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  • ECS to Update DOD's Digital Workflow Management Platform; John Heneghan Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS to Update DOD’s Digital Workflow Management Platform; John Heneghan Quoted

    ECS has won a five-year, $19 million contract to update a digital workflow management platform for the Department of Defense’s military status information hub. The project will involve updating ServiceNow instances and implementing new ones to support IT modernization efforts at the Defense Manpower Data Center, ECS said Wednesday. Contract work also covers instance operation […] More

  • Northrop Books $57M Navy Contract Modification for MQ-4C Triton UAS Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Books $57M Navy Contract Modification for MQ-4C Triton UAS Support Services

    The U.S. Navy awarded a $57.4 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman for continued services in support of the MQ-4C Triton aircraft of the service branch and the Australian government.  The aerospace and defense company will provide sustainment, engineering, logistics and test support for the unmanned aerial systems, mission control and operator training systems, the […] More

  • PNT Data to Help Manage VA's Electronic Claims Processing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PNT Data to Help Manage VA’s Electronic Claims Processing System

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen PNT Data, an electronic data interchange and clinical data exchange specialist, to support clearinghouse work at the VA Financial Services Center. PNT Data said Monday its latest award has a base period of 12 months and four 12-month option periods. The service-disabled veteran-owned small business will help the […] More

  • Flywheel Data to Provide NGA With Red Hat Product Licenses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Flywheel Data to Provide NGA With Red Hat Product Licenses

    Information technology services and consulting provider Flywheel Data has secured a $9.7 million award from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for access to Red Hat products.  Under the task order, the Arlington, Virginia-headquartered company will provide the agency with licenses to Red Hat products to allow capability upgrades across server networks, NGA said Thursday.  The task […] More

  • Jean-Charles Lede Assumes Post as RapidFlight CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jean-Charles Lede Assumes Post as RapidFlight CTO

    Jean-Charles Lede, former autonomy technical adviser at the Air Force Research Laboratory, was appointed as chief technology officer at unmanned aircraft manufacturer RapidFlight. In his new role, Lede will head RapidFlight’s research and development activities, including engineering, prototype manufacturing, flight operations, project management and intellectual property development, the Manassas, Virginia-headquartered company said Monday.  Prior to […] More

  • Intelligent Waves CEO Tony Crescenzo, CTO Marqus Hutchinson Secure Cybersecurity Excellence Recognition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelligent Waves CEO Tony Crescenzo, CTO Marqus Hutchinson Secure Cybersecurity Excellence Recognition

    Intelligent Waves CEO Tony Crescenzo and Chief Technology Officer Marqus Hutchinson won the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for their respective categories. Crescenzo secured the gold award in the CEO of the Year category for his efforts in ensuring the company’s maximum value, growth and impact, Intelligent Waves said Thursday. He oversaw the company’s transition to […] More

  • NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Completes Rotation Mission to ISS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Completes Rotation Mission to ISS

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 returned to Earth after spending 157 days at the International Space Station, marking the completion of the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the space laboratory. The SpaceX Crew-5, which consisted of NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, safely landed in their Dragon […] More

  • Chertoff Group Adds Army Vet William Walker to Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Chertoff Group Adds Army Vet William Walker to Advisory Board

    William Walker, a retired U.S. Army major general who served as a sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives, has joined The Chertoff Group as a senior adviser.  As a member of the advisory board, Walker will utilize his government experience to assist federal clients in identifying new business opportunities and building strategic partnerships, […] More

  • NTIA, DOD Handpick Vendors to Demonstrate 5G Tech Interoperability - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NTIA, DOD Handpick Vendors to Demonstrate 5G Tech Interoperability

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has named seven contenders for a multi-vendor prize competition co-hosted by NTIA and the Department of Defense to demonstrate interoperability between radio access network architectures. Contestants of the 2023 5G Challenge will perform work in pairs on two teams to test subsystems that support the fifth-generation mobile technology standard, […] More

  • Navy Awards $85M USS Anchorage Maintenance Contract to General Dynamics Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Awards $85M USS Anchorage Maintenance Contract to General Dynamics Business

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO business will maintain, upgrade and repair the U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) under a contract worth up to $85.3 million.  General Dynamics NASSCO will handle labor, production and testing efforts on USS Anchorage during the vessel’s docking selected restricted availability and assist the naval operations chief […] More

  • Parsons, Raytheon Among Recipients of DOD Award for Mentor-Protege Program Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons, Raytheon Among Recipients of DOD Award for Mentor-Protege Program Support

    The Department of Defense has unveiled the recipients of the Nunn-Perry Award for the fiscal year 2022 in recognition of contractors supporting small businesses that contribute to major defense programs across the U.S. military. The Nunn-Perry awardees, which include units of Parsons and Raytheon Technologies, will be presented with the award during the Mentor Protege […] More

  • Peraton Subcontracts Presidio Federal Under $2.7B DHS Cloud Optimization IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Peraton Subcontracts Presidio Federal Under $2.7B DHS Cloud Optimization IDIQ

    Presidio‘s federal arm has been named subcontractor of Peraton under the latter’s potential $2.7 billion data center and cloud optimization indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Department of Homeland Security. As the prime contractor of DCCO, Peraton will procure professional services from Presidio Federal in support of the automation, optimization and modernization of DHS’ hybrid computing environment, […] More