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  • Carahsoft Offers Sword Active Risk's Risk Mgmt Platform in Federal Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Offers Sword Active Risk’s Risk Mgmt Platform in Federal Market

    Carahsoft Technology and Sword Active Risk have entered an agreement to add the latter’s risk management tool to Carahsoft’s positions under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule and NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract vehicles. Reston, Virginia-based Carahsoft said Tuesday it will offer Active Risk Manager to U.S. government agencies under the partnership agreement. Keith Ricketts, marketing vice president at Sword […] More

  • DARPA to Host Proposers Day on Secure Info Exchange Via Handheld Device Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA to Host Proposers Day on Secure Info Exchange Via Handheld Device Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hold a proposers day on Jan. 31 in McLean, Virginia, to discuss a program that aims to develop a system that would facilitate secure exchange of sensitive information through a handheld device. DARPA said Tuesday it seeks to help deployed troops share classified information without the need to route traffic through secure data centers […] More

  • GSA Adds GuidePoint Under Schedule 70 Cybersecurity Special Item Numbers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Adds GuidePoint Under Schedule 70 Cybersecurity Special Item Numbers

    The General Services Administration has selected GuidePoint Security to offer cybersecurity services under four new special item numbers of GSA’s Information Technology Schedule 70 procurement vehicle. GuidePoint said Tuesday it submitted written documents and underwent oral technical interviews as part of the evaluation process to qualify for the “highly adaptive” cybersecurity service SINs. The Herndon, Virginia-based cybersecurity company will offer services to public sector agencies under penetration […] More

  • GMV, PLD Space Enter Investment Agreement to Develop Space Launchers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GMV, PLD Space Enter Investment Agreement to Develop Space Launchers

    International technology conglomerate GMV has entered into an investment agreement with PLD Space to further develop the latter’s small launch vehicles. PLD Space said Monday it will collaborate with GMV to develop the flight software, guidance, navigation, telemetry and control systems of the ARION 1 and ARION 2 rockets. GMV’s endorsement helped PLD Space raise $7 million through two investment vehicles and funds […] More

  • Microsoft, Qualcomm Invest in Israel-Based Cybersecurity Incubator Team8 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Qualcomm Invest in Israel-Based Cybersecurity Incubator Team8

    Israel-based cybersecurity startup creator Team8 has secured investments from Microsoft‘s and Qualcomm‘s venture businesses, Reuters reported Monday. Tova Cohen writes that Team8 has raised more than $92 million so far and entered a strategic partnership with Citigroup to develop the former’s products. Team8 was founded by a group of military veterans who also seek to establish two new companies in 2017 in addition […] More

  • Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Subsidiary, Quorum Enter Reseller Agreement for Legislative Data Tracking Tool

    A Leidos subsidiary and Quorum Analytics have partnered to offer the latter’s legislative and dialogue tracking software to elected government officials at the federal, state and local levels. The companies seek to expand Leidos Digital Solutions‘ technology portfolio and increase the exposure of Quorum’s platform among elected U.S. officials through an  exclusive reseller agreement, Leidos said Monday. Angie Heise, president […] More

  • Marine Corps OKs Magpul's Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps OKs Magpul’s Polymer-Based Magazine for Combat & Training

    The U.S. Marine Corps has cleared Magpul Industries‘ polymer-based magazine for combat and training applications, Military Times reported Sunday. Shawn Snow writes the Marine Corps Systems Command said Magpul’s GenM3 PMAG was the only magazine that met performance requirements across all combinations of the service branch’s 5.56mm rifles and ammunition during tests. “The specification to use ‘only tested, approved, and […] More

  • HPE's Rob Roy Lists 2017 Federal Cyber Priorities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HPE’s Rob Roy Lists 2017 Federal Cyber Priorities

    Rob Roy, chief technology officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise‘s U.S. federal cybersecurity team, has listed what he sees as the top five cyber priorities across the federal government for 2017. The priorities include cyber workforce, industry partnerships, information technology acquisition and modernization, data protection and Internet of Things security, according to a company blog post published Thursday. […] More

  • Capstone Obtains Govt IT Support Contract Spot Through New Business Acquisition Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capstone Obtains Govt IT Support Contract Spot Through New Business Acquisition Deal

    The National Institutes of Health‘s information technology acquisition and assessment center has novated an information technology support contract to Capstone after the company purchased an unnamed business. Capstone said Wednesday it earned a spot under all 10 task areas of the potential 10-year, $20 billion Chief Information Officers – Solutions and Partners 3 government-wide acquisition contract […] More

  • Deloitte Study: 73% of CFOs Expect Less Congressional Gridlock in Next Administration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Study: 73% of CFOs Expect Less Congressional Gridlock in Next Administration

    A new Deloitte report says 73 percent of surveyed chief financial officers at multiple North America-based public and private companies anticipate less congressional gridlock under the incoming U.S. administration. Deloitte said Thursday it polled 137 CFOs from Nov. 9 to 23 for the professional services firm’s “CFO Signals” report for the fourth quarter of 2016. The survey found 86 percent of respondents expect […] More

  • Army Requests Info on LIDAR Tech for Manned & Unmanned Airborne Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Requests Info on LIDAR Tech for Manned & Unmanned Airborne Platforms

    The U.S. Army has issued a request for information on potential sources of light detection and ranging technology that can integrate with manned and unmanned airborne platforms. A FedBizOpps notice posted Dec. 21 stated the service branch seeks a LIDAR system that is designed to support mission planning, concealed target detection and mapping missions. The Army is also interested in LIDAR technology components and […] More

  • DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLA Exercises GE Healthcare Contract Option for Patient Monitoring Systems

    General Electric‘s healthcare business has received a one-year, $14.4 million contract modification for the supply of patient monitoring systems to the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Department said Thursday the modification exercises the eighth option year in a previously awarded 10-year contract and covers subsystems, accessories, consumables and training support. Work will occur in Wisconsin through Jan. 13, 2018 and will support the U.S. […] More