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  • Hughes Delivers Over 5,000 Terminals for Eutelsat OneWeb Satellite Connectivity Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Delivers Over 5,000 Terminals for Eutelsat OneWeb Satellite Connectivity Service

    Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has shipped over 5,000 HL1120W electronically steerable antennas tailored for the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. The terminal, manufactured in a facility in Maryland, supports satellite connectivity via the Eutelsat OneWeb space architecture, delivering download speeds of up to 195 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 32 […] More

  • Rob Rideout Jr. Appointed to Strategic Procurement VP at Ametek - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Rideout Jr. Appointed to Strategic Procurement VP at Ametek

    Ametek has promoted Rob Rideout Jr. to vice president of strategic procurement. Rideout most recently served as the division vice president of operations and supply chain for aerospace and power, Ametek said Thursday. According to David Zapico, Ametek’s chairman and CEO, Rideout’s leadership experience and expertise in supply chain management will help drive innovation and […] More

  • IRS Seeking Contractors Capable of Supporting New Digital Gateway Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IRS Seeking Contractors Capable of Supporting New Digital Gateway Platform

    The Internal Revenue Service is looking into potential sources of information technology managed services to implement a new digital gateway where internal and external users can access complex IRS business services faster compared to the existing system. The planned Customer Integration Gateway will replace the Integrated Enterprise Portal, the platform taxpayers, third parties, tax practitioners […] More

  • Riverside Research Relocating DC Operations to Virginia; Steven Omick Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Riverside Research Relocating DC Operations to Virginia; Steven Omick Quoted

    Riverside Research will relocate its business operations in Washington, D.C., to Fairfax, Virginia, in September. A new 38,707-square-foot facility in Fairfax will house the Open Innovation Center for research and development and the Commercial Innovation Center online development and test platform, which provides a secure, virtual, open ecosystem for commercial space-related R&D, Riverside Research said […] More

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Secures $350M DLA Contract for Medical, Lab Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thermo Fisher Scientific Secures $350M DLA Contract for Medical, Lab Equipment

    The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Thermo Fisher Scientific a five-year, $350 million contract to offer medical and laboratory equipment and other related items through the DLA’s Troop Supports Electric Catalog, or ECAT. The agency uses ECAT to streamline its business practices and expand its range of procurement options, the office of Rep. Chris Deluzio, […] More

  • Xage, Armis Offer Zero Trust Cybersecurity for Operational Technology, Sensitive Networks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Xage, Armis Offer Zero Trust Cybersecurity for Operational Technology, Sensitive Networks

    Xage Security and Armis are offering a joint cybersecurity product for critical operational technology, industrial control system and cyber-physical system environments. Called Armis Secure Remote Access, the new offering provides any organization with zero trust identity and access management, remote privileged access management, vendor access management and asset protection to secure their most vital and […] More

  • Jacobs Selected as Program Manager for California Hydrogen Hub Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Selected as Program Manager for California Hydrogen Hub Project

    Jacobs will lead a public-private partnership that will establish a clean hydrogen hub in California. Work as the program manager for the nearly $13 billion Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems involves providing delivery oversight, integrating project activities and driving best practices across the entire hydrogen lifecycle of feedstock, production, distribution and offtake, Jacobs […] More

  • Drew Orsinger Named Fidelis Security CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Drew Orsinger Named Fidelis Security CTO

    Drew Orsinger, former chief security officer at SpaceX, Honeywell and CME Group, has taken on the role of chief technology officer at Fidelis Security. In his new post, he will oversee Fidelis’ development and implementation of advanced cybersecurity strategies to protect critical data and networks for clients, the company said Wednesday. Orsinger brings to Fidelis […] More

  • Draper Clears Critical Design Review of New Facility for Testing Missile Guidance Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Draper Clears Critical Design Review of New Facility for Testing Missile Guidance Systems

    Draper’s Strategic Enhanced Ground Test Facility in Titusville, Florida, has completed its critical design review phase, ensuring that the site can support missile defense systems development and meet the requirements of the U.S. Navy’s strategic guidance programs. The $60 million facility, expected to be fully operational in 2028, will allow for evaluation of critical guidance, […] More

  • Telos Establishes TSA PreCheck Enrollment Site at Eastern Iowa Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Establishes TSA PreCheck Enrollment Site at Eastern Iowa Airport

    Telos has opened a new site at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids for enrolling and renewing consumers in the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck expedited security screening program. The additional location increases the number of the company’s enrollment centers to 69 and marks the establishment of its first TSA PreCheck site at an airport, […] More

  • Viasat to Launch Air-IQ ISR Connectivity Offering for Crewed, Uncrewed Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat to Launch Air-IQ ISR Connectivity Offering for Crewed, Uncrewed Aircraft

    Viasat will offer a new connectivity service designed to provide governments and militaries worldwide with enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance communications for crewed and uncrewed aircraft. Called Air-IQ, the offering will enable real-time access to intelligence with uplink data transfer speeds of up to 10 Mbps to improve situational awareness and give warfighters a decisive […] More