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  • SSL, NASA Complete System Requirements Review for Robotic Satellite Servicing Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SSL, NASA Complete System Requirements Review for Robotic Satellite Servicing Spacecraft

    Space Systems Loral and NASA have reviewed systems requirements for a robotic spacecraft designed to carry out a satellite servicing mission in low-Earth orbit. The two-day evaluation brought together SSL and NASA teams to verify functional and performance requirements for the Restore-L spacecraft, the company said Tuesday. SSL received a potential five-year, $127 million contract last year to help […] More

  • DARPA Solicits Molecular Informatics Research Proposals - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Solicits Molecular Informatics Research Proposals

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has begun to solicit proposals from industry for a program that aims to identify new approaches to store and process information with molecules. DARPA said Friday in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks methods to represent information and run computational operations in molecular form under the agency’s Molecular Informatics program. Selected proposers will work to formulate scalable […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Gets Milestone C Approval for Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin has received Milestone C approval to transition the Sikorsky-built CH-53K King Stallion helicopter to the low-rate initial production phase. Lockheed said Tuesday the CH-53K aircraft was granted the approval after it completed production readiness reviews and initial operational assessment by the U.S. Marine Corps in October 2016. The helicopter also completed its Defense Acquisition […] More

  • Eaton to Support DoD Microgrid Demo Project at Michigan's Fort Custer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eaton to Support DoD Microgrid Demo Project at Michigan’s Fort Custer

    The Defense Department has chosen Eaton to provide engineering and power management services to a microgrid demonstration project at the Michigan Army National Guard’s Fort Custer Training Center. Eaton said Tuesday it will collaborate with Electricore and Consumers Energy to demonstrate the capacity of microgrids to maintain power supply during outages as part of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program. The Electricore-led project team will also […] More

  • Orbital ATK to Manufacture Projectile Fuze for Navy Ship Gun Ammunition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK to Manufacture Projectile Fuze for Navy Ship Gun Ammunition

    Orbital ATK has secured a $20.8 million contract to produce and support the first article test of a multifunction projectile fuze designed to increase the overall mission capacity of five-inch gun ammunition for U.S. Navy ships. The MK419 Mod 1 Multi-Function Fuze combines five modes of operation into a single fuze intended to be used on MK187 projectiles that support Navy 54 and […] More

  • ULA Concludes Final Test of Emergency Egress Platform for Boeing Starliner Spacecraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Concludes Final Test of Emergency Egress Platform for Boeing Starliner Spacecraft

    United Launch Alliance has wrapped up the final testing phase on an emergency egress platform for the Boeing-built Starliner crew capsule designed to fly aboard the ULA-built Atlas V rocket for crewed missions to the International Space Station. ULA collaborated with zip line maker Terra-Nova to develop the Emergency Egress System in support of NASA’s Commercial […] More

  • MIL Corp to Continue State Dept Financial Support Services Under Recompete Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MIL Corp to Continue State Dept Financial Support Services Under Recompete Contract

    MIL Corp. will extend its financial support services to the State Department under a recompete contract awarded through a blanket purchase agreement. The company said Monday it will continue to help the department manage applications, from the planning phase through the implementation of accounting, payroll and reporting systems. MIL will also analyze the department’s financial, budgeting and compensation systems as well as […] More

  • Boeing Launches Deep Space Habitat, Transport Concepts for Manned Lunar, Mars Missions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Launches Deep Space Habitat, Transport Concepts for Manned Lunar, Mars Missions

    Boeing has introduced concepts for its deep space habitat and transport platforms designed to help NASA advance manned exploration missions to the moon and Mars. The company said Monday the proposed habitat called Deep Space Gateway would fly aboard the Space Launch System to facilitate scientific research in cislunar space and help open commercial and government partnerships for […] More

  • Leidos, UK Defense Ministry Open Military Logistics Facility; Roger Krone Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos, UK Defense Ministry Open Military Logistics Facility; Roger Krone Comments

    Leidos and U.K.’s defense ministry have opened an 861,112-square-foot facility in Shropshire, England, to provide logistics, commodities and support services to the British military. The Defence Fulfilment Centre is built to also store food, clothing, general and medical supplies of the U.K.’s armed forces, Leidos said Tuesday. A Leidos-led delivery team that includes Kuehne+Nagel and TVS Supply Chain Solutions will operate […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Puts 3D-Printed Engine Thrust Chamber Assembly Through Hot-Fire Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne Puts 3D-Printed Engine Thrust Chamber Assembly Through Hot-Fire Tests

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has conducted hot-fire tests on a full-scale thrust chamber assembly the company built using a three-dimensional printing method that incorporated selective laser melting technology. The company said Monday that the Defense Production Act Title III program management office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base facilitated tests of the 3D-printed thrust chamber for the RL10 rocket engine. RL10’s copper thrust chamber will replace […] More

  • CSRA's John Dancy: Federal Agencies Should Adopt Targeted Approach to Website Security, Accessibility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA’s John Dancy: Federal Agencies Should Adopt Targeted Approach to Website Security, Accessibility

    John Dancy, chief information officer of CSRA, has said he believes federal agencies should go “back to basics” to address the security and accessibility challenges on  government-run websites. He wrote in a guest piece published Monday on FedScoop that agencies should evaluate their asset management program, increase visibility into website assets and categorize those assets within their vulnerability management program. “By taking […] More

  • Boeing Lands Contract to Support Air Force's Cryptographic Modernization Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Lands Contract to Support Air Force’s Cryptographic Modernization Effort

    Boeing has secured a $42.6 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force update a cryptographic system for combat search-and-rescue radios as part of the Next Generation Cryptographic Architecture on the Combat Survivor Evader Locator program. The Defense Department said Monday that work will include development, certification, integration and test support for the cryptographic modernization of the Ultra High Frequency […] More