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  • AF Begins Training with Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Simulators; Mary Ann Horter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AF Begins Training with Lockheed Martin-Built F-35 Simulators; Mary Ann Horter Comments

    U.S. Air Force pilots have begun to train with new Lockheed Martin-made simulators for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. The simulators are designed to create virtual environments for pilots to develop tactics and incorporate the F-35 into their operations, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “All the pieces of the technology puzzle are coming […] More

  • Lockheed Martin to Develop Army Modular Protection System; Paul Lemmo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin to Develop Army Modular Protection System; Paul Lemmo Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to continue the development of the U.S. Army‘s open-architecture controller for the Modular Active Protection System under two contracts. The company will develop software for rapid vehicle countermeasures against threats and hardware that comply with the MAPS architecture and safety requirements, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. “We are developing a controller that enables the […] More

  • AT&T Secures Five-Year GSA Fleet Mgmt BPA; Mike Leff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Secures Five-Year GSA Fleet Mgmt BPA; Mike Leff Comments

    The General Services Administration has selected AT&T to help government agencies manage their fleets in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agencies will have the opportunity to purchase AT&T GPS vehicle tracking, vehicle monitoring and diagnostics tools under the five-year blanket purchase agreement, AT&T said Tuesday. Mike Leff, vice president of AT&T’s government solutions […] More

  • Casey Coleman: Tech Advances Outpace Governance, Budgeting, Regulations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Casey Coleman: Tech Advances Outpace Governance, Budgeting, Regulations

    Casey Coleman, group vice president for Unisys‘ federal civilian business, has highlighted several challenges she believes the government faces as agencies work to achieve their goals. Coleman wrote in a blog post published Monday that government executives shared the issues they currently confront during the recent Executive Leadership Conference, where participants discussed what to “expect and should […] More

  • Xerox Lands Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System Contract; Don Hubicki Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xerox Lands Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System Contract; Don Hubicki Comments

    Xerox’s CPAS company has been selected to assist in the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System’s administration in an effort to centralize the system’s record keeping operations. Police and fire retirees and members will have access to benefit statements, estimates, balances and payment information via CPAS technology under the three-year contract, Xerox said Monday. “Pension plans look […] More

  • Research and Markets: US, Europe Military Downsizing to Affect Global Man-Portable Military Electronics Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: US, Europe Military Downsizing to Affect Global Man-Portable Military Electronics Market

    Research and Markets has launched findings of its report that sets the compound annual growth rate of the global man-portable military electronics market at 4.51 percent from 2014 to 2019. The report features an analysis of five tier-one market vendors and presents factors that Research and Markets believes will drive the market over the forecast […] More

  • Research and Markets: Global Wireless Sensors Market to Hit Nearly 21% CAGR Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Global Wireless Sensors Market to Hit Nearly 21% CAGR Through 2019

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global wireless sensors market will gain a 20.58-percent compound annual growth rate during the period from 2014 to 2019. The market research firm said Nov. 12 the rising adoption of smart devices will drive the market’s growth during the forecast period. Research and Markets highlighted several trends in […] More

  • Technavio Sees UAE Healthcare IT Market Growth at 11% Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio Sees UAE Healthcare IT Market Growth at 11% Through 2019

    Technavio has released a new report that forecasts the healthcare information technology market in the United Arab Emirates to grow 11.12 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019. Reportlinker said Nov. 12 government and international incentives and standard record format requirements help to spur investments in healthcare IT in the UAE. The report projects […] More

  • Frost & Sullivan Forecasts 1% CAGR for DoD C4ISR Spend in 2014-2020; Brad Curran Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frost & Sullivan Forecasts 1% CAGR for DoD C4ISR Spend in 2014-2020; Brad Curran Comments

    Frost & Sullivan has projected the Defense Department’s command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance spend to grow 1.4 percent annually from 2014 to 2020. Frost & Sullivan’s report forecasts a growth in usage of commercial off-the-shelf-based computing, storage, security, networking and collaboration tools as the DoD’s demand for virtualized services increases, the market research […] More

  • Grand View Research: Global Big Data Market to Reach $72B by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Grand View Research: Global Big Data Market to Reach $72B by 2022

    Grand View Research has released a report that forecasts the global big data market will reach $72.38 billion by 2022 as the size of data flow across organizations continues to grow. The market will be driven by an evolving consumer demand and tight budgets that will compel organizations to work toward a competitive advantage, Grand View Research said […] More

  • Visiongain: Global Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle 2015 Revenue to Hit $412M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Visiongain: Global Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle 2015 Revenue to Hit $412M

    Visiongain has estimated the global military unmanned ground vehicle market revenue to reach $412.5 million total in 2015. Visiongain the drivers, challenges and trends in the global military unmanned ground vehicle market for its latest report, the company said Nov. 18. The report also features interviews of thought leaders in the industry such as Shahar […] More