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  • General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Ship 1,200 Radios to US Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, Rockwell Collins Ship 1,200 Radios to US Army

    General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins have delivered more than 1,200 radios to the U.S. Army for soldiers to share information with their commanders. The AN/PRC-155 radio system is designed to help troops connect with command centers via the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2 platform, General Dynamics said Monday. This new batch of radios […] More

  • Lockheed Martin, Illumina Form Genomics Service Alliance; Horace Blackman, Jay Flatley Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin, Illumina Form Genomics Service Alliance; Horace Blackman, Jay Flatley Comment

    Lockheed Martin and Illumina have partnered to jointly develop genomics services in an effort to deliver personalized healthcare to the public. Lockheed will combine its information systems and integration resources with Illumina’s genetic sequencing tools in the project that aims to help countries consolidate genomics into their national health systems, Lockheed said Monday. “We envision the advantages […] More

  • Research and Markets: Cloud to Drive Defense Logistics Information Systems Market Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Cloud to Drive Defense Logistics Information Systems Market Through 2019

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts the defense logistics information systems market in the U.S. to grow at an annual compound rate of 3.56 percent by 2019. The market will see growth in the adoption of cloud computing and service-oriented architecture-based services between 2014 and 2019, Research and Markets said Monday. Research and Markets cites […] More

  • NASA Taps DB Consulting for IT Operations, Maintenance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps DB Consulting for IT Operations, Maintenance

    DB Consulting Group Inc. has won a $50.5 million contract to help operate and maintain NASA’s information technology setup. This award follows on the first option of NASA’s IT and multimedia services contract with DB Consulting that is set to expire on Jan. 17, NASA said Friday. DB Consulting will extend work at the agency’s Houston-based […] More

  • 6Wresearch: Global Biometrics Market to Reach $22B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    6Wresearch: Global Biometrics Market to Reach $22B by 2020

    6Wresearch has released a report that projects the global biometrics market to hit $21.9 billion by 2020. The report cites the Asia-Pacific region as an emerging market leader due to what 6Wresearch notes as  “increasing government spending” on information security and biometric projects, the research firm said in November. 6Wresearch lists China, Japan, South Korea […] More

  • CNSI Unveils New Medicaid Mobile App, Online Portal; Sharif Hussein Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CNSI Unveils New Medicaid Mobile App, Online Portal; Sharif Hussein Comments

    CNSI has introduced a new mobile application and online portal intended to help healthcare providers connect with patients. The company worked with the Michigan Department of Community Health’s Bureau of Medicaid Operations to develop the myHealthButton app and myHealthPortal technology, CNSI said Thursday. Sharif Hussein, CNSI’s Midwest Region senior vice president, said the company built […] More

  • Marty Toomajian: Battelle, ExThera Partner to Develop Sepsis Treatment Device - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marty Toomajian: Battelle, ExThera Partner to Develop Sepsis Treatment Device

    Battelle, ExThera Medical and NxStage Medical have collaborated to develop a medical device for treating sepsis under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Battelle will work to review the safety and efficacy aspects of ExThera’s Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter as part of the Dialysis-Like Therapeutics device program, Battelle said Wednesday. “Battelle […] More

  • TCS to Help South Dakota Link 911 Centers Statewide; Lynne Seitz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TCS to Help South Dakota Link 911 Centers Statewide; Lynne Seitz Comments

    TeleCommunication Systems Inc. has won a five-year, $16.4 million contract to interconnect 911 emergency call centers across the state of South Dakota. TCS will operate South Dakota’s NG9-1-1 system for 29 of the state’s public safety answering centers under the direction of the South Dakota 911 Coordination Board, TCS said Thursday. Lynne Seitz, senior vice […] More

  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Counterterror Efforts to Spur US ISR Tech Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Counterterror Efforts to Spur US ISR Tech Market

    Strategic Defense Intelligence has released new report that predicts the U.S.’ command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance market to reach $74.3 billion in value by 2024. The report also indicates that the nation’s growing counterterrorism programs could further the U.S. government’s demand for ISR technologies, Strategic Defense Intelligence said Thursday. “The efficacy of these systems […] More

  • Lockheed Designs Open Source Analytics Software; Jason O’Connor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Designs Open Source Analytics Software; Jason O’Connor Comments

    Lockheed Martin has introduced an open source platform for developers and non-developers to process analytics work in real time. The StreamFlow software launched on hosting service GitHub and is designed to work with the Apache Storm open source computation system, Lockheed said Thursday. “The next step in data analytics relies on the inclusion of diverse expertise and we envision […] More

  • DRT to Perform Technical Services for US Navy’s Enterprise Network; Susan Kidd Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DRT to Perform Technical Services for US Navy’s Enterprise Network; Susan Kidd Comments

    DRT Strategies Inc. has won a three-year, $84 million contract to perform technical support services for the U.S. Navy’s next generation enterprise network. The company will work to manage programs, seats, devices, applications, network operations, information assurance, cyber assets and network resources, DRT said Monday. “We look forward to working together with Fleet Logistic Center […] More