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  • NASA Receives Airbus-Built Service Module for Orion EM-1 Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Receives Airbus-Built Service Module for Orion EM-1 Spacecraft

    The Airbus-built service module for NASA’s uncrewed Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft has arrived at Kennedy Space Center to undergo a series of tests and integration work in preparation for the Exploration Mission-1 program. NASA said Tuesday its engineers will assess the service module’s elements, connect fluid lines for gases, and fuel and fasten electrical wirings together before […] More

  • DoD Issues Special Notice for Commercial Short Range Reconnaissance Drone Launcher - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Issues Special Notice for Commercial Short Range Reconnaissance Drone Launcher

    The Defense Department plans to procure an industry-built system that can launch the U.S. Army’s short range reconnaissance unmanned aircraft for situational awareness purposes. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday states that DoD seeks an autonomous drone that can perform vertical take-offs and landings, fly for 30 minutes, operate in 15 knot winds or greater and […] More

  • Leidos-Managed Federally Funded Research Lab Enters STEM Education Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos-Managed Federally Funded Research Lab Enters STEM Education Partnership

    A Leidos-managed federally funded laboratory has partnered with the Frederick Center for Research and Education in Science and Technology in an effort to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math programs at higher education institutions within Frederick County, Md. The center said Monday it will use the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research’s facilities to administer biological, biochemical and […] More

  • TSA Plans 'Agile' Development Services BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA Plans ‘Agile’ Development Services BPA

    The Transportation Security Administration plans to establish a new contract vehicle that will cover “agile” development services for the agency’s efforts to customize and integrate information technology platforms that support its mission. TSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday it looks to procure IT design, development, testing and adaptive maintenance services through a blanket purchase agreement […] More

  • Cubic, Army Restore Hurricane Michael-Affected Communication Networks in Florida; Mike Twyman Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic, Army Restore Hurricane Michael-Affected Communication Networks in Florida; Mike Twyman Quoted

    Cubic’s mission solutions business unit has offered its satellite communications and networking products to support post-Hurricane Michael relief operations in Florida. In coordination with the U.S. Army’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications project office, the company provided free connectivity networks throughout the cities of Panama, Lynn Haven and Youngstown in the state using GATR satcom technologies, Cubic […] More

  • Report: DISA to Issue All Mobility Services Contracts Before 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: DISA to Issue All Mobility Services Contracts Before 2020

    The Defense Information Systems Agency intends to award all three of its mobility services procurement vehicles before fiscal year 2019 ends, Nextgov reported Monday. DISA said it will possibly release the final request of proposals for the classified segment of the Mobility Enterprise Services contract in the upcoming weeks, with the award expected in the third quarter […] More

  • Report: Kansas City Reviews Bids for Next Round of Smart City Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Kansas City Reviews Bids for Next Round of Smart City Project

    Kansas City, Mo., has started to evaluate technology proposals for the second phase of a public-private initiative to modernize the system for public service delivery, Fierce Wireless reported Monday. The city noted in its request for proposal it will procure program management services and financing concepts that can support revenue generating models intended to reduce […] More

  • Boeing, Northrop Draft Requirements for Next Phase of ICBM Replacement Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Northrop Draft Requirements for Next Phase of ICBM Replacement Program

    Boeing and Northrop Grumman have started setting the requirements for the next phase of a program that aims to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Patricia Dare, team lead for strategic deterrence systems at Boeing, said the firm will provide the Air Force with a set of […] More

  • Raytheon Wraps up Cybersecurity Assessments for GPS OCX System; Dave Wajsgras Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Wraps up Cybersecurity Assessments for GPS OCX System; Dave Wajsgras Quoted

    Raytheon has concluded a series of cybersecurity vulnerability tests for the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System for the U.S. Air Force’s GPS III satellites. The company said Friday GPS OCX demonstrated its ability to intercept the broadcast of corrupt navigation and timing data in all rounds of the assessments. The tests cleared the control system for […] More

  • DISA Seeks Database Administration, Maintenance Services Provider for Nat'l Ground Intell Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Seeks Database Administration, Maintenance Services Provider for Nat’l Ground Intell Center

    The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a pair of sources sought notices for small businesses that can help the National Ground Intelligence Center manage and sustain on-premise systems and applications. DISA wants information on potential vendors in the HUBZone and general small business socioeconomic categories for NGIC’s Maintenance Enterprise Technology and Applications initiative. Data Systems Analysts currently supports […] More

  • Red Hat, Army School Adopt 'Open Organization' Model to Encourage Cyber Workforce Productivity; Shawn Wells Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat, Army School Adopt ‘Open Organization’ Model to Encourage Cyber Workforce Productivity; Shawn Wells Quoted

    Red Hat has implemented an “open organization” approach that allows public-serving cybersecurity teams to assess employee performance and outcome of missions. In an article posted Friday on Federal News Network, the company noted the U.S. Army‘s Cyber School at Fort Gordon in Georgia also uses the model to train soldiers in cyber-related projects. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst […] More

  • VMware Plans Community Microgrid Development Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    VMware Plans Community Microgrid Development Project

    VMware plans to build a microgrid at the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., and test the system’s potential to generate renewable energy for the public and private sectors. The project will aim to provide necessary resources to facilitate emergency response operations in the area in the event of a power and fuel shortage, VMware said Thursday. […] More