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  • Navy Orders L-3 KEO Modular Masts for Submarines; Matthew Richi Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders L-3 KEO Modular Masts for Submarines; Matthew Richi Comments

    L-3 KEO will produce eight universal modular masts for U.S. Navy submarines under a new contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command. The L-3 subsidiary will build the individual masts for Virginia-class submarines and up to 10 additional shipsets under a four-year option of the deal, L-3 said Thursday. “We are very pleased to have this opportunity to extend L-3 […] More

  • Booz Allen, Hogan Assessment Group Evaluate Data Scientist Traits; Angela Zutavern Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen, Hogan Assessment Group Evaluate Data Scientist Traits; Angela Zutavern Comments

    Booz Allen Hamilton and Hogan Assessment Group have conducted a job analysis survey to evaluate the traits of data scientists. Booz Allen received almost 200 responses that indicate “the most important attribute to emerge was a data scientist’s flexibility and problem solving capabilities,” the company said Monday. “Data scientists are inherent problem solvers who thrive […] More

  • University of Montreal’s Robert Nag Highlights Healthcare Simulation Practices - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    University of Montreal’s Robert Nag Highlights Healthcare Simulation Practices

    Robert Nag, center leader at the University of Montreal Healthcare Training Center, has highlighted a number of practices that he says could aid in healthcare simulation programs. Nag, a former visual database engineer at CAE, said in an interview published Sunday that educators need to establish fundamentals such as personnel scheduling, simulation logistics management and […] More

  • QTS Refreshes Cloud-Based Security Services Offerings; Kurt Manske Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QTS Refreshes Cloud-Based Security Services Offerings; Kurt Manske Comments

    QTS Realty Trust has updated the company’s managed security services intended to help clients address network threats. The Alert Logic-powered cloud-based services work with hybrid information technology ecosystems for customers to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities in the network, QTS said Friday. “QTS managed security is built to help customers rapidly respond to and mitigate threats […] More

  • James McNerney: Boeing Mulls Partial Overseas Shift Without Ex-Em Bank Reauthorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James McNerney: Boeing Mulls Partial Overseas Shift Without Ex-Em Bank Reauthorization

    James McNerney, Boeing’s board chairman, has said the company could move some of its work abroad if lawmakers do not work past their disagreements over whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, the Washington Post reported Friday. Amrita Jayakumar writes the House did not renew the bank’s charter that was approved in the Senate version to extend funding for Ex-Im through Oct. 29. […] More

  • Cubic Adds New Features to P5 Combat Training System; Bill Toti Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Adds New Features to P5 Combat Training System; Bill Toti Comments

    Cubic has updated the company’s combat training system with new features the company designed to help locate the system’s position. The Earth Center Earth Fixed coordinates have been added to the P5CTS system in order to expand training area coverage, move across several exercise regions and enhance weapon simulations and data capture, Cubic said Monday. […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Update Seattle Area-Based Emergency Radio Network; Mark Schmidl Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Solutions to Update Seattle Area-Based Emergency Radio Network; Mark Schmidl Comments

    Motorola Solutions has been awarded a 55-month, $112 million contract to update the Puget sound emergency radio network of King County, Wash., where Seattle is located. First responders in the area will have access to Motorola Solutions’ ASTRO 25 digital radio technology to perform public safety missions under the contract, Motorola Solutions said Thursday. Mark […] More

  • Eglobaltech Lands DHS Agile Development Program Contract; Rajiv Kadayam Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eglobaltech Lands DHS Agile Development Program Contract; Rajiv Kadayam Comments

    Eglobaltech has been selected to work with the Department of Homeland Security‘s Citizenship and Immigration Services agency on agile development programs. The company will work to coach the client on team building, performance assessment and making recommendations, Eglobaltech said Friday. “eGT’s support will ultimately result in the culmination of useful and practical agile processes that will help deliver […] More

  • Visiongain: Global Military Aircraft MRO Market to Reach $49B in 2015 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Global Military Aircraft MRO Market to Reach $49B in 2015

    A new Visiongain report forecasts the global military aircraft maintenance, repair and operations market will hit $49 billion in value in 2015. Visiongain said Friday the increasing adoption of new fighter aircraft among tier-one market players would spur growth in the industry. The 2015-2025 forecast covers maintenance aspects in operations and field, heavy airframe, heavy engine, […] More

  • GSA Picks CorasCloud IT Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Picks CorasCloud IT Portfolio Mgmt Platform; Jim Benson Comments

    The General Services Administration has purchased an information technology management platform from CorasCloud in an effort to fulfill various compliance and regulatory needs. CorasCloud will provide an enterprise-wide license of its EnLight offering to more than 17,000 users, CorasCloud said Tuesday. “IT is constantly challenged to meet the needs of customers and deliver quality service […] More

  • IARPA to Brief Proposers on Nanoelectronics Analysis Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA to Brief Proposers on Nanoelectronics Analysis Program

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity will hold a conference on Aug. 25 to brief proposers for the nanoelectronics analysis program prior to solicitation. IARPA said Wednesday the conference will take place in Washington, where companies participating in the program will seek to gain insight into the research problems and goals, and present their teaming proposals. The […] More

  • Lockheed Tests Orion Fairing Separation System Changes; Mike Hawes Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Tests Orion Fairing Separation System Changes; Mike Hawes Comments

    Lockheed Martin has evaluated the changes in the Orion spacecraft’s fairing separation system design. Engineers performed the tests on Orion’s new push-off springs, crew module structural attachments, star trackers and pyrotechnic variances, and higher load cases in preparation for the first exploration mission, Lockheed said Thursday. “The fairing separation is one of our very first […] More