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  • MarketsandMarkets: Military Comms Market to Reach $30B in 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets: Military Comms Market to Reach $30B in 2019

    MarketsandMarkets predicts the worldwide military communications market to grow from $18.46 billion in 2014 to $30.12 billion in 2019. The increase represents a compound annual growth rate of 7.2 percent, MarketsandMarkets said Monday. MarketsandMarkets examined military communications market segments such as communication types, components, applications, regions and verticals. The report discusses projections about market size and growth, trends, […] More

  • Daniel Keefe: ManTech to Help Navy Personnel Train on Computer-, Web-Based Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Daniel Keefe: ManTech to Help Navy Personnel Train on Computer-, Web-Based Platform

    ManTech International has been awarded a $33.6 million contract to provide training resources for U.S. Navy personnel stationed in remote locations. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s mission services group, said Thursday the company will continue to help the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific use the company’s computer- and web-based training […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Hands Assault Ship 'America' to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Hands Assault Ship ‘America’ to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division has turned over the assault ship America to the U.S. Navy after the completion of sea trials in February. The commissioning crew will then begin shipboard training before the ship’s sail-away and America’s commissioning is scheduled for later this year in San Francisco, Huntington Ingalls said Thursday. America is built […] More

  • DynCorp to Help Manage Army Depot Supply Parts; Jim Myles Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Help Manage Army Depot Supply Parts; Jim Myles Comments

    DynCorp International has received a $5 million task order to help the U.S. Army maintain its aviation repair parts supply at a depot in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Logistics Worldwide contract contains a one base period and four one-year options, the company said Thursday. DynCorp will support the collection, warehousing, inspection, failure analysis, repair development and restoration of supply […] More

  • L-3 Communications Subsidiary Expands Texas Operations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Communications Subsidiary Expands Texas Operations

    An L-3 Communications division has kicked off plans to expand operations in Arlington, Tx. with up to $17 million in investments, My Arlington Texas reported Wednesday. L-3 Link intends to refurbish its properties at 2115 E. Randol Mill Road and 2200 Arlington Downs, as well as to build a new facility at 2215 E. Randol […] More

  • Tom Watson: SAIC Continues to Help Navy Train Sailors on New, Legacy Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Watson: SAIC Continues to Help Navy Train Sailors on New, Legacy Systems

    Science Applications International Corp. has been selected to help the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific train sailors on existing and legacy systems under a $35 million multiple-award contract. SAIC will provide training support services for the SSC Pacific’s systems and tools that are built into various platforms, the company said Thursday. Tom Watson, […] More

  • Jeff Vanden Beukel: Lockheed-Univ. of Arizona Team to Test Webb Telescope Imaging Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Vanden Beukel: Lockheed-Univ. of Arizona Team to Test Webb Telescope Imaging Tech

    Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona have handed over to NASA an imaging instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope ahead of a deep space research in 2018. The near infrared camera technology has been integrated into the telescope’s integrated science instrument module to function as the primary imaging component, Lockheed said Wednesday. Marcia Rieke, […] More

  • Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Expands Md. Cyber Center with New Training, Conference Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Ann Hopkins: Parsons Expands Md. Cyber Center with New Training, Conference Facility

    Parsons Corp. has launched a training and conference center in Columbia, Md. The 4,000-square-foot facility located in Parsons’ Columbia cybercenter houses operations areas, labs and innovation centers, the company said Tuesday. Mary Ann Hopkins, Parsons group president, said the company intends to meet customer requirements for network operations through collaborations at the expanded facility. “Adding […] More

  • Google, Citrix to Deploy Windows Apps Through Chromebook; Sudhakar Ramakrishna Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Google, Citrix to Deploy Windows Apps Through Chromebook; Sudhakar Ramakrishna Comments

    Google has partnered with Citrix to provide customers with access to Windows applications via the Google-developed Chromebook computers. Citrix’s XenApp virtual app, HDX technology and HTML5 Receiver products will be integrated into the Chromebook for users to perform business operations by using Windows apps, Citrix said Tuesday. “With the growing acceptance of new computing platforms in the enterprise, […] More

  • Jacobs-HDR JV Wins $60M to Construct Naval Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs-HDR JV Wins $60M to Construct Naval Facilities; Tom McDuffie Comments

    A joint venture between Jacobs Engineering Group and HDR has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering services to U.S. Navy facilities at various sites worldwide. The joint venture will work to restore, modernize and maintain the facilities and infrastructure of the U.S. Navy and Defense Department, Jacobs said Tuesday. Tom McDuffie, Jacobs group vice president, said the company will continue […] More

  • NCI to Install Wi-Fi at Army Medical Facilities; Brian Clark Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI to Install Wi-Fi at Army Medical Facilities; Brian Clark Comments

    NCI Inc. has won a $19.4 million task order to provide information technology services to the U.S. Army‘s Information Systems Engineering Command. IT services will include work to develop, install and evaluate wired and wireless local area networks at Army medical treatment locations, NCI said Tuesday. Brian Clark, NCI’s president, said the company intends to […] More