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  • BAE Unit Secures $128M for Poland Armored Recovery Vehicle Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Unit Secures $128M for Poland Armored Recovery Vehicle Production

    BAE Systems‘ land and armaments business will produce M88A2 armored recovery vehicles for Poland under a $128.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army. The company was the sole bidder for the firm-fixed-price production contract, according to a Department of Defense notice published Tuesday. Work will take place at BAE’s York, Pennsylvania, facility and is […] More

  • Accenture-Planet Labs Partnership to Incorporate GEOINT Into Sustainability Initiatives - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture-Planet Labs Partnership to Incorporate GEOINT Into Sustainability Initiatives

    Accenture and satellite imagery provider Planet Labs have agreed to develop artificial intelligence-powered geospatial intelligence tools to support public and private sector customers in sustainability projects. The partnership seeks to apply data from Planet’s fleet of Earth imaging satellites in efforts to help organizations across multiple sectors, such as the government, manage supply chain risks […] More

  • Maxar Taps Sierra Space to Supply Satellite Solar Power Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maxar Taps Sierra Space to Supply Satellite Solar Power Tech

    The space-focused business of Sierra Nevada Corp. will provide Maxar Technologies with solar power services and production capability to support 16 satellites that are used for the latter’s proliferated low Earth orbit spacecraft platform. Sierra Space said Monday its solar arrays, which are currently in production, will be used to meet the requirements of the […] More

  • UbiQD Receives NASA Contract, US Patent for Greenhouse Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UbiQD Receives NASA Contract, US Patent for Greenhouse Tech

    Advanced materials company UbiQD aims to further develop its fluorescent quantum dot technology for greenhouse roofing applications under a small business contract from NASA. NASA will provide funds that match private investment commitments to help expand the UbiGro product for potential use in space crop production, the New Mexico-based company said Monday. The technology, which […] More

  • Brad Tousley of Raytheon Intelligence & Space Joins Defense Science Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brad Tousley of Raytheon Intelligence & Space Joins Defense Science Board

    Brad Tousley, vice president for strategy and technology at Raytheon Intelligence Space, became the recent addition to the Defense Science Board, according to his LinkedIn post on Tuesday. The board is comprised of former senior military government officials, as well as industry and academia leaders who provide the Department of Defense with advice and recommendations […] More

  • 111 Energy Service Companies Get DOE Qualification for Federal Contract Opportunities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    111 Energy Service Companies Get DOE Qualification for Federal Contract Opportunities

    The Department of Energy has identified 111 energy service companies that are qualified for the government’s multi-tiered energy savings performance contracting program.  The list is in compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and serves as an initial step in the procurement process for energy-related contract opportunities, DOE said Friday.  The energy companies will […] More

  • Sarcos to Test Robotic Ammunition System for Army; Reeg Allen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sarcos to Test Robotic Ammunition System for Army; Reeg Allen Quoted

    The U.S. Army has tapped a Sarcos Technology and Robotics unit to test its robotic ammunition system for the service branch’s ammunition handling and maneuvering under a $1 million contract. Sarcos Defense will conduct extensive and accelerated testing of the robotic system, including shock and vibration absorption, ability to withstand extreme temperatures, humidity and sand […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary Recognizes Contributions of 8 Small Businesses; Ann Rusher Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Recognizes Contributions of 8 Small Businesses; Ann Rusher Quoted

    General Dynamics‘ mission systems business recognized eight small businesses for their contributions to supporting company customers in the defense and government landscape. General Dynamics Missions Systems said Wednesday it is currently partnered with over 22,000 small businesses and employs almost 5,000 minority-, women- or Veteran owned suppliers. Ann Rusher, vice president of supply chain management […] More

  • Parsons Books Task Order for Army Intelligence Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Parsons Books Task Order for Army Intelligence Support

    Parsons will conduct intelligence software systems support work for the U.S. Army Operations and Intelligence Division of the C5ISR Center under a three-year, $49 million task order.  The award was made under the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services procurement vehicle, an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract where Parsons was among the 198 awardees, the company said Wednesday.  Parsons […] More

  • MicroStrategy Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Government Cloud Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MicroStrategy Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Government Cloud Platform

    MicroStrategy has secured an authorized designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based analytics platform for government customers. The business intelligence company said Tuesday that MicroStrategy Cloud for Government service achieved the certification with support from the Department of Health and Human Services and that the offering is now listed on […] More

  • BAE, Red 6 Sign MOU for Military Jet Trainer Tech Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE, Red 6 Sign MOU for Military Jet Trainer Tech Integration

    BAE Systems will look to integrate Red 6‘s augmented reality technology with the Hawk aircraft trainer platform for military pilots under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two companies. Both parties seek to facilitate airmen training in virtual cooperation and threat management for modern battlefield scenarios with the Red 6-built Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality […] More