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  • CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support

    CSRA has awarded SkyePoint Decisions a five-year, $10 million subcontract to provide cybersecurity support services to the Environmental Protection Agency. SkyePoint said Tuesday it will help the EPA Office of Information Technology Operations to secure virtual and cloud network components as well as consolidate IT infrastructure and management functions under the OITO’s Infrastructure Support and Applications Hosting project. Bo Kimbrough, founder […] More

  • Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Aircraft Demonstrator - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Tests Unmanned Jet-Propelled Aircraft Demonstrator

    Airbus‘ defense and space segment has developed and tested an unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator as part of efforts to aid the development of future UAV technology. The jet-propelled SAGITTA drone flew autonomously on a pre-programmed course for approximately seven minutes over a test site in South Africa, Airbus said Tuesday. SAGITTA is powered by electromechanical actuators and its airframe is made […] More

  • Planet to Provide Imagery Access to DoD, Intelligence Community Under NGA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Planet to Provide Imagery Access to DoD, Intelligence Community Under NGA Contract

    Planet has entered a $14 million agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community with access to the company’s imagery of more than 25 regions of interest. NGA said Wednesday that the one-year subscription agreement, which was made through the company’s General Services Administration Information Technology Schedule contract, will support ongoing foundation […] More

  • SOS International to Support US Army Public Affairs Personnel in Afghanistan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOS International to Support US Army Public Affairs Personnel in Afghanistan

    SOS International has secured a five-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Army to support the military branch’s public affairs office at Resolute Support headquarters in Afghanistan. SOSi said Wednesday it will help the Army deputy chief of staff communications and PAO personnel disseminate information to local, regional and international media as well as counter the spread […] More

  • Air Force Taps Lockheed to Design New Wing for JASSM-ER Cruise Missile - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Lockheed to Design New Wing for JASSM-ER Cruise Missile

    Lockheed Martin has received a $37.7 million contract to continue design work on a wing that will help boost the range capacity of the U.S. Air Force‘s air-to-surface missile system. The company said Wednesday it aims to develop a new Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile–Extended Range wing for incorporation into JASSM-ER production lot 17. “We’ve developed a novel design that provides additional […] More

  • BAE to Design Submerged Vessel Detection Tech Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Design Submerged Vessel Detection Tech Under DARPA Program

    BAE Systems has received a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a technology for submarines to detect other submerged vessels from a long distance. The company said Tuesday it aims to create sonar technologies designed to maximize the detection range, identification and tracking capacities of submarines under the first phase […] More

  • ManTech Lands Marine Systems Engineering Support Task Order; Daniel Keefe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ManTech Lands Marine Systems Engineering Support Task Order; Daniel Keefe Comments

    ManTech International has received a five-year, $21 million task order to support the U.S. Marine Corps‘ systems engineering, interoperability, architecture and technology programs. The company said Tuesday it will work to boost integration and interoperability of systems across Marine Corps, naval, joint and Defense Department programs under the task order. Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer […] More

  • CenturyLink to Offer BroadSoft Unified CaaS Platform on GSA Schedule; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Offer BroadSoft Unified CaaS Platform on GSA Schedule; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink will offer a BroadSoft cloud-based communications platform to the public sector via the General Services Administration‘s Information Technology Schedule 70 contract vehicle. BroadSoft’s unified communications-as-a-service offering is designed to address specific requirements from government agencies for a mobile on-demand infrastructure that supports multi-site workplaces, CenturyLink said Tuesday. Erich Sanchack, senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLink’s federal […] More

  • Motorola Partners with Neurala to Develop Intelligent Cameras for Public Safety Officials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Motorola Partners with Neurala to Develop Intelligent Cameras for Public Safety Officials

    Motorola Solutions will collaborate with Boston, Massachusetts-based artificial intelligence company Neurala on the development of intelligent cameras that will support public safety users. The team will combine Neurala’s AI expertise with Motorola’s software and camera technologies such as the Si500 body-worn camera to develop prototypes that can automatically detect objects and persons of interest, Motorola said […] More

  • Sikorsky Taps Kaman to Manufacture Black Hawk Cockpits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky Taps Kaman to Manufacture Black Hawk Cockpits

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has awarded a five-year contract to Kaman to produce cockpits for two variants of the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Kaman said Monday its aerospace business will build model cockpits at a company facility in Jacksonville, Florida, for integration into UH-60M multimission helicopters and HH-60M medical evacuation mission units from 2018 through 2022. “Kaman is honored to be Sikorsky’s […] More

  • Cobham, Draken Partner to Pursue UK Air Support Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cobham, Draken Partner to Pursue UK Air Support Training Program

    Cobham and Draken International have teamed up to create and offer military readiness training services to the U.K.’s Air Support to Defense Operational Training program. The partnership aims to combine Cobham’s electronic warfare training expertise and Draken’s experience in delivery of fighter adversary air services in a bid to develop a comprehensive training environment for […] More

  • Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Serco to Provide Continued Mgmt Services for INS Nuclear Cargo Vessel Fleet

    Serco has received a contract extension from the International Nuclear Services, a division under the U.K. nuclear decommissioning authority, to provide continued management services for the INS fleet of nuclear cargo vessels. The four-year contract extension exercises options from a previously awarded contract which covers operations and management services for vessels of the INS, NDA […] More