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  • Collins Aerospace Plans New Manufacturing Hub in Florida - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Collins Aerospace Plans New Manufacturing Hub in Florida

    Collins Aerospace, the combined firm of Rockwell Collins and United Technologies Corp.‘s aerospace systems business, has proposed leasing a facility in North Jacksonville, Fla., to manufacture polyurethane-based components for military use, Jax Daily Record reported Wednesday. The report said the new company is requesting $1.64M in tax incentives as part of its business expansion proposal, which includes […] More

  • Marines Plan Transport Aircraft Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Plan Transport Aircraft Procurement

    The U.S. Navy‘s Naval Air Systems Command is looking for potential industry sources of C-40 transport aircraft that would be assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. NAVAIR said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice Marines aim to procure two units of C-40, a military variant of Boeing‘s 737-700C commercial airliner, along with training and life cycle sustainment support services by […] More

  • WBB Earns Second Consecutive 'Great Workplace' Designation; Beth Skoletsky Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WBB Earns Second Consecutive ‘Great Workplace’ Designation; Beth Skoletsky Quoted

    The Great Place to Work institute has granted Whitney Bradley & Brown a “Great Workplace” designation for the second consecutive year. WBB said Tuesday 99 percent of employees surveyed view their workplace with great pride, while 98 percent report the company has great work atmosphere, bosses and communication. “We value our employees’ feedback and provide an environment that shows […] More

  • Lockheed, Airbus Partner to Meet US Military Aerial Refueling Needs; Marillyn Hewson Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Airbus Partner to Meet US Military Aerial Refueling Needs; Marillyn Hewson Quoted

    Lockheed Martin and Airbus have agreed to team up to meet the aerial refueling requirements of U.S. defense agency clients. “Reliable and modernized aerial refueling is an essential capability for our customers to maintain their global reach and strategic advantage,” Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president and CEO, said in a statement published Tuesday. Hewson noted […] More

  • General Dynamics Awarded Navy Submarine Repair Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Awarded Navy Submarine Repair Contract Modification

    General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary will continue to help the U.S. Navy repair non-nuclear submarines under a one-year, $46.2M contract modification. Work will take place in New London, Conn., and covers overhaul, corrective and preventive maintenance, field changes, interim modification and upgrades, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will also provide ancillary services and/or supplies […] More

  • Ball Aerospace to Help Air Force Develop Satellite Ground Data Processing Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace to Help Air Force Develop Satellite Ground Data Processing Framework

    The U.S. Air Force has chosen Ball Aerospace to develop an open-source framework for the Space and Missile Systems Center to process satellite-based intelligence data about foreign missile threats. Ball Aerospace said Tuesday USAF plans to use the Mission Data Processing Application Framework as a data collection testbed under the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution initiative, […] More

  • ICF to Unveil New Communications & Marketing Arm in 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ICF to Unveil New Communications & Marketing Arm in 2019

    ICF has announced plans to officially introduce in early 2019 an integrated business that will deliver marketing, technology and communications support to clients in private and public sectors. ICF said Tuesday John Armstrong, former general manager and North American leader at IBM’s iX business, will oversee ICF Next. Armstrong said ICF Next will leverage its […] More

  • Census Bureau Prepares for Next 'The Opportunity Project' Wave - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Census Bureau Prepares for Next ‘The Opportunity Project’ Wave

    The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking proposals for the latest wave of an effort to persuade government, industry and other communities to jointly build technologies that address national challenges, NextGov reported Monday. The Opportunity Project, launched in 2016, fosters collaboration for the development of digital tools via use of government-based open data, the U.S. Census Bureau […] More

  • Boeing Completes KC-46 Certification Test's Second Phase - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes KC-46 Certification Test’s Second Phase

    Boeing has completed the second phase of a certification test for the KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A team of Boeing and U.S. Air Force crews tested the tanker over three weeks with the military service’s F-15E as receiver aircraft and conducted flights at different altitudes, configurations and airspeeds, Boeing said Monday. The Air Force and the Aerial Refueling Certification Agency […] More

  • Hughes to Help Oklahoma Agencies Manage Wide Area Networks; Tony Bardo Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hughes to Help Oklahoma Agencies Manage Wide Area Networks; Tony Bardo Quoted

    Hughes Network Systems has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract form the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services to provide managed network services to Oklahoma’s state agencies. The company said Monday it will support more than 130 state agencies and affiliated organizations to manage wide area networks with the HughesON suite, which includes high-throughput satellite connectivity […] More