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  • AECOM Makes List of World's Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AECOM Makes List of World’s Most Admired Companies for 4th Consecutive Year

    AECOM has been included on the World’s Most Admired Companies list by Fortune magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The company said Friday it ranked first within the engineering and construction industry for its product/service quality, innovation and social responsibility efforts. “This milestone reflects extraordinary achievement and showcases our employees’ talents, expertise and continuous commitment to the success of our clients,” […] More

  • Dan Cooper to Serve as CEO of Xerox's Global Imaging Systems Subsidiary - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dan Cooper to Serve as CEO of Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems Subsidiary

    Dan Cooper, president of Xerox‘s Global Imaging Systems subsidiary, has been appointed to serve as CEO of the subsidiary once Tom Salierno retires from the position in April. Xerox said Friday Cooper is a nearly two-decade GIS veteran and previously served as president of information technology services provider Electronic Systems Inc., which he helped advance into a […] More

  • ITAPS' Trey Hodgkins: Workforce, Budget Challenges Delay Federal Cybersecurity Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ITAPS’ Trey Hodgkins: Workforce, Budget Challenges Delay Federal Cybersecurity Program

    Some industry representatives have said that lack of funds and human resources has delayed the implementation of a four-phase $6 billion cybersecurity program meant to help secure federal networks, FCW reported Thursday. Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president of the Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector, told House lawmakers during a Wednesday hearing the current budget […] More

  • DOE Facility Seeks Data Science, Machine Learning Applications for Exascale Computing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Facility Seeks Data Science, Machine Learning Applications for Exascale Computing System

    The Energy Department‘s Argonne Leadership Computing Facility has launched a call for proposals on the development of data science and machine learning applications to support an exascale supercomputer machine. ALCF said Thursday it will accept proposals for projects related to data science, machine learning and crosscutting simulation data and learning through April 8 as part of the facility’s Aurora […] More

  • PacStar to Begin Full-Rate Communications Module Production for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PacStar to Begin Full-Rate Communications Module Production for Army

    Pacific Star Communications has received authorization from the U.S. Army to begin full-rate production of deployable and tactical communications modules in support of the service’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications program. PacStar’s 400-Series small form factor communication modules are designed to provide baseband networking support for the T2C2 program’s Heavy and Lite satellite terminals that work to provide […] More

  • Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kraken Robotics Subsidiary Develops Synthetic Aperture Sonar for Navy AUV

    A Kraken Robotics subsidiary has produced a synthetic aperture sonar technology designed to map the ocean floor in support of U.S. Navy‘s autonomous minehunting operations. The service branch integrated and tested Kraken Robotics Systems-made SAS onboard the Naval Warfare Center‘s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle, the company  said Jan. 11. The sonar is built to collect target data at a range of […] More

  • USCIS Seeks Info on Sources of Risk, Fraud, Devt Security & Operations Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USCIS Seeks Info on Sources of Risk, Fraud, Devt Security & Operations Services

    The U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services has posted a request for information on potential sources of risk, fraud and development security and operations services. USCIS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday that the required services will be deployed on the agency’s Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform and other cloud environments as required. Proposed services should be able […] More

  • Charles River Analytics Begins Development of F-15E Virtual Maintenance Trainer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Begins Development of F-15E Virtual Maintenance Trainer

    Charles River Analytics has started development of a virtual trainer that will work to instruct up to 20 students simultaneously on the maintenance of the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said Tuesday the company will combine “intelligent” tutoring, game-based virtual training and intuitive scenario editing in the trainer based on CRA’s Maintenance Training Based on an Adaptive Game-based […] More

  • Booz Allen Receives AWS Security Competency Designation; Mickie Bolduc Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Receives AWS Security Competency Designation; Mickie Bolduc Comments

    Amazon Web Services has granted an AWS Partner Network Security Competency designation to Booz Allen Hamilton in recognition of the latter’s efforts to develop cloud-based products that work to help clients manage various information technology functions. Booz Allen said Thursday the APN Security Competency status also represents the company’s capacity to offer specialized software platforms for customers to […] More

  • Army Eyes Chemring Unit for Explosives Detection Platform Engineering Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Army Eyes Chemring Unit for Explosives Detection Platform Engineering Work

    The U.S. Army has announced plans to negotiate a contract for engineering work on a technology platform that soldiers use to detect improvised explosive devices and antitank mines on roads. A FedBizOpps notice posted Thursday says the Army intends to enlist a Chemring Group business unit to perform engineering modifications in the military branch’s Husky Mounted Detection System. The […] More

  • DARPA, Consortium Pick 6 University Research Centers for $200M Microelectronics Tech Devt Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA, Consortium Pick 6 University Research Centers for $200M Microelectronics Tech Devt Program

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and an industry consortium have selected six university research centers to conduct research efforts that seek to address challenges related to microelectronic technologies under a potential five-year, $200 million cost-sharing program. Linton Salmon, manager of DARPA’s Joint University Microelectronics Program, said in a statement published Wednesday JUMP and the […] More

  • BAE Pitches Microwave Weapon System for Navy Vessels - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Pitches Microwave Weapon System for Navy Vessels

    BAE Systems looks to integrate its microwave close-in weapon system onboard U.S. Navy platforms to provide additional naval capacities against threats such as aircraft, boats, drones and missiles, The Drive reported Thursday. The company’s microwave weapon is equipped with an array of planar emitters and uses the Mk38 defense platform currently mounted on vessels around the […] More