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  • DSA to Guide HarmonyTech Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program; Fran Pierce Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DSA to Guide HarmonyTech Under SBA Mentor-Protege Program; Fran Pierce Comments

    Data Systems Analysts has received approval from the Small Business Administration to guide Harmony Technology in business development efforts through a mentor-protege agreement. DSA said it will also provide management, technical and administrative assistance to HarmonyTech as part of efforts to help the McLean, Va.-based information technology firm vie for government contracts. Fran Pierce, DSA chairman and CEO, said that […] More

  • Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson Chosen as 2018 CEO of the Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed’s Marillyn Hewson Chosen as 2018 CEO of the Year

    Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin chairman, president and CEO, has been named by Chief Executive magazine as 2018 CEO of the Year in recognition of her leadership and efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The award also recognizes Hewson’s work to advance diversity in the technology sector and build up the pipeline of skilled […] More

  • Air Force Orders SimiGon Aircraft De-Icing Training System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Orders SimiGon Aircraft De-Icing Training System

    SimiGon has received a contract to provide a technology platform for the U.S. Air Force to train the service branch’s technicians to de-ice airplanes. The company said Tuesday its SIMbox-based virtual reality aircraft de-icing simulator will help USAF conduct training that includes playback and after-action review, scoring, feedback reports and a multiuser mode. Military and commercial […] More

  • Uber Partners With NASA, Army for Urban Aviation Rideshare Network Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Uber Partners With NASA, Army for Urban Aviation Rideshare Network Project

    NASA and Uber Technologies have teamed up to identify new urban air mobility-related technologies and concepts designed to ensure safety of aerial transportation operations in populated areas. The agency said Wednesday Uber will share its implementation plans for an urban aviation rideshare network, while NASA will use computer modeling and simulation for airspace management to […] More

  • Technical Frontiers Obtains New CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Venkat Reddy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technical Frontiers Obtains New CMMI Level 3 Appraisal; Venkat Reddy Comments

    Technical Frontiers Inc. has achieved a CMMI Institute Capability Maturity Model Integration appraisal at level 3 for services. TFI said April 30 the rating indicates that the company has implemented general and specific process areas of the model and managed its business processes at a “defined” level. The firm was also re-appraised at CMMI level 3 for development following […] More

  • General Dynamics to Help Air Force Implement Cloud Enterprise Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics to Help Air Force Implement Cloud Enterprise Platform

    General Dynamics‘ information technology business has received a $9 million sole-source contract to help the U.S. Air Force implement a cloud services environment. The Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services infrastructure is designed to provide the military branch access to Microsoft Office 365 services and additional services from Amazon Web Services, Oracle and SAP, General Dynamics said Tuesday. GDIT will work to […] More

  • Intelleuron Secures DHS Funds to Build, Test UAS Reconnaissance Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelleuron Secures DHS Funds to Build, Test UAS Reconnaissance Tech

    Intelleuron will design, build and test a reconnaissance technology to aid in Customs and Border Protection operations as part of a $199,977 contract from the Department of Homeland Security. DHS said Tuesday the company aims to produce a portable small UAS designed to help CBP agents detect potential threats across different types of terrain and weather. The department awarded the project using […] More

  • General Atomics to Demo Guardian RPA in Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Demo Guardian RPA in Japan

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business will demonstrate a remotely piloted aircraft in Japan over the next three weeks in an effort to promote the vehicle’s civil and scientific applications. Demonstration flights of the Guardian RPA will take place on Iki Island and aim to gather data for multiple government agencies as part of scientific research efforts, General Atomics […] More

  • Made in Space Secures Phase 2 NASA Contract for Space Manufacturing Machine - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Made in Space Secures Phase 2 NASA Contract for Space Manufacturing Machine

    Made in Space has landed a NASA contract to continue developing a new machine that would manufacture products using a variety of base materials in space, Space.com reported Tuesday. The Vulcan manufacturing system is being designed to produce items out of various feedstock materials such as metal, in contrast to the International Space Station‘s two existing manufacturing machines […] More

  • Globecomm Awarded 5-Year BBG Broadcast Services Contract; Dwight Hunsicker Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Globecomm Awarded 5-Year BBG Broadcast Services Contract; Dwight Hunsicker Comments

    The Broadcasting Board of Governors has awarded Globecomm a five-year contract to help transmit radio and television programming content to the Middle East and North Africa. Globecomm said Tuesday it will support the transmission of Middle East Broadcasting Network‘s Radio Sawa audio and Alhurra video through teleport, satellite transponder and terrestrial fiber services under the contract. “This project underlines the company’s focus […] More