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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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  • General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $89.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy implement an extended dry-docking restricted availability effort for the USS Higgins guided missile destroyer. NASSCO will modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class ship for the service branch, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $72.5 million in fiscal […] More

  • DISA Eyes Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Architecture Implementation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Eyes Cloud-Based Cybersecurity Architecture Implementation

    The Defense Information Systems Agency seeks information on potential industry sources of cloud implementation services for a Defense Department cybersecurity program. DISA said Monday in a FedBizOpps notice it wants to determine the availability and technical capacity of companies to provide cloud infrastructure-as-a-service support to the Acropolis program. Acropolis works to protect, consolidate and integrate defensive cyber operations data from the DoD […] More

  • DOE Launches $2B Tribal Loan Guarantee Solicitation Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Launches $2B Tribal Loan Guarantee Solicitation Program

    The Department of Energy has launched the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program‘s first solicitation, which will provide up to $2 billion in loans for energy development projects of native American communities, including Alaska. The TELGP, under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, seeks to increase commercial debt availability to support tribal energy markets, rather than […] More

  • OSI Systems Lands $63M International Contract for Cargo Security Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    OSI Systems Lands $63M International Contract for Cargo Security Services

    OSI Systems‘ security unit has received a multi-year, $63 million contract to provide cargo security services for an international client. Services will encompass inspection systems, installation, operator training and maintenance for cargo vehicles that are needed to help protect national infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. Deepak Chopra, chairman and chief executive officer at OSI Systems, […] More

  • Army to Adopt Raytheon-Built UAS Counter-Drone Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army to Adopt Raytheon-Built UAS Counter-Drone Missions

    The U.S. Army has chosen a Raytheon-made unmanned aircraft system and radar technology to help the service branch counter drone threats. Raytheon said Tuesday its Coyote UAS is designed to work with the company’s Ku-band radio frequency radar to detect and track adversarial unmanned aircraft. Coyote is a tube-launched vehicle that uses a seeker technology and a […] More

  • Airbus Launches New Aircraft Readiness Support Services; Stephan Miegel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Launches New Aircraft Readiness Support Services; Stephan Miegel Comments

    Airbus‘ defense, space and helicopter businesses have launched a new suite of data analytics services aimed at supporting aircraft operational safety, maintenance and mission availability. The company said Monday its SmartForce services use on-site private data cloud to help operators perform troubleshooting and predictive maintenance on aircraft. SmartForce works with data gathered from aircraft such […] More

  • Kratos to Receive Navy Contract for Surface-Launched Aerial Targets; Eric DeMarco Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos to Receive Navy Contract for Surface-Launched Aerial Targets; Eric DeMarco Comments

    Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has announced that it expects to receive a Naval Air Systems Command contract to deliver 60 BQM-177A surface-launched, sub-sonic aerial targets. The company said Tuesday its unmanned systems division will deliver the orders and associated data from the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 through the second quarter of fiscal […] More

  • Norway Demos Raytheon-Kongsberg Team's Joint Strike Missile With F-16 Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Norway Demos Raytheon-Kongsberg Team’s Joint Strike Missile With F-16 Aircraft

    The Norwegian defense ministry has demonstrated an anti-ship missile system developed by a partnership of Raytheon and Norway-based Kongsberg Gruppen. Raytheon said Monday the ministry test-fired the Joint Strike Missile from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to showcase the weapon’s ability to shift in course and avoid decoy targets as it flew at a low altitude. The […] More

  • Lockheed, Arconic Partner to Develop Aerospace Materials, Additive Manufacturing Processes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Arconic Partner to Develop Aerospace Materials, Additive Manufacturing Processes

    Lockheed Martin and Arconic have signed a two-year partnership agreement to develop materials and processes for the production of aerospace and defense technology platforms. Both companies aim to create lightweight material and metal three-dimensional printing systems in a push to help industry advance structures that are not yet available on the market, Arconic said Monday. […] More

  • UTC Unit Develops Vehicle Management Computer for Military, Civil Applications - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC Unit Develops Vehicle Management Computer for Military, Civil Applications

    United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems business has developed a vehicle management computer technology that would accommodate fly-by-wire technology and autonomous flight for both civil and military aircraft. The new computer uses three multi-core processors, high-speed communications and open architecture to support high-redundancy flights, UTC said Sunday. UTC Aerospace Systems intends for the new VMC to generate 20 […] More

  • L3 Wescam Reports $300M in ISR Sensor Tech Orders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 Wescam Reports $300M in ISR Sensor Tech Orders

    L3 Technologies‘ Wescam business has booked more than $300 million in contracts during the first quarter of this year to supply domestic and international customers with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors. The company said Monday sensors within its MX product line are equipped with optical and processing technologies and designed to integrate with manned and unmanned aircraft platforms, land […] More

  • Lockheed, Rafael Advanced Systems to Market Missile Guidance Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Rafael Advanced Systems to Market Missile Guidance Kits

    Lockheed Martin and Israel-based Rafael Advanced Systems have partnered to market the latter’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective missile guidance kits to the U.S. The companies will work to determine the potential markets and corresponding requirements for the kits under a co-signed memorandum of understanding, Lockheed said Monday. The SPICE autonomous, air-to-surface kits are designed […] More