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  • State Department Clears Potential $115M Sale of Precision Bombs to Belgium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Clears Potential $115M Sale of Precision Bombs to Belgium

    The Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of 196 Guided Bomb Unit-53/B Small Diameter Bombs-Increment II All-Up-Rounds to the government of Belgium. At an estimated cost of $115 million, the transaction will also include training, repair, maintenance, software, munitions, transportation, logistics and other program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. […] More

  • Jacobs Secures Spot on $8B FBI IT Supplies & Support Services Contract; Gwen Clavon Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Secures Spot on $8B FBI IT Supplies & Support Services Contract; Gwen Clavon Quoted

    The FBI has awarded Jacobs a position on the second iteration of the potential eight-year, $8 billion Information Technology Supplies and Support Services blanket purchase agreement. Gwen Clavon, senior vice president at Jacobs, said in a statement Wednesday the award extends the company’s nearly 20-year partnership with the agency. She highlighted, “At Jacobs, we’re focused on bringing […] More

  • SpiderOak & Axiom Space Showcase Memory-Safe Satellite Communication Platform in Orbit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SpiderOak & Axiom Space Showcase Memory-Safe Satellite Communication Platform in Orbit

    SpiderOak and Axiom Space have partnered to demonstrate data security capabilities using the memory-safe programming language Rust in orbit to meet modern cybersecurity requirements. A validation test on July 1 specifically showcased SpiderOak’s OrbitSecure secure satellite communication platform using Rust on the International Space Station, SpiderOak said Tuesday. OrbitSecure is a zero-trust software service for extreme edge […] More

  • CTC Secures Option Year Under DOD Contract for Occupational Health Program Support; Ed Sheehan Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Secures Option Year Under DOD Contract for Occupational Health Program Support; Ed Sheehan Quoted

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received a first option year contract from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Force Safety and Occupational Health for support services. CTC said Monday the contract entails continued management, analytical and technical support for a comprehensive safety and occupational health program. Additionally, the award provides funding for […] More

  • V2X Awarded Army IDIQ for Multi-Domain Router Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    V2X Awarded Army IDIQ for Multi-Domain Router Procurement

    V2X has secured a four-year, $48.5 million indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Army to supply its company-developed Gateway Mission Router, which works to enhance situational awareness and connectivity for military operations. The company said Monday the GMR facilitates seamless information integration across different networks and communication systems, offers platform independence and allows deployment across […] More

  • Ultra I&C Obtains Continuous ATO for Command and Control Product; Bradford Powell Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ultra I&C Obtains Continuous ATO for Command and Control Product; Bradford Powell Quoted

    Ultra Intelligence & Communications‘ cloud-based command and control gateway system, ADSI, has received continuous authority to operate from the Department of Defense through Second Front Systems’ Game Warden product. The company said the designation enables continuous code deployment for faster development, quicker feature releases, reduced costs and improved security for mission-critical operations. Bradford Powell, president of command, […] More

  • Dina Spivy Joins Appian as Capture Area Vice President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dina Spivy Joins Appian as Capture Area Vice President

    Dina Spivy, formerly federal capture director at Cisco, has been appointed area vice president of capture at Appian. She said on LinkedIn Friday she will “help government accelerate the creation of high impact business applications and significantly reduce costs associated with digital transformation by using Appian’s Low-Code [Artificial Intelligence] Platform.” The platform is used to design, automate and […] More

  • L3Harris and Epirus Partner for Tactical Communications Enhancement Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris and Epirus Partner for Tactical Communications Enhancement Initiative

    L3Harris Technologies and electronic warfare developer Epirus have partnered to integrate the former’s tactical communications systems with the latter’s advanced electronics technology to develop high-efficiency tactical radios. The team will work towards improving the range, battery life and heat management of communication systems to meet modern combat demands, L3Harris said Thursday. The partnership is in support of […] More

  • ICF to Provide Cloud Data Migration Support Under $88M CMS Subcontract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Provide Cloud Data Migration Support Under $88M CMS Subcontract

    ICF has secured a potential five-year, $88 million subcontract to continue modernizing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Quality Payment Program by providing cloud data migration services. Under the award, the company said it will enhance QPP’s functionality, improve customer experience and reduce administrative burdens on clinicians to allow more time for patient care and […] More

  • Maxar Intelligence Showcases Worldview Legion Satellite Images; Dan Smoot Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Intelligence Showcases Worldview Legion Satellite Images; Dan Smoot Quoted

    Maxar Technologies‘ intelligence business has released the first high-resolution images from its WorldView Legion satellites, designed for precision mapping, site monitoring and geospatial analytics. The company said Thursday the 30 centimeter-class images, collected on July 16, feature detailed views of urban areas, transportation routes and logistics hubs in San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Dan Smoot, CEO […] More

  • Akima Subsidiary to Provide Fire & Emergency Logistics Support Under $79M Army Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Akima Subsidiary to Provide Fire & Emergency Logistics Support Under $79M Army Contract

    Akima’s logistics services unit has secured a $78.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide fire and emergency services for Fort Irwin in California’s Mojave Desert, where the Department of Emergency Services responds to emergencies such as wildfires.  The company said Thursday Akima Intra-Data will deliver 24-hour fire suppression services as well as operations, fire prevention […] More

  • Airbus UH-72 Helicopter Achieves Flight Hour Milestone With US Military; Rob Geckle Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus UH-72 Helicopter Achieves Flight Hour Milestone With US Military; Rob Geckle Quoted

    An Airbus-built light utility and reconfigurable helicopter has logged over 1.5 million flight hours since its first delivery to the U.S. military in 2006. In a statement Wednesday, Rob Geckle, chairman and CEO of Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and a past Wash100 awardee, said, “This milestone is an incredible achievement for the Lakota fleet and reflects its impressive reliability […] More