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  • DOE Allocates $98M for 40 Energy Tech Dev't Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Allocates $98M for 40 Energy Tech Dev’t Projects

    The Energy Department has announced 40 projects that will share up to $98M in total funds to build technology platforms that would update the U.S. energy system. DOE said Thursday the funding support is part of the OPEN 2018 program managed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Companies, universities and nonprofit organizations proposed projects focused […] More

  • Dan Jablonsky: DigitalGlobe-NRO Imagery Contract Extension Reflects Gov't Customer Continuity - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Jablonsky: DigitalGlobe-NRO Imagery Contract Extension Reflects Gov’t Customer Continuity

    Dan Jablonsky, president of DigitalGlobe, has said the National Reconnaissance Office‘s move to extend a satellite imagery services contract with the company can serve as evidence that the government favors “continuity” amid an influx of entrants into the industry, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies business, received a potential $900M contract extension to provide commercial imagery to […] More

  • DLT Named Red Hat Public Sector Partner for 2018; Brian Strosser Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT Named Red Hat Public Sector Partner for 2018; Brian Strosser Quoted

    Red Hat has selected DLT Solutions as its Public Sector Partner of the Year in recognition of the Herndon, Va.-based tech firm’s contributions to the former’s business efforts. DLT said Tuesday it provides government agencies with resale access to open-source technologies such as Red Hat’s cloud, middleware and Linux software offerings. The company has provided services in support […] More

  • ACC Names Tom McCabe Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACC Names Tom McCabe Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year

    Tom McCabe, senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of BWX Technologies, has been named as Outstanding Chief Legal Officer of the Year by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Capital Region chapter. McCabe received the award in the large company category. ACC recognized his leadership role in the merger of […] More

  • In-Q-Tel Opens Offices in Australia, UK - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel Opens Offices in Australia, UK

    In-Q-Tel has set up new offices in Sydney and London to gain access to startups with novel commercial technologies that can aid intelligence and national security missions of the U.S. and international partners. Peter Tague, an executive vice president at IQT, will oversee international efforts, the nonprofit said Wednesday. Tague is former vice chairman and co-head […] More

  • Tech Companies Intel, IBM, Oracle, Raytheon Look to Offer AI Tools to DoD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Companies Intel, IBM, Oracle, Raytheon Look to Offer AI Tools to DoD

    Intel, IBM, Oracle and Raytheon have expressed interest in joining a potential competition to provide the Defense Department with artificial intelligence technologies that would support the U.S. military, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The four companies are among 42 businesses that hope to join an AI demonstration event hosted by the Army Research Lab, DoD’s Joint Artificial […] More

  • Navy to Hold Commissioning Ceremony for Lockheed Team-Built Sioux City LCS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Hold Commissioning Ceremony for Lockheed Team-Built Sioux City LCS

    The U.S. Navy will hold a commissioning ceremony for the future USS Sioux City, built by a Lockheed Martin–Fincantieri Marinette Marine alliance, on Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The littoral combat ship is the sixth of the Freedom-variant vessels and the 13th LCS to join the Navy’s fleet, the service branch said Wednesday. […] More

  • Boeing’s Dennis Muilenburg Optimistic on US Defense Budget - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Dennis Muilenburg Optimistic on US Defense Budget

    Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told FOX Business in an interview aired Tuesday that he believes U.S. spending on defense will remain robust amid calls for reduced budget and concerns over increasing federal deficit. “We see the defense budget here in the U.S. being sustained,” he told Maria Bartiromo of the channel’s “Mornings with Maria.” “If you look […] More

  • Northrop Preps Antares Rocket for ISS Resupply Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Preps Antares Rocket for ISS Resupply Mission

    A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is now positioned at the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for a scheduled launch Thursday, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The launch vehicle will carry the company’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for a resupply mission. Cygnus will deliver food supplies, crew provisions and multiple payloads to […] More

  • DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Help Fund 11 Industry-Led Nuclear Tech Projects

    The Energy Department has chosen 11 industry-led projects across six states to receive $18M in federal grants to advance commercial nuclear technology platforms. DOE said Tuesday the funding awards are part of the third round of its funding opportunity announcement, titled “U.S. Industry Opportunities for Advanced Nuclear Technology Development.” The cost-shared projects have a total value […] More

  • SAIC Wins CGP Excellence in Partnership Award for Veteran Employment Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Wins CGP Excellence in Partnership Award for Veteran Employment Efforts

    The Coalition for Government Procurement has selected Science Applications International Corp. for the Excellence in Partnership Award for Veteran’s Employment. SAIC said Tuesday CGP recognized the Reston, Va.-based defense firm for its efforts to launch and operate a veteran program for its employees. The company established its Military/Veterans Business Resource Group in April 2017 in order […] More

  • NCI Selected for 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; Paul Dillahay Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCI Selected for 2019 Military Friendly Employers List; Paul Dillahay Quoted

    Veteran-owned recruitment marketing firm Viqtory has included information technology and professional services provider NCI Information Systems to its list of Military Friendly Employers for 2019. NCI said Tuesday that Viqtory selected military-friendly companies by conducting assessments on new hire retention, employee turnover, promotion, and advancement of veterans and military employees. Viqtory combined its workplace evaluation with public and […] More