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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • Raytheon to Integrate GaN-Based Radar Tech Into Patriot Missile System; Ralph Acaba Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon to Integrate GaN-Based Radar Tech Into Patriot Missile System; Ralph Acaba Comments

    Raytheon will equip its Patriot air and missile defense system with a gallium nitride-based active electronically scanned array technology as part of efforts to modernize the system. The company said Tuesday it will upgrade the Patriot for military customers to detect and identify adversarial manned and unmanned aircraft as well as cruise and ballistic missile threats. Ralph Acaba, Raytheon’s […] More

  • CAE Secures Nearly $250M in Civilian Aircraft Simulator, Training Service Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Secures Nearly $250M in Civilian Aircraft Simulator, Training Service Orders

    CAE has secured multiple contracts worth a combined $250 million to deliver full-flight simulators and training services to various civilian aviation customers globally. The company said Monday it will support pilot and technician training programs of more than 10 business aircraft operators in the U.S., Asia, Europe and the Middle East. A North American operator awarded CAE a four-year contract to help train its […] More

  • Harris Invests in Digital Satellite Navigation Tech for GPS III Program; Bill Gattle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Invests in Digital Satellite Navigation Tech for GPS III Program; Bill Gattle Comments

    Harris Corp. has developed a digital technology to offer it as potential payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s 11th and succeeding Global Positioning System III satellites. The company said Monday its satellite navigational system offering is designed to have a modular architecture, atomic clock systems, radiation-resistant computers and a high-power transmitter. The platform combines technologies from […] More

  • Deltek: Federal Big Data Investments to Reach $3B in Fiscal 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: Federal Big Data Investments to Reach $3B in Fiscal 2020

    A Deltek report predicts that federal spending on big data management software, hardware and services will increase from $1.5 billion in fiscal 2015 at a 14 percent compound annual growth rate to hit $3.2 billion by fiscal 2020. Deltek said Friday it forecasts agencies to increasingly use big data platforms for healthcare, national security, and […] More

  • Tony Moraco: SAIC, Marine Corps Maintain 'Open Dialogue' in Assault Vehicle Upgrade Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tony Moraco: SAIC, Marine Corps Maintain ‘Open Dialogue’ in Assault Vehicle Upgrade Program

    Science Applications International Corp. unveiled its first updated amphibious assault vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps at a company facility in Hanahan, South Carolina last week, the Post and Courier reported Friday. David Wren writes SAIC was awarded a potential five-year, $194 million contract to equip 10 prototype AAVs with new blast-resistant seats armor protection, transmission and suspension systems. SAIC […] More

  • NIST Invites Tech Vendors for Wireless Medical Device Cyberscurity Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Invites Tech Vendors for Wireless Medical Device Cyberscurity Demo

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for industry partners to help create and demonstrate a standards-based reference technology design for the protection of wireless medical infusion pumps against cyber threats. NIST said Thursday its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence seeks modules for an end-to-end sample platform intended to help healthcare organizations and clinicians avoid unauthorized access and unintended […] More

  • AFRL Calls for New High-Power Electromagnetic Tech Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AFRL Calls for New High-Power Electromagnetic Tech Ideas

    The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking ideas from vendors on how to integrate high-powered microwave technology into cyber and electronic warfare operations, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the U.S. Air Force plans to award up to $10 million in task order contracts for research, development, analysis and demonstration of High Power Electromagnetics […] More

  • Navy Taps Textron Subsidiary to Update EW Systems Integration Testbed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Textron Subsidiary to Update EW Systems Integration Testbed

    A subsidiary of Textron (NYSE: TXT) has received a potential five-year, $49.8 million contract to modernize a technology platform that the U.S. Navy uses to conduct electronic warfare systems integration tests. AAI Corp. will perform EW systems integration test environment upgrades for the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s electronic combat simulation and evaluation laboratory, the Defense Department said […] More

  • James Williamson: Lockheed Enters Tech Partnership With British Air Traffic Mgmt Firm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Williamson: Lockheed Enters Tech Partnership With British Air Traffic Mgmt Firm

    NATS has chosen Lockheed Martin as a systems integration partner as the companies seek to explore new air traffic management technology services for the British aviation market. Lockheed said Thursday it will help the British company to identify, integrate and implement service offerings based on concepts from the Single European Sky ATM Research initiative. “The program to deploy […] More

  • Inmarsat Obtains UAE Approval for Mobile Satcom Service Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Obtains UAE Approval for Mobile Satcom Service Offering

    Inmarsat has obtained a license from a United Arab Emirates-based telecommunications regulator to market the company’s mobile communication satellite service offering to the region’s public and private sectors. The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunication Sector granted the public satellite service license to Inmarsat, the company said Wednesday. A license signing ceremony occurred at the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. […] More

  • Intelsat Launches Boeing-Built Comms Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat Launches Boeing-Built Comms Satellite

    A telecommunications satellite that Boeing built for Intelsat lifted off Wednesday from a French Guiana spaceport aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. Intelsat 29e launched into space at 6:20 p.m. Eastern Time and began to transmit initial signals to a ground station nearly 40 minutes after liftoff, Intelsat said Wednesday. It is the first satellite in Intelsat’s EpicNG constellation […] More

  • DigitalGlobe to Start WorldView-4 Satellite Imagery Service in Early 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe to Start WorldView-4 Satellite Imagery Service in Early 2017

    DigitalGlobe plans to begin commercial operation of its WorldView-4 satellite next year to deliver high-resolution Earth imagery products and services to customers worldwide. The company said Wednesday it has received $335 million in commitments from international defense and intelligence agencies since last year’s third quarter for direct access capacity on WorldView-3 and WorldView-4. WorldView-4 is scheduled for a September […] More