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  • Report: Google, DoD Partner to Develop AI Tech for UAS Footage Analysis - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Google, DoD Partner to Develop AI Tech for UAS Footage Analysis

    Google and the Defense Department have teamed up to develop an artificial intelligence technology that would aid analysis of footage collected through unmanned aircraft systems, Gizmodo reported Tuesday. An anonymous Google spokesperson told Gizmodo that the company will provide TensorFlow application programming interfaces to help DoD analysts identify objects in UAS footage as part of the department’s Project Maven. […] More

  • Lockheed to Pursue Air Force Unified Cyber Platform Devt Contract; Deon Viergutz Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Pursue Air Force Unified Cyber Platform Devt Contract; Deon Viergutz Comments

    Lockheed Martin has announced it will bid on contract to build a unified technology platform for the U.S. Air Force to manage cross-domain cybersecurity missions. The company said Tuesday its cyber solutions arm will offer the Henosis integrated mission system that works to integrate cyber functions into air, land, maritime and space operations. Henosis is a command-and-control battle […] More

  • Report: NASA Studies ISS Commercial Use Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: NASA Studies ISS Commercial Use Opportunities

    NASA is exploring ways to create more opportunities for commercial entities to use the International Space Station, Space.com reported Monday. Robyn Gatens, ISS deputy director at NASA, said during an agency presentation that NASA has begun to develop policy and study the required legal or programmatic changes to expand the commercial use of ISS. The space […] More

  • SAS, VirtualHealth to Offer Integrated Care Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAS, VirtualHealth to Offer Integrated Care Mgmt Platform

    SAS and VirtualHealth have partnered to combine an integrated care management platform with analytics in an effort to help government agencies manage delivery of healthcare services. The alliance plans to integrate SAS’ data management, visualization and analytics tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, into VirtualHealth’s care management platform, SAS said Monday. The combined offering is designed […] More

  • HPE to Resell Commvault's Data Protection Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HPE to Resell Commvault’s Data Protection Software

    Commvault and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have entered an agreement that authorizes HPE to offer Commvault’s data protection products to enterprise customers through the HPE Complete reseller program. HPE will integrate Commvault’s portfolio of data protection software with the former’s Storage platforms, such as StoreOnce, 3PAR, Nimble Storage, Apollo and ProLiant, Commvault said Monday. The integrated products […] More

  • DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Biochemical Reaction Control Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Hold Proposers Day on Biochemical Reaction Control Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will conduct a Proposers Day through webcast on March 20 to discuss a program that aims to give first responders a longer window of opportunity to treat severely injured service members. DARPA said Thursday the Biostasis program will use molecular biology to slow down biochemical reactions and delay system collapse following a traumatic injury […] More

  • DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Recognizes Air Force for Raytheon-Led Radar System Maintenance Program

    A U.S. Air Force team has obtained an award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for its management of a Raytheon-led contract to maintain, sustain and repair the ground-based Cobra Dane radar system. The Air Force said Friday its Cobra Dane System Sustainment Team received the 2017 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award at […] More

  • BAE to Update Australian Military's Over-The-Horizon Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Update Australian Military’s Over-The-Horizon Radar System

    A BAE Systems subsidiary has landed a contract worth potentially $775 million to modernize the Australian military’s over-the-horizon radar platform, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said BAE’s Australian subsidiary will aim to extend the operational life of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network beyond 2042 as part of the 10-year Project Air 2025 Phase 6 mission. JORN was built in the […] More

  • Lockheed Transports Robotic Mars Lander to California Launch Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Transports Robotic Mars Lander to California Launch Site

    Lockheed Martin has shipped NASA‘s robotic Mars lander to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to undergo final processing ahead of the spacecraft’s May 5 launch aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V 401 rocket. The InSight probe is designed to explore the red planet’s deep interior and map the planet’s basic structure to help scientists investigate how terrestrial planets […] More

  • York Space Systems Passes Critical Design Review for Army Satellite Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    York Space Systems Passes Critical Design Review for Army Satellite Mission

    York Space Systems has cleared a critical design review for a satellite that the aerospace company currently develops for the U.S. Army. Representatives from the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force conducted the review of the Harbinger mission at York’s spacecraft design and production facility in Denver, Colo., the company said Wednesday. […] More

  • FBI Solicits Proposals for Enterprise Business Process Mgmt. Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FBI Solicits Proposals for Enterprise Business Process Mgmt. Software

    The FBI seeks proposals from vendors that can provide commercial off-the-shelf enterprise business process management software. The bureau said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice that its existing Enterprise Process Automation System is based on an OpenText-built BPM platform that will no longer be supported beyond fiscal year 2018. The agency wants an enterprise software that […] More

  • State Dept. Clears Ukraine's Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept. Clears Ukraine’s Javelin Missile & Launcher Procurement Request

    The State Department has approved Ukraine’s request to purchase Javelin missiles and command launch units under a potential $47 million foreign military sales deal. Ukraine’s request covers 210 Javelin missiles, 37 CLUs, basic skill trainers, technical assistance, transportation, training, logistics and program support services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The proposed sale is […] More