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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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  • Christopher Kubasik: L3 Eyes Domestic, International Opportunities for Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Christopher Kubasik: L3 Eyes Domestic, International Opportunities for Growth

    Christopher Kubasik, chairman, president and CEO of L3 Technologies, said he has seen an increased domestic and foreign interest in communications and sensor technology platforms, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report noted Kubasik also believes winning additional contracts will help drive the New York City-based firm’s goal of becoming what it calls a “non-traditional sixth […] More

  • Bloomberg Government Updates Defense Spending Database - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg Government Updates Defense Spending Database

    Bloomberg Government has updated its database and dashboard to help companies gain insight into the Defense Department‘s five-year spending plan for procurement and research and development programs. Kevin Brancato, director of government contracts research at BGOV, wrote in a blog entry posted Friday the Future Years Defense Program dashboard features a search tool for business developers […] More

  • Summit Technical Solutions Wins DoD IT Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Summit Technical Solutions Wins DoD IT Services Contract

    The U.S. Army has awarded Summit Technical Solutions a potential $45 million contract to provide non-commercial integrated information technology services to Defense Department agencies. DoD said Wednesday the Army Contracting Command received 14 bids for the contract through an online solicitation process. The company will perform work through Jan. 15, 2024, and the service branch […] More

  • Aurora Flight Sciences Implements Lockheed-Built Unmanned Vehicle Control Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences Implements Lockheed-Built Unmanned Vehicle Control Platform

    Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary has adopted a software platform Lockheed Martin developed to help operators manage numerous unmanned vehicles for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Aurora Flight Sciences purchased the Vehicle Control Station product in a move to accelerate its autonomous technology development efforts, Lockheed said Tuesday. VSCi is built upon an open architecture framework and designed […] More

  • Dave Dacquino: Serco Inc. to Continue Navy Counterterrorism Support Under $232M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Dacquino: Serco Inc. to Continue Navy Counterterrorism Support Under $232M Contract

    Serco Inc., the British contractor’s North American arm, will continue to help the U.S. Navy sustain naval electronic surveillance systems for anti-terrorism and force protection efforts under a potential five-year, $232 million contract awarded in April. The company said Tuesday it has performed similar work since 2001 through prior contract vehicles and helped integrate communications for […] More

  • NASA Issues Draft RFP for Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Issues Draft RFP for Commercial Lunar Payload Services Contract

    NASA has announced plans to conduct a full and open competition for a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon. In a draft request for proposals notice posted Friday on FedBizOpps, the space agency said it seeks contractor-provided assets to integrate, transport and operate instruments and technology demonstration payloads intended for the […] More

  • Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech's Commercial Transition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aurora Flight Sciences, DARPA Agree on X-Plane Tech’s Commercial Transition

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Boeing‘s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary have agreed to transition aircraft technology developed through the DARPA-funded Vertical Takeoff and Landing Experimental Plane program to commercial applications. Aurora said Tuesday its XV-24 subscale vehicle demonstrator reached key aviation milestones during the course of the VTOL X-Plane project. The platform includes a a synchronous electric-drive […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium's Broadband Service Could Complement LEO Constellations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium’s Broadband Service Could Complement LEO Constellations

    Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said he observed new low-Earth orbit satellites work to support broadband services that the company already offers along with very small aperture terminals, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Desch told investors in an earnings call held Thursday he believes LEO constellation operators do not pose a significant threat to Iridium’s business. “This is […] More

  • Army Reviews Design of GE's New Military Helicopter Engine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Reviews Design of GE’s New Military Helicopter Engine

    The U.S. Army has completed a preliminary design review of an engine technology General Electric‘s aviation business developed under a 24-month, $102 million contract awarded in September 2016. GE said Wednesday the PDR represents a milestone for the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the service branch’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. The company offered its T901-GE-900 as a […] More

  • Lockheed Eyes Int'l Weapons Sales Amid US Arms Transfer Policy Reform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Eyes Int’l Weapons Sales Amid US Arms Transfer Policy Reform

    Richard Edwards, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin‘s international business, has said he believes the Trump administration’s policy on conventional arms transfers will help accelerate sales of weapons systems to U.S. allies, Reuters reported Wednesday. Edwards told Reuters that foreign sales accounted for nearly 30 percent of the company’s 2017 revenue. Saudi Arabia is reviewing a contract […] More

  • Boeing Forms German Heavy-Lift Helicopter Contract Pursuit Team; Michael Hostetter Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Forms German Heavy-Lift Helicopter Contract Pursuit Team; Michael Hostetter Comments

    Boeing will lead a team of 10 aerospace technology suppliers in pursuit of a nearly $5 billion contract to build heavy-lift helicopters for the German military, Reuters reported Wednesday. Michael Hostetter, director of Boeing’s vertical lift programs in Germany, told reporters at a Berlin airshow the company can potentially add partners to join its bidding […] More

  • IBM's Andras Szakal Recognized at The Open Group Awards in London - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s Andras Szakal Recognized at The Open Group Awards in London

    Andras Szakal, vice president and chief technology officer of IBM‘s U.S. federal business, has received the “Most Valuable Contributor Award for an Individual” at The Open Group Awards ceremony that took place April 17 in London. Szakal chairs The Open Group’s board of directors and its Trusted Technology Forum. The global consortium said it has more […] More