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  • NIH Awards SPARC Grant to Purdue to Aid Stomach Neural Circuitry Research - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Awards SPARC Grant to Purdue to Aid Stomach Neural Circuitry Research

    Purdue University will lead a $10 million study to research the stomach’s neural circuitry and discover if bioelectronics medicine could help treat conditions such as diabetes or obesity. Purdue said Tuesday the grant was received from the National Institutes of Health‘s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions program, which supports research projects that focus on the development […] More

  • Comtech to Provide Swedish Military Deployable Troposcatter Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Comtech to Provide Swedish Military Deployable Troposcatter Systems

    A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary has received a $2.2 million contract by Sweden’s defense material administration to provide deployable troposcatter systems to the Swedish armed forces. Comtech said Wednesday it will supply MTTS deployable troposcatter terminals that were customized to address deployable communication requirements of the Sweden’s military. Fred Kornberg, president and CEO of Comtech Telecommunications, said the contract award demonstrates a growing […] More

  • Navy Starts Search for Next Generation Countermeasure Device - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Starts Search for Next Generation Countermeasure Device

    The Naval Sea Systems Command is working on a competitive solicitation in search of industry members that can develop, design, fabricate, integrate and test acoustic device countermeasure special test units, engineering development models, associated products and engineering services. A presolicitation notice published Tuesday on FedBizOpps says the procurement will support the Next Generation Countermeasure program as NAVSEA looks to release […] More

  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Releases Asteroid Redirect Mission Spacecraft RFP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Releases Asteroid Redirect Mission Spacecraft RFP

    NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a request for proposals in search of potential industry partners to design, develop and build robotic spacecraft to capture a multi-ton asteroid boulder. NASA said in Sept. 21  it plans to award an ARM spacecraft build-and-delivery contract in 2017 as part of the space agency’s Asteroid Redirect Mission and will accept responses to […] More

  • Accenture to Help Finland's Immigration Service in Digital Transformation Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture to Help Finland’s Immigration Service in Digital Transformation Effort

    Accenture will help Finland’s national immigration service offer a program designed to support the digital transformation of the agency’s operations in a push to boost overall customer experience and introduce self-service options for citizens. Accenture said Wednesday that in addition to the Smart Digital Agency program support, it will also work to bolster the Migri agency’s digital capacities […] More

  • GWU Report Details Private-Public Sector Cyber Collaboration Ideas - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GWU Report Details Private-Public Sector Cyber Collaboration Ideas

    George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security has released a report that includes recommendations on how the U.S. government can participate in cybersecurity efforts and work with private sector companies. GW Today said Monday the report covered assessments of the legal, policy and technological contexts as well as defense measures that impact the private sector cybersecurity in a push […] More

  • CSRA Unveils New HPC Service Model to Bolster Info Processing Speeds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Unveils New HPC Service Model to Bolster Info Processing Speeds

    CSRA will integrate information technology systems with high-performance computing services to help government agencies process information at a faster pace in a push to support decision-making speeds in areas such as climate change, scientific research and space exploration. The company said Wednesday the new HPC service model will work to support HPC customer requirements within a common […] More

  • GSA Posts Outlease RFP for Ronald Reagan Building's Intl Trade Center Portion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Posts Outlease RFP for Ronald Reagan Building’s Intl Trade Center Portion

    The General Services Administration has published a request for proposals for a leasehold interest in the Ronald Reagan Building’s international trade center portion. GSA said Monday a third-party service contractor currently runs the ITC and the agency seeks proposals that will cover both operations and management of the entire ITC. “This proposed outlease is another strategy intended to reduce […] More

  • Moon Express Unveils Private Funding Program for Lunar Exploration Payloads - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Moon Express Unveils Private Funding Program for Lunar Exploration Payloads

    Moon Express plans to invest $1.5 million in NASA-selected payloads that will fly to the moon in response to the space agency’s call for lunar instrument concepts that utilize  commercial mission services. The company said Tuesday it will allocate up to $500,000 for each instrument chosen by the agency to fly onboard Moon Express’ first three commercial lunar missions of opportunity […] More

  • Susan Eustis: Global Military Drone Market to Reach $8.6B by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Susan Eustis: Global Military Drone Market to Reach $8.6B by 2022

    Susan Eustis, lead author of the “Military Drones: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts Worldwide, 2016 to 2022” report, has said the global market for military drones will increase to $8.6 billion by 2022 from $4.4 billion recorded in 2015, Inside Unmanned Systems reported Monday. Eustis told the publication the U.S. accounts for 73 percent of the worldwide […] More

  • EaglePicher to Supply Power Source for Lockheed-Built NASA Solar System Study Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EaglePicher to Supply Power Source for Lockheed-Built NASA Solar System Study Spacecraft

    Lockheed Martin‘s space systems business has selected EaglePicher to provide a power source for the NASA Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer spacecraft launched in September. EaglePicher said Monday it has provided 8-cell lithium batteries, the main spacecraft battery and two identical 28-volt, 30-ampere-hour batteries to power the return capsule as well as integrated battery […] More

  • Cobham to Supply Waveguide Components for Lockheed Maritime Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham to Supply Waveguide Components for Lockheed Maritime Radar System

    Cobham has secured a contract worth more than $10 million to provide multiple waveguide assemblies and components to support Lockheed Martin‘s production of three-dimensional fixed-phase array radars for the U.S. Navy. Cobham said Monday its electronic integrated solutions business will manufacture AN/SPY-1D waveguide systems at a facility in New Hampshire. The AN/SPY-1D is designed to function as the primary air search radar on […] More