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  • MAG Aerospace Moves to New Fairfax County, Virginia HQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MAG Aerospace Moves to New Fairfax County, Virginia HQ

    MAG Aerospace has moved its corporate headquarters from Sterling to Fairfax, Va., and aims to create 120 new jobs through its relocation and expansion efforts at the new site. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority said Tuesday that Gov. Ralph Northam approved a $500K Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund grant to help the local government secure the project with MAG. […] More

  • DHS, Florida Institute of Technology Demo 'Federated' Cyber Defense Approach - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, Florida Institute of Technology Demo ‘Federated’ Cyber Defense Approach

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has collaborated with the Florida Institute of Technology to demonstrate a system for multiple organizations to collectively thwart cyber threats. The Federated Command and Control infrastructure is designed to help public and private sector entities identify and respond to malicious activity through various measures and automated […] More

  • AWS to Host DLA's Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS to Host DLA’s Cloud-Based Learning Mgmt System Through SAP NS2 Partnership

    SAP National Security Services has updated a learning management system for the Defense Logistics Agency and selected Amazon Web Services to host the cloud-based training information technology application as part of a partnership between the two companies. AWS said Monday it will support the Defense Department-authorized platform DLA uses to manage online training and education courses through the GovCloud (US) infrastructure. […] More

  • Report: C2 Technologies Awarded USAF C-17 Training Subcontract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: C2 Technologies Awarded USAF C-17 Training Subcontract

    C2 Technologies will support training programs and systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s C-17 transport aircraft as part of a potential 6.5-year, $986M contract the service branch awarded to Boeing, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday. The report said C2 could receive at least $100M as a subcontractor on the project and plans to help the service branch […] More

  • Lockheed to Build, Test F-35 Logistics Info Security Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Build, Test F-35 Logistics Info Security Tool

    Lockheed Martin has received a $26.1M order from the U.S. Navy to design, build, integrate and test a security tool for an information technology system F-35 operators use to sustain aircraft systems. The company will perform non-recurring engineering work on the security architecture of the F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System and the ALIS Sovereign Data Management platform for the Navy, U.S. […] More

  • HII Shipbuilding Division Launches Philanthropic Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Shipbuilding Division Launches Philanthropic Initiative

    A shipbuilding division of Huntington Indalls Industries has introduced a program to offer startup funds for nonprofit organizations that aim to address key community needs in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. HII said Friday its Newport News Shipbuilding business will support projects in the areas of education and workforce development, environmental stewardship, inclusion and diversity, and health, wellness, safety and human services […] More

  • SSL to Develop Satcom Antenna Tech Prototypes for Air Force; Richard White Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL to Develop Satcom Antenna Tech Prototypes for Air Force; Richard White Quoted

    The Space Enterprise Consortium has chosen Maxar Technologies‘ SSL subsidiary to develop antenna subsystems for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center to secure tactical satellite communications. SSL said Thursday it aims to create, analyze and test subsystem prototypes as part of a military satcom resiliency demonstration effort under the contract from the Advanced Technology International-managed consortium. Richard White, president of […] More

  • E3 to Provide DARPA Technical & Analytical Support Under Potential $850M IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    E3 to Provide DARPA Technical & Analytical Support Under Potential $850M IDIQ

    E3 Federal Solutions aims to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency manage various functional areas through a potential five-year, $850M contract awarded Monday. The company said Thursday it will provide analytical, administrative, acquisition, strategic communication, financial, business process and conference support to DARPA under the Scientific Engineering and Technical Assistance contract. Work will also […] More

  • James Clarke: Intel Applauds Bipartisan Effort in Quantum Computing Bill - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Clarke: Intel Applauds Bipartisan Effort in Quantum Computing Bill

    James Clarke, director of quantum hardware at Intel Labs, has said the company is commending U.S. lawmakers’ bipartisan push to advance quantum computing research and development efforts. He wrote in a blog post published Thursday the proposed National Quantum Initiative Act seeks to encourage collaboration among government, academic and private entities to address computing challenges through methods […] More

  • BAE, Splunk to Integrate Cloud, Security Platforms for Gov't Sector; Peder Jungck, Gary DePreta Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Splunk to Integrate Cloud, Security Platforms for Gov’t Sector; Peder Jungck, Gary DePreta Quoted

    BAE Systems has partnered with Splunk to incorporate a security technology into a cloud computing platform designed to help federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies monitor networks. The federated secure cloud BAE developed with Dell EMC will employ the Splunk Enterprise platform equipped with security features and machine learning algorithms, BAE said Wednesday. Peder Jungck, vice president and […] More

  • AT&T Wins Two Labor Dept. Mobile Services Contracts; Rob Dapkiewicz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T Wins Two Labor Dept. Mobile Services Contracts; Rob Dapkiewicz Comments

    AT&T has received a five-year contract to provide mobile devices and services to the Labor Department’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management. The company said Tuesday the agreement covers provision of smartphones and other wireless communications technology, voice and data services via a 4G LTE network, and customer service and support. “We’re proud to […] More

  • DXC Lands Potential $400M Wisconsin Medicaid Support Contract; John McCabe Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DXC Lands Potential $400M Wisconsin Medicaid Support Contract; John McCabe Quoted

    The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded DXC Technology a potential 10-year, $400 million contract to update the state’s Medicaid Management Information System. DXC said Tuesday it will also help department manage systems and business processes related to the healthcare program, as well as integrate new business modules into MMIS. John McCabe, general manager and vice […] More