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  • Exelon Invests in Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Tech; Chris Crane Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Exelon Invests in Bloom Energy Fuel Cell Tech; Chris Crane Comments

    Exelon has signed an equity financing agreement for Bloom Energy-built fuel cell systems that would provide 21 megawatts of energy for 75 commercial sites in four U.S. states. The energy firm said Tuesday it will back Bloom Energy projects in California, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey through a service that enables companies to buy […] More

  • Douglas Freimuth: ACS, AT&T, IBM Demo Cloud-to-Cloud Networking Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Douglas Freimuth: ACS, AT&T, IBM Demo Cloud-to-Cloud Networking Model

    IBM has partnered with Applied Communication Sciences and AT&T to develop a technology that aims to reduce the provisioning time for cloud computing systems from days to seconds. The companies built the cloud-based architecture through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s CORONET program, IBM said Tuesday. DARPA aims for the industry team to commercial the […] More

  • John Borghese: Rockwell Collins-Sandia Labs Team to Help DARPA Build Miniature Comms Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Borghese: Rockwell Collins-Sandia Labs Team to Help DARPA Build Miniature Comms Tech

    Rockwell Collins and Sandia National Laboratories’ alliance will work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to integrate nanoscale architectures into military communication systems. The company said Tuesday the goal of DARPA’s Mesodynamic Architectures program is to develop a mesoscale method for building smaller technology for communication, electronic warfare and networking applications. “Once this is […] More

  • Mike Poth: HP to Continue Managing California City's IT Infrastructure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mike Poth: HP to Continue Managing California City’s IT Infrastructure

    A Hewlett Packard business unit has received a $55.8 million contract to extend its information technology support work for the city of Anaheim, California for another five years. HP Enterprise Services will provide the Anaheim government with new disaster recovery and videoconferencing platforms as well as help officials manage public web sites and digital communications with local […] More

  • Ken Asbury: CACI Releases Portable RF Signal Detection Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Asbury: CACI Releases Portable RF Signal Detection Tech

    CACI International has unveiled a spectrum analyzer product for law enforcement, security and intelligence personnel to detect radio frequency signals and gain situational awareness. The STC Portable Spectrum Analyzer is built with a software application that works to help users operate the device and to monitor the system remotely by using wireless or Ethernel control […] More

  • Philippine Govt Seeks to Purchase C-130 Aircraft, Equipment From Pentagon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Philippine Govt Seeks to Purchase C-130 Aircraft, Equipment From Pentagon

    The government of the Philippines has requested to buy $61 million in C-130T transport planes and related equipment through a U.S. Defense Department-run foreign military sale program. The Philippines’ air force is interested in acquiring two Lockheed Martin-made C-130s from DoD’s existing stock, The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. According to DSCA, the Philippine […] More

  • Jeff Timbrook: Perceptive Software Gains DoD Security Clearance for Medical Archiving Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jeff Timbrook: Perceptive Software Gains DoD Security Clearance for Medical Archiving Tech

    The Defense Department has certified a Perceptive Software-made technology for achiving clinical images and documents as security compliant under the agency’s Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process. DoD will use the Perceptive Acuo Vendor Neutral Archive system to help medical personnel manage content throughout Army– and Navy-run hospitals worldwide, Perceptive Software parent company Lexmark said […] More

  • Julian Cracknell: BAE to Support U.K. Govt Agency's Info and Comms Procurement Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Julian Cracknell: BAE to Support U.K. Govt Agency’s Info and Comms Procurement Model

    A BAE Systems subsidiary has signed an agreement to help the U.K.’s skills funding agency to implement a multi-sourcing framework for the agency’s information and communications technology infrastructure. BAE Systems Applied Intelligence will serve as a service management and integration provider and be responsible for overseeing the delivery of ICT offerings to the U.K. skills […] More

  • Wyle to Support NASA Ames Research Center Under Potential $270M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wyle to Support NASA Ames Research Center Under Potential $270M Contract

    Wyle Laboratories has been awarded a potential five-year, $270 million contract to provide research, development and project management services at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California. The company said Thursday that it will support the facility’s spaceflight technology projects as well as programs in aeronautics, virtual environment and astrobiology. Wyle’s partners include ASRC Federal Space, […] More

  • Siemens to Help German Cruise Ship Terminal Build Shorepower System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens to Help German Cruise Ship Terminal Build Shorepower System

    Siemens has secured an $11.4 million contract to build a power source system for the Altona cruise ship terminal in Hamburg, Germany, to supply electricity to vessels during laytime. The onshore power system is intended to enable cruise ships to turn off diesel engines as well as reduce harmful emissions while berthed at the Hamburg […] More

  • ENSCO's Tom Burns Discusses Lessons Learned From His Military Career and Previous Leadership Roles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ENSCO’s Tom Burns Discusses Lessons Learned From His Military Career and Previous Leadership Roles

    Thomas Burns recently spoke about his time in the U.S. Air Force and the business skills he acquired from his previous roles before joining ENSCO as president and CEO, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Burns, founder of technology firms Object Video and SET, previously served as senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. In […] More