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  • Zscaler Private Access Receives FedRAMP Moderate Authorization; Stephen Kovac Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Zscaler Private Access Receives FedRAMP Moderate Authorization; Stephen Kovac Quoted

    Zscaler has received moderate authorization from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based zero trust network access platform. The company said Wednesday that Zscaler Private Access is the latest technology in its zero trust portfolio to be authorized under FedRAMP and is now available for government customers looking to protect their most […] More

  • Microsoft to Provide Cloud Capabilities for NOAA's Environmental R&D Efforts; Rick Wagner Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft to Provide Cloud Capabilities for NOAA’s Environmental R&D Efforts; Rick Wagner Quoted

    Microsoft has signed an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide cloud computing capabilities in support of NOAA’s environmental research and development efforts. The company will integrate cloud computing capabilities into a range of collaborative R&D efforts aimed at advancing the agency’s climate, weather and ocean prediction initiatives, NOAA said Wednesday.  Under […] More

  • DARPA Posts Presolicitation Notice for Autonomous Multi-Domain Adaptive Swarms-of-Swarms Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Posts Presolicitation Notice for Autonomous Multi-Domain Adaptive Swarms-of-Swarms Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has released a presolicitation notice for a potential $78 million contract that aims to provide for the development of a command and control system to enable different types of unmanned systems to perform in contested environments.  DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office is seeking innovative proposals from industry sources capable of […] More

  • SSC’s Missile Track Custody Program Marks Milestone With Sensor Critical Design Review Completion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSC’s Missile Track Custody Program Marks Milestone With Sensor Critical Design Review Completion

    Raytheon Technologies and a Boeing subsidiary have completed critical design reviews for Space Systems Command’s overhead persistent infrared technology-powered sensors intended to identify and track missile threats. Lt. Col. Gary Goff, materiel leader for strategic payloads with SSC’s Space Sensing directorate, said in a statement published Monday that the assessments have determined that the Missile […] More

  • BAE Adds Microsoft Azure to Pioneer Modeling, Simulation Platform; Peder Jungck, Wes Anderson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Adds Microsoft Azure to Pioneer Modeling, Simulation Platform; Peder Jungck, Wes Anderson Quoted

    BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to equip its artificial intelligence-based wargaming platform with cloud computing capabilities to provide high-fidelity simulations across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains.  The defense contractor said Tuesday that the Pioneer system will utilize the Azure cloud to deliver an immersive wargaming environment to military customers. “With tight […] More

  • Lockheed Completes Final Assembly & Checkout for 1st F-16 Block 70 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Completes Final Assembly & Checkout for 1st F-16 Block 70 Aircraft

    The first aircraft of the F-16 Block 70/72 configuration is set to depart from Lockheed Martin‘s production site in Greenville, South Carolina, in preparation for its delivery to an international defense customer.  In a LinkedIn post, Greg Ulmer, executive vice president of Lockheed’s aeronautics business, shared that the fighter jet has completed the final assembly […] More

  • Volta, Imagen Receive DOE Funding To Commercialize Electric Vehicle Fast Charger - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Volta, Imagen Receive DOE Funding To Commercialize Electric Vehicle Fast Charger

    The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has awarded a joint project by Volta and Imagen Energy a grant to commercialize a U.S.-manufactured direct current fast-charging equipment for electric vehicles.  Volta said Wednesday it will use its PredictEV infrastructure planning tool and software to help Imagen Energy select sites for effective piloting and initial […] More

  • Leonardo Expendable Active Decoy Gets Fielding Recommendation From Air National Guard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leonardo Expendable Active Decoy Gets Fielding Recommendation From Air National Guard

    The Air National Guard has recommended the deployment of the Leonardo-built BriteCloud 218 digitalcountermeasure technology to protect fourth-generation fighter aircraft from missile threats.  ANG issued a fielding recommendation following the completion of live trials and testing of the miniaturized, expandable active decoy on the Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft under the Office of Secretary […] More

  • Rocket Lab Wraps Up Pre-Launch Activities for 1st Electron Rocket Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rocket Lab Wraps Up Pre-Launch Activities for 1st Electron Rocket Mission

    Rocket Lab‘s Electron vehicle has concluded wet dress rehearsal activities ahead of its launch from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to carry out a mission for HawkEye 360. During the pre-launch activities, the Rocket Lab team raised the Electron rocket vertically before filling it up with liquid oxygen and fuel, […] More

  • Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon System Achieves Initial Operational Capability Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon System Achieves Initial Operational Capability Status

    The U.S. Navy has declared initial operational capability status for a Boeing-built anti-submarine warfare weapon system that is designed to deploy from the P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.  Boeing said Tuesday the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability includes a modular air launch accessory kit that works to transform a MK 54 torpedo into […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne to Open New Defense Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne to Open New Defense Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville

    Aerojet Rocketdyne aims to expand its presence in Huntsville, Alabama, with the development of a manufacturing facility that will accommodate the production of new capabilities for its defense business unit.  The company said Monday it will transition some inert work from its current Camden, Arkansas, location to the 379,000-square-foot manufacturing facility envisioned to be operational […] More

  • Christopher Powell Named Business Development VP at IMRI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Christopher Powell Named Business Development VP at IMRI

    Christopher Powell III, a federal contracting executive with more than 30 years of industry experience, has joined Information Management Resources Inc. as vice president of business development. In his new role, Powell will manage IMRI’s strategic partnerships with large and small federal systems integrators and oversee business development and capture management initiatives for the federal […] More