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  • Austal USA to Support Jackson LCS Shock Trials Under Navy Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA to Support Jackson LCS Shock Trials Under Navy Contract Modification

    The U.S. subsidiary of Austal has received an $11.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to plan and conduct repairs to any damage the company-built USS Jackson littoral combat ship will sustain during full ship shock trials. Austal USA will also help remove FSST test equipment and instrumentation after the tests under the modification, the company said Monday. The Navy performed the […] More

  • WISeKey Aims to Help Secure Connected Devices Through Microsoft's City Transformation Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WISeKey Aims to Help Secure Connected Devices Through Microsoft’s City Transformation Initiative

    WISeKey has joined a Microsoft-led global initiative that aims to help connect government agencies, businesses and citizens with urban services through the use of technology. WISeKey said Monday it will provide an integrated object identity management and cybersecurity tool for cities to securely connect to the Azure cloud computing technology and other Microsoft-made platforms under the CityNext initiative. “Government employees and city infrastructure from traffic lights and […] More

  • IARPA to Host Proposers Day For Individual Evaluation Sensor Tool Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA to Host Proposers Day For Individual Evaluation Sensor Tool Program

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to hold a Proposers Day on Aug. in Washington to discuss a program to develop multimodal sensors IARPA wants to help assess individuals across a range of factors. IARPA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday the event aims to answer questions on the Multimodal Objective Sensing to Assess Individuals with Context program that seeks to […] More

  • InfoReliance Receives AWS Govt Competency Certification in 8 Customer Markets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InfoReliance Receives AWS Govt Competency Certification in 8 Customer Markets

    InfoReliance has received Amazon Web Services‘ AWS Government Competency certification in eight customer markets for compliance with AWS standards in workload and application deployment on the Amazon cloud platform. Fairfax, Virginia-based InfoReliance said Friday it utilizes best practices and lessons from various industries to support accelerated AWS adoption for customers. InfoReliance is an AWS audited managed service partner, advanced consulting partner and […] More

  • SRI International, Polish Agency Partner for Problem-Based Research Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SRI International, Polish Agency Partner for Problem-Based Research Project

    SRI International and a Polish research-and-development agency have formed a partnership with the goal to foster technological innovation and establish a community of scientists and researchers in Poland. The Menlo Park, California-based nonprofit said Wednesday it will collaborate with Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development to design and carry out a series of challenges and an advanced research projects initiative. Leszek Grabarczyk, NCBR deputy director, […] More

  • BAE, University of Glasgow Conceptualize System to Build UAVs Through Chemistry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, University of Glasgow Conceptualize System to Build UAVs Through Chemistry

    BAE Systems and the University of Glasgow have conceptualized a machine that would work to produce small unmanned air vehicles through chemical processes. The company said Sunday the Chemputer machine could be developed to support military operations and build parts of large manned aircraft. “We have been developing routes to digitize synthetic and materials chemistry and at some point in […] More

  • BAE Updates Software of UK Air Force's Typhoon Aircraft Simulators - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Updates Software of UK Air Force’s Typhoon Aircraft Simulators

    BAE Systems has completed a software update to the Emulated Deployable Cockpit Trainers for the British air force’s Typhoon fighter aircraft simulators. The company said Wednesday that updated EDCT system at Royal Air Force Coningsby and Lossiemouth bases will work to simulate missions for Typhoon pilots to familiarize themselves with geographical area, conditions and layout prior to deployment. “This update to the UK’s synthetic […] More

  • CenturyLink Adds Cybersecurity Services to GSA Schedule; Tim Meehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Adds Cybersecurity Services to GSA Schedule; Tim Meehan Comments

    CenturyLink has included a suite of cybersecurity services in its General Services Administration Schedule contract as the company aims to help customer agencies protect their information technology systems. The company said Thursday its Enhanced Cybersecurity Services portfolio comprises  email filtering, domain name system protection and signature-based intrusion prevention offerings. “Adding ECS to our IT Schedule 70 contract underscores our commitment to help […] More

  • International Computer Science Institute Receives DHS S&T Grant For Privacy Protection Tech Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    International Computer Science Institute Receives DHS S&T Grant For Privacy Protection Tech Development

    The International Computer Science Institute has received $664,378 in funds from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to develop privacy intrusion detection technology for use on mobile devices. DHS said Wednesday the Berkeley, California-based research organization secured the award through a broad agency announcement of DHS S&T’s cybersecurity division. The award is part of the S&T’s directorate’s […] More

  • Carahsoft to Offer Agencies Samsung Mobile Security Platform via 2 Govt Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft to Offer Agencies Samsung Mobile Security Platform via 2 Govt Contracts

    Carahsoft Technology and Samsung Electronics America have signed a distribution agreement to offer a Samsung-made mobile security software to government agencies through Carahsoft’s contracts with the General Services Administration and NASA. Carahsoft said Wednesday it will distribute the Knox platform to the public sector via  GSA’s Information Technology Schedule 70 and NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement. “As the government continues to embrace […] More

  • Progress Electric Wins Air Force Base Engineering Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Progress Electric Wins Air Force Base Engineering Services Contract

    Progress Electric has landed a potential $45 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide a range of base engineering services at Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina. The Defense Department said Wednesday the contract covers management, labor, equipment, transportation and design support for maintenance, repair and construction work. Progress Electric will perform work through June […] More

  • Coast Guard Taps Erickson For Helicopter Transportation Services Purchase Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Coast Guard Taps Erickson For Helicopter Transportation Services Purchase Order

    Erickson has received a purchase order from the U.S. Coast Guard to transport USCG Research and Development Center staff and equipment aboard Bell 212 helicopters to locations in Nome, Alaska. The Portland, Oregon-headquartered aviation services provider said Monday the purchase order carries into August and the contract work started on June 13. Erickson was also selected to provide helicopter support for the Alaska […] More