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  • Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson: Tariff Measure Seeks to Protect US Intellectual Property - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson: Tariff Measure Seeks to Protect US Intellectual Property

    Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has approved of President Donald Trump’s move to sign an executive memorandum that would impose tariffs on certain products in response to China’s unfair trade practices, CNBC reported Thursday. Trump proposed to implement additional 25 percent tariffs that could potentially impact Chinese imports worth approximately $60 billion. “This is a very important moment […] More

  • Wes Bush: Northrop Applauds White House's Intellectual Property Protection Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Wes Bush: Northrop Applauds White House’s Intellectual Property Protection Initiative

    Wes Bush, chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has expressed support for President Donald Trump’s move to protect innovation and sustain competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Bush, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said in a statement published Thursday the company “applauds the President’s focus on protecting U.S. intellectual property and strengthening our national security.” The White House announced it will implement a […] More

  • General Dynamics, REI Systems Join Homeland Security & Defense Trade Group - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics, REI Systems Join Homeland Security & Defense Trade Group

    The Homeland Security and Defense Business Council has added a General Dynamics unit and REI Systems as members of the trade group representing companies that serve the homeland security sector. General Dynamics’ mission systems business and REI offer technology platforms and support services in the homeland security market, the council said Thursday. Marc Pearl, president and CEO of HSDBC, […] More

  • Siemens' Federal Arm Selected for NC Indian Reservation Solar Project; Barbara Humpton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens’ Federal Arm Selected for NC Indian Reservation Solar Project; Barbara Humpton Comments

    The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has chosen Siemens‘ U.S. federal subsidiary to support the installation, operation and maintenance of a power farm near Murphy, North Carolina. Arlington, Virginia-based Siemens Government Technologies will install and manage a 2,000 photovoltaic solar panel array for EBCI under a $2.36 million contract, the company said Thursday. We are proud to partner with EBCI in […] More

  • KeyLogic Gets ISO Certification for Quality Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KeyLogic Gets ISO Certification for Quality Mgmt System

    KeyLogic Systems has secured an International Organization for Standardization certificate for quality management system following an independent audit by Quality Systems Registrars and approval from the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board. The company said Thursday it received the ISO 9001:2015 QMS designation for its methods to design and deliver systems, software engineering, program and project management […] More

  • Navy to Commission USS Ralph Johnson March 24 in South Carolina - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Commission USS Ralph Johnson March 24 in South Carolina

    The U.S. Navy has announced it will commission the guided-missile destroyer to be named USS Ralph Johnson on March 14, at Columbus Street Pier, Charleston, South Carolina. Georgeann McRaven, wife of retired Adm. Bill McRaven, will order the destroyer to service as the ship’s sponsor; while U.S. Marine Corps commandant Gen. Robert Neller will provide the commissioning’s principal address, […] More

  • BullFrog Licenses Johns Hopkins APL-Built Data Analysis Tool Via DHS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BullFrog Licenses Johns Hopkins APL-Built Data Analysis Tool Via DHS Program

    Artificial intelligence company BullFrog AI has licensed a data analysis tool developed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory through the Department of Homeland Security‘s Transition to Practice Program. The licensing agreement grants BullFrog exclusive rights to use the Socrates data analysis platform for biopharmaceutical applications, DHS said Thursday. Socrates is built to determine patterns and relationships in large-scale and complex data sets […] More

  • Lockheed Subsidiary Wins $66M Navy Torpedo Engineering, Maintenance Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Subsidiary Wins $66M Navy Torpedo Engineering, Maintenance Contract

    A Lockheed Martin subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $65.9 million contract  to maintain and engineer MK48 torpedoes for the U.S. Navy‘s Intermediate Maintenance Activity in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded the contract to Lockheed Martin Sippican after a competitive solicitation that garnered two proposals, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD noted the service branch will obligate $3,028,731 […] More

  • CSRA Joins Google Cloud Partner Program; Larry Prior Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Joins Google Cloud Partner Program; Larry Prior Comments

    Google has added CSRA to its Cloud Partner Program as both companies aim to implement artificial intelligence-based technology platforms in the federal sector. CSRA said Thursday the Falls Church, Virginia-based company seeks to expand its government IT offerings through the partnership. The Google Cloud Platform and G Suite are designed to help customers modernize enterprise operations. “Our longstanding relationship with the federal government […] More

  • DoD Seeks Underwater-Launched UAV Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks Underwater-Launched UAV Platform

    The Defense Department has started to accept solution briefs for an underwater-launched unmanned aerial vehicle with interface and control features similar to those of existing consumer drones. A solicitation notice posted on the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental’s website says that DoD seeks a platform that can process full-motion video and operate for more than one hour at a range […] More

  • Startup Firm Relativity Enters Agreement to Use NASA Stennis Test Stand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Startup Firm Relativity Enters Agreement to Use NASA Stennis Test Stand

    NASA‘s Stennis Space Center and launch vehicle provider Relativity have entered an agreement that authorizes the startup to use one of Stennis’ test stands exclusively, Space News reported Wednesday. The Commercial Space Launch Act agreement grants the exclusive use of the E-4 Test Complex to Relativity for 20 years. The complex features four cells for engine […] More