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  • NCI, CrossChx Partner to Offer AI Tech to Government - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI, CrossChx Partner to Offer AI Tech to Government

    Information technology and professional services provider NCI has partnered with artificial intelligence company CrossChx to offer the latter’s commercial AI tools to government customers. NCI said Tuesday it initiated seven pilot projects in August that uses CrossChx’s AI platform to create proof of concepts in areas such as fraud, waste and abuse, cybersecurity, machine-to-machine communication […] More

  • BAE Secures $60M Navy Contract for Additional Rocket Guidance Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Secures $60M Navy Contract for Additional Rocket Guidance Kits

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received a $59.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply guidance kits designed to transform unguided 2.75-inch rockets into laser-guided weapons. The company said Tuesday it will deliver its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits to meet the demand of U.S. military and allied foreign customers. The new deal follows a $180.5 […] More

  • Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: General Motors to Create New Defense Industry Unit

    General Motors aims to create a new defense industry unit as part of the vehicle maker’s efforts to expand business with the U.S. military, Automotive News reported Monday. The report said GM will establish the GM Defense unit within the company’s global product development arm. GM has initiated multiple defense projects and is in talks with the U.S. […] More

  • Cubic Aids Hurricane Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico; Mike Twyman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Aids Hurricane Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico; Mike Twyman Comments

    Cubic‘s mission solutions business unit has deployed satellite antennas and personnel across Puerto Rico to provide connectivity support to hurricane relief operations. The company said Monday its GATR antennas are currently working to deliver cellular and internet service in the island of Vieques to facilitate communications between residents, businesses, local government officials and relief organizations. GATR also supported the […] More

  • CMS Agrees to Use GSA’s OASIS Professional Services Contract Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CMS Agrees to Use GSA’s OASIS Professional Services Contract Vehicles

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to use the latter agency’s contract vehicles for professional services. GSA said Thursday CMS agreed to procure services through the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services and the OASIS Small Business indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts. The OASIS and OASIS […] More

  • Engility Launches AI Platform for Federal Civilian, Military Customers; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Launches AI Platform for Federal Civilian, Military Customers; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has unveiled an artificial intelligence platform that company designed to help military and federal civilian agencies use data to make decisions. The company said Monday its Synthetic Analyst tool works to support decision-making across various operations such as threat detection and analysis; course of action planning; training support; and headquarters operations. Engility CEO Lynn Dugle, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s […] More

  • CompTIA Study: Nearly 75% of Gov't Officials Support Smart City Tech Dev't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Study: Nearly 75% of Gov’t Officials Support Smart City Tech Dev’t

    A new survey from nonprofit technology association CompTIA says almost 75 percent of government officials are optimistic about the development of smart city technologies. The “Building Smarter Cities and Communities” report includes responses from 350 government personnel about their views regarding smart cities, CompTIA said Thursday. Respondents indicated expected benefits from smart city platforms such as operational efficiencies, […] More

  • Bloomberg Report: Professional Services Deals Top List of GovCon Opportunities in FY 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bloomberg Report: Professional Services Deals Top List of GovCon Opportunities in FY 2018

    A new report by Bloomberg Government predicts that professional services contracts will be the U.S. federal government’s highest paying deals for fiscal year 2018, with eight opportunities valued at $152.3 billion in total. The fourth annual Top 20 Opportunities report also ranks information technology and logistics and maintenance requirements as leading categories, Bloomberg said Thursday. The report lists […] More

  • Iridium Certus Broadband Service Enters On-Orbit Test; Matt Desch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iridium Certus Broadband Service Enters On-Orbit Test; Matt Desch Comments

    Iridium Communications has initiated on-orbit tests of the company’s broadband service platform built to deliver global L-band connectivity through the NEXT satellite constellation. The company said Thursday it uploaded software to the NEXT satellites that are already in orbit to activate the Iridium Certus communications service. Certus entered live testing Sept. 25 and is slated for commercial […] More

  • EU Agency Taps Janus for Risk Mgmt & Security Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EU Agency Taps Janus for Risk Mgmt & Security Support

    A European Union organization has selected Janus Global Operations to provide risk management and security services in support of efforts to boost maritime civilian law enforcement in Somalia. JGO said Wednesday it will deliver security management, regional daily incident alerts, security risk assessment analysis, close protection teams and hostile environment awareness training to the EU Regional Maritime […] More

  • Survey: 43% of State CIOs Cite Internet of Things as Top Emerging Tech Interest - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Survey: 43% of State CIOs Cite Internet of Things as Top Emerging Tech Interest

    A new joint survey by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, CompTIA and Grant Thornton has revealed that 43 percent of state CIOs are most interested in deploying internet of things platforms, among other emerging technologies, in the next three to five years. The report titled “A New Engine: Driving Innovation in State Technology” also […] More

  • DOE Taps Leidos to Support National Surveys on Commercial Building Energy Consumption - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Taps Leidos to Support National Surveys on Commercial Building Energy Consumption

    Leidos has received a four-year, $25 million task order from the Energy Department to support two national surveys on energy consumption in commercial buildings across U.S. The company said Tuesday it will lead program management, project control and risk management of the 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey and 2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Supplier Survey. […] More