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  • Air Force Wants Info on Aerial Directional Data Links, Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Wants Info on Aerial Directional Data Links, Networks

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to submit information on a directional tactical data links and networks that are designed to work at higher frequencies. A Nov. 18 request for information calls for details on industry offerings and research and development efforts on tactical data links and interoperable networking systems. The service also seeks industry input on waveform agility to create capacity, latency, jam resistance […] More

  • Booz Allen Demos Cyber, Law Enforcement Tech at 1776 Forum; Karen Dahut Coments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Demos Cyber, Law Enforcement Tech at 1776 Forum; Karen Dahut Coments

    Booz Allen Hamilton has exhibited several of its new products and services at a demonstration hosted by technology incubator 1776 in Washington, D.C. Booz Allen customers viewed demonstrations of the firm’s products for law enforcement, cybersecurity, public safety and disease tracking during the exhibit, the company said Friday. “Our product demonstration, Booz Allen’s partnership with 1776 and our company’s pivot […] More

  • Frank Pace: General Atomics Sense and Avoid System Ready for Flight Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frank Pace: General Atomics Sense and Avoid System Ready for Flight Tests

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has completed the proof-of-concept test phase for its sense and avoid system aboard a remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration and Honeywell to test the Predator B collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft in September at GA-ASI’s facility in Palmdale, California, General Atomics said Friday. “Our proof-of-concept SAA system is now functional and ready […] More

  • IBM Refreshes Bluemix Cloud Platform for Developers; Steve Robinson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Refreshes Bluemix Cloud Platform for Developers; Steve Robinson Comments

    IBM has released a new version of its cloud-based application development and delivery platform in an effort to help developers build applications around their data. The updated, single-tenant version of Bluemix works to give organizations control over where data is stored, IBM said Thursday. “With Bluemix Dedicated now available in our global cloud center network, IBM is adding […] More

  • General Dynamics, ST Kinetics Subsidiary to Jointly Build Air Burst Ammunition; Tim McAuliffe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, ST Kinetics Subsidiary to Jointly Build Air Burst Ammunition; Tim McAuliffe Comments

    General Dynamics and a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Kinetics have partnered to build an air burst ammunition for U.S. military clients. Advanced Material Engineering and General Dynamics will collaborate to integrate a time-based fuse technology into the 40mm airburst to program the detonation time, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “By integrating programmable ammunition with innovative products, such as our next-generation fire control system, we […] More

  • Unisys to Help Manage Consumer Info Via AWS Cloud; Steve Kousen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Unisys to Help Manage Consumer Info Via AWS Cloud; Steve Kousen Comments

    Unisys has been awarded five-year, $7 million contract to provide Amazon Web Services‘ cloud services for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau‘s consumer safety information initiative. The CFPB intends to scale its information technology resources via the AWS cloud in order to fulfill consumer demand for safety information, Unisys said Thursday. “We look forward to helping CFPB provide critical information to consumers while enforcing the country’s […] More

  • Battelle, ID Quantique Quantum Computing Defense Working Group; Don Hayford Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle, ID Quantique Quantum Computing Defense Working Group; Don Hayford Comments

    Battelle and ID Quantique have formed an industry alliance group in a move to combat potential security threats posed by adversarial quantum computers. The Quantum-Safe Security Working Group will work to educate, adopt and apply quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography to help government agencies and enterprises protect their critical infrastructures, Battelle said Wednesday. “Forming the QSS working group will allow us […] More

  • Lockheed Opens Navy Innovation Center to External Research; Jim Sheridan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Opens Navy Innovation Center to External Research; Jim Sheridan Comments

    Lockheed Martin has opened a new innovation center for the research and development of technologies for the U.S. Navy in a push to continue work on new products for the branch. The Surface Navy Innovation Center will serve as a research, development and demonstration facility for industry, government and academia researchers to develop new combat systems, Lockheed said Wednesday. “The SNIC establishes […] More

  • Lockheed Martin, Kaman Demo Unmanned Helicopter; Dan Spoor Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin, Kaman Demo Unmanned Helicopter; Dan Spoor Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Kaman have showcased the firefighting capability of an unmanned helicopter. The Indago quad rotor worked to determine hot spots and a K-MAX helicopter operator directed the aircraft to extinguish the flames with more than 24,000 pounds of water during the demonstration, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “The unmanned K-MAX and Indago aircraft can work to fight fires day […] More

  • CACI to Maintain Maritime Data Sets for NGA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Maintain Maritime Data Sets for NGA

    CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has been awarded $32 million contract to maintain maritime data sets in digital and hardcopy formats for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The company will provide digital mapping and charting services to NGA’s navigation office in order to help the armed services plan missions, navigate ships, protect critical infrastructure and prepare for disasters, CACI said Tuesday. The contract […] More

  • Guran Green: immixGroup Expanded Program Targets Gov't Biz Opps Gains for IT - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Guran Green: immixGroup Expanded Program Targets Gov’t Biz Opps Gains for IT

    ImmixGroup has expanded its state and local government program in an effort to help information technology vendors pursue business opportunities with the government. The company is investing in various state and local offerings for software and hardware companies to grow their business with government agency clients, immixGroup said Nov. 11. “Our expanded program will help IT companies translate their solutions […] More

  • Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bill Staib: BAE Submits Proposal for US Army Aircraft Protection System

    BAE Systems has submitted a proposal to build an aircraft protection system for the U.S. Army in a move to protect troops from infrared-guided missiles. The common infrared countermeasure program is a laser-based system designed to counter missile threats against rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, BAE said Monday. Bill Staib, director of threat management services at BAE Systems, said the company intends […] More