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  • State Department OKs Potential $100M Javelin Missiles Sale to Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department OKs Potential $100M Javelin Missiles Sale to Australia

    The Department of State has approved Australia’s request to purchase 350 Javelin FGM-148F missiles as part of a $100 million foreign military sales deal. The deal also includes U.S. government technical assistance, technical data, repair and return services and other logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday. Javelin Joint Venture, a partnership […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Wraps Ups Flight Testing of New Multifunction Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Wraps Ups Flight Testing of New Multifunction Sensor

    Northrop Grumman has completed the first flight campaign of its Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor, which is designed to perform radar, electronic warfare and communication functions simultaneously in support of warfighter operations. The company said Tuesday the flights demonstrated EMRIS’s open architecture in collaboration with government partners using a government-provided aircraft. During the tests, Northrop demonstrated […] More

  • Telos Opens 8 New TSA PreCheck Enrollment Centers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Opens 8 New TSA PreCheck Enrollment Centers

    Telos has opened enrollment and renewal centers for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck expedited airport screening service at eight new locations across the U.S. As part of its ongoing expansion, the company said Monday it added sites in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas, with enrollment operations starting on Aug. 19. Earlier this month, […] More

  • Matthew Liba Named Compute Line of Business VP at Mercury Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matthew Liba Named Compute Line of Business VP at Mercury Systems

    Matthew Liba, formerly general manager of Sionyx’s government business unit, has joined aerospace and defense company Mercury Systems as vice president of the compute line of business. In a statement on Sunday, Liba expressed his excitement, saying, “I’m thrilled to be a part of the Mercury team, providing our warfighters with a competitive advantage on the battlefield.” […] More

  • HawkEye 360 Deploys 10th Cluster of RF Monitoring Satellites - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HawkEye 360 Deploys 10th Cluster of RF Monitoring Satellites

    HawkEye 360 has launched three radio frequency-sensing satellites into orbit aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Rideshare mission via launch integrator Exolaunch, bringing the company’s satellite constellation to 31. The company said Friday the Cluster 10 satellites will enhance HawkEye 360’s ability to frequently revisit strategically important areas as well as improve data collection efforts. Rob Rainhart, president at […] More

  • HII Books DOD Contract for Presidential & Executive Aircraft Modernization Effort; Grant Hagen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Books DOD Contract for Presidential & Executive Aircraft Modernization Effort; Grant Hagen Quoted

    HII’s mission technologies division has secured a contract worth over $30 million under the Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center multiple-award vehicle to support the U.S. Air Force in upgrading its presidential and executive aircraft fleet. Under the task order, the company said Thursday its Ohio team will enhance aircraft reliability and supportability by analyzing critical […] More

  • Maxar Intelligence Launches Second Block of WorldView Legion Satellites; Dan Smoot Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Intelligence Launches Second Block of WorldView Legion Satellites; Dan Smoot Quoted

    Maxar Intelligence has deployed its third and fourth high-resolution Earth imagery and mapping satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The company said Thursday the two WorldView Legion satellites were placed into a mid-inclination orbit, allowing for dawn-to-dusk data collection. Company CEO Dan Smoot, said, “Having multiple WorldView Legion satellites […] More

  • Leidos Books $86M NGA Analytics Systems Management Contract; Roy Stevens Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Books $86M NGA Analytics Systems Management Contract; Roy Stevens Quoted

    Leidos has secured a potential five-year, $86.4 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract dubbed “Chinook” from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide lifecycle management services for existing and emerging analytics systems. The task orders under the contract cover software development, systems engineering, integration and operations and sustainment services for NGA’s commercial joint mapping tool kit, target coordinate […] More

  • SpinSys-Dine Awarded DHA Contract for Program Management, IT Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpinSys-Dine Awarded DHA Contract for Program Management, IT Support

    SpinSys-Dine, a small business specializing in cloud-based services integration, has received a $35.1 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Health Agency for program management, engineering and information technology operations support. The Department of Defense said Tuesday SpinSys-Dine will oversee products that offer data access to information, tools and insights supporting medical readiness for DHA’s Enterprise Intelligence […] More

  • BAE Completes Testing, Delivery of Primary Roman Space Telescope Camera System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Completes Testing, Delivery of Primary Roman Space Telescope Camera System

    BAE Systems has wrapped up integration and testing of the Wide Field Instrument, the primary camera system for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope designed to boost astronomical research. The company said Tuesday it had completed environmental testing to ensure the visible-to-near-infrared imager can withstand harsh launch and space conditions. The WFI offers enhanced spectral capabilities, […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer mLogica Products to Public Sector; Michael Adams Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer mLogica Products to Public Sector; Michael Adams Quoted

    Carahsoft Technology will be a managed service provider for mLogica, distributing three mLogica information technology modernization and big data offerings designed to help government agencies address current and future challenges. The LIBER*M Mainframe Modernization Suite, STAR*M Distributed Workload Modernization services and CAP*M Complex Events Analytics big data platform will be accessible through reseller partners and government contract […] More

  • Telos Opens New TSA PreCheck Enrollment Centers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Opens New TSA PreCheck Enrollment Centers

    Telos has added seven new enrollment and renewal centers for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck expedited airport screening service. In a statement Monday, company CEO and chairman John Wood said, “Telos is pleased to open new TSA PreCheck enrollment centers across Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas and Washington, bringing the convenience of TSA PreCheck to […] More