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  • PlanetRisk to Support DHS Cyber Programs Under $79M Contract; Paul McQuillan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PlanetRisk to Support DHS Cyber Programs Under $79M Contract; Paul McQuillan Comments

    PlanetRisk has secured a potential five-year, $79 million contract to help manage the Department of Homeland Security‘s cybersecurity programs. The company said it will support DHS’ National Cybersecurity Program System as well as the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and Enhanced Cybersecurity Services programs through the contract. PlanetRisk will also provide program management services to the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration […] More

  • TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TalaTek Obtains FedRAMP Certification for Enterprise Compliance Mgmt Platform

    TalaTek has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to offer the company’s enterprise security compliance management platform to government agencies. Enterprise Compliance Management Solution is designed to help customers manage risks and comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, FedRAMP and other security requirements, TalaTek said Monday. ECMS works to provide real-time risk management assistance and visibility into […] More

  • DHS Awards Contracts to IBM, Deloitte Through Procurement Innovation Lab’s 2-Phased Approach - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Awards Contracts to IBM, Deloitte Through Procurement Innovation Lab’s 2-Phased Approach

    The Department of Homeland Security’s procurement innovation lab has implemented a two-phased approach to streamline the acquisition process and cut the time it takes to award contracts, Federal News Radio reported Monday. DHS awarded contracts to Deloitte and IBM through PIL’s implementation of a self-certification method based on technical assessment factors in the initial phase […] More

  • Matt Desch: Iridium Expects Late-March Launch for 5th ‘NEXT’ Satellite Batch - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Matt Desch: Iridium Expects Late-March Launch for 5th ‘NEXT’ Satellite Batch

    Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has said the company is likely to launch on March 29 the fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceNews reported Monday. Desch, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, added the company expects subsequent launches to occur every five to six weeks to complete the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. The sixth […] More

  • Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Phalanx Weapon System Support Order

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $48.1 million delivery order to provide logistics support for the service branch’s Phalanx close-in-weapon system. Raytheon’s missile systems business will furnish and manage Phalanx systems for contract line items under performance metrics prescribed in response to a fleet requisition, the  Defense Department said Monday. Work under the sole-source order will occur […] More

  • L3 to Manufacture Common Datalink System for Navy MH-60R Fleet - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L3 to Manufacture Common Datalink System for Navy MH-60R Fleet

    L3 Technologies has received a potential $25.6 million contract to produce a radio communications system for the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of MH-60R multimission helicopters. The company will manufacture, test, deliver, manage and support Common Data Link Hawklink AN/SRQ-4 systems under the contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work will occur in various U.S. states and Toronto, Canada, […] More

  • Kevin Fagan Named ManTech Federal Civilian & Health IT Business General Manager - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kevin Fagan Named ManTech Federal Civilian & Health IT Business General Manager

    Kevin Fagan, formerly a vice president at ManTech International, has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the company’s federal civilian and health information technology unit. He will oversee the company’s approach to support the missions of federal clients that include the departments of Homeland Security, State, Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services, ManTech said […] More

  • CenturyLink Hires Level 3 Vet Matt Gutierrez as APAC Senior Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink Hires Level 3 Vet Matt Gutierrez as APAC Senior Managing Director

    Matt Gutierrez, a more than 17-year veteran of Level 3 Communications, has been appointed senior managing director of CenturyLink‘s Asia-Pacific business. CenturyLink said Tuesday Gutierrez will manage the company’s operations, sales and marketing functions in the region as well as work with government, enterprise and wholesale customers to help address their digital transformation goals. His career at […] More

  • HII Recognizes 148 Shipbuilding Apprentice School Graduates; Jennifer Boykin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Recognizes 148 Shipbuilding Apprentice School Graduates; Jennifer Boykin Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries honored 148 graduates of the company’s Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia, during commencement exercises held Saturday. The company said Monday that Jennifer Boykin, president of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony. “We are working smart every day to innovate, to rethink and reinvent the business of shipbuilding,” said Boykin. […] More

  • Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Debra Lehman Joins ACT I as Business Development VP; Michael Niggel Comments

    Debra Lehman, a 35-year government contracting veteran, has joined Advanced Concepts and Technologies International as vice president of business development and program manager for the company’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract. She will lead ACT I’s efforts to identify, qualify and pursue business opportunities with the U.S. Navy and federal civilian agencies through the […] More

  • FCC to Begin 'Restoring Internet Freedom Order' Implementation in April - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FCC to Begin ‘Restoring Internet Freedom Order’ Implementation in April

    The Federal Communications Commission has set April 23 as the effective date of an order that would repeal internet regulations the Obama administration implemented in 2015. Changes under the Restoring Internet Freedom Order will go into effect in April except for certain amendatory instructions, which are subject to the Office of Management and Budget‘s approval of information […] More

  • Report: DoD Seeks 12% Military Electronics Funding Boost for Fiscal 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: DoD Seeks 12% Military Electronics Funding Boost for Fiscal 2019

    The Defense Department has asked Congress to earmark $12.93 billion in fiscal 2019 funds for research and procurement of communications, electronics, telecommunications and intelligence technology platforms, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. DoD’s proposed CET&I budget represents a 12.3-percent increase from the amount requested for FY 2018 and excludes military activities that cover “substantial” electronics systems. The department seeks […] More