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  • Hughes Earns ISO Quality Mgmt Recertification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes Earns ISO Quality Mgmt Recertification

    Hughes Network Systems has received new ISO certification after an independent auditor completed an assessment of the broadband satellite company’s quality management practices. Hughes said Wednesday the ISO 9001:2015 standard recertification validates the firm’s commitment to implement continuous improvement efforts, quality management principles and customer focus strategies in efforts to design, deliver, manufacture and support telecommunication products and […] More

  • Eaton to Support DISA's Data Center Power Capacity Expansion Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton to Support DISA’s Data Center Power Capacity Expansion Project

    Eaton has secured a $10.7 million contract to help expand the capacity of power systems at a Defense Information Systems Agency data center in Columbus, Ohio. The company said Tuesday it will provide electrical distribution and power quality management equipment as well as engineering services to the project slated for completion in the first half of 2018. The […] More

  • Report: NASA Authorizes SpaceX to Use Previously-Flown Booster on Next ISS Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: NASA Authorizes SpaceX to Use Previously-Flown Booster on Next ISS Resupply Mission

    NASA has approved SpaceX‘s plan to use a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket booster on the company’s next cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Sam Scimemi, ISS director at NASA, said at a NASA Advisory Council committee meeting that the Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX’s 13th resupply mission will lift-off on Dec. 8 atop […] More

  • Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Romania Inks Agreement for Raytheon Missile Defense System Procurement

    Romania’s government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance agreement to buy a Raytheon-built integrated air and missile defense system from the U.S. Army. Raytheon said Wednesday the LOA agreement for the Patriot system lays the groundwork for contract negotiations between the U.S. government and the company in an effort to help Romania adopt the missile […] More

  • Harris Gets $71M Army Contract Modification for Ground, Airborne Radios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Gets $71M Army Contract Modification for Ground, Airborne Radios

    Harris has received a potential $71 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for the delivery of single-channel ground and airborne radio systems. The Defense Department said Wednesday the award modifies a previously awarded contract that covers tactical net radios, equipment, training and fielding support services to Morocco as part of a foreign military sales transaction. The company […] More

  • Lockheed to Support Deployed Navy Trident II Missile System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Support Deployed Navy Trident II Missile System

    Lockheed Martin has received a five-year, $71.6 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to support the military branch’s deployed Trident II fleet ballistic missile system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will perform work under the cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification through Sept. 30, 2022. Locations of work include California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Trident II […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has begun construction of the first of two containerships for public shipping company Matson Navigation at a shipyard in San Diego. NASSCO said Wednesday the Kanaloa-class vessel will have a maximum cargo capacity of 3,500 twenty-foot equivalent unit and be powered by liquefied natural gas-capable engines. The 870-foot-long ship was designed by NASSCO and its partner Daewoo Shipbuilding […] More

  • Lockheed PAC-3 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Targets in Flight Test; Scott Arnold Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed PAC-3 Intercepts Ballistic Missile Targets in Flight Test; Scott Arnold Comments

    Five Lockheed Martin-built air defense missile systems have worked to neutralize  tactical ballistic missile targets during a recent U.S. Army-led flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Lockheed said Tuesday the intercept test involved one Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement and four PAC-3 Cost Reduction Initiative interceptors. Results of the flight test meet a requirement that will open the […] More

  • Boeing's Insitu Subsidiary Offers Remote Sensing Services, Tools to Aid Disaster Recovery Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Offers Remote Sensing Services, Tools to Aid Disaster Recovery Missions

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary has offered its aerial remote sensing services professionals along with a suite of tools to aid disaster recovery and fire suppression missions in California, Oregon and Texas. Insitu said Tuesday the INEXA Solutions suite, which covered the ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle as well as manned aircraft equipped with scanning payloads and sensors, assisted […] More

  • NOAA Taps ECS Federal for Environmental, Professional Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NOAA Taps ECS Federal for Environmental, Professional Support Services

    ECS Federal has received a potential $9.1 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to deliver environmental and professional support services to NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries. The company said Tuesday contract work covers data analysis, policy development, strategic planning and outreach, training and meeting facilitation, web content management and grant administrative support. The services […] More

  • Report: SpaceX Reschedules Falcon Heavy Initial Test Launch to January - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: SpaceX Reschedules Falcon Heavy Initial Test Launch to January

    SpaceX has delayed the scheduled first test launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket from December to January, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The company expects to field the rocket to its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the static fire test of the space vehicle’s 27 Merlin 1D engines in December. […] More