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  • Inmarsat Joins UN's Crisis Satellite Communications Providers; Paul Gudonis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Joins UN’s Crisis Satellite Communications Providers; Paul Gudonis Comments

    On Thursday, Inmarsat announced it signed a contribution agreement supporting the United Nations’ Crisis Connectivity Charter, which directs participants to dedicate satellite equipment and network volume for humanitarian and emergency response. The agreement with the World Food Programme , on behalf of the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster, is meant to improve the humanitarian response community’s access to critical satellite-based […] More

  • Echodyne to Provide Radar Tech for DOT UAS Integration Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Echodyne to Provide Radar Tech for DOT UAS Integration Program

    Echodyne has been selected to provide radars to the North Dakota Department of Transportation under a federal project that aims to test drone integration into the national airspace. NDDOT will use the Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array technology for weather detection and tracking as part of the state’s Integration Pilot Program, Echodyne said Thursday. The U.S. Transportation Department selected […] More

  • Ensco Adds Former Intell Community CTO Steven Nixon to Board; Greg Young Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ensco Adds Former Intell Community CTO Steven Nixon to Board; Greg Young Comments

    Steven Nixon, vice president of strategic development at space transportation company  Stratolaunch Systems, has joined Ensco‘s board of directors. Greg Young, Ensco chairman of the board, said in a statement published Thursday Nixon will bring his experience and background to help drive the firm’s strategy and presence across the defense, space and intelligence markets. Nixon previously served as a strategy […] More

  • Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting Forms New Aerospace, Defense & Security Practice - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting Forms New Aerospace, Defense & Security Practice

    Centerstone Executive Search and Consulting has established a Washington, D.C.-based practice targeted at defense, aerospace and security sectors as part of efforts to broaden its business portfolio. Jim Donnelly, a more than 25-year talent acquisition professional in the federal contracting sector, has been named managing director of the aerospace, defense and security practice, Centerstone said Thursday. […] More

  • PAE Joins Consortium to Help Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction; John Heller Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAE Joins Consortium to Help Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction; John Heller Comments

    PAE has joined a consortium of companies, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions with the goal to develop technology platforms designed to counter weapons of mass destruction. John Heller, PAE CEO, said in a statement published Thursday the company seeks to collaborate with providers and gain access to new technologies as a member of the  Countering Weapons of […] More

  • Marines Use Aurora-Built Autonomous Flight Platform in Cargo Delivery Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marines Use Aurora-Built Autonomous Flight Platform in Cargo Delivery Mission

    Aurora Flight Sciences has helped the U.S. Marine Corps deliver cargo through an autonomous flight platform during the service branch’s recent integrated training exercise. A UH-1H helicopter equipped with the Aurora-built Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System delivered 520 pounds of water, gasoline, ready-to-eat meals, communications equipment and a cooler that contained urgent necessities to the California-based Marine Corps Air Ground Combat […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL to Help DARPA Assess Social Science Methods for Ground Truths - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL to Help DARPA Assess Social Science Methods for Ground Truths

      John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has received a $3.7 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to assess social science modeling approaches to reveal hidden truths in complex social systems. For a tw0 and one-half year period, APL said Wednesday it will work with JHU Whiting School of Engineering, Cornell University, University […] More

  • Boeing Delivers 8 Apache Helicopters to Indonesia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Delivers 8 Apache Helicopters to Indonesia

    Boeing has delivered eight AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the Indonesia’s army as part of a foreign military sales transaction, Defenseworld.net reported Thursday. Ryamizard Ryacudu, Indonesian defense minister, said the Apache units will aid national efforts to protect sovereignty against potential threats. A turn-over ceremony occurred Wednesday at a military base located at Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang. More

  • Pennsylvania DOT Taps Woolpert to Deliver Photogrammetry Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Pennsylvania DOT Taps Woolpert to Deliver Photogrammetry Services

    Woolpert is set to receive a five-year, $2 million contract to provide photogrammetry services for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The company said Thursday it will conduct geodetic survey and photogrammetric mapping for stereo-compliant aerial and mobile lidar collections under the contract. Services will also encompass vertical and oblique aerial photography acquisition, aerial lidar and mobile lidar acquisition, geodetic mapping, conventional surveys, global […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Division Authenticates Keel of 21st Navy Virginia-Class Submarine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Division Authenticates Keel of 21st Navy Virginia-Class Submarine

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries division held a keel-authentication ceremony on Wednesday for the 21st Virginia-class submarine of the U.S. Navy. The ceremony for the SSN 794, which will be named after the state of Montana, featured former Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell, the sponsor of the ship, chalking her initials on a steel plate traced by […] More

  • DoD Recognizes Accenture Federal Arm's Support for Guard and Reserve Employees - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Recognizes Accenture Federal Arm’s Support for Guard and Reserve Employees

    Accenture‘s federal services business has received the “Above and Beyond” award from a Defense Department group for offering non-mandated benefits to employees who also serve in the National Guard and Reserve. The Maryland Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented the award to Mark Hild, senior manager at Accenture Federal Services, at an event […] More