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  • Chad Mills: Carahsoft to Offer Autodesk 3D Design Software in Gov't Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chad Mills: Carahsoft to Offer Autodesk 3D Design Software in Gov’t Sector

    Carahsoft has agreed to resell Autodesk‘s three-dimensional design software offerings to customers in the federal government. Carahsoft has expanded its General Services Administration schedule with Autodesk services and term-based licenses and software suites, Carahsoft said Tuesday. Autodesk’s software is designed for use in government projects such as facility, building and installation management; vehicle and weapons systems; games […] More

  • Intergraph to Deploy Law Enforcement Tech on Microsoft Azure Gov't Cloud; David McDonald Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intergraph to Deploy Law Enforcement Tech on Microsoft Azure Gov’t Cloud; David McDonald Comments

    Intergraph will deploy its inPURSUIT WebRMS law enforcement records management system in Microsoft’s cloud-based Azure Government platform. The inPURSUIT offering is designed to help public safety agencies manage data, submit reports, solve cases and secure evidence, Integraph said Monday David McDonald, VP and general manager of U.S. public safety at Intergraph, said the cloud-based service was developed in […] More

  • Steve Skladanek: Lockheed-Alaska Aerospace Team to Offer Customers West Coast Launches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Skladanek: Lockheed-Alaska Aerospace Team to Offer Customers West Coast Launches

    Lockheed Martin will work with Alaska Aerospace to launch the latter firm’s small- and medium- lift missions from the Kodiak Launch Complex with Lockheed’s Athena rocket. Alaska Aerospace will collaborate with Lockheed to upgrade the rocket and launch pad in preparation for government and commercial payload launch operations, Lockheed said Monday. “Upgrading Athena and the KLC will give government and […] More

  • IBM to Help VA Search Electronic Health Records; Carolyn Clancy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Help VA Search Electronic Health Records; Carolyn Clancy Comments

    IBM Corp. has been awarded a $6.8 million contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to collect and analyze electronic health records and medical literature. The company will search and present medical records using its Watson cognitive technology under the two-year pilot research, VA said Monday. Carolyn Clancy, VA interim undersecretary for health, said the pilot […] More

  • Transparency Market Research: APAC to See Man-Portable Military Electronics Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transparency Market Research: APAC to See Man-Portable Military Electronics Market Growth

    Transparency Market Research has released a new report that projects the global man-portable military electronics market to hit $19.7 billion in total value by 2019. The report also predicts the Asia-Pacific region will see “significant growth” in the man-portable military electronics market over the coming months as governments in the region push forward on military modernization […] More

  • Tom Rodgers to Lead McKesson's New Health Startup Investment Fund; John Hammergren Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Rodgers to Lead McKesson’s New Health Startup Investment Fund; John Hammergren Comments

    Tom Rodgers, formerly Cambia Health’s venture investment lead, has returned to McKesson Corp. as managing director and head of that company’s newly launched venture capital fund. He will lead McKesson Ventures’ efforts to invest in early- and growth-stage companies that provide services to the healthcare industry, McKesson said Wednesday. “McKesson Ventures will help us support the […] More

  • FireEye Updates Endpoint Threat Prevention Platform; David DeWalt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FireEye Updates Endpoint Threat Prevention Platform; David DeWalt Comments

    FireEye has updated its endpoint threat prevention platform in an effort to help customers address security threats through an adaptive technology. The new endpoint threat prevention product is designed to detect, analyze and respond to attacks against on-premise, remote and mobile endpoints, FireEye said Thursday. David DeWalt, chairman and CEO of FireEye, said the company is […] More

  • Lockheed Opens MUOS Terminal Development, Certification Hub; Glenn Ladue Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Opens MUOS Terminal Development, Certification Hub; Glenn Ladue Comments

    Lockheed Martin has opened a new development and certification facility for developers to test the Mobile User Objective System’s radio terminal applications. The 3,400-square-foot Test Radio Access Facility is located at Lockheed’s Sunnyvale, California-based campus, Lockheed said Friday. “Lockheed Martin’s goal with the TRAF is to help terminal developers and application integrators get MUOS’ capabilities deployed to the warfighter as quickly as possible,” […] More

  • Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority to Help NASA Sustain Wallops Launch Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority to Help NASA Sustain Wallops Launch Site

    Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority has won a $49 million contract to help NASA maintain and support the space agency’s Wallops, Virginia-based flight facility. NASA said Wednesday it began to issue tasks under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on Dec. 8 through Dec. 7, 2019. The contractor performs work at Wallops and other off-site facilities. More

  • Booz Allen's Karen Dahut Outlines Ways to Drive Innovation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen’s Karen Dahut Outlines Ways to Drive Innovation

    Karen Dahut, an executive vice president at Booz Allen, has outlined several components and systems to drive innovation across an organization. Dahut, head of Booz Allen’s strategic innovation group, authored a blueprint that highlights methods for harnessing an organization’s capabilities and developing avenues for fresh ideas, Booz Allen said Thursday. “By taking the right steps and focusing their energies, […] More

  • Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Eyes Energy Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Petters: Huntington Ingalls Eyes Energy Sector

    Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, identified the energy market as a potential area of growth for the shipbuilding giant in an address to the Atlantic Council, Reuters reported Wednesday. Petters told the think tank Wednesday that Huntington Ingalls has invested in the energy sector and established healthcare centers at its facilities as part of its long-term goals, Andrea Shalal […] More

  • Visiongain: Military Electro-Optical IR Systems Market Hit $8B in 2014 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Military Electro-Optical IR Systems Market Hit $8B in 2014

    Visiongain has released a new report that indicates the military electro-optical infrared systems market reached $8.38 billion in 2014. The report also predicts an increase in demand for military EO/IR systems through 2024, with North America and Europe slated to lead the market in technology and research and development, Reportlinker said Wednesday. Emerging military nations will look to integrate those systems into new procurement and […] More