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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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  • Sikorsky to demo CH-53K helicopter platform to potential international buyers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky to demo CH-53K helicopter platform to potential international buyers

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary will showcase its CH-53K King Stallion during a Berlin air show later this month as the manufacturer eyes future international buyers for the heavy-lift helicopter platform, USNI News reported Monday. Col. Hank Vanderborght, CH-53K program manager at the U.S. Marine Corps, told the publication that Germany and Israel have expressed interest in […] More

  • DigitalGlobe Intros Geospatial Content Exploration Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe Intros Geospatial Content Exploration Tool

    Maxar Technologies‘ DigitalGlobe subsidiary has introduced an interactive tool designed to help customers explore a range of geospatial data products and service offerings. Navigator is available through a preview account that includes a sample of DigitalGlobe’s product portfolio and offers access to product demonstrations and relevant use cases, according to a blog entry posted Thursday. The […] More

  • NASA's Solar Probe to Undergo Final Assembly, Tests at Astrotech Facility in Florida - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s Solar Probe to Undergo Final Assembly, Tests at Astrotech Facility in Florida

    A solar probe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory designed and built for NASA has arrived at Lockheed Martin‘s Astrotech Space Operations facility in Florida to begin pre-launch tests and preparations. APL said Thursday the Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to lift off July 31 at the Kennedy Space Center to study the sun’s outer atmosphere over […] More

  • Saudi Crown Prince Tours Lockheed's Sunnyvale, Calif. Facility; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saudi Crown Prince Tours Lockheed’s Sunnyvale, Calif. Facility; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson hosted Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit Thursday at a company site in Sunnyvale, California. MBS toured the facility where Lockheed currently builds a pair of communications satellites for operator Arabsat and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, the company said Friday. “He also met the Saudi […] More

  • Sehlke Details Pillars of Financial & Feeder System Optimization Methodology - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sehlke Details Pillars of Financial & Feeder System Optimization Methodology

    Arlington, Virginia-based Sehlke Consulting has created a four-pillar approach meant to help federal customers transform their financial management systems and achieve auditability. This approach forms the basis of the professional services contractor’s Financial and Feeder System Optimization Methodology that covers Leadership and Governance; Stakeholder and User Readiness; Internal Controls and Audit Readiness; and System Implementation […] More

  • NASA to Discuss Crewed Flight Contingency Option With Boeing, SpaceX - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Discuss Crewed Flight Contingency Option With Boeing, SpaceX

    Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of human exploration and operations at NASA, has said the agency is considering crew rotation missions as one option to address a schedule gap that may arise if Commercial Crew Program contractors experience spacecraft certification delays, SpaceNews reported Friday. He told SpaceNews in an interview that NASA will discuss with Boeing and […] More

  • Air Force Integrates Lockheed-Built Extended Range Standoff Missile on F-15E Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Integrates Lockheed-Built Extended Range Standoff Missile on F-15E Aircraft

    The extended range variant of Lockheed Martin‘s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile became fully operational on the U.S. Air Force‘s F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. JASSM-ER reached full operational capability status on the Boeing-built multirole fighter after the service branch’s Seek Eagle Office completed the weapon integration process under the Suite 8 Operational Flight Program, Lockheed said Tuesday. The ER missile system […] More

  • Hughes' Rick Lober: DoD Should Apply 'Commercial Tenets' to Military Space Tech Acquisition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes’ Rick Lober: DoD Should Apply ‘Commercial Tenets’ to Military Space Tech Acquisition

    Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes Network Systems‘ defense and intelligence systems division, has said the Defense Department leadership should adopt the tenets of commercial satellite technology procurement to transform the way DoD acquires space hardware. He wrote in an opinion piece published Tuesday on Defense News that he believes department-industry collaboration is the “only […] More

  • CTC Gets NuScale Steam Generator Prototype Manufacturing Contract; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC Gets NuScale Steam Generator Prototype Manufacturing Contract; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received an initial contract to manufacture a prototype steam generator technology for NuScale Power at the CTC-operated Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing. NuScale said Wednesday CTC will produce helical coil steam generators that serve as a key component of the Fluor-backed venture’s small modular reactor nuclear design under certification review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “We […] More

  • Report: US in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Gulf Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: US in Talks With Potential F-35 Buyers in Gulf Region

    The U.S. government has begun discussions with several Persian Gulf countries about potential foreign military sales for Lockheed Martin-built F-35s, Reuters reported Friday. Gen. Stephen Wilson, vice chief of staff at the U.S. Air Force, told reporters during a visit to the United Arab Emirates Friday the Trump administration looks to support U.S. partner nations that […] More

  • IronNet's Keith Alexander: Industry-Govt Data Exchange Key to Prevent Business Cyber Breaches - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IronNet’s Keith Alexander: Industry-Govt Data Exchange Key to Prevent Business Cyber Breaches

    IronNet Cybersecurity founder, President and CEO Keith Alexander has said he believes industry can avoid breaches if companies share more information with the U.S. government, Motherboard reported Tuesday. Alexander, a retired U.S. Army general and former National Security Agency director, told audience at a cybersecurity forum in Manhattan he also believes private companies that are victims of a hacker attack should […] More

  • SPA Gets DoD Innovation Support Order; William Vantine Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SPA Gets DoD Innovation Support Order; William Vantine Comments

    Systems Planning and Analysis has secured a potential $26 million task order to continue to support Defense Department innovation efforts. SPA said Tuesday it will provide expert analysis and assessment support to DoD’s Office of Net Technical Assessment as the department works to establish a new research and engineering organization. The company will also support the Research, Development, and […] More