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  • Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Simulation, Virtual Training Market to Hit $15.8B by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Strategic Defense Intelligence: Global Military Simulation, Virtual Training Market to Hit $15.8B by 2025

    Strategic Defense Intelligence has released a new report that projects the global military simulation and virtual training market to reach $15.8 billion by 2025 from $10.4 billion in 2015. The report examines what drives the demand and growth for armored vehicles, and examines worldwide spending and modernization trends, ReportBuyer said Oct. 14. Strategic Defense Intelligence […] More

  • Leidos Receives Navy Medical Research Modeling Contract; Jerry Hogge Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Receives Navy Medical Research Modeling Contract; Jerry Hogge Comments

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Leidos a potential five-year, $26 million contract to design a medical and simulation research model for the Navy’s scientific data analysis efforts. Leidos said Thursday it will aid in the Naval Health Research Center’s work to collect identify, analyze and report data. The company will perform work in San Diego under the follow-on contract for a […] More

  • Capstone Turbine Receives Microturbine Order for Marine Corps Base; Darren Jamison Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capstone Turbine Receives Microturbine Order for Marine Corps Base; Darren Jamison Comments

    E-Finity Distributed Generation has selected Capstone Turbine to produce microturbine technology for use in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Virginia-based combined heat and power plant. Capstone will design a C1000 Power Package to feed electricity into the Marine Corps base’s distribution grid, Capstone said Wednesday. The power plant is scheduled to be commissioned in September 2016. […] More

  • Serco to Update US Navy Personnel Readiness Tools; Dan Allen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco to Update US Navy Personnel Readiness Tools; Dan Allen Comments

    Serco Inc. has received a $15.4 million contract to refresh the tools for the U.S. Navy’s staffing processes in order to help the client prioritize personnel resources. The company said Thursday it will develop process tools and analyze data to assist in the Navy’s Street to Fleet initiative meant to forecast potential staffing requirements. The […] More

  • Boeing Launches Research, Tech Center in Missouri; Nancy Pendleton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Launches Research, Tech Center in Missouri; Nancy Pendleton Comments

    Boeing has opened a research and technology center in St. Louis to accommodate the firm’s technology development programs with academic institutions and research partners. The 180,000 square-foot Boeing Research & Technology-Missouri research center contains a non-destructive test laboratory, the Human Systems Integration Center, a polymer synthesis lab and an autonomous systems lab, Boeing said Tuesday. “The new […] More

  • CyrusOne Completes Virginia Data Center Expansion; Laramie Dorris Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CyrusOne Completes Virginia Data Center Expansion; Laramie Dorris Comments

    CyrusOne has expanded its Northern Virginia data center campus in an effort to meet the customers’ growing colocation demand. CyrusOne added 30,000 square feet and 6 megawatts of power capacity to its Sterling, Virginia-based facility, the company said Wednesday. “We continue to see solid demand in this market,” said Laramie Dorris, director of data center design […] More

  • ICF to Operate HHS’ Childcare Delivery Center, Develop Care Hotline; Melissa Zwahr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Operate HHS’ Childcare Delivery Center, Develop Care Hotline; Melissa Zwahr Comments

    ICF International has received task orders from the Department of Health and Human Services worth $39.8 million combined to operate the agency’s State Capacity Building Center and design a hotline and website for childcare. Under a $38.5 million task order with a one-year base period, four one-year options and one six-month option, ICF will maintain […] More

  • Mission Secure Raises Funding for Cyber Physical Systems; David Drescher Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mission Secure Raises Funding for Cyber Physical Systems; David Drescher Comments

    Mission Secure Inc. has closed a second round of financing in preparation for the company’s plan to deploy cyber physical systems security project. The company will use the funding to build upon its Secure Sentinel Platform technology research and development work, Mission Secure said Tuesday. “Global companies and the military are challenged to find the […] More

  • General Dynamics Receives Defense Health Data Processing Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Receives Defense Health Data Processing Task Order

    General Dynamics has received a $23,206,146 task order from the Defense Health Agency to process and validate defense health information. General Dynamics Information Technology will develop data processing and information creation applications in support of military health system end users, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The contract contains a one-year base period, one 12-month option […] More

  • Iridium Demos Certus Broadband Network; Brian Pemberton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Demos Certus Broadband Network; Brian Pemberton Comments

    Iridium Communications has completed a voice and data ground test call for the company’s Certus broadband network in an effort to demonstrate the performance of three new components. The test was meant for Iridium Certus’ broadband satellite terminal, Iridium NEXT satellites and updated terrestrial gateway systems, Iridium said Tuesday. Iridium’s Certus broadband core module produced the […] More

  • Iridium, Furuno Form Satcom Alliance for Japanese Clients; Bryan Hartin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium, Furuno Form Satcom Alliance for Japanese Clients; Bryan Hartin Comments

    Iridium Communications and Furuno Electric have inked an agreement to offer Iridium’s satellite services to customers in Japan. Furuno Electric will incorporate Iridium Pilot antennas, Iridium GO! smartphone access device, Iridium Extreme handset and the Iridium Short Burst Data service into the company’s satellite communications portfolio, Iridium said Monday. “Together, we’ll be enabling more ships […] More

  • General Dynamics Unveils First ECO Tanker for APT; Kevin Graney Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Unveils First ECO Tanker for APT; Kevin Graney Comments

    General Dynamics has unveiled the first ECO tanker for American Petroleum Tankers during a christening ceremony at a shipyard in San Diego. The 50,000-deadweight ton Lone Star State tanker is under construction and will feature a ballast water treatment system, General Dynamics said Monday. “Incorporating new and innovative green ship technology, these tankers are the […] More