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  • General Dynamics Gets $87M Contract for Navy Destroyer, Frigate Ship Planning Yard Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Gets $87M Contract for Navy Destroyer, Frigate Ship Planning Yard Services

    General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary will provide integrated planning yard services for the U.S. Navy‘s DDG-51 destroyer and FFG-7 frigate under a potential $87.2 million contract. Work covers design, material and planning support to facilitate the guided missile ships’ maintenance and modernization, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Navy will obligate $5.3 million in fiscal year […] More

  • Report: USDA's Jonathan Benett to Join Adobe's Public Sector Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: USDA’s Jonathan Benett to Join Adobe’s Public Sector Team

    Jonathan Benett, chief enterprise architect of the Agriculture Department, has stepped down to join Adobe Systems‘ public sector business in June, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. He started his federal service in 2008 as head of project management at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office after almost 10 years of industry career. After USPTO, he served as director of […] More

  • Raytheon Recognizes Kratos For Supplier Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Recognizes Kratos For Supplier Support Services

    Raytheon‘s integrated defense systems business has recognized the services of a unit of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions as an outstanding supplier. Kratos said Tuesday its microwave electronics division (KMED) was among 56 companies that received 4-star honors during the Supplier Excellence Conference that Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems held on May 17. Kratos Microwave Electronics Division was selected […] More

  • Leidos to Assist Navy in Undersea Medical Research Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos to Assist Navy in Undersea Medical Research Efforts

    Leidos has secured a potential five-year, $28.5 million contract to help a U.S. Navy  laboratory study the biomedical aspects of the military branch’s submarine fleet operations. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will support the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory in Groton, Conn., through May 31, 2023 under the  indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Fiscal 2018 research, development, test […] More

  • Raytheon Places in Cybersecurity Ventures' Top 500 List; Dave Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Places in Cybersecurity Ventures’ Top 500 List; Dave Wajsgras Comments

    Raytheon has been selected to Cybersecurity Ventures’ annual list of the “hottest and most innovative” cyber companies, which include both start-ups and long-established firms. The Waltham, Mass., company said Tuesday it placed fourth on the 2018 Cybersecurity 500 list, based on efforts to expand its international customer base for cyber defense and its attainment of the Development, […] More

  • BayFirst Moves to New D.C. Corporate HQ; Kevin Gooch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BayFirst Moves to New D.C. Corporate HQ; Kevin Gooch Comments

    BayFirst Solutions has relocated its corporate headquarters to a facility situated close to several of the consulting firm’s government customers in Washington, D.C. The company said its newly opened office at 1025 Vermont Ave. NW has an open floor plan and features conference and collaborative working spaces equipped with communications technology platforms. “We’d outgrown our […] More

  • Raytheon, Australia's Defense Science & Tech Org Partner for Electronic Warfare Tech Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, Australia’s Defense Science & Tech Org Partner for Electronic Warfare Tech Project

    Raytheon and the Australian defense department’s science and technology group have agreed to jointly build electronic warfare systems under an interactive project agreement. The company said Monday it will collaborate with DST and local industry partners to establish a laboratory in Adelaide as part of efforts to create an integrated EW platform for the Australian defense force. As part […] More

  • Parsons' Illinois-Iowa Bridge Recognized as Public Works Association's Project of the Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons’ Illinois-Iowa Bridge Recognized as Public Works Association’s Project of the Year

    The American Public Works Association’s Illinois chapter has recognized Parsons‘ project to replace the U.S. 52 bridge across the Mississippi River. Parsons said Thursday it received the 2018 Public Works Project of the Year Award, under the category for transportation projects worth over $75 million, for its work on the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge. The Pasadena, Calif., […] More

  • Oshkosh Defense Gets Marine Vehicle Engineering Change Proposal Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oshkosh Defense Gets Marine Vehicle Engineering Change Proposal Contract

    Oshkosh‘s defense business has received a potential five-year, $43.2 million contract to provide engineering change proposal tools for the U.S. Marine Corps‘s medium tactical vehicle replacement effort. The Defense Department said Friday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of ECP kits, parts and hardware components to the Marine Corps Systems Command’s land systems program executive officer. Work will […] More

  • MTSI's Jeff Elder Recognized With National Defense Industrial Association's Technology Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MTSI’s Jeff Elder Recognized With National Defense Industrial Association’s Technology Award

    Jeff Elder, the current head of the lethality unit of Modern Technology Solutions Inc.‘s army and missile defense division, has received the Technology Award from the National Defense Industrial Association’s Tennessee Valley chapter. The award recognizes Elder’s technical contributions to the fields of lethality analysis, modeling and simulation and the effectiveness of kinetic energy weapons […] More

  • Ivanti Recognizes Carahsoft Technology with Distribution Partner of the Year Award; Craig Abod Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ivanti Recognizes Carahsoft Technology with Distribution Partner of the Year Award; Craig Abod Comments

    At the 2018 Ivanti Partner of the Year Awards, Americas during the Ivanti Interchange18,  Ivanti recognized Carahsoft Technology as Distribution Partner of the Year. Carahsoft Technology helped Ivanti develop and implement strategies for targeted marketing and sales, resulting in 24 percent growth in new business. “Carahsoft is honored to be recognized as a valued partner for a third year […] More

  • Air Force Taps PreTalen to Research, Develop Global Navigation Satellite System Application - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps PreTalen to Research, Develop Global Navigation Satellite System Application

    PreTalen will help the U.S. Air Force research and develop an application for the operation of global navigation satellite systems under a potential $23.7 million completion contract. The Defense Department said Thursday the contract for the Operational Multi-Domain Enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System is intended to extend the autonomous negotiator for position, navigation and time […] More