News

Latest stories

  • Northrop to Back Interdisciplinary Research Projects of 3 Australian Professors; Ian Irving Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Education, News

    Northrop to Back Interdisciplinary Research Projects of 3 Australian Professors; Ian Irving Comments

    Northrop Grumman has selected three Australia-based professors to receive multiyear research grants and conduct a collaborative studies in the areas of cognitive radio systems, engineering, human machine interactions and quantum communications. The company said Tuesday it offered initial grants worth approximately $56,000 to Robert Malaney of the University of New South Wales; Roberto Sabatini of the Royal Melbourne Institute of […] More

  • AFCEA Selects Accenture Federal Services' George Franz for Army Cyber Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News

    AFCEA Selects Accenture Federal Services’ George Franz for Army Cyber Award

    George Franz, a managing director of Accenture‘s federal services business and retired U.S. Army major general, has received a Saint Isidore Army Cyber award from the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association to acknowledge his cyberspace expertise. Accenture said Wednesday Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the Army Cyber Command, presented AFCEA’s “Gold Level Medallion” to Franz and cited the […] More

  • Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Arnold Defense to Provide Missile Launcher Components to Air Force

    Arnold Defense and Electronics has received a $15.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with missile launcher parts. The Defense Department said Monday the company will supply 1,254 launcher 12X structural rail sections for use on the AIM-120 missile launcher. The contract includes foreign military sales and runs through Sept. 30, 2023, with $72,500 […] More

  • Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Lockheed Gets Follow-On NATO Contract for Laser Guided Training Rounds

    Lockheed Martin has signed a five-year deal to produce up to 3,000 Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for NATO member countries per year. The company said Tuesday it will deliver the ELGTRs through 2021 under the follow-on agreement with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Jason Golden, ELGTR program manager at Lockheed’s missiles and fire control […] More

  • Northrop Showcases Transceiver, RF Tech Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    Northrop Showcases Transceiver, RF Tech Platforms

    Northrop Grumman presented its transreceiver and radio frequency technology products designed to support electromagnetic warfare missions during an Association of Old Crows-hosted symposium that took place in Washington, D.C. The Multifunction Transceiver is built to function through multiple channels, operating frequencies and bandwidths, Northrop said Monday. The company intends for MFX to help facilitate the development of integrated platforms […] More

  • CACI Gets ISO Info Security Mgmt Certification for Cyber Test Environment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Cybersecurity News, News

    CACI Gets ISO Info Security Mgmt Certification for Cyber Test Environment

    CACI International has received an International Organization for Standardization certification for the company’s cybersecurity test environment platform. The company said Tuesday its Cyber Range secured the ISO 27001:2013 certification following an independent assessment that sought to evaluate whether the test environment complies with ISO’s information security practices and policies. CACI’s Cyber Range works to help users perform […] More

  • Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Saab and Armscor to Support South African Air Force Gripen Weapon Systems

    Saab and Armscor have received a $23 million contract to deliver support services for the South African air force’s JAS 39 Gripen aircraft weapon systems. The support contract entails airworthiness management, engineering support, maintenance, repair, spare parts delivery and technical document update services, Saab said Friday. The companies will perform work through a period from November 2017 to February 2020. The […] More

  • NASA Solicits Proposals for Deep Space Resource Production Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    NASA Solicits Proposals for Deep Space Resource Production Tech

    NASA wants proposals from potential industry partners that can help develop technologies for resource production and processing in deep space destinations such as the Moon and Mars. The space agency said Tuesday it aims to achieve Technology Readiness Level 5 or 6 for platforms that can extract and process oxygen, water and methane fuel in deep […] More

  • Tiag to Expand Cyber Support Team at Army Atlantic Regional Health Command - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Healthcare IT, News

    Tiag to Expand Cyber Support Team at Army Atlantic Regional Health Command

    Reston, Virginia-based tiag has announced it will expand the company’s cyber team that provides support to the U.S. Army‘s Atlantic Regional Health Command in an effort to help defend the service branch’s medical network against security threats. The company said Monday it seeks to help transform DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process sites to incorporate […] More

  • IdeaScale Gets FedRAMP OK for Innovation Mgmt Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in News, Products & Service

    IdeaScale Gets FedRAMP OK for Innovation Mgmt Platform

    Ideascale has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a cloud-based software platform designed to help agencies collect innovation ideas from public and private communities. The company said Tuesday the IdeaScale platform is currently the only idea management  technology offering available on the FedRAMP marketplace. Tim Sussman, vice president of public sector initiatives at IdeaScale, said the company seeks […] More

  • ICF to Continue CDC Cancer Surveillance System Maintenance Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Healthcare IT, News

    ICF to Continue CDC Cancer Surveillance System Maintenance Support

    ICF has secured a potential four-year, $9 million task order to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintain a system used to track cancer occurrence, treatment and outcomes nationwide. The company said Monday it will continue to provide maintenance support for CDC’s  National Program of Cancer Registries – Cancer Surveillance System under the recompete task order […] More

  • Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles - top government contractors - best government contracting event
    in Industry News, News

    Lisa Colloredo: Boeing, SpaceX Work to Address NASA ‘LOC’ Safety Requirement for Crew Vehicles

    Lisa Colloredo, deputy program manager for NASA’s commercial crew program, has said Boeing and SpaceX should be able to meet the agency’s safety requirements as they prepare to enter the flight testing phase for their commercial crew spacecraft over the next year, Space News reported Monday. Colloredo said at the Wednesday meeting of the NASA Advisory […] More