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  • ECS Helps Army Cyber Analysts Prepare for Endpoint Security Operations; John Heneghan Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News

    ECS Helps Army Cyber Analysts Prepare for Endpoint Security Operations; John Heneghan Quoted

    ECS has conducted training for more than 1,000 U.S. Army personnel to help them apply a company-designed cybersecurity platform in securing endpoints across the branch’s computer network. The ASGN company said Thursday military cyber analysts completed a program comprising technical instruction, use-case demonstrations and simulated practical exercises to familiarize themselves with the Army Endpoint Security […] More

  • Jacobs, Palantir Expand AI-Focused Collaboration; Shannon Miller Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Artificial Intelligence, News

    Jacobs, Palantir Expand AI-Focused Collaboration; Shannon Miller Quoted

    Jacobs and Palantir Technologies have broadened collaboration to cover offering of new artificial intelligence-based services focused on infrastructure, advanced facilities and supply chain management. “We are already deploying AI to optimize the entire water life cycle, from day-to-day management to long-term planning and design, and now we’re diving deeper across new sectors,” Shannon Miller, executive vice president […] More

  • CAE to Supply Australia MH-60R Landing Safety Trainer Under $68M IDIQ Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Contract Awards, News

    CAE to Supply Australia MH-60R Landing Safety Trainer Under $68M IDIQ Award

    A CAE subsidiary has booked a five-year, $67.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to build a training system for Australia’s MH60R helicopter landing safety personnel.4 The award to CAE USA includes associated data packages for the part task trainer and fielded system configuration updates, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. DOD added the company […] More

  • Air Force, MZA Associates Demo Aircraft Energy Laser System Beam Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force, MZA Associates Demo Aircraft Energy Laser System Beam Director

    The U.S. Air Force’s research arm and MZA Associates have concluded flight tests for a new low-power, sub-scale beam director designed for directed energy laser systems on airborne platforms. The Hybrid Aero-Effect Reducing Design with Realistic Optical Components team showcased the capability of MZA Associates-made beam director to mitigate optical and mechanical distortions encountered by laser beams […] More

  • CRDF Global Backs Canada’s Initiative on Curbing North Korea’s WMD Use; Tina Dolph Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity, News

    CRDF Global Backs Canada’s Initiative on Curbing North Korea’s WMD Use; Tina Dolph Quoted

    CRDF Global has secured financing from the Canadian government to continue collaborative efforts, particularly in addressing North Korea’s use of weapons of mass destruction. The nonprofit cybersecurity group said Tuesday it will use the $1.9 million funding it received to support Global Affairs Canada’s Weapons Threat Reduction Program and help prevent North Korean cyber attacks against financial […] More

  • Maritime Tech Companies Acua Ocean, HydroSurv Float Merger Plan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maritime Tech Companies Acua Ocean, HydroSurv Float Merger Plan

    Maritime autonomous system developers Acua Ocean and HydroSurv have unveiled their plan to combine businesses and form a new company called Blue Ocean Autonomy, Unmanned Systems Technology reported Tuesday. The merger is intended to capitalize on both parties’ capabilities to develop and operate uncrewed surface vessels and marine surveying and surveillance technologies. HydroSurv’s electric and battery-hybrid rapid […] More

  • 4 Companies Support DARPA's Digital Radar Image Formation Tech Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    4 Companies Support DARPA’s Digital Radar Image Formation Tech Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with Umbra, Terran Orbital, Northrop Grumman and Jacobs for an experiment that seeks to leverage synthetic aperture radar satellites to advance warfare capabilities, Breaking Defense reported Friday. DARPA launched the Digital Radar Image Formation Technology program in 2022 to expand the use of commercial SAR satellites in military missions and to […] More

  • Military Veterans John Murray, Timothy White Join Virtualitics’ Federal Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Executive Moves, News

    Military Veterans John Murray, Timothy White Join Virtualitics’ Federal Advisory Board

    Virtualitics has added to its federal advisory board John Murray, a retired U.S. Army general, and Timothy White, former Navy vice admiral. The analytics services provider said Thursday the appointments are in line with Virtualitics’ growing engagement with defense and intelligence customers. As board members, Murray will focus on expediting the delivery of technologies to warfighters […] More

  • General Atomics Backs Demo of Army's Modernized Gray Eagle Drones - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Backs Demo of Army’s Modernized Gray Eagle Drones

    General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business is showcasing the U.S. Army’s two Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft systems that were modified to incorporate multi-domain operation capabilities. The demonstration, which began in March, is part of the service branch’s current efforts to enhance the GE-ER platform with MDO features, General Atomics said Tuesday. MDO capabilities such as […] More

  • 11 More Projects to Receive Funding From DOD's Tech Procurement Pilot Initiative; Heidi Shyu Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Government Technology, News

    11 More Projects to Receive Funding From DOD’s Tech Procurement Pilot Initiative; Heidi Shyu Quoted

    The Department of Defense has unveiled the second group of projects selected to receive funding from the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies pilot program. DOD said Monday Congress approved a total of $150 million in funding for 11 projects for APFIT’s fiscal year 2023. Established through fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, […] More

  • BAE Unit Secures 2023 Small Business Administration Award; Terry Ward Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Secures 2023 Small Business Administration Award; Terry Ward Quoted

    An office within BAE Systems’ intelligence and security sector has won the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence from the Small Business Administration in recognition of its outreach and training efforts enabling small businesses to operate as subcontractors and suppliers. SBA handed the award during the 2023 National Small Business Week Awards held in Washington D.C. […] More

  • KBR Books Army Task Order for Expanded Base Ops Support in Indo-Pacific; Byron Bright Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR Books Army Task Order for Expanded Base Ops Support in Indo-Pacific; Byron Bright Quoted

    KBR has secured a $24 million task order from the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command to expand its services in support of base operations in the Indo-Pacific region. The engineering and professional services company said Tuesday it will provide infrastructure services at the Kyogamisaki and Shariki communication sites in Japan in the next five […] More