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  • BWXT to Develop Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Tech Prototypes Under NASA Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BWXT to Develop Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Tech Prototypes Under NASA Contract

    BWXT Nuclear Energy has received a potential three-year, $18.8 million contract to help NASA design and test nuclear thermal propulsion technology platforms. The company will develop and evaluate prototypes of a ceramic metallic – Cermet – fuel element technology and a nuclear thermal engine concept based on low-enriched uranium under the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion project, […] More

  • Johns Hopkins APL Develops Malware Analysis Tool Via DHS 'Transition to Practice' Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Johns Hopkins APL Develops Malware Analysis Tool Via DHS ‘Transition to Practice’ Program

    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed malware analysis software under a Department of Homeland Security program that helped transition the platform from the lab to a newly established company. Oregon-based startup Deterministic Security aims to commercialize the REnigma technology to help government and enterprise users review and record the execution of malware codes, DHS said Wednesday. REnigma is […] More

  • Boeing Investment to Support C360 Virtual Reality Tech Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Investment to Support C360 Virtual Reality Tech Devt

    Boeing has invested in C360 Technologies to help the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based technology company develop and integrate live and on-demand augmented and virtual reality applications on multiple platforms. C360 raised $3.5 million during a recent oversubscribed series fundraising round from investors BlueTree Capital, Boeing’s HorizonX venture arm, MI-12 and Pasadena Angels, Boeing said Wednesday. “It’s extremely gratifying that Boeing HorizonX has […] More

  • UTC Subsidiary to Produce Air Force B-1, A-10 Ejection Seats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UTC Subsidiary to Produce Air Force B-1, A-10 Ejection Seats

    A United Technologies Corp. subsidiary has received a potential $23.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver modernized ejection seats for two kinds of aircraft. Universal Propulsion Co. will produce Advanced Concept Ejection Seats II for the service branch’s B-1 Lancer bomber and A-10 Warthog planes, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work will occur in Fairfield, California, […] More

  • Navy Taps Ultra Electronics to Develop C2 Processor Interface for SSC Pacific - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Taps Ultra Electronics to Develop C2 Processor Interface for SSC Pacific

    Ultra Electronics‘ advanced tactical systems business has received a four-year, $12.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and maintain a multi-link interface unit for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide an adjunct processor MLIU for integration into SSC Pacific’s Command and Control […] More

  • DHS Seeks Info on 'Highly Specialized' IT Technical Services Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Seeks Info on ‘Highly Specialized’ IT Technical Services Sources

    The Department of Homeland Security wants information on vendors that can deliver “highly specialized” technical services in support of the DHS office of the chief information officer. DHS said Tuesday in a FedBizOpps notice that it needs to update its business applications; migrate from unsupported systems; and optimize the OCIO’s application delivery functions. The department plans to award […] More

  • CSRA-Led Team Expands Capacity of NIH Supercomputing Cluster; Kamal Narang Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA-Led Team Expands Capacity of NIH Supercomputing Cluster; Kamal Narang Comments

    CSRA has led an industry team in efforts to boost the computing capacity of the National Institutes of Health‘s supercomputing cluster. The company said Wednesday it installed the second computing power increment to the Biowulf supercomputing system designed to run computations in genomics, image processing, statistical analysis and other biomedical research efforts. The second increment follows […] More

  • Engility Launches 5 CoEs to Address Tech Growth Areas; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Launches 5 CoEs to Address Tech Growth Areas; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has launched five centers of excellence in a move to facilitate the development of products in technology growth areas such as agile software development, artificial intelligence, cyber, high performance computing and modeling and simulation. The five ENnovation Centers are comprised of virtually-networked experts who aim to address innovation challenges federal customers face, Engility said Wednesday. Engility CEO […] More

  • Inmarsat Demos Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard Gulfstream IV Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Demos Global Xpress Satcom Service Aboard Gulfstream IV Aircraft

    Inmarsat has completed a flight test to demonstrate the capability of its Global Xpress satellite network to deliver high-speed communications coverage to users aboard a Gulfstream IV aircraft. Global Xpress worked to deliver data, voice, internet access, video teleconferencing, application streaming and file transfer support services to the aircraft through the Honeywell-built tail mount antenna […] More

  • LGS Innovations to Develop Computing Resource Allocation Algorithms Under DARPA Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    LGS Innovations to Develop Computing Resource Allocation Algorithms Under DARPA Program

    LGS Innovations has received a four-year, $7.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create decision-making algorithms for computing resource allocation. The company said Wednesday it aims to develop algorithms and protocols that will work to simultaneously connect, identify and allocate dispersed computing assets under the first phase of DARPA’s Dispersed Computing program. Kevin Kelly, […] More

  • Northrop to Support Air Force ICBM Cryptography Upgrade Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Support Air Force ICBM Cryptography Upgrade Program

    Northrop Grumman has received a $16.8 million contract modification to perform cryptography upgrades on the U.S. Air Force’s intercontinental ballistic missile system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the modification falls under a previously awarded contract for ICBM prime integration services and seeks to address a request for equitable adjustment related to program changes. The company will perform […] More

  • AT&T's Kay Kapoor Encourages Women to Persist in STEM-Related Careers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT&T’s Kay Kapoor Encourages Women to Persist in STEM-Related Careers

    Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T’s global public sector business, told Capitol File Magazine in an interview published Tuesday she believes science, technology, engineering and math careers offer women an opportunity to help shape the future of innovation. Kapoor mentors female professionals in STEM fields and encourages students to find a mentor when they participate in internship […] More