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  • Huntington Ingalls Redelivers Modernized USS Ramage Destroyer to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Redelivers Modernized USS Ramage Destroyer to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed overhaul and modernization work on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Ramage guided missile destroyer, four days ahead of schedule. HII said Tuesday the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer re-entered the Navy fleet on Monday following an upgrade effort that began in November 2016 and included ship alterations, procurement of materials and repairs. The Navy awarded HII a […] More

  • Crunchy Data Unveils Open Source Security Compliance Automation Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Crunchy Data Unveils Open Source Security Compliance Automation Platform

    Crunchy Data has unveiled an open source project with the goal to help agencies automate compliance with the Defense Department‘s security standards dubbed Security Technical Implementation Guide. The company said Tuesday it developed the PostgreSQL STIG Automation project to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s efforts to accelerate the authority-to-operate certification process for cloud platforms. The Defense Information Systems Agency […] More

  • Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris to Offer Federal Agencies Network Services Under $50B GSA Contract Vehicle

    Harris has won a position under the General Services Administration‘s potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract vehicle to offer network services to federal agencies. GSA selected Harris and nine other companies to compete for task orders to deliver information technology, telecommunications and infrastructure services through the EIS contract. Harris said Tuesday it plans to offer network […] More

  • Senior Aerospace SSP, Lockheed's Derco Subsidiary Extend International Distributor Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Senior Aerospace SSP, Lockheed’s Derco Subsidiary Extend International Distributor Agreement

    Senior Aerospace SSP and Lockheed Martin‘s Derco subsidiary have renewed an agreement that designates the latter as an international military aftermarket distributor of SSP. Lockheed said Monday the agreement will provide quantity break pricing benefits and will make SSP products immediately available to Derco customers. Kaan Tuncel, Derco director of strategic partnerships, said the renewed agreement will allow […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne to Support Northrop's Ground-Based ICBM Risk Reduction Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne to Support Northrop’s Ground-Based ICBM Risk Reduction Work

    Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide propulsion system support to aid Northrop Grumman‘s technology maturation and risk reduction efforts under the U.S. Air Force‘s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinentinal ballistic missile program. Sacramento, California-based Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday it will study propulsion options and develop early designs that meet Northrop’s ICBM configurations. The Air Force awarded a $349.1 million contract […] More

  • Kratos Helps Navy Test Air & Missile Defense Radar Against Ballistic Missile Target - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kratos Helps Navy Test Air & Missile Defense Radar Against Ballistic Missile Target

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has provided a live ballistic missile target for the U.S. Navy‘s test of an air and missile defense radar on July 27. The Raytheon-made AN/SPY-6(V) radar worked to acquire and track Kratos’ medium range ballistic missile target that was launched from the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Kratos said Monday. […] More

  • Lockheed-Led Team Concludes Navy LCS Builder's Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Led Team Concludes Navy LCS Builder’s Trials

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin wrapped up builder’s trials of the U.S. Navy‘s USS Little Rock littoral combat ship Thursday. The sea trials took place in Lake Michigan and sought to demonstrate the reliability and performance of the warship’s propulsion system, Lockheed said Monday. Lockheed’s team members include Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Gibbs & Cox and approximately 800 suppliers […] More

  • BAE Helps UK Navy Museum Preserve HMS Victory Warship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Helps UK Navy Museum Preserve HMS Victory Warship

    BAE Systems has partnered with the national museum of the British navy to help restore the U.K.’s 252-year-old HMS Victory warship. The company said Monday its engineers will replace HMS Victory’s structural support system as part of a restoration project that began in 2011 and will be completed in 2018. “The new support system design […] More

  • Airbus Unit to Continue Army UH-72 Helicopter Logistics, Sustainment Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Unit to Continue Army UH-72 Helicopter Logistics, Sustainment Support

    A business unit of Airbus Group has landed $34.5 million contract modification to continue logistics and sustainment support for the U.S. Army‘s UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters. The Defense Department said Monday Airbus’ helicopters business will perform work in Grand Prairie, Texas, through April 30, 2018. The Army Contracting Command obligated the full amount of the modification from the military branch’s […] More

  • Tiag Obtains AWS Consulting Partner Accreditation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tiag Obtains AWS Consulting Partner Accreditation

    Amazon Web Services has designated tiag as a consulting partner under the AWS Public Sector Partner Program, which is comprised of companies that support the cloud operations of government, education or non-profit customers. Reston, Viginia-based tiag said Friday it has been authorized to support customer missions in all program categories including government; nonprofit; primary and K-12 education; […] More

  • Raytheon's Thomas Kennedy: State-Sponsored IP Theft Affects US Defense Industry - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: State-Sponsored IP Theft Affects US Defense Industry

    Raytheon Chairman and CEO Thomas Kennedy has said that state-sponsored theft of intellectual property poses a challenge to the U.S. defense industry and military. He voiced his support for President Donald Trump’s memorandum that directs the U.S. Trade Representative to study whether the U.S. government should formally investigate China for trade practices that allegedly lead to the theft […] More

  • Raytheon's Bill Leigher: Cybercom Elevation Would Help Establish Cyber as Mainstream Military Skill - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Bill Leigher: Cybercom Elevation Would Help Establish Cyber as Mainstream Military Skill

    Bill Leigher, director of Raytheon‘s government cyber solutions, has said the elevation of the U.S. Cyber Command to a unified combatant command is “a key step” in establishing cyber as a mainstream tactical military skill. President Donald Trump ordered the transition of Cybercom to a unified combatant command on Friday and the Defense Department has taken […] More