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  • IARPA Releases Smartphone Cooling System RFI - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Releases Smartphone Cooling System RFI

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a request for information on potential form factor approaches to develop portable electronic cooling systems for mobile devices such as a smartphone. In a FebBizOpps notice posted Friday, IARPA said it wants a technology designed to protect the mobile device from internal heat and high temperature. Interested firms […] More

  • DHS to Host Industry Day on Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Tech for Data Verification Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS to Host Industry Day on Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Tech for Data Verification Efforts

    The Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate will host an industry day on Dec. 11 to discuss partnership opportunities with technology startups to counter fake documentation. DHS said Friday the event will take place in Menlo Park, Calif., and tackle an “other transaction” solicitation on the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology […] More

  • Carroll Publishing Offers Govt Directory Access Through API - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carroll Publishing Offers Govt Directory Access Through API

    Carroll Publishing has released an application programming interface designed to help developers gain access to a database of government data such as contact details and organizational charts, GovTech reported Friday. The Bethesda, Md.-based publishing company licenses the API to interested parties for internal use or data sharing and reselling efforts. The interface allows users to search […] More

  • AAR Secures US Marshals Service Aircraft Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AAR Secures US Marshals Service Aircraft Support Contract

    AAR has received a five-year, $51M contract from the U.S. Marshals Service to maintain and provide logistics support for Boeing 737 planes the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System operates. The company said Friday it will offer full support to two aircraft units stationed at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma. JPATS […] More

  • Firms Eye Virtual, Augmented Reality Training Opportunities in Defense Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Firms Eye Virtual, Augmented Reality Training Opportunities in Defense Sector

    Some executives at Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Textron have said the U.S. military’s ongoing efforts to modernize warfighter readiness have increased opportunities for industry to offer virtual and augmented reality training systems, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Corey Hendricks, chief engineer of global training solutions at Raytheon, noted the company integrated VR and AR tools with mobile platforms […] More

  • Deloitte Survey: Agencies Advance Efforts to Meet President's Management Agenda Goals; Dave Mader Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte Survey: Agencies Advance Efforts to Meet President’s Management Agenda Goals; Dave Mader Quoted

    A new Deloitte survey has found that federal agencies have made great strides in efforts to meet the objectives of the President’s Management Agenda. “What makes this PMA stand out from its predecessors is its recognition that the reform activities it highlights transcend a president’s term in office to focus on long-term achievements,” Dave Mader, civilian sector chief […] More

  • DynCorp Selected for 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; George Krivo Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp Selected for 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; George Krivo Quoted

    Viqtory, a veteran-owned recruitment marketing company, has included DynCorp International for the 12th time in its list of Military Friendly Employers. DynCorp said Thursday it received the recognition for its efforts to hire, retain and promote retired service personnel and their spouses who seek employment in the civilian sector. “DynCorp International is committed to hiring military talent, knowing […] More

  • Navy Eyes Potential Two-Carrier Deal With Huntington Ingalls - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Eyes Potential Two-Carrier Deal With Huntington Ingalls

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and the U.S. Navy have entered negotiations on a potential contract to build the third and fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, Navy Times reported Thursday. James Geurts, assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition at the Navy, said at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing Tuesday that he expects the military branch to […] More

  • Noblis Awarded DoD Environmental Research Program Support Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis Awarded DoD Environmental Research Program Support Contract

    Noblis has won a potential $24M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support a pair of Defense Department environmental research programs. The contract has a one-year base period of performance, two option years and an additional one six-month extension, Army Contracting Command said in an award notice posted Tuesday on FedBizOpps. Work covers technical review, direct program area support, administrative and […] More

  • Raytheon Technologies Among Greatest Innovations of 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Technologies Among Greatest Innovations of 2018

    Two of Raytheon’s new drone technologies have landed spots on Popular Science’s list of 100 greatest innovations of 2018. The publication selected the company’s Skyler radar and a laser dune buggy system for the annual Best of What’s New list, recognizing the technologies’ potential to provide new functions for unmanned vehicles, Raytheon said Wednesday. Skyler is […] More

  • Mitre Plans San Antonio, Texas, Office Relocation; Bobby Blount Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre Plans San Antonio, Texas, Office Relocation; Bobby Blount Quoted

    Mitre will relocate its current office in San Antonio, Texas, to the Northwest Side after four decades of conducting business near a joint military installation, San Antonio Business Journal reported Wednesday. The report said nearly 70 of the nonprofit company’s employees will move to a facility at Corporate Square by early 2019. Bobby Blount, department […] More

  • Randy Deidrick: Boeing Eyes T-X Trainer Full Operational Capability in 2034 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Randy Deidrick: Boeing Eyes T-X Trainer Full Operational Capability in 2034

    Randy Deidrick, ground-based training systems lead for the T-X program at Boeing, has said the company intends to achieve full operational capability for the T-X trainer aircraft in 2034, National Defense reported Wednesday. “Part of what we’ve been doing in these two months is familiarizing our customer with what we’ve already developed, what we already […] More