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Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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  • Hughes Awarded GSA Distance Learning Support BPA; Tony Bardo Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Awarded GSA Distance Learning Support BPA; Tony Bardo Quoted

    The General Services Administration has awarded Hughes Network Systems a five-year, $15M blanket purchase agreement to manage a global satellite network designed to support government distance learning programs for the U.S. government workforce. Hughes said Tuesday it will provide broadband services to the Government Education and Training Network, a multiagency consortium that uses interactive television to remotely train employees. Tony […] More

  • Perspecta Earns 'Military Friendly Employer' Recognition; Mac Curtis Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Perspecta Earns ‘Military Friendly Employer’ Recognition; Mac Curtis Quoted

    Perspecta has been featured on GI Jobs Magazine’s 2019 “Military Friendly Employers” list that recognizes initiatives to hire, train and keep military and veteran employees. “We are fully dedicated to finding opportunities for members of the military community to join the Perspecta family and making them a vital part of our team,” Mac Curtis, president and […] More

  • General Atomics-Made RPA Performs First Automated Landing With USAF - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics-Made RPA Performs First Automated Landing With USAF

    The U.S. Air Force has conducted the first automated landing of the General Atomics-made MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft’s Block 5 configuration. The aircraft is equipped with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.‘s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability that works to increase safety; boost aircrew efficiency; and support cross wind operations and divert field landing, the company […] More

  • USAF Taps Rockwell Collins to Develop Communications Tech for KC-135R Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Taps Rockwell Collins to Develop Communications Tech for KC-135R Aircraft

    Rockwell Collins will develop and provide communications technologies that would complement the integration of a new situational awareness system into the U.S. Air Force‘s KC-135R aircraft. The company said Monday it will perform the first ever permanent integration of Link 16 communications into a legacy tanker aircraft as part of the Real Time Information in […] More

  • BAE to Work on Gallium Nitride Semiconductors Under AFRL Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Work on Gallium Nitride Semiconductors Under AFRL Partnership

    BAE Systems will work to further advance the U.S. Air Force‘s gallium nitride semiconductor technology under a joint effort with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The company said Monday it will transfer the semiconductors to the Nashua, N.H.-based Advanced Microwave Products Center for scaling into 6-inch wafers in a move to reduce costs and increase […] More

  • Former PwC Exec Dave Burg Named EY Americas Cybersecurity Leader - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former PwC Exec Dave Burg Named EY Americas Cybersecurity Leader

    Dave Burg, former global cybersecurity leader at PwC, has been appointed to succeed the retiring Bob Sydow as cybersecurity leader for the Americas region at EY‘s advisory services business effective Oct. 1. EY said Monday Burg will help develop the firm’s EY cybersecurity consulting programs and offerings intended to help clients manage cyber threats. At PwC, Burg worked […] More

  • Navy Explores Industry Sources of Satellite & Ground Tracking Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Explores Industry Sources of Satellite & Ground Tracking Services

    The U.S. Navy seeks information on companies that can offer satellite and ground command and control services to support a facility within the Naval Research Laboratory’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland. The branch will accept responses to its sources sought notice through Oct. 12 and use feedback to develop a strategy for possible future […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to Begin National Security Cutter Stone's Construction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to Begin National Security Cutter Stone’s Construction

    The shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries has authenticated the keel of a future Legend-class U.S. Coast Guard cutter, marking the start of the ship’s construction. Structural welder Demetrica Hawkins affixed a commemorative steel plate the WMSL 758 or National Security Cutter Stone during the keel-laying ceremony of  at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, the company said […] More

  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Sources for Info on Patent Search AI Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Sources for Info on Patent Search AI Technologies

    The Commerce Department‘s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is requesting for industry input on artificial intelligence technologies and approaches that can be applied to support the agency’s patent search and examination activities. USPTO is in need of applications that would widen information searches, classify information, increase the validity of search results, summarize information and notify users when […] More

  • KBR's Government Business to Help NASA Build Satellite Ranging Stations - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KBR’s Government Business to Help NASA Build Satellite Ranging Stations

    KBR‘s government services arm has received a potential $48M contract to build, deploy and commission satellite laser ranging stations for a NASA project aiming to sustain a global network of space geodetic technique instruments. The agency said Friday KBRwyle will manufacture up to six stations under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of the Space Geodesy Project. Work will involve completing […] More

  • USAF Seeks Vendors for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Sustainment Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USAF Seeks Vendors for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Sustainment Services

    The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command is sourcing for potential contractors to provide 360 units of Lot 17 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range. The AFMC would also require the contractor to provide sustainment services that support the operational safety, suitability and effectiveness of the missile, the U.S. Air Force said Thursday. Services for the JASSM weapon system would include telemetry instrumentation […] More

  • Gulfstream Provides Specialized G550 Aircraft for Navy Telemetry Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gulfstream Provides Specialized G550 Aircraft for Navy Telemetry Missions

    General Dynamics‘ Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary has delivered a telemetry-tailored G550 aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The aircraft is built to work with a set of sensors to help the service branch in performing telemetry range support operations, Gulfstream said Thursday. The specialized G550 also features a cabin designed to provide a suitable operational environment for the aircraft’s crew. Raytheon received a […] More