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  • HHS OIG Requests Info on Big Data Analytics Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HHS OIG Requests Info on Big Data Analytics Tools

    The Department of Health and Human Services‘ Office of the Inspector General has asked industry to provide information on current analytics technology products designed to manage large amounts of data from structured and unstructured sources. A FedBizOpps notice published Tuesday says HHS OIG looks to help staff members explore, analyze information with the use of technology and use […] More

  • BAE to Help DARPA Build Space Tech Evaluation, Analysis Testbed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Help DARPA Build Space Tech Evaluation, Analysis Testbed

    BAE Systems has secured a potential $12.8 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to build a testbed for space command-and-control technologies. The company said Tuesday it will develop a space evaluation and analysis testbed under DARPA’s Hallmark program to support the development, integration, evaluation and analysis of space enterprise C2 platforms. “The Hallmark testbed […] More

  • Boundless Unveils New GIS Software, Rebrands Flagship Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boundless Unveils New GIS Software, Rebrands Flagship Platform

    Boundless has released a new geographic information system platform designed to help organizations publish data to web applications, desktop clients and mobile devices. The company said Tuesday Boundless Server is based on open-source geospatial technology and open application programming interfaces that allow enterprise users to obtain insights from location-based data. Server is built to integrate with ArcGIS services […] More

  • Orbital ATK's OA-8 Cargo Resupply Spacecraft Arrives at Space Station - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK’s OA-8 Cargo Resupply Spacecraft Arrives at Space Station

    An Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft reached the International Space Station Tuesday to unload 7,400 pounds of cargo, supplies and scientific experiments. The OA-8 cargo delivery vehicle, nicknamed S.S. Gene Cernan, is the eighth spacecraft to deliver cargo to ISS as part of Orbital ATK’s Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, the company said Tuesday. The spacecraft was […] More

  • Bell Boeing-Built Osprey Fleet Surpasses 400K Flight Hours - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Boeing-Built Osprey Fleet Surpasses 400K Flight Hours

    The fleet of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, produced by a joint venture of Boeing and Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary, has recorded more than 400,000 flight hours to date. Bell Boeing-built V-22s have supported theater security cooperation, casualty evacuation, tactical aircraft and personnel recovery, disaster response and VIP transport operations worldwide, Boeing said Tuesday. The U.S. Marine Corps has used the […] More

  • ACT I Gets Marine Equipment Support Order Under OASIS SB Vehicle; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I Gets Marine Equipment Support Order Under OASIS SB Vehicle; Michael Niggel Comments

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has received a potential three-year task order to help sustain specialized U.S. Marine Corps equipment. ACT I said Tuesday it will perform Care-of-Supplies-in-Storage of managed components and designated Ground Weapons System equipment sets at Marine Corps Logistics Command facilities in Barstow, California and Albany, Georgia. “We are honored that the MCLC selected ACT I to support their augmentation efforts […] More

  • Accenture Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud-Based Analytics Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Gets FedRAMP Provisional Authorization for Cloud-Based Analytics Platform

    Accenture‘s federal services business has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board for a platform-as-a-service cloud offering. The Accenture Insights Platform for Government is a cloud-based tool that works to provide agencies with analytics, data access and visualization functionalities to help accelerate the development and deployment of analytics-driven platforms, […] More

  • Mexico's Civil Aviation Authority Certifies Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mexico’s Civil Aviation Authority Certifies Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter

    Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has obtained an offshore and utility type certificate from Mexico’s Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics to operate S-92 medium-lift helicopters in the country. DGAC authorized operation of all S-92 configurations for offshore oil and gas transportation, search-and-rescue, airline passenger service and VIP transportation, Lockheed said Tuesday. “This moves us another step forward in our overall Latin America […] More

  • DynCorp to Continue Saudi F-15 Base Operations Support Under AFCAP IV Task Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DynCorp to Continue Saudi F-15 Base Operations Support Under AFCAP IV Task Order

    DynCorp International has secured a potential $4.6 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to support F-15 base operations in Saudi Arabia under the foreign military sales program. The company said Tuesday it will provide tools, materials, safety equipment and vehicles along with transportation, supervision, lodging and training services to support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia FMS program […] More

  • Cubic Wins $61M Army Pre-Deployment Training Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Wins $61M Army Pre-Deployment Training Contract

    Cubic‘s global defense segment has won a potential five-year, $61.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to help train the country’s military forces for deployment to combat missions. Work covers pre-deployment rotational training services to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk in Louisiana, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command received four […] More

  • Report: Oshkosh Defense Eyes Armored Vehicle Partnerships in Middle East - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Oshkosh Defense Eyes Armored Vehicle Partnerships in Middle East

    George Mansfield, vice president and general manager of international programs at Oshkosh‘s defense business, has said the company looks to offer armored vehicles in the Middle East through partnerships with local manufacturers there, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said Oshkosh Defense is in talks with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based Al-Tadrea Manufacturing Company about producing armored vehicles. Al […] More

  • Air Force Orders Lockheed Missile Instrumentation Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Orders Lockheed Missile Instrumentation Kits

    Lockheed Martin has secured a potential $44.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to manufacture intelligent test instrumentation kits that will support tests of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile system. JASSM tests will cover telemetry and flight termination assessments and the iTIK units will offer support for various missile programs, Lockheed said Tuesday. “The new […] More