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  • Joe Brock: Pragmatics Continues R&D Support for Special Operations Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Brock: Pragmatics Continues R&D Support for Special Operations Forces

    Pragmatics has received a more than $10 million task order to provide support services for the Special Operations Forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The company will work to develop, integrate, operate and maintain activities to support SOF’s program for critical functionality, Pragmatics said Wednesday. “We will develop and manage the technologies needed to meet DCGS-SOF’s evolving […] More

  • Manish Gupta: FireEye Combines Threat Detection Offering with Email Security Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Manish Gupta: FireEye Combines Threat Detection Offering with Email Security Tools

    FireEye has moved to expand its threat detection capabilities by incorporating traditional email security features into the company’s offering. The FireEye Email Threat Prevention Cloud tool has been updated with anti-spam and anti-virus protection systems, FireEye said Tuesday. “By unifying our advanced threat detection capabilities with the traditional email security tools enterprises have relied on, organizations can now […] More

  • IBM Unveils Big Data Service; Doug Hunt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Unveils Big Data Service; Doug Hunt Comments

    IBM Corp. has introduced a new big data service offering on its cloud marketplace in an effort to help customers manage enterprise-wide business content. Clients are able to gain access to business content using browser, desktop and mobile platforms in a synchronized and secure environment through the big data service on the IBM Cloud marketplace, […] More

  • Leidos Orders Smiths Detection-Built Airport Security Supplies for TSA; Terry Gibson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Orders Smiths Detection-Built Airport Security Supplies for TSA; Terry Gibson Comments

    Leidos has awarded a multi-million dollar order to Smiths Detection for airport security tools and support services to support a contract Leidos holds with the Transportation Security Administration. Smiths Detection will supply trained field support and parts for X-ray and explosives trace detection technology for four years to approximately 400 airports across the U.S., Smiths Detection […] More

  • Michael Burke: AECOM, IBM Partner on Water Mgmt Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Burke: AECOM, IBM Partner on Water Mgmt Offering

    IBM and AECOM are collaborating to develop water management technology offerings for customers to meet various water resource demands. AECOM will combine its water management portfolio with IBM’s Intelligent Water software, data management and data analytics systems to create the Smarter Water offering, AECOM said Tuesday. Michael Burke, AECOM president and CEO, said the technology […] More

  • Andy Start: Airbus, Inmarsat Combine Aircraft Broadband Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Andy Start: Airbus, Inmarsat Combine Aircraft Broadband Offerings

    Airbus and Inmarsat have partnered to develop broadband airborne terminals for aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle customers. Military and government clients are meant to gain access to Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Ka-band satellite service through Airbus’ airborne portfolio, Airbus said Tuesday. “Combining the unique Global Xpress service with Airbus Defence and Space’s proven heritage in airborne satcom […] More

  • Cubic to Provide Training Services to Army’s Louisiana Training Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Provide Training Services to Army’s Louisiana Training Center

    A Cubic Corp. company has been awarded a $78.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk, Louisiana-based training center with support services, Times of San Diego reported Monday. Ken Stone writes Cubic Applications Inc. will develop theatre-specific combat, mission rehearsal, foreign security and combat forces training services for the Army’s Joint Readiness Training […] More

  • Lockheed Refreshes Industrial Automation Systems Offering; Brian Ahern Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Refreshes Industrial Automation Systems Offering; Brian Ahern Comments

    Lockheed Martin Corp. has updated its industrial automation systems tool for customers to meet cybersecurity, compliance and change management requirements. Critical infrastructure businesses will be able to develop security and compliance programs by deploying the sixth version of the Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager platform, Lockheed Martin said Monday. Brian Ahern, president and CEO of […] More

  • Ball Aerospace Delivers New Remote Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe; Rob Strain Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Delivers New Remote Sensing Satellite for DigitalGlobe; Rob Strain Comments

    Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has transported a remote sensing spacecraft to a launch facility in California for DigitalGlobe’s earth observations and geospatial data business. The new WorldView-3 satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, where it is scheduled for launch on board a United Launch Alliance-built rocket in August, Ball Aerospace said Friday. […] More

  • Dave Schmitz: Cubic Aims to Help Italian Army Extend Training System Service Life - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Schmitz: Cubic Aims to Help Italian Army Extend Training System Service Life

    Cubic Corp.’s defense systems segment has won contract worth at least $12 million contract to provide training and maintenance services for the Italian army. Cubic Defense Systems will work to develop home station counter-improvised explosive device training resources and establish an instrumented collective combat training center, Cubic said Friday. Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Systems, said […] More

  • HP-Accenture-Atos Consortium to Maintain European Information System; Mark Crego Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP-Accenture-Atos Consortium to Maintain European Information System; Mark Crego Comments

    A consortium of Atos, Accenture and Hewlett-Packard will maintain Europe’s public security information system under a framework contract with the European Agency for Large-Scale IT Systems. Consortium lead Atos will work to define requirements and validate software for the Schengen Information System II, Accenture said Friday. Accenture is responsible for extending SIS’ system performance, as […] More

  • DigitalGlobe, GIS People Partner on Geospatial Data Offering for Australian Market; Igor Stjepanovic, Takayuki Odawara Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe, GIS People Partner on Geospatial Data Offering for Australian Market; Igor Stjepanovic, Takayuki Odawara Comment

    DigitalGlobe has partnered with GIS People to provide geospatial data offerings to customers in Australia. Igor Stjepanovic, GIS People’s managing director, said Tuesday the partnership is intended to help GIS’ remote sensing department to acquire data for its operations. “The capability to quickly extract information from pixel-based data is hugely useful in a number of […] More