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  • Tractica: Commercial Drone Service Revenue to Reach $9B by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tractica: Commercial Drone Service Revenue to Reach $9B by 2025

    Tractica has predicted in a new report that commercial unmanned aerial vehicle applications will reach $8.7 billion in annual revenue by 2025. The report projects the growing interest in drones from companies, universities and government agencies for commercial applications to drive UAV annual shipments to 2.6 million units by 2025 from 80,000 in 2015, Tractica […] More

  • SAP, Virtustream Forge Federal Cloud Deployment Alliance; Carmen Krueger Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP, Virtustream Forge Federal Cloud Deployment Alliance; Carmen Krueger Comments

    SAP National Security Services — a U.S.-based subsidiary of the German software and technology conglomerate — and Virtustream have partnered to deliver standards-compliant cloud services to federal agency clients. SAP NS2 will help agencies with migrations of applications into managed and secure cloud platforms in an effort to comply with the government-wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, the companies said […] More

  • Cubic to Help Integrate Australian Defense Simulation, Training Service; Mark Horn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Help Integrate Australian Defense Simulation, Training Service; Mark Horn Comments

    A Cubic business unit has been awarded a four-year, $18 million contract to help a Australian military center conduct simulation-based training programs. Cubic Defense Australia will perform the managed workforce service in Canberra, Australia and the Pacific region under the contract, Cubic said Tuesday. Mark Horn, general manager of Cubic Defense Australia, said the company intends to help […] More

  • Raytheon Applies 3D Printing to Build Guided Missile; Travis Mayberry Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Applies 3D Printing to Build Guided Missile; Travis Mayberry Comments

    Raytheon researchers have developed a guided missile system using a three-dimensional printing technology. The missile system consists of rocket engines, fins, and guidance and control system components, according to a feature posted on the company’s website. Raytheon also looked to create electrical circuit materials, housing for gallium nitride transmitters and guided artillery shell fins through additive manufacturing, the […] More

  • US Army Kicks Off Electro-Optical, IR Payload Engineering, Logistics Market Survey - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Army Kicks Off Electro-Optical, IR Payload Engineering, Logistics Market Survey

    The U.S. Army has begun its search for a product manager electro-optical and infrared payloads system engineering, configuration and logistics services from industry. In a request for information released Monday, the Army has sought potential sources that can operate and sustain existing systems fielded in the CENTCOM operational area, configure PSDS2 systems, train contractor and […] More

  • Cylance Approved as Federal Cloud Systems Inspector; Corey White Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cylance Approved as Federal Cloud Systems Inspector; Corey White Comments

    Cylance has been authorized as a federal cloud systems inspection body and holds the status of third-party assessment organization for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP. Cylance obtained the accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory after a demonstration of the company’s technical compliance for FedRAMP, Cylance said Monday. “We are proud to have […] More

  • CNSI to Maintain New Hampshire Health Records Info Net; Vijay Mishra Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CNSI to Maintain New Hampshire Health Records Info Net; Vijay Mishra Comments

    CNSI has been awarded a contract update and maintain a health records information network for the New Hampshire State Department’s Division of Vital Records Administration. The company will work to update the software system and its functions in order to take in new data sets, CNSI said Friday. The contract contains a one-year base period and an optional […] More

  • FBI Taps Rook Security to Address Breach on Surveillance Firm; JJ Thompson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Taps Rook Security to Address Breach on Surveillance Firm; JJ Thompson Comments

    The FBI has started its work to respond to a recent data breach on Italy-based surveillance company Hacking Team in collaboration with Rook Security. Rook Security has begun to supply intelligence to the FBI Indianapolis Cyber Task Force on the leaked company files as found in its research, Rook Security said Friday. “This breach has been very […] More

  • IARPA Starts Search for New Sensor Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Starts Search for New Sensor Platform

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has kicked off a search for a new sensor environment as part of efforts to further build up intrusion detection technologies. IARPA said Friday it wants sensors that can apply “non-typical data” in a cybersecurity domain under its Cyber-attack Automated Unconventional Sensor Environment program. Performers are asked to gather new signals from internal and external sensors in […] More

  • Comtech Subsidiary to Sustain Army’s C2 System; Stanton Sloane Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech Subsidiary to Sustain Army’s C2 System; Stanton Sloane Comments

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has been awarded an additional $5.3 million of funding to maintain the U.S. Army’s battle command and control system for another year. Maryland-based Comtech Mobile Datacom will perform the sustainment services for the Army’s Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below – Blue Force Tracking program, Comtech said Monday. Comtech began […] More

  • Lockheed Picks Curtiss-Wright Turret System for British Army Scout Vehicle; David Adams Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Picks Curtiss-Wright Turret System for British Army Scout Vehicle; David Adams Comments

    Curtiss-Wright has been awarded a nearly $49 million contract with Lockheed Martin to produce a turret drive servo system for the British Army‘s new Scout vehicle. Lockheed will use the turret system to stabilize the weapons on the Scout Reconnaissance vehicle, Curtiss-Wright said Thursday. “Curtiss-Wright is proud to have been selected by Lockheed Martin to […] More

  • DHS Licenses New Cyber Tool to Cambridge Global Advisors; Mike Pozmantier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Licenses New Cyber Tool to Cambridge Global Advisors; Mike Pozmantier Comments

    Advisory services firm Cambridge Global Advisors has obtained a commercial license for a new cybersecurity technology from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate. The network mapping software system developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory works to inform users on the devices that connect to their network, DHS said Wednesday. The tool is intended […] More