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  • SOSi Gets US Diplomatic Mission Support Contract; Frank Helmick Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi Gets US Diplomatic Mission Support Contract; Frank Helmick Quoted

    The U.S. Army has awarded SOS International a potential four-year, $5M contract to support security assistance efforts of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. SOSi said Monday it will provide technical, human resources and accounting services to the embassy’s security cooperation office. The contract supports U.S. security assistance programs focused on helping the Iraqi military to facilitate […] More

  • DigitalGlobe Includes Radarsat-2 Satellite Data in Cloud-Based GEOINT Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe Includes Radarsat-2 Satellite Data in Cloud-Based GEOINT Platform

    Maxar Technologies‘ DigitalGlobe business has added imagery from an MDA-built Earth observation satellite to a cloud-based technology platform built to help government analysts obtain geospatial intelligence data. SecureWatch users can start to access Radarsat-2 synthetic aperture radar data beginning on Oct. 1 via a subscription service, Maxar said Monday. The GEOINT platform will also feature both SAR and optical imagery, the company added. DigitalGlobe […] More

  • NIH Plans Motion Capture System Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Plans Motion Capture System Procurement

    The National Institutes of Health looks to replace a motion capture technology that supports research efforts within the functional and applied biomechanics section at the NIH Clinical Center. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says FAB currently uses the platform Vicon Motion Systems built 10 years ago and designed to integrate with custom software and hardware such as force plates, treadmill […] More

  • Maj. Jacob Davis: Air Force Eyes RFP for B-52H Bomber Engine Replacement Program in FY 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Maj. Jacob Davis: Air Force Eyes RFP for B-52H Bomber Engine Replacement Program in FY 2019

    Maj. Jacob Davis, chief B-52 requirements officer at Global Strike Command, has said the U.S. Air Force intends to issue in fiscal 2019 a solicitation to replace the engines of its Boeing-built B-52H Stratofortress aircraft in order to keep the fleet operational through 2050, National Defense reported Monday. He told the publication the service expects the […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA Conduct Second Evaluation of RS-25 Engine; Eileen Drake Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA Conduct Second Evaluation of RS-25 Engine; Eileen Drake Quoted

    NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed a second ground-based assessment of an engine controller for the Space Launch System exploration rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the RS-25 engine underwent eight minutes of test firing as part of an effort to verify its flight readiness and the performance of its modified components. The engine features modernized hardware that include a vibration […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Build Engine Tech for Navy Tanker Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Build Engine Tech for Navy Tanker Drone

    Boeing has selected Rolls-Royce to manufacture an engine technology to power four unmanned aerial refueling vehicles the Chicago-based company will build for the U.S. Navy. Rolls-Royce said Thurday it will provide AE 3007N engines designed to generate more than 10K pounds of thrust and provide additional electrical power to the service branch’s future MQ-25 Stingray tanker drones. Jarrett Jones, executive vice […] More

  • Report: Five Joint Ventures Show Interest in New York's $650M Public Health Lab Construction Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Five Joint Ventures Show Interest in New York’s $650M Public Health Lab Construction Project

    Five joint ventures have shown interest in pursuing a potential $650M contract to help the New York Department of Health build a laboratory, Times Union reported Thursday. The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will oversee the project and select multiple industry teams to respond to a formal request for proposals on the Wadsworth Center […] More

  • Boeing Invests in Space Connectivity Tech Maker BridgeSat; Brian Schettler Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Invests in Space Connectivity Tech Maker BridgeSat; Brian Schettler Quoted

    Boeing‘s venture capital arm has invested in BridgeSat through a recent Series B funding round to help the latter company accelerate deployment of an optical system for space-based connectivity services. Brian Schettler, managing director of Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures organization, said in a statement released Monday the company seeks to facilitate digital transition in satellite communications through […] More

  • Sikorsky to Demo Black Hawk Utility Helicopter With Autonomous Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sikorsky to Demo Black Hawk Utility Helicopter With Autonomous Tech

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary is conducting ground checks to prepare a medium-lift utility helicopter equipped with a robotic co-pilot kit for initial flight tests slated to commence by the end of the year, Rotor & Wing reported Friday. The upcoming flight demonstration of an automated UH-60A Black Hawk will culminate a decade-long collaborative effort of Sikorsky, the U.S. Army and the Defense […] More

  • SAIC Receives Industry Award for Navy Training Support Services; Josh Jackson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Receives Industry Award for Navy Training Support Services; Josh Jackson Quoted

    Military Simulation and Training Magazine has recognized Science Applications International Corp. for the company’s training support for U.S. Navy fleet personnel. SAIC said Friday it received the publication’s Industry Award for Excellence in Outstanding Service and Support Program in recognition of its work under the service branch’s Fleet Forces Command Fleet Training Support/Fleet Deployment Training Program. The company has […] More

  • Air Force Seeks Industry Proposals to Update Pilot Training Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Seeks Industry Proposals to Update Pilot Training Program

    The U.S. Air Force has asked industry to suggest specific adaptations of commercial off-the-shelf systems for the second round of the service’s training program for pilots, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. The Air Force’s AFWERX innovation hub seeks prototypes or fielded technologies in data science, artificial intelligence, biometrics, simulator development, virtual reality and adult education […] More

  • Cubic Named Preferred Bidder on San Francisco Bay Area's Fare System Modernization Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Named Preferred Bidder on San Francisco Bay Area’s Fare System Modernization Project

    The San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Commission has selected Cubic as the agency’s preferred contractor to update the fare collection system in California’s Bay Area. Cubic said Friday its transportation systems business aims to modernize the Clipper electronic fare payment being used by 22 transit agencies across the region if the commission awards the project to the company after a three-stage approval […] More