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  • NPS, NVIDIA to Enhance AI-Powered Education & Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NPS, NVIDIA to Enhance AI-Powered Education & Research

    The Naval Postgraduate School has partnered with NVIDIA to develop artificial intelligence and simulation technologies aimed at enhancing education and research. NPS said Tuesday the collaboration was announced during a ceremony held last month at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, president of NPS, and NVIDIA Vice President of External […] More

  • RTX BBN Technologies Developing Photonic Sensors Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RTX BBN Technologies Developing Photonic Sensors Under DARPA Program

    RTX BBN Technologies, a research and development company specializing in advanced technology for national security, is developing photonic sensors under a program initiated by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. DARPA’s Photonic Sensor Initiative The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday it is creating photonic chip-scale quantum sensors that utilize exotic quantum states of squeezed light. These deployable […] More

  • Raytheon Awarded Potential $904M Navy Contract for Weapon System Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Awarded Potential $904M Navy Contract for Weapon System Services

    Raytheon has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $34 million by the U.S. Navy to provide support services for a major weapon system. Raytheon Contract Details The Department of Defense said Monday the cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost only contract covers services for the design agent and engineering support efforts to the Cooperative Engagement Capabilities. Raytheon […] More

  • Kevin Steen Leaving EACOWT, Ian Canning Named Acting CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Steen Leaving EACOWT, Ian Canning Named Acting CEO

    Kevin Steen is leaving his post as president and CEO of Eutelsat America Corp. and OneWeb Technologies, or EACOWT, effective Dec. 20. OneWeb Technologies said Steen, named OWT CEO in 2022, was instrumental in the company’s growth and expansion in the U.S. government and commercial sectors. The executive retained his role after the merger of the two commercial […] More

  • BAE Systems Conducts SPHEREx Mission Environmental Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems Conducts SPHEREx Mission Environmental Testing

    BAE Systems has concluded environmental testing on NASA’s Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer Observatory, or SPHEREx, which brings the project closer to its scheduled February 2025 launch. SPHEREx Mission Objectives The company said Monday the SPHEREx mission is intended to provide new insights into the formation of the […] More

  • GDIT Partners With NIST to Address Quantum Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GDIT Partners With NIST to Address Quantum Threats

    General Dynamics Information Technology has revealed that it is the first systems integrator to join the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Building Block Consortium.  The company said Monday the move aligns with efforts to address potential threats posed by quantum computing and to secure future cryptography systems. GDIT Role in the […] More

  • Army Awards $499M in Contracts for Mortar Propelling Charges - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Awards $499M in Contracts for Mortar Propelling Charges

    The U.S. Army has awarded spots to American Ordnance and General Dynamics’ ordnance and tactical systems business on a $499.2 million contract for the procurement of critical mortar system components. Army Contract Details The Department of Defense said the two companies will compete for each order of the firm-fixed-price contract for the production of mortar propelling charges. The […] More

  • State Department Approves $125M UK FMS Deal for High Gain Measurement System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Department Approves $125M UK FMS Deal for High Gain Measurement System

    The State Department has approved the potential sale of the High Gain Measurement System worth an estimated $125 million to the government of the United Kingdom.  Potential High Gain Measurement System Deal The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the proposed foreign military sale, which will have Reston, Virginia-based information technology company Leidos as the principal contractor, covers […] More

  • L3Harris Wraps Up Critical Design Review for Satellite Radios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3Harris Wraps Up Critical Design Review for Satellite Radios

    L3Harris Technologies has completed a critical design review for satellite radios intended to strengthen missile warning and defense capabilities. The company said Monday it has wrapped up the CDR for 45 mission payload radios and 40 CXK-1000 radios it is developing for the Space Development Agency in support of Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta […] More

  • PCI Government Services Awarded TRANSCOM Contract for TCODE Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PCI Government Services Awarded TRANSCOM Contract for TCODE Services

    PCI Government Services, a small business providing technical and professional services, has received a $45.5 million contract from the U.S. Transportation Command for Cloud Optimal DevSecOps Ecosystem, or TCODE, services. The Reston, Virginia-based company will perform work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Dec. 1, 2024 to Nov. 30, 2029, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. The TRANSCOM’s […] More

  • LexisNexis Secures 7-Year Federal Judiciary Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LexisNexis Secures 7-Year Federal Judiciary Contract

    LexisNexis, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered analytics and decision tools, has secured a seven-year contract from the U.S. federal judiciary to serve as its primary information provider. The company said Friday its legal and professional business will grant federal judges, staff members and judiciary employees access to a comprehensive suite of primary and secondary legal resources. […] More

  • Aleut Books USACE Contract for Environmental Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aleut Books USACE Contract for Environmental Support

    Aleut Environmental Remediation, a subsidiary of Aleut Federal, has secured a $48 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, to support the Environmental Quality Program across Alaska and the Pacific Ocean Division Area of Responsibility, including Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, Wake Island and the Northern Marianas Islands. Scope of USACE Contract The company said […] More