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  • Small Businesses Awarded DOE Funding for R&D Efforts on Clean Energy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Small Businesses Awarded DOE Funding for R&D Efforts on Clean Energy

    The Department of Energy awarded $17 million in research grants to 77 small business projects that support the advancement of clean energy.   Each project will receive $200,000 under the median Phase 1 to conduct research and development work for a six- to 12-month period. Phase I grants will compete for funding for prototypes or […] More

  • Woolpert, Taylor Engineering Form Partnership Focused on Coastal Engineering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Woolpert, Taylor Engineering Form Partnership Focused on Coastal Engineering

    The U.S. Small Business Administration approved the mentor-protege program partnership between Dayton, Ohio-headquartered Woolpert and coastal and water resources research and engineering company Taylor Engineering on coastal engineering development work. Under the six-year initiative, Woolpert will assist Taylor in expanding its technical consulting expertise, remote-sensing instrumentation and data collection capacity for federal clients while Taylor […] More

  • Aerospace, Defense and Government M&A Deals Reach $46B in 2022 --HigherGov Report - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace, Defense and Government M&A Deals Reach $46B in 2022 –HigherGov Report

    Government market intelligence platform HigherGov said 433 M&A deals in the aerospace, defense and government market were announced in 2022, booking $46 billion in total. In its Aerospace, Defense and Government M&A Review 2022 Report published Wednesday, HigherGov said the 2022 figure was 10 percent lower than 479 transactions logged in 2021 but was the […] More

  • Sev1Tech Appraised at CMMI Level 3; Joe Montoya Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sev1Tech Appraised at CMMI Level 3; Joe Montoya Quoted

    Sev1Tech has maintained its Maturity Level 3 appraisal under ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development for the third consecutive time. The information technology service provider said Tuesday that the latest grant reflects its certified approach to its software development process. The appraisal also signifies that the company’s current processes and quality are consistent with […] More

  • Capella Space Seeks to Diversify Satellite Imaging Capabilities; Makes C-Level Appointments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Capella Space Seeks to Diversify Satellite Imaging Capabilities; Makes C-Level Appointments

    Satellite manufacturer and Earth observation company Capella Space raised $60 million in fresh capital from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund as it seeks to meet the growing demand for high-quality synthetic aperture radar imagery and analytics services.  Capella Space said Tuesday the additional equity will support the San Francisco-based company in expanding its satellite imaging […] More

  • CodeMettle Demos Network Management Capability at Project Convergence - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CodeMettle Demos Network Management Capability at Project Convergence

    Network operations software applications developer CodeMettle demonstrated its Integrated Battalion and Below program during the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence 2022.  The company said Monday it exhibited the network management capabilities of the TrellisWare TSM waveform and tactical radio integration kits, which allowed for the surveillance and handling and provision of a situational understanding of the […] More

  • Army Vet Stan McChrystal Named to Advisory Board of AI Company Accrete - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Vet Stan McChrystal Named to Advisory Board of AI Company Accrete

    Stan McChrystal, a retired U.S. Army four-star general, has joined the advisory board of artificial intelligence company Accrete.  The 34-year Army veteran previously led the U.S. and International Security Assistance Forces Afghanistan, as well as the Joint Special Operations Command, New York-based Accrete said Thursday.  McChrystal also served on the boards of Navistar International Corp., […] More

  • Navy Taps HII to Modernize 2 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps HII to Modernize 2 Zumwalt-Class Destroyer Ships

    Ingalls Shipbuilding, a unit of HII, will assist the U.S. Navy in planning the modernization work on two Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers under a $10.5 million contract. The advanced planning period will support updates and improvements for the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) and USSS Micheal Monsoor (DDG 1001), HII and the Defense Department said Friday. […] More

  • General Atomics Joins Advanced Space Team for AFRL Oracle Spacecraft Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Joins Advanced Space Team for AFRL Oracle Spacecraft Program

    General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems secured an award from Advanced Space to provide spacecraft and services in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Oracle spacecraft program. The General Atomics unit will construct an ESPA-Grande class satellite and conduct payload integration and space vehicle test for the spacecraft program, the energy and defense company said Thursday.  […] More

  • CACI Lands $2.2B DCSA Contract for Background Investigation Fieldwork; John Mengucci Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Lands $2.2B DCSA Contract for Background Investigation Fieldwork; John Mengucci Quoted

    CACI International will handle background investigation fieldwork for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency under a five-year, $2.25 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Over 1,000 CACI background investigators will perform initial probes and periodic reinvestigations for DCSA. , the Reston, Virginia-headquartered company said Thursday. Work will be conducted across 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and all commonwealths and […] More

  • Air Force Launches Market Research for Combat Rescue Helicopter Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Launches Market Research for Combat Rescue Helicopter Upgrade

    The U.S. Air Force is seeking public input about capabilities needed for a range of efforts to modernize a helicopter platform built by Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary to support combat rescue and other operations. According to a sources sought synopsis the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center posted on SAM.gov, the AFLCMC Helicopter Program Office […] More

  • Hammerspace Sets Up Federal Arm; Names Robert Renzoni as Lead - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hammerspace Sets Up Federal Arm; Names Robert Renzoni as Lead

    Hammerspace has commenced operations of its U.S. federal division and appointed Robert Renzoni, former senior official at Quantum, as director of technical sales responsible for leading the new business arm. In his new role, Renzoni will spearhead the Hammerspace team in bringing the global data environment to the public sector, the company said Wednesday. As […] More