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  • Raytheon Completes Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Planning Review; Thomas Bussing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Completes Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Planning Review; Thomas Bussing Comments

    Raytheon Co. has concluded a program planning review for the company’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle prototype in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency as part of a process to define the platform’s aspects. MDA and the company assessed the program ahead of a concept review in December to continue work under a contract awarded to Raytheon in August, the company said […] More

  • Carahsoft to Resell TransUnion Risk Mgmt Tool in Public Sector; Michael Shrader Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Resell TransUnion Risk Mgmt Tool in Public Sector; Michael Shrader Comments

    Carahsoft Technology Corp. has agreed to offer TransUnion‘s investigative and risk management product to public sector customers in an effort to help government agencies identify fraud and prevent financial losses. Carahsoft will resell TransUnion’s TLOxp offering to government clients via the former company’s NASA contract, TransUnion said Monday. “With the addition of TLOxp to our offerings, […] More

  • NIST, Maryland Tech Investment Org Ink Licensing Deal for Researchers; Willie May Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST, Maryland Tech Investment Org Ink Licensing Deal for Researchers; Willie May Comments

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Maryland Technology Development Corp. have forged an agreement to award up to $112,000 in grants for a research project in an effort to help businesses commercialize their products. TEDCO will manage the science and technology entrepreneurship program to fund a technology within a one-year completion period, NIST said Wednesday. TEDCO […] More

  • Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Orders $107M in F-35 Opening Doors From Fokker; Brian Chappel Comments

    Northrop Grumman has requested in-flight opening doors for the F-35 fighter jet from Fokker Technologies under a $106.8 million deal. GKN Aerospace‘s Fokker division will produce the opening doors for batches 10 and 11 of the F-35 aircraft under the agreement signed at the NIDV symposium in the Netherlands, Fokker said Thursday. Brian Chappel, vice president and F-35 […] More

  • Louis Berger Awarded Maryland Water System Rehab Contract; Anwer Hasan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Louis Berger Awarded Maryland Water System Rehab Contract; Anwer Hasan Comments

    Louis Berger has received a five-year, $7.5 million contract from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to rehabilitate water and wastewater systems in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Louis Berger will design hydraulic analyses of water and sewer pipeline systems and engineer pipelines, pump stations and storage tanks under the contract, the company said Wednesday. The contract […] More

  • Northrop Renews Lease for Mississippi UAV Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Renews Lease for Mississippi UAV Plant

    Northrop Grumman has agreed to renew its lease on an unmanned aerial vehicle plant at Moss Point in Jackson County, Mississippi, Sun Herald reported Wednesday. Karen Nelson writes Northrop Grumman will continue to produce drone parts at the Moss Point Unmanned Systems Center for another eight years under the agreement. The company manufactures components for the […] More

  • TWD ESS Services to Produce Network Camera Systems for DoD; Marlon Phillips Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TWD ESS Services to Produce Network Camera Systems for DoD; Marlon Phillips Comments

    TWD ESS Services has been selected to build network camera systems for installation in a Defense Department facility under a $127,000 contract. The company will produce PTZ camera, indoor and outdoor fixed dome camera, camera lens, surface mount, wiper and adapter for DoD’s physical security system requirements, TWD ESS said Wednesday. “The ability to deliver a […] More

  • Lockheed to Update Sweden Airport Operational Systems; Mark Cooper Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Update Sweden Airport Operational Systems; Mark Cooper Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been selected to upgrade Sweden’s airport operational systems in an effort to help share information with stakeholders across the network under a five-year contract. Swedavia tapped Lockheed to install the latter company’s Chroma suite that comprises a multi-airport operational database, resource management system and flight information displays, Lockheed said Thursday. Mark Cooper, […] More

  • CACI Debuts 'SkyTracker' UAS Detection System; Ken Asbury Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Debuts ‘SkyTracker’ UAS Detection System; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has released a new system for customers to detect and identify unmanned aerial systems they believe could be in restricted airspace. The SkyTracker precision system uses radio links to monitor drones that fly in protected airspace and locate ground operators, CACI said Thursday. Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO, said the company designed the system “to address the rapidly […] More

  • DARPA Extends Xerox Subsidiary's Disappearing Electronics Contract; Gregory Whiting Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Extends Xerox Subsidiary’s Disappearing Electronics Contract; Gregory Whiting Comments

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has extended a contract with Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary for continued development work on a transient electronics technology. PARC made the Disintegration Upon Stress Release Trigger for DARPA’s Vanishing Programmable Resources program as the agency seeks to develop electronic systems that dissappear on command, Xerox said Wednesday. “This technology can help commercial organizations as well […] More

  • General Atomics, Army Fly Gray Eagle for South Korea Exercises; Frank Pace Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics, Army Fly Gray Eagle for South Korea Exercises; Frank Pace Comments

    A Gray Eagle drone General Atomics built for the U.S. Army has completed a series of joint manned-unmanned aircraft teaming exercises in South Korea. General Atomics said Wednesday the Gray Eagle worked to stream video and metadata to the AH-64 Apache helicopter from a remote location for operators to control the drone’s sensors and identify targets. The Apache helicopter […] More

  • Thales Launches Data Security Platform; Cindy Provin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales Launches Data Security Platform; Cindy Provin Comments

    Thales has introduced a new security platform for commercial and government customers to protect data in transit. The Datacryptor 5000 Series encryption system is designed to secure data from traffic analyses and side channel attacks with zero latency on network performance, Thales said Tuesday. “Datacryptor 5000 Series offers a complete security solution that scales from simple […] More