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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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  • IXI Technology, T-Worx Partner to Integrate Counter-Drone, Weapon Mgmt Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IXI Technology, T-Worx Partner to Integrate Counter-Drone, Weapon Mgmt Platforms

    IXI Technology has agreed to integrate its counter-unmanned aerial system device with T-Worx Holdings‘ weapon management platform under a product development and licensing agreement between the two companies. The partnership will combine the IXI DRONEKILLER with the Intelligent Rail system that T-Worx has developed through the U.S. Army‘s Small Business Innovative Research program, IXI said Friday. DRONEKILLER employs a software-based […] More

  • Navy Selects L3 to Provide New Data Link for 3 Future Littoral Combat Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Selects L3 to Provide New Data Link for 3 Future Littoral Combat Ships

    L3 Technologies has been selected to produce a new communications data-link system for three future U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships to receive imagery from multiple aircraft platforms simultaneously, Defense News reported Friday. The report said L3 will provide Maritime Surface Terminals for installation aboard the Independence-class Mobile and Savannah vessels and the Freedom-class Marinette ship. John Van Brabant, […] More

  • Eric Webster: Harris Seeks to Address USAF Weather Imagery Requirements With Updated Sensor Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Webster: Harris Seeks to Address USAF Weather Imagery Requirements With Updated Sensor Tech

    Eric Webster, vice president of business development at Harris‘ environmental solutions business, has said the U.S. Air Force looks to demonstrate a sensor technology for two weather satellite programs, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SpaceNews quoted Webster as saying the company aims to help the service branch address theater weather imagery and cloud characterization missions with an […] More

  • NanoRacks to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Services Through GSA Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NanoRacks to Offer Small Satellite Deployment Services Through GSA Schedule

    NanoRacks has secured a position on a General Services Administration contract vehicle to offer miniaturized satellite deployment services to federal agencies. The company said Monday it aims to help government customers deploy CubeSat and MicroSat payloads to perform microgravity research in space and on board the International Space Station through its launch service offerings on GSA’s Professional […] More

  • Intelsat General to Help Leidos Build Satellite Navigation Payload for FAA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat General to Help Leidos Build Satellite Navigation Payload for FAA

    Intelsat General, a U.S. subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based satellite services provider, will participate in a Leidos-led consortium that won a potential $117 million task order to Orbital ATK develop a new satellite navigation payload for the Federal Aviation Administration. The industry team will build and operate the Geostationary Earth Satellite 7 as part of FAA’s Wide Area Augmentation System […] More

  • L3 to Build Integrated Systems for Australian Offshore Patrol Vessels; Christopher Kubasik Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Build Integrated Systems for Australian Offshore Patrol Vessels; Christopher Kubasik Comments

    L3 Technologies has received a contract to supply various systems for integration into the Australian navy’s future offshore patrol vessels. The company said Monday it will provide integrated communications, navigation, platform management and bridge systems to Luerssen‘s Australian arm, prime contractor on the SEA 1180 OPV program. Christopher Kubasik, president and CEO of L3, said the company […] More

  • DTRA Solicits Nuclear Threat Detection Tech Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DTRA Solicits Nuclear Threat Detection Tech Proposals

    The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has released a broad agency announcement in search of new technology platforms that can detect nuclear threats. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says DTRA aims to identify equipment for threat diagnostics and characterization, sensitive site exploitation, contamination avoidance, and consequence management through a five-year solicitation. The agency will collect and evaluate white […] More

  • SunPower-Built Solar Power System Fully Operational at Vandenberg AF Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SunPower-Built Solar Power System Fully Operational at Vandenberg AF Base

    SunPower has begun to operate a solar photovoltaic array the company installed at a U.S. Air Force base in California as part of a 25-year power purchase agreement with the military branch. USAF said Wednesday the 28-megawatt photovoltaic system at the Vandenberg AFB was unveiled at a dedication ceremony held Tuesday. “This solar farm represents a partnership and ability […] More

  • New Army Northeast Research Hub to Collaborate With Industry on Science, Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New Army Northeast Research Hub to Collaborate With Industry on Science, Tech Projects

    The Army Research Laboratory has established a regional hub on the Northeastern University campus in Burlington, Massachusetts to conduct science and technology projects. ARL Northeast is located at NU’s George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security and will collaborate with multiple companies and academic researchers in efforts to build homeland security and defense technologies […] More

  • US Coast Guard Seeks 3D Printing Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Coast Guard Seeks 3D Printing Equipment

    The Department of Homeland Security has released a solicitation notice on three-dimensional printer supplies for delivery to the U.S. Coast Guard‘s aviation logistics base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Interested vendors can submit offers through Wednesday, according to a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday. A selected contractor must obtain a certificate of conformance with clause 52.246-15 under […] More

  • Lockheed's LCS Team Christens Navy's Future USS Indianapolis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s LCS Team Christens Navy’s Future USS Indianapolis

    A Lockheed Martin-led industry team christened the U.S. Navy‘s 17th Littoral Combat Ship during a ceremony held Saturday at a shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. Sen. Joe Donnelly’s wife Jill broke a champagne bottle across the USS Indianapolis bow as the ship sponsor, Lockheed said Saturday. The next Freedom-variant ship will continue to undergo assembly and test processes at the Fincantieri Marinette […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to reactivate shipbuilding facilities on Pascagoula River east bank - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to reactivate shipbuilding facilities on Pascagoula River east bank

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has kicked off a project to reactivate its shipbuilding facilities on the Pascagoula River’s east bank as the company aims to prepare for future naval ship construction and modernization programs. HII said Thursday it will restore the original Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. site that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina more than 12 years ago. The company […] More