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  • Thales-Ponemon Report: 54% of IT Security Pros Believe Cloud Services Drive PKI Use - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales-Ponemon Report: 54% of IT Security Pros Believe Cloud Services Drive PKI Use

    A Thales-sponsored report, based on a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, shows that 54 percent of information technology security practitioners consider cloud-based services as the most important trend that influences the use of public key infrastructure. The 2017 PKI Global Trends Report also revealed that 40 percent of respondents believe the internet of things is […] More

  • NIC Launches Personal Assistant Platform for Gov't Services in 50 States - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIC Launches Personal Assistant Platform for Gov’t Services in 50 States

    NIC has released its personal assistant platform for digital government services in all 50 states. The company said Monday the Gov2Go tool works to combine a user’s interactions with all levels of government in one platform to eliminate the need to navigate different websites, mobile applications and platforms for federal, state, county and city government. Gov2Go’s initial set […] More

  • Saab to Deliver Comms System for New Zealand Fleet Replenishment Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Saab to Deliver Comms System for New Zealand Fleet Replenishment Ship

    Saab has received a contract to install an integrated communications system on the New Zealand navy’s future fleet replenishment ship. The defense and security company said Monday it will equip New Zealand’s HMNZS Aotearoa tanker with the TactiCall platform that works to connect communication technologies regardless of radio band, frequency or hardware. Electronic Navigation will perform in-service support […] More

  • NASA Taps Spaceflight for Launch, Integration Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Spaceflight for Launch, Integration Services

    Spaceflight has received a potential three-year, $5 million contract from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center to provide launch and integration services. The satellite rideshare service company said Monday the contract includes launch services for a maximum of 24 U-Class payloads in 2018 as well as options to provide services for up to 24 additional payloads in 2019 and 2020. […] More

  • Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Seeks Lead System Integrator Support for AIRWorks Division

    The U.S. Navy has released a request for proposals on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for lead systems integrator support services to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s AIRWorks organization. The contract is structured as a small business set-aside program with an ordering period of five years and includes support for new and existing manned and unmanned aircraft […] More

  • Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat‘s digital satellite launched Friday aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 rocket to deliver connectivity to customers in the Americas, Africa and Europe. Intelsat 37e satellite is based on the Boeing 702 platform and will work to support  enterprise, broadband, government and mobility applications once it begins operations, Boeing said Friday. Intelsat 37e is the seventh satellite that Boeing has launched this year […] More

  • Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Reach $105B by Fiscal 2022

    A new report by Deltek forecasts that federal spending on information technology products and services will reach $99.5 billion at the end of fiscal year 2017 and increase to $104.9 billion in FY 2022. Deltek said Friday it expects the Trump administration and Congress to renegotiate budget caps through the end of fiscal year 2021 or for the next […] More

  • Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Boeing, Lockheed for Extra Large UUV Design Contracts

    The U.S. Navy has awarded a $42.3 million contract to Boeing and a $43.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle platform as well as deliver a technical data package. The contracts represent the first phase of the competitive Orca XLUUV acquisition program and include priced options for the project’s second phase, the Defense […] More

  • AM General Gets Humvee Orders From 9 Countries via Foreign Military Sales Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AM General Gets Humvee Orders From 9 Countries via Foreign Military Sales Program

    AM General has received orders worth more than $550 million to supply High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles to nine countries through the U.S. foreign military sales program. The Humvee delivery orders come from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bosnia, Colombia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Slovenia and Ukraine, AM General said Thursday. The orders were issued through a five-year, $2.2 billion […] More

  • Metova Taps Deltek for Govt Contract Accounting Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Metova Taps Deltek for Govt Contract Accounting Software

    Metova has opted to use Deltek‘s software that works to help small and medium-sized businesses account for and manage their government contracts. Deltek said Thursday its Costpoint Foundations software is designed to automate processes such as pre-award audits, subcontractor management and cost submission reporting. The accounting platform also aids compliance with the Defense Contract Audit Agency‘s regulations, Deltek […] More

  • NGA Seeks Info on Potential Geospatial Data-Based AI Algorithm Developers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA Seeks Info on Potential Geospatial Data-Based AI Algorithm Developers

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has posted a request for information on companies, universities or inventors that can help NGA develop artificial intelligence algorithms trained on geospatial data. NGA said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice it aims to produce computer vision algorithms on geospatial training data, such as overhead video and still photography, through a public-private partnership. The agency […] More

  • Nigel Whitehead: BAE Sees Near-Future Fighter Aircraft Deployment of Directed Energy Weapons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nigel Whitehead: BAE Sees Near-Future Fighter Aircraft Deployment of Directed Energy Weapons

    Nigel Whitehead, BAE Systems chief technologist, has said he believes that directed energy weapons can be deployed aboard fighter aircraft in the not-too distant future, FlightGlobal reported Wednesday. Whitehead told reporters during his visit to Singapore that directed energy weapons should be able to beam energy precisely on one spot to disrupt targets such as aircraft, munitions […] More