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  • NIST Eyes E-Commerce Systems Consolidation Via Salesforce-Based Cloud Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Eyes E-Commerce Systems Consolidation Via Salesforce-Based Cloud Platform

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked vendors for information on a cloud platform that will work to consolidate the agency’s e-commerce portals into a single system in an effort to facilitate business processes and build up user experience, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. NIST wants to field a cloud system that complies with the […] More

  • Charles River Analytics to Develop Human-Machine Interface for Army - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics to Develop Human-Machine Interface for Army

    Charles River Analytics has received a two-year, $1 million contract to develop a hands-free human-machine interface for U.S. Army soldiers who operate in diverse environments. The company said Monday it will produce the Supervisory HMI Enabling Practical Autonomous Robot Direction under the follow-on contract. “Our goal is to develop controls that let robots seamlessly integrate into human teams,” said […] More

  • Air Force Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne for Solid Rocket Booster Tech IDIQ - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne for Solid Rocket Booster Tech IDIQ

    Aerojet Rocketdyne has won a potential five-year, $20 million contract to develop solid rocket booster technology as part of the U.S. Air Force‘s efforts to address technical requirements for future propulsion systems. The service branch can use the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to order solid rocket motors for tactical, strategic or spacecraft engines, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Air Force […] More

  • Vigor Industrial Subsidiary to Help Repair USS Kidd Destroyer Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vigor Industrial Subsidiary to Help Repair USS Kidd Destroyer Ship

    A Vigor Industrial subsidiary has received a $19.6 million contract to support repair and alteration work on a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer. Vigor Marine will support scheduled, selected restricted availability activities for the USS Kidd (DDG 100) as part of the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ship repair program, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Contract work will occur in Everett, Washington, […] More

  • PeopleTec Wins MDA Engineering Advisory, Assistance Services Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PeopleTec Wins MDA Engineering Advisory, Assistance Services Contract

    PeopleTec has won a potential five year, $33.6 million contract to advise and assist the Missile Defense Agency on engineering, technical and management of MDA’s international programs. The Defense Department said Tuesday that PeopleTec will also support systems engineering efforts for the Ballistic Missile Defense System designed to help protect U.S. forces and allies from ballistic missile threats. MDA […] More

  • CACI to Provide Navy C4ISR Technical Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI to Provide Navy C4ISR Technical Services

    A CACI International business unit has received an $18.2 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to provide technical services to the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s special communications mission solutions division. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modified contract calls for CACI’s integrated security solutions team to perform 224,761 hours of technical support for command, control, […] More

  • SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SOSi COO John Avalos Joins INSA Advisory Committee

    John Avalos, chief operating officer of SOS International, has been appointed to serve on the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as an advisory committee member. He will support the panel’s efforts to determine how INSA can accomplish its mission to increase collaboration between government, private and academic entities to help address national security challenges, SOSi said Tuesday. Avalos, a […] More

  • Eric Redman Named VP, Systems Product Sales Lead at Parsons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Eric Redman Named VP, Systems Product Sales Lead at Parsons

    Eric Redman, former vice president of sales and marketing at Neology, has joined  Parsons as VP and systems product sales lead. Parsons said Tuesday Redman brings 20 years of software and hardware market experience to his new position and will oversee business development and marketing strategies across the western U.S. region for the company’s infrastructure systems group. He previously […] More

  • Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kristin Morico Named AECOM EHS Mgmt Strategic Executive Director

    Kristin Morico, former leader of global environmental programs at General Electric, has been appointed environmental health and safety management strategic executive director at AECOM‘s design and consulting services unit. AECOM said Tuesday Morico will be responsible for establishing an consulting business that will integrate the firm’s component services across different business sectors such as the provision of […] More

  • Cubic to Enter Full-Rate Production on Army Satellite Antennas; Mike Twyman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic to Enter Full-Rate Production on Army Satellite Antennas; Mike Twyman Comments

    A business unit of Cubic has received approval from the U.S. Army to commence full rate production of satellite antenna systems for the service branch’s Transportable Tactical Command Communications program. Cubic Mission Solutions will begin to produce GATR expeditionary satellite antennas for deployment to multiple Army units, the company said Tuesday. Mike Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions, […] More

  • Mercury Systems to Deliver Storage Appliances for Undisclosed Military Application - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mercury Systems to Deliver Storage Appliances for Undisclosed Military Application

    Mercury Systems has received a $2.5 million task order to deliver storage appliances in support of an undisclosed military-use product being developed by a prime defense contractor. The company said Friday the custom storage appliances to be delivered were built with TRRUST-Stor secure solid-state drive devices that make use of Mercury’s ARMOR processor. The company’s SSD technology integrates algorithms and […] More

  • Report: Raytheon Eyes Sale of Tomahawk Missiles to Foreign Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Eyes Sale of Tomahawk Missiles to Foreign Customers

    Raytheon is considering the foreign military sale of its Tomahawk cruise missiles beyond the U.K., Seapower Magazine reported Wednesday. Christian Sprinkle, Raytheon’s senior program director for Tomahawk, said that the company wants to keep its missile production activities going to be well-positioned to compete for the U.S. Navy‘s Next-Generation Land-Attack Weapon program in 2030. Sprinkle added that Raytheon […] More