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  • ICF Int'l Forecasts Energy Prices, Regulatory Impact and Future Demand; Chris MacCracken Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF Int’l Forecasts Energy Prices, Regulatory Impact and Future Demand; Chris MacCracken Comments

    ICF International has released a fresh energy outlook report that forecasts prices, regulatory impact and future demands for gas, coal, renewable energy and power. The ICForecast Energy Outlook for the third quarter of 2014 projects a decline in gas prices over the next 18 months due to potential atmospheric factors during that period, ICF said […] More

  • Molly Rector: DDN Serves as Energy Research Project Storage Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Molly Rector: DDN Serves as Energy Research Project Storage Provider

    DataDirect Networks is providing storage services to the Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory for energy research projects that are intended to help the Energy Department minimize the country’s foreign oil dependence. Atipa Technologies led the technology upgrade at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and modernized to DDNTM SFA 12K block storage platform and EXAScaler file storage appliance, […] More

  • Regenstrief Institute Joins Deloitte ConvergeHEALTH Analytics Consortium; Asif Dhar Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Regenstrief Institute Joins Deloitte ConvergeHEALTH Analytics Consortium; Asif Dhar Comments

    Deloitte has moved to expand its ConvergeHEALTH analytics consortium with the addition of Regenstrief Institute, an informatics and healthcare research organization. Regenstrief will join Intermountain Healthcare and Moffitt Cancer Center/M2Gen within the ConvergeHEALTH network, Deloitte said Tuesday. “We are excited to have the Regenstrief Institute join our consortium with Intermountain and M2Gen. Adding Regenstrief to […] More

  • Lockheed Test-Fires Missiles from Turreted Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Test-Fires Missiles from Turreted Weapon System

    Lockheed Martin has destroyed targets with missiles launched from its turreted weapon system for two ground demonstrations at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The HELLFIRE and DAGR missiles were fired from the long-range surveillance and attack vehicle weapon system, Lockheed said Tuesday. The LRSAV system fired the HELLFIRE II missile from a distance of 6.4 kilometers […] More

  • Airbus Group, Safran Form Space Launcher JV; Tom Enders Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Group, Safran Form Space Launcher JV; Tom Enders Comments

    Airbus Group and Safran have inked a memorandum of understanding to develop new space launchers for commercial and government customers through a 50-50 joint venture. Safran will combine its propulsion technologies with Airbus’ launcher systems under the joint venture, Airbus said Monday. The agreement builds on an industrial initiative led by the European Space Agency […] More

  • Antonio De Palmas: Boeing, Head Italia Partner to Develop Cybersecurity Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Antonio De Palmas: Boeing, Head Italia Partner to Develop Cybersecurity Offerings

    Boeing Co. has partnered with Italian military supplier Head Italia to develop cybersecurity tools intended to help customers secure their data and infrastructure. Head Italia’s information technology professionals will work to contribute market insights and forge partnerships with defense and government sector customers in Italy, Boeing said Thursday. Boeing will supply analytics tools, cybersecurity training, […] More

  • Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments

    Raytheon has performed the first live fire test for its precision-guided weapon system. The Excalibur S, built with a laser spot tracker, worked to destroy its target following a GPS-guided target detection and laser-designated direct hit, Raytheon said Sunday. Michelle Lohmeier, vice president of Raytheon Missile Systems’ land warfare systems product line, said the laser-guided Excalibur […] More

  • Cisco, Kloudtrack, University of Maryland Forge Healthcare Innovation Exchange; Michael Shepherd Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cisco, Kloudtrack, University of Maryland Forge Healthcare Innovation Exchange; Michael Shepherd Comments

    Cisco, Kloudtrack and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have teamed up to develop a sandbox exchange intended to help fulfill various technology guideline requirements of healthcare communities. The public and private sector healthcare community, as well as medical and life science organizations, will have access to the HealthTech Innovation Sandbox […] More

  • Lockheed to Adapt Wind Measurement Tech for Air Force Airdrops - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Adapt Wind Measurement Tech for Air Force Airdrops

    Lockheed Martin will work to apply its existing wind measurement system to develop airdrop technology for the U.S. Air Force’s C-130 and C-17 aircrews. Lockheed will adapt its WindTracer system in order to design a Precision Air Drop prototype unit for demonstration at a U.S. ground forces test site, Lockheed Martin said Thursday. The WindTracer technology […] More

  • Exelis to Develop Air Traffic Control System for Saudi Arabia's Nat'l Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelis to Develop Air Traffic Control System for Saudi Arabia’s Nat’l Guard

    Exelis has won a $9.6 million contract to develop an air traffic control system for Saudi Arabia’s national guard under a foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. Air Force, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes Exelis’ surveillance and reconnaissance systems segment will provide its ground control approach system to the Saudi […] More

  • Intel Deploys ‘Smart City’ Tech in San Jose - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel Deploys ‘Smart City’ Tech in San Jose

    Intel Corp. and San Jose, California have partnered to kick off a clean technology pilot program in the city in an effort to further economic growth, environmental sustainability and job creation. San Jose has installed a network of sensors using an Intel-built gateway for the Internet of Things with a Quark processor as part of […] More

  • DLT Unveils Cloud Product Navigation Initiative; Rick Marcotte Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT Unveils Cloud Product Navigation Initiative; Rick Marcotte Comments

    DLT Solutions has launched a fresh initiative for public sector customers to search for cloud computing products, services and contract vehicles. The Cloud Navigator is developed to provide users with access to various offerings, managed services, contracts, pay-as-you-go billing, account management and back office services, DLT said Wednesday. “In 2011, we introduced the DLT cloud […] More