to Airbus; Sandy Samuel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unit to Deliver A320 Flight Stimulators to Airbus; Sandy Samuel Comments

    Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training has signed a contract to provide two flight stimulators for Airbus for use in the latter’s training centers in Mexico. Lockheed said Monday the frame contract aims to facilitate collaboration on future training initiatives and purchase of flight stimulation systems between the two companies. “With this frame contract in place, […] More

  • US News-Raytheon Report Evaluates HS STEM Scores, Interest - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US News-Raytheon Report Evaluates HS STEM Scores, Interest

    A new report from Raytheon and U.S. News & World Report says high school girls had lower scores than their male counterparts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics test scores and interest to pursue STEM courses. The 2015 U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index projects that gender gap to continue at the college and graduate levels, U.S. News said Monday. According to […] More

  • RSA Taps Leidos for Product Managed Security Services; Lisa Roger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RSA Taps Leidos for Product Managed Security Services; Lisa Roger Comments

    Leidos has been selected by RSA to provide managed security services for the latter’s platforms in an effort to protect government and commercial clients from potential cyber attacks. Leidos said Monday its MSS portfolio will work to support RSA’s Advanced Security Operations Center and Archer Governance, Risk and Compliance offerings. Cyber threats require “comprehensive technology and […] More

  • Navy Picks L-3 to Build Poseidon's Electro-Optical Sensor Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Picks L-3 to Build Poseidon’s Electro-Optical Sensor Systems

    L-3 Communications has been selected to provide digital electro-optical sensor and infrared systems for the U.S. Navy’s maritime patrol planes, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes L-3 will also repair services and technical assistance for the military branch as part of the installation of its MX-20HD EO/IR system on board the Boeing-built P-8A […] More

  • FCi-Oryza Group Team Lands USCIS Services Support Contract; Sharon Virts Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCi-Oryza Group Team Lands USCIS Services Support Contract; Sharon Virts Comments

    A partnership between FCi Federal and The Oryza Group has been awarded a four-year contract to provide data management and administrative support services for service centers of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Service Center Operations Support Services B contract awarded to the Service Center Oryza Team covers support for USCIS centers in California and Vermont, FCi […] More

  • Michael Donlan: Police Departments Cite FBI’s Security Standards Compliance for Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Donlan: Police Departments Cite FBI’s Security Standards Compliance for Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption

    Law enforcement agencies in California and North Carolina have started to adopt Microsoft’s cloud platform due to the offering’s compliance with the security regulations of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services. The Los Angeles Police Department and North Carolina-based Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are among the agencies that access fingerprint files, surveillance videos and other criminal […] More

  • Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets $238M Delivery Order for Navy F-35 Spares

    Lockheed Martin has received a $237.7 million delivery order to provide initial spares for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, non-Pentagon participants and international military clients under a basic agreement previously awarded to the firm. The Defense Department said Thursday the spares will be used in the preliminary production of F-35 jets under the order, which also covers deployment and […] More

  • Raytheon Awards $2M System Hardware Contract to OSI Systems; Deepak Chopra Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Awards $2M System Hardware Contract to OSI Systems; Deepak Chopra Comments

    OSI Systems’ optoelectronics division has received a potential $2 million contract to provide software and system hardware components for Raytheon. OSI  said Friday Raytheon will use the components to create an electronic toll collection system for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. “We are excited to provide our sensor technology and software to support Raytheon’s efforts with […] More

  • CACI Secures SEC Investigation Support Task Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Secures SEC Investigation Support Task Orders

    CACI International has received two task orders worth $29.8 million combined to provide investigation support and legal assistance services for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The five-year contracts cover work for SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Division of Enforcement and Office of the Investor Advocate, the company said Thursday. CACI said the task orders fall […] More