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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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  • FireEye-Parsons Alliance Seeks to Offer Multisector Cybersecurity Platforms; David DeWalt, Chuck Harrington Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FireEye-Parsons Alliance Seeks to Offer Multisector Cybersecurity Platforms; David DeWalt, Chuck Harrington Comment

    FireEye and Parsons have partnered to develop a portfolio of technology and service offerings designed to minimize security risks in physical and cyber systems. The alliance seeks to combine FireEye’s threat intelligence and information technology protection services with Parsons’ critical infrastructure management expertise, FireEye said Monday. “Critical infrastructure providers are targeted by nation-state groups looking […] More

  • Josh Sullivan: Booz Allen Launches Sailfish Portfolio for Dataset Analysis, Management - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Josh Sullivan: Booz Allen Launches Sailfish Portfolio for Dataset Analysis, Management

    Booz Allen Hamilton has released a suite of new data science tools in an effort to help government and commercial organizations gain insights from raw information. The Sailfish portfolio comprises Exchange, Explore and Answers on Demand platforms and seeks to help users upload and analyze datasets as well as collaborate with Booz Allen professionals to […] More

  • General Dynamics Obtains FedRAMP Approval for Cloud IT Platform; Marcus Collier Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Obtains FedRAMP Approval for Cloud IT Platform; Marcus Collier Comments

    A General Dynamics business unit has received a certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer a cloud computing platform to U.S. federal, state and local government agencies. General Dynamics Information Technology said Monday it developed GDIT Cloud to provide users with visibility into IT systems and to proactively monitor infrastructure for security problems. […] More

  • Lockheed Begins Final Assembly of Israel's 1st F-35 Jet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Begins Final Assembly of Israel’s 1st F-35 Jet

    Lockheed Martin has kicked off a process to align the four structural components of an F-35 variant for the Israeli air force at the company’s electronic mate and assembly station in Fort Worth, Texas. The company said Sunday it is scheduled to complete assembly on Israel’s first F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft in June and deliver the […] More

  • Air Force Issues RFP for GPS III Satellite Production Feasibility Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Issues RFP for GPS III Satellite Production Feasibility Contracts

    The Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center is seeking contractors to demonstrate methods for production of Global Positioning System III space vehicles. The Air Force on Friday published a request for proposals for its phase 1 GPS III satellite  production readiness feasibility assessment initiative and said it will accept responses to the RFP through Feb. 23. Mike Gruss of […] More

  • General Dynamics to Continue Work on Navy's Missile Compartment Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Continue Work on Navy’s Missile Compartment Program

    A General Dynamics subsidiary will continue to develop a tactical missile launcher system for the U.S. Navy‘s future Ohio-class submarine replacement under an $89.8 million contract modification. The Navy has asked General Dynamics Electric Boat to acquire long-lead missile tube components for the Common Missile Compartment development initiative, the company said Thursday. The modification comes under a potential five-year, $2.5 […] More

  • Cathy Ricketts: DISA Eyes 'Disruptive' Tech to Refresh Pentagon's Global C2 Infrastructure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cathy Ricketts: DISA Eyes ‘Disruptive’ Tech to Refresh Pentagon’s Global C2 Infrastructure

    Cathy Ricketts, a program manager at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has said DISA seeks a “disruptive system” to update infrastructure that U.S. military agencies use to manage joint operations globally, Defense One reported Wednesday. Frank Konkel writes Ricketts added the agency plans to use open standards, user interface applications, open-source codes and agile processes for the Global Command and […] More

  • Boeing: NASA Astronauts Test CST-100 Training Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing: NASA Astronauts Test CST-100 Training Systems

    Boeing has built devices that NASA intends to use to prepare four astronauts for a planned 2017 manned flight test of the company-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. The company said Thursday it offered astronauts Bob Behnken and Eric Boe a trial run of training equipment designed for management of CST-100 switches and display panels. “We have been learning about the spacecraft displays through […] More

  • Pratt & Whitney Taps KMWE for F-35 Engine Parts Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pratt & Whitney Taps KMWE for F-35 Engine Parts Production

    United Technologies Corp. unit Pratt & Whitney has awarded KMWE / DutchAero a 10-year contract to produce machined parts for the F-35 propulsion system. KMWE/DutchAero will build and deliver the components as part of Pratt & Whitney’s global F135 engine supply chain, Pratt & Whitney said Thursday. The contract “reaffirms Pratt & Whitney’s commitment to F135 engine industrial participation in the […] More

  • State Dept OKs $51M Oman TOW 2B Missile Sale - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept OKs $51M Oman TOW 2B Missile Sale

    The State Department has cleared Oman’s request to procure 407 Raytheon-built anti-tank missiles from the U.S. under a $51 million foreign military sales contract. Oman ordered 400 TOW 2B Aero radio-frequency missiles, seven fly-to-buy missiles and associated equipment and technical support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday. The deal also includes deployment of U.S. government […] More

  • Carahsoft's Michael Shrader: Healthcare Challenges Present IT Market Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft’s Michael Shrader: Healthcare Challenges Present IT Market Opportunities

    Michael Shrader, vice president of innovative and intelligence solutions at Carahsoft, believes technical challenges that healthcare providers face present an opportunity for information technology vendors, he wrote in a blog article published Wednesday. He has noted some vendors that have built information technology products in efforts to help government agencies manage a healthcare insurance program and […] More

  • Navy Requests Info on IT Hardware, Services for NGEN Recompete - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Requests Info on IT Hardware, Services for NGEN Recompete

    The Department of the Navy has issued a second request for information on commercial information technology hardware and operational support services ahead of a recompete of its Next Generation Enterprise Network program. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command asked interested vendors to submit their input by Jan. 15, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Dec. 28. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise provides […] More