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  • GovCon Index Makes Comeback From Worst Weekly Period - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Index Makes Comeback From Worst Weekly Period

    Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index is starting to make a comeback from its worst weekly performance after increasing 1.05% for the week and ending at an average of $5,212.93. GovCon Index records stock market data from 30 major government contracting organizations and presents it in real-time to site visitors. Using this data, individuals can gain insight into […] More

  • Keegan Caldwell: Patent Landscape Analysis Beneficial to R&D Investment Decision-Making - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Keegan Caldwell: Patent Landscape Analysis Beneficial to R&D Investment Decision-Making

    Patent landscape analysis can help drive an organization’s growth because it can “uncover what isn’t immediately apparent,” according to Keegan Caldwell, a global managing partner at law firm Caldwell. The process is particularly valuable when it comes to research and development, Caldwell said in an article posted Nov. 19 on his firm’s website. Components of […] More

  • Marlinspike Forms Advisory Board for 2nd Growth Fund - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marlinspike Forms Advisory Board for 2nd Growth Fund

    Venture capital firm Marlinspike has appointed three defense and intelligence leaders to the newly created advisory board for its second growth fund to provide strategic guidance and insights as it invests in early-stage companies focused on developing dual-use technologies. The Washington, D.C.-based firm said Friday the advisory board members for Marlinspike Disruptive Technology Fund II, […] More

  • Tetra Tech Secures $66M EPA START VI Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech Secures $66M EPA START VI Contract

    The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Tetra Tech a potential $66 million contract to provide technical assistance services to the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team, or START, assigned to implement EPA’s National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan responsibilities in the agency’s Region 5 division. A notice posted on Thursday on SAM.gov showed […] More

  • John Tien Jr. to Join SAIC Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    John Tien Jr. to Join SAIC Board of Directors

    SAIC has appointed John Tien Jr., a U.S. Army veteran and former deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to its board of directors, effective Dec. 2. Tien will join the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee and his appointment will increase the board’s membership to 12, the company said Friday. SAIC Board Chair Donna Morea welcomed […] More

  • James Owen Appointed Fuse Federal President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Owen Appointed Fuse Federal President

    James Owen has been named president of Fuse Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of nuclear fusion company Fuse. The San Leandro, California-based nuclear fusion company said Thursday Owen will lead efforts in developing and deploying products and services for sustainable, clean and reliable energy. He will also be responsible for growing Fuse Federal’s radiation services and aiding in […] More

  • Inversion Space Raises Raises $44M in Series A Funding - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inversion Space Raises Raises $44M in Series A Funding

    Lockheed Martin Ventures, Kindred Ventures and Y Combinator participated in the Series A funding round of Inversion Space, during which the space-based logistics startup raised $44 million. The investment round was co-led by Spark Capital and Adjacent and follows a seed round that raised $10 million, bringing to $54 million the total funding raised, Inversion […] More

  • GE Tests 1-MW Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Army DEVCOM - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Tests 1-MW Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Army DEVCOM

    GE Aerospace recently tested a 1-MW hybrid electric propulsion system for the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Applied Research Collaborative Systematic Turboshaft Electrification Project. The New York demo combined a CT7 turboshaft engine with GE’s electric machine and power electronics to further examine hybrid-electric propulsion systems’ impact on military platform efficiency and effectiveness, GE said […] More

  • Anduril's Hypersonic System Development Reaches New Milestone With Static Firing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Anduril’s Hypersonic System Development Reaches New Milestone With Static Firing

    Anduril Rocket Motor Systems has achieved a new milestone in its development of the Denali hypersonic booster. The company said Saturday that the 18-inch propulsion system underwent a static test firing at its facility in McHenry, Mississippi. The rocket maker posted a short video of Denali’s static test firing on LinkedIn.  Anduril Aims for Affordable […] More

  • Draper Books DTRA Contract for ETHOS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Draper Books DTRA Contract for ETHOS Program

    Draper has secured a $34.1 million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to develop a microphysiological system featuring interacting immune-competent micro-organ models to predict disease responses and evaluate medical countermeasures. Under the Evaluation of Treatments using High-throughput Multi-Organ Systems contract award, the company said Thursday it will create a multi-organ platform to study the progression […] More

  • Forescout Technologies Added to Carahsoft ESI Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forescout Technologies Added to Carahsoft ESI Contract

    Carahsoft Technology will offer Forescout Technologies’ cybersecurity software and services built for the Department of Defense through its blanket purchase agreement under the DOD’s Enterprise Software Initiative. The Reston, Virginia-based company said Thursday it will provide access to Forescout’s software licenses, subscriptions, maintenance, support and IT operations services that are designed to help DOD customers mitigate risks […] More

  • Okta Gets FedRAMP High Authorization for Automation Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Okta Gets FedRAMP High Authorization for Automation Platform

    Okta has received the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s High Authority to Operate designation for its cloud-based no-code automation and orchestration platform used for complex identity processes. In a blog post Thursday, Katy Mann, senior vice president of public sector at Okta, said Okta Workflows is now available for FedRAMP’s high customers and eligible moderate customers. […] More