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  • Cubic Gets $276M Contract to Update Queensland Public Transport Payment System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Gets $276M Contract to Update Queensland Public Transport Payment System

    Cubic has secured a potential $276 million contract to design, build and operate a ticketing system for public transportation across the Australian state of Queensland. The company said Wednesday its transportation systems business will provide a technology platform equipped with contactless payment and passenger information processing tools under the contract with Queensland’s department of transport and main […] More

  • Stephen Labaton to Join Booz Allen in EVP Role - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stephen Labaton to Join Booz Allen in EVP Role

    Stephen Labaton, president of North American business at communications firm Finsbury, will join Booz Allen Hamilton in July as executive vice president of corporate affairs. He will oversee government and media relations, marketing, communications and corporate social responsibility functions in his new role, Booz Allen said Wednesday. “Stephen is uniquely qualified to help us in the […] More

  • Northrop to Help Maintain Navy's Mk 48 Submarine Torpedoes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Maintain Navy’s Mk 48 Submarine Torpedoes

    Northrop Grumman has received a potential $17.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help the service branch’s Intermediate Maintenance Activity maintain Mk 48 submarine torpedoes for exercise and warshot use. The company will render an average of 56,160 annual man-hours to support the operation and management of an Mk48 depot-level repair facility, the Defense Department said Wednesday. […] More

  • BGOV: GSA Unveils New Contracting Opportunities for USDA IT Modernization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BGOV: GSA Unveils New Contracting Opportunities for USDA IT Modernization

    The General Services Administration announced on June 15 a set of new contracting opportunities related to the Agriculture Department Centers of Excellence for information technology modernization initiatives, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday. GSA will launch eight digital service procurement efforts via contract vehicles such as Alliant, Professional Services Schedule, Schedule IT 70 and Veterans Technology Services 2. The programs support the […] More

  • General Atomics Puts MQ-9B RPA Through Lightning Simulation Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Puts MQ-9B RPA Through Lightning Simulation Test

    General Atomics has conducted lightning simulation tests on a full-scale MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft last month at a company facility in Poway, Calif. The company said Tuesday engineers from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. and NTS Pittsfield tested the MQ-9B that was equipped with lightning protection technology. GA-ASI plans to integrate the same technology into its proposed unmanned aerial […] More

  • Leidos Selected as AWS Consulting Partner; John Fratamico Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Selected as AWS Consulting Partner; John Fratamico Comments

    Leidos has earned the highest designation in Amazon Web Services‘ partner network for investing in cloud and technical services to support government and enterprise clients. The Premier Consulting Partner designation came two months after the Reston, Va.-based company received AWS Managed Service Provider status to help clients help design, build, migrate, operate and update cloud environments, Leidos said Wednesday. John […] More

  • KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KeyW National Intelligence Sector Maintains CMMI Development Maturity Level 3 Status

    CMMI Institute maintained the level 3 Capability Maturity Model Integration status for development of KeyW Holding‘s national intelligence sector after a re-appraisal conducted on June 6. The re-assessment for development V1.3 maturity, held every three years, involved the review of artifacts and examination of workers on performance in CMMI process areas, the company said Tuesday. “We’re proud […] More

  • Rockwell Collins Set to Enter New Phase in Navy Air Combat Training System Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rockwell Collins Set to Enter New Phase in Navy Air Combat Training System Upgrade

    The U.S. Navy has given Rockwell Collins the green light to commence the detailed design phase of a project to modernize the service branch’s airborne training platform. Rockwell Collins said Tuesday it received the approval after completing the preliminary design review for Increment 2 of the Tactical Combat Training System in February. The company serves as the TCTS Inc. II program’s prime […] More

  • Parsons Gets $158M Contract Extension for LAX Modernization Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Gets $158M Contract Extension for LAX Modernization Program

    Parsons will continue to manage a construction project at the Los Angeles International Airport under a 30-month, $158 million contract extension. The company said Monday it will remain the representative of the Los Angeles World Airports for the Landside Access Modernization Program at LAX. Mike Johnson, president of Parsons Group, said the project is intended […] More

  • Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Support NASA's Computational Science, Engineering Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Gray: ASRC Federal to Support NASA’s Computational Science, Engineering Efforts

    Mark Gray, president and CEO of ASRC Federal and a 2018 Wash100 recipient, has said the company seeks to help  NASA address science and engineering challenges with advanced computing technology. The company said Monday its InuTeq subsidiary received a potential 10-year, $1.2 billion contract to assist the space agency in efforts to analyze and visualize data, perform simulation […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Expands Illinois Presence; Mary Petryszyn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Expands Illinois Presence; Mary Petryszyn Comments

    Northrop Grumman has opened a new 42,000-square-foot office in Arlington Heights, Ill., which will supplement its existing 46-acre facility in Rolling Meadows, Daily Herald reported Monday. The expansion will help the company enhance services for customers in the area of national security, Mary Petryszyn, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s land and avionics sector, said […] More