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  • Heather Wilson: Air Force’s X-35B Spaceplane to Take Off Aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Heather Wilson: Air Force’s X-35B Spaceplane to Take Off Aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket

    The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in August, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced Tuesday the fifth mission of the spaceplane, also called the Orbital Test Vehicle, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. The announcement came a month after one […] More

  • Knight Point Systems Named to CRN’s 2017 Solution Provider 500 List - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Knight Point Systems Named to CRN’s 2017 Solution Provider 500 List

    Knight Point Systems (KPS) has been named named to CRN®‘s 2017 Solution Provider 500 list, an annual ranking of the largest technology integrators, solution providers and IT consultants in North America by revenue. Knight Point Systems provides a wide spectrum of IT management, product, and IT service, technology and consulting services to the U.S. federal government and commercial enterprises. “Being named […] More

  • TSA to Assess One Resonance Sensors-Built Electronics Scanner Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TSA to Assess One Resonance Sensors-Built Electronics Scanner Tech

    The Transportation Security Administration will assess the effectiveness of a personal electronics scanner offering from San Diego, California-based One Resonance Sensors to detect explosives hidden in electronic devices. ORS said Tuesday that TSA’s planned evaluation of the MobileLab ES inspection system comes after the Homeland Security Department has banned carry-on electronics on direct flights from several  airports in North Africa and Middle East. MobiLab ES utilizes radio […] More

  • Boeing to Provide Navy Portable P-8A Trainers; John Thoe Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Provide Navy Portable P-8A Trainers; John Thoe Comments

    Boeing has secured a contract to supply portable trainer units designed to help the U.S. Navy‘s P-8A Poseidon aircrew and operators prepare for missions while in service outside of the country. The company said Tuesday it will deliver seven P-8A deployable mission readiness trainers to the service branch beginning in 2019. Seventy percent of the Navy’s P-8A training efforts at naval air stations in […] More

  • Hexagon US Federal Secures DOI Geospatial Tech BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hexagon US Federal Secures DOI Geospatial Tech BPA

    Hexagon US Federal, an independent subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure‘s U.S. federal business, has received a five-year blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey to provide a range of geospatial products and services to the Interior Department. The contract covers Hexagon software and associated software maintenance, including products that support spatial modeling, point cloud extraction, image classification, photogrammetry and radar […] More

  • DigitalGlobe to Debut Multisource Satellite Imagery Service; Dan Jablonsky Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DigitalGlobe to Debut Multisource Satellite Imagery Service; Dan Jablonsky Comments

    DigitalGlobe will introduce a premium monitoring service offering for customers to access current satellite images of worldwide locations from multiple commercial sources to obtain information on changes that occur within clients’ areas of interest. The SecureWatch Sites service is meant to help customers view at least petabytes of imagery data from DigitalGlobe’s satellite constellation as well as SI Imaging Services’ KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-3a […] More

  • Report: Boeing Remains Optimistic on Proposed $21B F-15 Sale to Qatar - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Boeing Remains Optimistic on Proposed $21B F-15 Sale to Qatar

    Boeing continues to expect that a potential $21.1 billion foreign military sales deal  between the U.S. and Qatar over F-15 aircraft and related support will push through amid President Donald Trump’s comments on the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Middle Eastern countries, Defense News reported Tuesday. “We have been working closely with the U.S. […] More

  • Aquabotix UUV Placed on GSA Contract Vehicle for Govt Procurement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aquabotix UUV Placed on GSA Contract Vehicle for Govt Procurement

    An Aquabotix-built unmanned underwater vehicle is now available for purchase on General Services Administration contract vehicles, Naval Today reported Tuesday. Aquabotix’s Endura UUV platform has been approved for federal, state and local government procurement via the GSA Schedule and GSA Advantage contract vehicles. “Inclusion on the GSA Schedule and in the GSA Advantage catalog now allows for […] More

  • CTC to Support DoD Ammo Demilitarization Project; Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CTC to Support DoD Ammo Demilitarization Project; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has secured a $200,000 subcontract from Azimuth Consulting Services to support a Defense Department project to demilitarize conventional ammunition. CTC said Tuesday it will collaborate with Azimuth Consulting, the project’s prime contractor, to determine requirements for the replacement of a current demilitarization optimization software platform. Ed Sheehan, CTC president and CEO, said the company has supported the department in efforts […] More

  • State Dept Requests Info on Proposed Innovation Platform & Toolkit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    State Dept Requests Info on Proposed Innovation Platform & Toolkit

    The State Department has begun to search for potential sources of services for a proposed platform and toolkit designed to support the deployment of innovative tools and practices across the agency. A FedBizOpps notice posted May 26 says the department’s office of global partnerships wants data on potential vendors that can provide services related to hackathons, competitions, crowdsourcing, design […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems' US Subsidiary for F-35 Cockpit Display Replacement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems’ US Subsidiary for F-35 Cockpit Display Replacement

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. arm has received a contract to build a cockpit display replacement unit for Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft. Elbit Systems of America will develop a panoramic cockpit display as part of the fighter program’s Technology Refresh 3, the company said Tuesday. Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said the company is  committed to supporting customers […] More

  • Orbital ATK, Air Force Enter Composite Aerostructure Fabrication, Repair Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK, Air Force Enter Composite Aerostructure Fabrication, Repair Partnership

    Orbital ATK has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to determine opportunities to address design, fabrication, repair and inspection of composite aerostructures of military aircraft. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will also collaborate with the service branch to facilitate future aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul activities at the Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Complex and […] More